I gained weight after my boyfriend and I moved in together and I honestly think it's because he takes time to prepare wholesome meals for us, whereas when I lived alone I tended to graze. Dinner would sometimes consist of a can of chickpeas because I was too lazy/tired/busy to cook for myself.

In my experience covering court, albeit in the Canadian justice system, youth and lack of a prior criminal record are two of the biggest mitigating factors in sentencing, even for serious offenses.

@leftysrule: Hahaha yup. After reading The Other Boleyn Girl and watching the first two seasons of The Tudors on Showcase, I realized I needed to know more about Henry's wives. I'm still on Team Boleyn!

@leftysrule: Amazing book. There are other good ones in the same vein if you're interested, namely "Six Wives" by David Starkey and "The Wives of Henry VIII" by Antonia Fraser.

@alula: I think because the idea that a marriage had to be legitimized somehow was a product of the Catholic Church in the thirteenth century. Before that the lines between spouse and lover were somewhat more blurry. And even then, the biggest reason for legitimizing a union was to legitimize the children of that…

An excellent, non-patronizing, non-melodramatic child-in-peril novel is Heather O'Neill's Lullabies for Little Criminals. The 12-year-old protagonist is curious, angry, perceptive, lonely and fiercely independent - innocent, yes, but also keenly aware of and hungry for the complicated adult world in which she lives.…

When is there going to be a John Mayer sex tape?

Sounds like the Twi-hype is starting to go to Pattinson's beautifully-arrayed head.

Someone was telling me about Bluetooth texting, where you can tell your phone what you want it to type. Call me old-fashioned, but wouldn't it be easier to just call the person?