I'm glad he's kept his Aussie habits! I think it's the result of extremely effective government-funded campaigns against drink driving, random breath testing units out in force every night, and harsh penalties and serious social stigma for anyone who is caught. I won't pretend no Aussie ever drives drunk, but we do…

Good work NZ! See, we don't have to disagree on everything... I jest, I jest ;)

Thank you, but honestly, it didn't ever feel like something we consciously decided to do. It's just the done thing, if that makes sense. Australia is very tough on drink drivers and random breath testing units are out in force every night. The government-sponsored PR on drunk driving has been so effective, my entire…

Oh, so so many! What's your poison? Absolutely everyone on NCIS and NCIS:LA. Fabio - the sweetest man in the world! The two leads on Suits. All the "Pretty Little Liars" except Lucy (in my experience, maybe she's lovely to others.) All the Glee kids except Lea Michele and Chord Overstreet (there's a hell of a funny…

This guy sounds like an ass. But, to be honest... I find my marriage works much better when I give my husband 15 or 20 minutes to "decompress" at his computer on in front of the TV when he gets home before I try to engage him in our family life (we have a one-year-old.) Are there times I've had such a shitty day I…

In Australia, they actually had a campaign with the tagline "drink-drive, you're a bloody idiot." And there is no one alive (in my generation, at least) who would let you drive home drunk... you surrender your keys at the door when you arrive at a party, and you only get them back if you are clearly stone-cold sober…

I have to admit, I think I'm WAY too up-to-speed on my Hollywood gossip (live here and married into an industry family) and this is one I haven't heard. I've heard she's, ahem, particular in work situations, but quite lovely as a person. But who knows? Maybe those sources were just fearing her wrath...

Also, who's to say if they found a black woman to write these reviews, that person would be anymore representative of "black people," as a whole? There were comments on that article from many different black Americans with extremely different opinions on Perry.

Yes! Dr Phil sucks, but he does have some gems... "and how's that working for you?' "you're a right fighter, aren't you? Tell me, is that solving anything?" and "the best indication of future behavior is past behavior," - all of that makes sense to me. Sadly I know a lot of Dr. Phil show refugees (apparently he's an…

I remember this too! It was incredibly moving. I also remember Jennifer Thompson, who was in raped in 1984 and picked a man called Ronald Cotton as the rapist from a lineup. After 11 years in jail, DNA evidence cleared his name (never mind that another man actually confessed to the rape before Cotton was tried, and…

Don't ever look in the "baby girl" section of a Target. I guarantee you've never seen such an explosion of pink, purple and sparkles! sparkles! sparkles! in your life. And the slogans... "future diva," "princess," "spoiled"... ugh. The toy section is even worse - the "boy aisle" and "girl aisle" just make my blood…

Yes, yes, yes! I was actually going to (shiver!) say that she has a point, because all the man-hunting women I know in their 3os (to a fault - every. last. one.) ARE desperate and I can see how that would scare a man away. But "desperate" is a choice, and one that can be changed. How may times do you hear of the…

Wow, really? I did not know that, and it's worked wonderfully for me (but I'm as pale a a ghost, so any "bleaching"' wouldn't really show up me.) Thank you for the information, I'm usually all about natural and organic skin care (Evan Healy's line is AMAZING, BTW... my local Whole Foods sells it and they have an…

I use glytone fading cream as a spot treatment - a little pricey but worth it - and it works wonders. Also, anything with glycolic acid (I use a serum all-over about twice a week before my moisturizer) As I said upthread, just be aware they can be drying so you'll need to moisturize more and be careful about sun…

I know! I've written on here before about how people were horrified - HORRIFIED! - that I wasn't tanning before my wedding. I heard it so often, by the end I stopped explaining politely that I'm not a fan of tanning and I actually happen to like my skin and would just say "I'm pale. My fiance likes me the way I am.…

Anything with hyroquinonone (I use a product called glytone fading lotion, and it's a miracle worker) or glycolic acid will help you. From a pale white girl with the exact same problem! Just use in small doses because they can be drying, and be aware you'll need to moisturize a little more and be careful out in the…

Yes. I'm white and pale and I own a hydroquinone (skin bleaching) product because I had melasma, the "mask of pregnancy," and it wasn't fading - and also because any pimple that isn't treated very gently (ok, I admit it, sometimes I squeeze) is going to leave a scar on my super-pale skin. There's a big difference…

Agreed. Hopefully this way they'll be able to get some information about why (not that there's a "why" that makes sense) they did this. But... and this sounds weird... I truly hope this guy doesn't get tortured or "interrogated," ahem, "forcefully." One because that's always bad and makes us look bad, and two because…

I guess you're right, although I think he was a samurai, not a ninja? Either way, another Asian stereotype I guess, but at least a strong one, not a "weak and meek' Asian male.

One more thing - Knive's dad, Mr Chau, while angry at Scott for being a white guy and dating his daughter (bad Asian stereotype, conceded) is a totally kick-ass assassin who eventually earns respect for Scott and helps him kill one of the evil exes (Roxie, her lesbian ex, because Scott can't bring himself to kill a…