You know what’s funny is, I didn’t even notice that. Though I am in the same boat....albeit with a non Poly twist.

I love this comment — could you elaborate?

I think there is still some conflation going on here between middle class, and upper middle class, which is where the cracking inequality in our society is most visible. When you write, “Every house we hit here for Halloween was produced within an inch of its life—just in case any child in the county didn’t feel…

One hour’s notice, it's like creepy pasta for moms....

It's true and I know someone who had triplets at forty thanks to it.

It’s not ‘rare’ for women in their forties to conceive. In fact, we know little about fertility in healthy women, since a) all the studies are of infertile ones and b) the main data set people use dates to the 1670s or something (there was a great article on this awhile back).

Whatever happened to that guy, and when is he running for President?

My shallow understanding is that even pro pot people were against the growers monopoly it would have created.

At what point do UN Peacekeepers show up again?

It occurs to me that many great articles seem to lack equally great comments sections, so the Gawker commentariat serves it their place....

People still buy Triclosan soap....

I thought Massachusetts specifically passed a law against this....

Apparently someone did and they were arrested as well...

I was angry when I read, “He served a little less than one year in jail and remained on probation for the next five.”

So Bangladesh has paid parental leave?

My mother’ castle, the French film. Complete lack of dramatic tension or cogent storyline. Also, like Elaine Benes, I hated the English Patient, but I didn't leave, I just seethed....

We probably crossed paths at the Playboy Club...as children...we may even have the same dad.

This!

Otoh it was stupid not to include her just for VISUAL balance to that sausage fest. OTOH her show hasn't aired yet, sooooo....

He is insanely hot