I once worked on a farm with big old Percheron named Bob who let us stand on his back to pick the best berries from the top of the bush. And he and his buddy Dan the Belgian let me learn to drive a team with them by basically being the most patient horses ever.

The first thing I thought of was all the revisionings of Greco-Roman mythology from the female characters' points of view. Often they're done poorly, but when done well they can provide a thoughtful means of engaging with perspectives that are largely ignored in the historical record. (Euripides' Medea is one of the…

I thought of Melania Trump immediately. Still, there must be some booby prize for having to deal with Donald Trump on the regular.

She is totally in neck cheese pudge territory! But...2 cribs? Why?

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Obviously.

Why oh why do we keep giving a platform to these people (e.g. Woody Allen)? I'm tired of acting like we have to hear their excuses and victim-blaming to be fair to all sides. I don't have an answer for how we hear these situations out when they're not in the legal system, but reading this makes me sick to my stomach.

I thought the same thing, but I do think that the college ought to have signalled more clearly to her the fit issue before rescinding the offer. This also makes it painfully obvious how trying so hard to get the perfect fit in a market with soooo many qualified applicants is nearly impossible. I'm not sure about this…

Haven't read the book yet but I'll take your word for it. I'll admit to some trouble articulating this idea. I don't want to deny how serious poverty and its effects are, but I often feel that its treatment on film is very voyeuristic and othering. As if we're supposed to feel pity for them and commend ourselves for…

I find that more than specific geographical exploitation, it's often inaccurate portrayals of small towns or the exploitation of poverty. I often think of Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone in terms of this. He seemed to revel in portraying poor people as filthy and ignorant. Poverty is often horrific, but on film and TV it…

The dragon chariot! Can we have more Medea references, please?

The wisest words I ever heard were "getting a PhD is about tenacity". TRUE.

This used to happen with pants at the store I worked at all the time. I think when it happens, the bleeder is usually so embarassed that they try to hide the evidence and get out of Dodge ASAP. We would toss the stained item in damages, but sometimes missed it (depending on how busy we were and how big the stain was).…

He might have, but the malapropism makes it better!

Using "females" in the hashtag is the first clue this isn't going to go well. I have found that, in general, if someone refers to women as "females", they are about to unload a stream of misogynistic BS.

Colonialism IS the best way to express your commitment to equality and diversity.

But I do like the idea of the feminist empire.

"Imperialist blather" is my favorite. Reminds me of an angry undergrad who had his know-it-all status challenged for the first time.

A Rocky Horror SEQUEL??? Now I know what I'm doing this afternoon!

Please do Grease 2 in this series. I watched it every day after school for a big chunk of grade 5. I could sing the calendar song right now.

Aspic! My mom makes tomato aspic every Christmas. Almost no one eats it and my brother-in-law recently discovered (after 10+ years) that it's not tomato "aspect".