This is actually a big deal. This bias DEFINITELY exists. I've talked about it before on Jez. (I work in a book store.) Something else in the marketing that is also weird? The size of paperbacks. There are two basic sizes—the short, fat ones are mass market paperbacks. The taller, wider and thinner ones (which have no…

That's a good point. It's hard to really internalize the passage of time when your companions don't even change their clothes.

Hear, hear! I was hugely overwhelmed with the inventory and combat systems in Origins, and it wasn't until my third playthrough that I felt like I understood them. That's a pretty steep learning curve, especially since it was far from my first RPG. The streamlined system is much better, if for no other reason than it…

Great, well-written article, Kate! I agree with much of what you've pointed out, and I am in complete agreement with your ending statement of the game being a very good game with some unfortunate structural issues that kept it from being a great game. It's so refreshing to hear a perspective from someone who actually…

Dodai, how could you do this to me???? I will be never be able to pay off my student loans with dresses like this around!

The most important thing we can do is prosecute the offenders.

Wow. It's one thing to ask wedding guests to donate to a honeymoon fund in lieu of gifts. I've thought about doing something similar, because, really, when you've been on your own for years, do you honestly want or need more kitchen crap? But to post it to Facebook via his sister, to ask people who may not even know…

This looks pretty awesome! But. How do people keep their polish from chipping off in 24 hours? I only paint my toenails, since no one really notices when it starts to chip until you get to the whole "half my toe is painted and the other half isn't" stage. I've tried everything—top coat, base coat, expensive/nicer…

Oh, if only my absurdly expensive phone had a hook for these straps...

Thank you for inserting humor into something that would make me rage otherwise!

Hear, hear! Even as a child I hated chocolate ice cream whilst loving actual chocolate—and kids aren't exactly known for their refined palates.

Okay, you know what? Chocolate ice cream is GROSS. I don't care what hoity-toity European brand you bring to the table—chocolate ice cream tastes nothing like chocolate and I will refuse it every time.

This looks super cool and I've wanted to do it for years, but I wear contacts and all I can think of is, "OH GOD MY EYESSSSSSSS." Anyone been? How do eyes hold up?

Guys, I cannot choose between doggy style and BDSM—I love both and I feel so upset that I'd have to choose between them! DDDD:

You make a very good point, one I left out because I was rushed. Still, better to try than not, right? My boss was shocked when I asked for a large raise, because he thought I was being paid more than I was. I got more than what I asked for—partly because I didn't know I was so far behind.

What I was trying to say was that it's not sexism of the variety of "women deserve less because they're unequal!" But you're right, subtle sexism is still sexism.

You know, women do earn less than men, but I think it's more muddied than just sexism. I read a thread on Reddit a few months back posted by a self-identified male who works in HR and is frustrated that the women earn less in his tech company simply they don't try to negotiate on salary during hiring. He said that…

That...is a very long list that I couldn't finish because it was too depressing after the first half-dozen.

Have you asked the therapist this question? Usually, it's solo, because it's about you, not the other person. (Obvious exception is couple's therapy.) However, if you really feel like it would help you communicate, he/she might be willing to work with that, even if just for part of the session., or maybe recommend…

Are those two statements not making the same sentiment? They seem to, to me.