Related question: Does Amanda Bynes have anything similar now? How is she doing these days?

I do this! Whenever my hubby and I take the l’il to a museum or gallery, I always take an extended trip to the “ladies room,” which is not just an excuse for some alone time (sometimes it is) but also an opportunity to hit the gift shop alone. Both of them enjoy quirky science toys or ultra-specific history books that…

It’s neither. It’s Donder. It’s always been Donder. Santa ain’t in a Donner Party and he’s not selling paper.

Interesting perspectives all around. I always wonder what libraries do to prevent mice and other vermin, especially since I imagine they can be devastating to the books. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a library cat at a public library in Canada, but there are certainly some smaller bookstores and other shops that have…

Don’t be a jerk, lawlover. I don’t know you, but I’m willing to bet it’s beneath you. The “you must be fun at parties” meme is tired, lazy, passive-aggressive and rude. Come on now.

Maybe it was just a random guess? Like, how long have we had reality shows? Since the 90's or something? How long ago was that? 30 years or so? Yeah, sounds about right.

Yes. It was a documentary. Documentaries have existed for nearly a hundred years. An American Family was well over 40 years ago, and was a documentary. But reality television is a different animal.

“The 30 years since reality television was born...”

If only there was a way to not have this appear on one’s television screen?

Yes. It reminds me of the ballet-chicks who were “literally so offended” by Kylie Jenner (Kylie? Kendell? the one with the lips? or the other one?) dressed up in ballet-inspired clothing. LITERALLY SO OFFENDED!

Well, sort of. Barack Obama’s current approval rating is about 56%, which is entirely average, actually. The average presidential approval rating since WWII is about 53% and the average presidential approval rating for a president’s 32nd quarter is 52%, so he’s by no means less popular than any other president (on…

That’s very well explained. I think you’re right, and I think there are a lot of Trump voters (most probably) who feel exactly how you describe, but would use linguistic gymnastics to try to describe it in a way that allows them to say, “But I’m not racist!” Hence the seemingly bizarre (to me anyway) references to…

Thank-you for the thoughtful answer! Do you think it’s a decades-in-the-making kind of frustration, coupled with a “things were better in an unspecified before-time that I am either misremembering or was too young to fully appreciate, but I’m going to pine for it anyway” kind of thing? Egged on by a lot of people who…

Okay, but as an outsider, non-American, what I don’t understand is where the “desperation for change” came from if not from a place of white supremacy or racism. Wasn’t Obama an unbelievably successful president who brought healthcare to millions, killed Bin Laden, and remained relatively scandal-free for 8 years?…

So are we just going to pretend that Schumer isn’t already a live action version of a childhood doll?

20 seconds my ass

Yup, gore-porn and ducks with boobies = totally the same thing.

Lucy Worsley IS a treasure! She always reminds me of the favourite history professor I never had (but if she HAD been a history prof at my uni, I would have changed majors and taken ALL of her classes!).

Wow. You are determined to be offended today, aren’t you?

Wait, I use Amazon! I didn’t know about smile.amazon. Is it like a small donation per purchase kind of thing?