It’s amazing how different Meghan is only because she lived an independent life before marrying Harry. No wonder the Firm likes them either young and naive (Diana) or completely devoted with no sense of self or independence (Kate).

But but, she cradled her belly a lot and she walks in front of Harry. . . . .

The complaints are always bizarre about what they have decided Megan’s personality is, total conspiracy theories (the babies are fake) and end up boiling down to race and class.  She was too outspoken, her nail polish was too dark, she dared…

Don’t just fire, prosecute. 

It’s sickening what these women went through just to get someone to listen to them. No amount of hearings, finger pointing, or Senate speeches can make up for the failures of government to protect or even believe these young ladies.

One of the most shocking details was how incredibly bad both of these agents were at lying.

Women are crazy and emotional and need to be controlled! What a fresh take!

it does sound like it’s an Incel Bible for sure. 

UGH.

Are we not getting a red carpet round-up?! That’s the ONLYEST part of awards shows that I am interested in, and this one gave us a lot to think about!!!

Every time I read about Conor McGregor, it’s because he tried to fight someone. Someone get him an MRI and a therapist, stat.

I think it’s less about “freedom” for some people than about some weirdass mix of irrational belief in their own invulnerability and perhaps PTSD, mixed with a strangely macho working environment. My mom was an OR nurse for most of her career, and she worked in ER before that. She smoked until several years ago, and…

So what are people up to tonight? I just got back from voting (Canada is having a very very stupid federal election and the advance polls run from yesterday to Monday). There were reports of long lineups in the advance polls but I got in with only a couple of university students ahead of me—they had to get their voter…

Definitely watch Santa Clarita Diet, she has a whole range of acting skills there and the whole show is hilarious (and deeply missed).

That’s why I think it’s important to remind people of the anthrax attacks which actually did happen right after 9/11 (and the shoe bomber wasn’t long after either, that was in December 2001). While they were ultimately unrelated, there was so much pushing of the story that there was an immediate threat to any and all…

Don’t forget the Dixie Chicks speaking out and being slammed down for it.  Bittersweet they were proven correct in the long run.

There will be a lot of people over the next couple of days expressing dismay that the unity we felt in the aftermath of 9/11 has gone away. Beyond that everyone was not a beneficiary of that unity, “unity” and “groupthink” are flipsides of the same coin.  And I would say the unity we experienced after 9/11 was a bad…

I am a fan of the school of thought that Cinderella’s kindness has been unfairly maligned over the years. (In addition to the video above, this point recently appeared in a very good article in Slate: https://slate.com/culture/2021/09/ted-lasso-and-cinderella-the-apple-tv-show-and-amazons-movie-differ-on-the-importance…

“Of course not, Mother ... I’m only here for the food.” Flawless.

Oh, I love this movie, and this is a really great piece about it.

I did like how one of the step-sisters went through a character arc of her own and actually turned out all right (as well as not being outright terrible to start with).