Because the Pope has a lot of influence over the Catholics of the world, and the Catholics of the world have influence over public policy and perspective. If the Pope says, "Gays are bad! Condoms are bad! Everyone that's not Catholic is bad!" then (at least some) people listen. When the Pope expresses love and…

So much wrong. If socialism was so bad, why are socialist Scandinavian countries, and countries with high levels of socialized programs (such as Canada) continually rated as among the best places in the world to live, with the happiest citizens? It's sad, how brainwashed people have allowed themselves to be on this…

Last night's episode gave me serious Ariel Fangirl Nerd Rage. I was so, so disappointed. Then a little ashamed for being so disappointed.

That makes me feel a bit silly- because I saw it as aggression, too! I didn't realize that some dogs "smiled"; I've never seen a dog do that before. You learn something new every day. :)

I agree, Hershey really is terrible. The kisses, in particular, gross me out something awful. Lindt or Cadbury all the way for me. Nestlé is pretty delicious as well.

I thought it was him, too, then was like, "SEAN HAYES IS JON CRYER'S SON?!"

I then spent enough time doing the mental math to be embarrassed about it.

Terrifying. I didn't picture them as looking anything like this, but now this image is locked in tight forever.

Was going to come here and say the same thing. It's a really good song.

What a well-timed article!

I work with a lovely young woman of East Indian background who is also a Muslim. She's having a large reception in the spring, and suggested that we all "start shopping for something East Indian or Pakistani to wear". I'm LOST. What do I buy? Where do I buy it? What sorts of styles do…

I died. Woke up, laughed until I peed myself, and died again.

It has to be. There's no way it can't. Pure nightmare fuel.

Yes, yes, yes. Agreed times a million.

I don't know if this has already been posted, but Buffy's "Hush" is as terrifying now as it was when it aired. I don't know that I've ever been more scared watching television. In fact, I'll probably have nightmares now, just because I thought about it.

Oooh! Was just going to come here to post the same thing. "Squeeze" and "Tooms" were scary, hell yeah, but they were nothing compared to "Home". "Irresistible", with Donny Pfaster the escalating fetishist comes a close second, in my opinion. He gave me nightmares.

Holy crap, this gave me severe chest pains. I'm just going to go cry in a corner, now.

Ah, this email brings back memories of my days (just over a decade ago) as an attractive, intelligent girl with ASD. I'm socially awkward, tend to miss a lot of "signs" a lot of other people find obvious, and made friends with people of both sexes. Because I didn't automatically shut down the romantic/sexual signals…

You're right, they didn't actually marry in the second movie- but, since Pocahontas married John Rolfe in real life, I just assumed they got hitched off screen at the end of the second movie. ;)

I guess you could say that John Smith and Pocahontas split at the end of the first movie, when they thought would die and…

BUT WHY IS JOHN SMITH, THERE?!

That's gonna be pretty awkward, considering he and Pocahontas split in the second movie and she married someone else.

(Yeah, I guess my brain could let the "princes" part slide, but not that.)

I just started MaddAddam (but read this article nonetheless because I'm not bothered by spoilers) and am already really, really into it. Margaret Atwood's been my favorite writer since I found a dusty copy of The Handmaid's Tale in my grade eleven English class, and I've devoured everything of hers I can find in the…

Not me, not ever. I've seen/heard some pretty gross things while eating, but it's never put me off in any way. Now, if someone pisses me off while I'm eating, that's another story. Appetite = lost.