I just turned 40, so I’m old enough to remember Leo on Growing Pains, which starred another teen “heartthrob” I never, ever thought was hot: Kirk Cameron. Leo was maybe 16 or 17 at the time and looked 10. Not hot. When Leo first got big after starring in “This Boy’s Life” with DeNiro, I didn’t think he was “hot.” I…

Heh. The way he comes off I'd say he has the equivalent of Napoleon complex about it.

I can’t stand his music, either, but after reading a Rolling Stone Q & A with him last year, I wouldn’t call him endearing. It’s no coincidence he and Taylor Swift are friends — they’re both very focused on the business side of the music biz and Sheeran actually came off in the interview as somewhat cynical and as…

I have a bit of an oily scalp, but try to protect my hair from too much heat damage by shampooing/blow-drying every other day rather than daily. On the in-between days, I use a few spritzes of dry shampoo, which noticeably freshens the appearance of my hair by soaking up that oil. I use Batiste; it’s my favorite. I…

Reading this was both therapeutic and like ripping off a scab. My situation wasn’t as bad, but I had a termination at 14.5 weeks after a CVS determined our baby had trisomy 18. It was too late for a D&C (which I’d had before, when my first pregnancy ended with no heartbeat at 11 weeks) and I had 7 hours of labor,…

Without intending to make excuses, we all have to consider for ourselves whether we can still enjoy the output of a great artist who is also a despicable human being, or who has at least done despicable things. Woody Allen has made great movies (although fewer and fewer good movies over the past decade) and is likely…

Thanks for writing this. A lot of it resonated with me. I talk to my own mother, regularly, but there are lots of things I never tell her because she has a history of bringing up my confidences later to use against me. Like you, when I was a child I never knew what would set her off, and I always felt like I was…

Absolutely — I see it in my own friendships, and watching SATC with my girlfriends when I was in my twenties did inform my thoughts on what true friendship really meant. And hey, I think the show likely would’ve been a bit boring if Carrie had been this unassailable, likeable person. The fact that she could be…

The funny thing is, as unrealistic as the show could be (for one thing, everyone is rich and has beautiful apartments, designer clothes and shoes), I continue to find it much more relatable than, say, Girls. It has everything to do with the way SATC constantly underlined the supportive friendships among the four women…

Agree. I’m 39 now and still love the show. I have the DVDs, so I don’t ever watch the reruns. The episodes are gutted that way, so there’s no point. I also probably related to Miranda the most and recognized that Carrie is kind of a jerk a lot of the time, but Sarah Jessica Parker is just fun to watch — for her…

This. The Julie Andrews Mary Poppins is definitive. Have zero interest in a remake or sequel, though I do like Emily Blunt.

If coffee with whole milk and brown sugar is unsophisticated, then I have no wish to be “sophisticated.” I wish I enjoyed coffee black, just for the calorie-savings, but alas — it is way too bitter for me that way.

Wow, had no idea that Richard Armitage was gay or bi; he was my main fantasy object for a while after I saw North and South. He is just so lovely, and his voice blows me away. I loved that Dawn French cast him as her husband in Vicar of Dibley way back, too. *swoon*

I bought this issue, since I’m stoked for the new OITNB season. It’s one of the worst-written articles I’ve read from Rolling Stone (not including the UVA disaster, which read well initially but ended up being a mess). Anyway - the journo who did this OITNB piece can barely string a sentence together. It made me mad…

We had two wedding cakes - a traditional three-tier and a Scottish fruitcake for my Scottish groom. The cakes were beautifully decorated but just so disappointing inside. I asked for a chocolate layer, and it was light brown in color and didn’t taste remotely chocolatey. That’s huge for a chocoholic like me. Also, the…

I loved the book, but the movie was a bit disappointing. I like James Frain but thought he was miscast as Forney. And it just polished up the book too much.

Ah, she’s a classic narcissist, then. Grandiose delusions of self are a dead giveaway. I feel even more sorry for Vili now. He’s clearly stuck. Whenever Mary Kay comes up in the news, I wonder how her kids from her first marriage are faring. She had four kids whom she abandoned. I hope they've got some peace and are…

That scene is the reason why I only read the first book. I was so incensed and disgusted reading it that I threw the book across the room. It took me a week to pick it back up, and I forced myself to finish it. Afterward, I put the book where it belonged - in the trash can. I enjoy the TV series a little more, but I…

But it's not more expensive than two years at Boston University!

Yes. We do. Because the show is not primarily about that. The show is a fictionalized version of Piper Chapman's prison experiences. It touches upon those issues, sure. But the show is also about love, hate, jealousy, violence, rivalries...in general, relationships. Your sarcasm has not been furthering this…