I had no idea this was getting a movie, I am now super excited as well! That book was great, in a trashy, don’t-expect-multilayered-character-arcs-but-the-fashion-descriptions-are-drool-worthy kind of way.

I feel this. I actually made myself go on a few dates this year (before that it had been about three years since I had any kind of romantic goings-on). Needless to say none of them went beyond a first date, and I pretty much didn’t care. I’m 28, beautiful and independent. Sometimes I feel weird about the fact that…

He’s charismatic and British. He has the same appeal as Tom Hiddleston I think (or at least, the same appeal TO ME, and I am just going to go ahead and generalize my feelings to the female population as a whole).

These days she has removed the “i” from her surname and is making millions as a bestselling YA author with movie and television adaptations. A lot of people from the HP fanfic community hate her with a fiery passion—if you’re ever bored, look up “Cassandra Claire plagiarism scandal”—or don’t, I honestly don’t…

Interesting! I never really got into HP fanfiction besides Cassandra Claire (I was 16, and yes, I know she’s a controversial figure in fanfic circles). Did these stories show Harry as a very different character? Now that I can see being worth reading.

These...are pretty much the only kind of bra I’ve worn ever? Is this one of those “I did it before it was cool!” moments or am I tripping?

This. And the thing is, I actually liked her in season 1. She seemed like the exact kind of character I love. She SEEMED like this badass skilled player of the game who was cunning and beautiful and knew it, who knew everything that went on, had an amazing wardrobe, and even had her extremely attractive brother…

Robert might have been an ass but at least his antics were entertaining. He was also killed off early so his character never had time to become grating. Cersei is just the worst character. And I am not some kind of person who dislikes morally ambiguous female characters—they are generally my favorites! But Cersei just…

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I don’t think I could ever have three. My parents had three and I don’t actually think we overwhelmed them, but a) they were from a different generation, b) they had full-time help, c) we came from a regional culture that essentially laughed in the face of any materialistic, keeping-up-with-whomever mentality. I could…

I think your attitude towards ‘kid activities’ is so healthy and fantastic. Looking back, I am so grateful for all the activity-opportunities my parents were able to provide me (which many families couldn’t have afforded) but I also wish I had been given a bit more of a say in that stuff. My parents tended to put a…

Lived experience is a highly limited way of learning or knowing. It was one of my favorite sci-fi authors who said “experience is a brutal and an imprecise teacher at best”. I think we do give it too much weight at times, especially in academic and social justice circles.

I planned my wedding but it was basically a plan for casual-attired elopement (like my parents).

It’s true that different shows speak more to different demographics. However the only time, in my experience, that people normally point out they aren’t the target demographic for a piece of media they consume is when that piece of media is targeted at kids or teens, and the consumer is an adult. This show isn’t a CW…

I find it fascinating how so many people apparently feel the need to qualify their interest in this show with a reassurance that they are “SO not the target demographic, but...”, when I’ve personally never seen someone use the same qualifier in regards to, say, Breaking Bad.

I’m having one of those days Mara. That urban-scale street art piece on gizmodo is making me want to cry. THE CREATIVE HUMAN SPIRIT IS SO BEAUTIFUL WAAAH.

It depends on what you’re looking for. I’m an artist and I use it to post my stuff and follow other artists. A lot of people just use it to follow their friends and family and the occasional celebrity, but if you’re not into that then maybe it’s not for you, it’s really a matter of what you want in a social media…

I think I was a pretty cute 14-year-old. Didn’t stop 95% of my classmates from treating me like pond scum that entire year. I fear for my hypothetical children when they reach that age.

That’s true, however I feel we have to be careful of shoving POC actors into ever-smaller boxes of what parts are acceptable for them to play, when white actors are still given a free pass to play whomever they want. What does that mean for Asian actors who are already limited for roles? Should they feel guilty about…

It’s complicated. Different ethnicities of white people often play each other. I’d rather see one Asian ethnicity play another than see yet another white person playing an Asian...