My son's circumcision at birth was later discovered to be "incomplete" (i.e.botched) and required corrective surgery. We are so lucky to have been living in Massachusetts at the time, where the healthcare was top-notch and covered for us by the state health insurance. I don't even know how much the surgery cost the…

Some astute reporting over at The Onion saw this whole thing coming from way back in August 2013:

I didn't vote, so I guess I can't complain.

The analogy to the abortion debate doesn't quite work. Unlike choosing to have an abortion, the decision not to vaccinate one's child or oneself impacts public health at large by undermining herd immunity against disease.

I'm of the generation that had "chicken pox parties". I was three years old and incapable of not picking the scabs, so....pock-marks!

"There's a fear of illness that I think is unnecessary. While some of those diseases can be serious, they also do challenge the immune system in a way to strengthen it, is my belief...and I don't think we need to be so afraid of some of these illnesses."

"Their magic must be very powerful, or they wouldn't want them so badly!"

Hooray for coloring! I got this for my daughter:

I've never tried knitting, but a host of similar crafts and even more open-ended artsy-fartsy crafts have proved to be a source of solace and joy for me during flare-ups of depression and anxiety.

I wonder if by referring to Kanye West as a "creative polyglot", the author may have been serving up a bit of a backhanded compliment?

"We sincerely regret that the issue of being told to leave the bookbag at home was perceived as blaming Grayson. While that was not the intent, the perception became reality."

You are right about that.

The model's recounting of the pressured atmosphere of the shoot that culminated with this female assistant casually handing her a towel to wipe the photographer's cum from her eyes can hardly be read as "sugarcoated". I don't think anybody here needs a wake-up call on the level of that graphic crime scene photo.

Thanks for covering this aspect of Terry Richardson's um, "artistic process". The role of his assistant always rang alarm bells for me and now I see why.

I realize we were forewarned, but I gotta say this is a truly awful way to make a point.

Sansa: "I'm supposed to marry Prince Joffrey. I love him, and I'm meant to be his Queen and have his babies!"

You tell'em, kid.

The tail pull and rear kick aside, is there any chance this cat could also be exhibiting early signs of rabies? Serious question.