I think we can all agree that the Emma Thompson/Alan Rickman story was the best, that the “idiot goes to America and immediately scores with Betty Draper” story was the worse and that Laura Linney’s story is the most troubling (she’s doomed to a life of romantic failure because she’s stuck with her brother’s…

Is there any actual fat shaming with the sister? You could attribute it to her being ugly rather than overweight. As far as Natalie all I recall is Grant’s assistant slagging her most likely because she is jealous and Natalie’s father calling her “plumpy” which is probably a childhood nickname. 

My wife and I both like Love, Actually and watch it every year during the holidays. Watched it again last weekend, actually.

It’s me, I’ll stan for the Colin story. It’s not my favorite, but I do think it’s very funny for how it subverts expectations.

Also wanted to add that in addition to this film focusing on familial, platonic, and romantic love, there’s also a bit of an ode to positive patriotism after Grant gives his speech standing up to Billy Bob Thorton. 

There have been multiple attempts to do a right-wing comedy show. Examples include the 1/2 Hour News Hour (“Waaah! We want a Daily Show! Why does Jon Stewart get a Daily Show and not us! Mom!”) and the Greg Gutfield Show (“Wahh! How come everyone thinks liberals are cool and interesting and we’re a bunch of try-hard…

RIP to the director of one of my favourite movies. I had a fantasy I’d meet her and ask her to settle once and for all if Dottie dropped the ball on purpose. It’s like how other people need to know who “You’re so Vain” is about.

I’m doing my cookies for work Tuesday evening for a party Friday and Saturday. After baking they’ll go right in rubbermaid containers. I’m doing drop cookies, shortbread, and marzipan-based with ganache filling. Will they suck?

If I understand this, stollen is challah except you put marzipan or sugar on top, and you soak the dried fruit in alcohol. So it would be amazing, except alcohol ruins desserts this is my blistering hot take.

However, if you are not using the product but are accepting money to help sellthe product, you are not a victim. Just a perpetrator.

Big Vegetable and Big Just Go For a Nice Walk don’t have the kind of pockets for that kind of advertising.

Those are strong, independent women. Jameela Jamil has decided she is going to use their names to help build her brand as a hypocritical feminist. Let’s call a spade a spade here.

God bless her. She really is putting herself out on a limb — people do not react well when you come after their money stream. This is a thankless task and she is doing good work.

Reasons why you might gain definition in your tummy without losing your ass:

She’s right that there’s still a massive cultural issue here, and entire industries built around generating and resolving those anxieties. Her entire point is that this stuff is insidious and predatory, and that it doesn’t matter whether one is Jameela Jamil or Tina Belcher, it’s designed to cause insecurity and then…

But - matches it by eating and exercising healthily. And yeah, she’s beautiful, but (this is going to sound sexist, probably) better an “ideal” looking woman tell young girls they don’t need to drink magic tea or whatever than a woman that those kids don’t want to look like.

On the one hand, she is great and what she’s saying is great and it’s great that she’s saying it. But on the other hand, she is like the most beautiful woman in the world and pretty much perfectly matches that “ideal” body type she derides.

Good for her. Has any celebrity ever put out a social media post where they simply advocated eating more fruits and veggies? Or cutting back on grocery-aisle impulse buys? Or getting in some occasional exercise (where they weren’t endorsing super-expensive exercise equipment)?

“I sure am glad folks like Action on Sugar are looking out for me and banning 1200 calorie milkshakes. So serve me up one of those 400 calorie shakes. Actually, you know what? Give me three of them.”

I understand not wanting kids to have free access to that quantity of sheer unhealthy, but I’m an adult and if I want a ludicrous milkshake on my birthday, I’m going to get one. Fuck banning foods.