A lawyerly nit - Amicus briefs are filed "in support" of the parties to the suit, not on their "behalf."

My sister got pregnant 4 times, each time on a different type of birth control, including an IUD, which she found out years later had perforated her uterus and migrated to her back. I’m not saying that’s the case with Young Thug, but this kind of shit definitely happens.

Deadwood had a pretty good first season.

I dunno….I'd go with a publishing house that specializes in romance novels, or a rom-com focused movie studio.

To me her interaction with Anubis came across as defiance used to cover fear/insecurity. She didn't want him to tell her that she didn't pass his test - she'd rather claim the worst for herself rather than let him pass judgment.

My take is that despite claiming to believe in nothing was alive, she still had a spark of fear that there was something and that she wasn't going to measure up. Or perhaps more precisely, she believed she would rot, but that it would still be a punishment. In many ways the eternity that Anubis laid out for her…

He's the Invisible Hand on steroids.

Shadow does have the same last name in the book.

I read that she turned down the lead in Twilight. I wonder if she views that as a good thing or bad thing in retrospect.

Garret Morris is pretty close, but the guy I'm thinking of is even older. It's been driving me bonkers for ever.

My husband and I both laughed out loud over the telegraph line. Al was so upset when it arrived in Deadwood.

When I moved from D.C. to Chicago for grad school I about shit myself when I realized how much money I'd be saving in rent. And I did not live in anything close to the fancy parts of D.C.

I have always pictured Mr. Nancy as this one actor whose name I can't remember, nor can I remember anything that he's actually been in, but he's definitely old and wiry. He's probably be way too old by now, if he's even alive, so I will happily make do with Orlando Jones, who doesn't fit the physical picture in my…

Fuller has definitely earned my trust, so I remain very optimistic.

Interesting (and by “interesting” I mean shitty but predictable) how the tabloid headlines (at least those cited here) seem to place on the blame on Kate.

If I recall correctly, the book makes clear that the abuse escalated steadily over time, starting after their marriage. I don't think there's anything particular about their life now that causes it to get worse - it's just part of the normal trajectory of escalation.

Come to think of it, they could used the big physical blow up between Nathan and Abigail to give us a hint about Bonnie's past.

I hope it's not a spoiler to tell you that book-Jane did dress as Funny Face Audrey.

Re: Ed, he's definitely not creepy in the book, but they do at one point say that while he's a good stepfather, he clearly never bonded with Abigail the way he did his own children, despite the fact that Abigail was very young when Ed and Madeline married. So, I wonder if what we are perceiving as creepiness was…

They added Madeline's adultery and the problems in her marriage to the story in order to give Reese Witherspoon something juicier to work with, and it really does feel tacked on and unnecessary.