I love everything about this. And you. Rock that cosplay!

Really? It doesn’t feel all that surprising now that they’ve gone out of their way to arm police forces (and ICE)—largely staffed by Republicans—and turn them into paramilitary organizations specifically trained to view citizens as combatants. The FBI is theoretically above their control, but cops aren’t. They’re…

The GOP National Convention here is the same. Sex workers flood the convention cities, because there are fortunes to be made from those fine family values men. To be fair, the Democratic National Convention isn’t much better, but the consensus among sex workers is that the GOP are much better customers.

I ran and hid in the past. “Call the Midwife” and “Land Girls” are straight-up balm with lovely retro clothes. Also, the “Victorian Way” playlist on English Heritage and Jos. Townsend & Sons (an 18th century cooking and life show), both on Youtube.

I’m sad to say it’s not much better for boys and girls in baseball, football or soccer. Youth sports have becoming a horrifying culture of competition and control. It’s poison, and it drove both of my athletically talented nephews out of sports they loved.

Live your truth, girl. Live your truth.

I completely agree that threats are utterly without merit in any situation.

Yes! The most amazing thing about this silly girl and her like is how they can continue to breeze forward having learned exactly...nothing. The echo chamber of social media is really anechoic, and they don’t seem to care.

I’d add Andy Serkis to the “brilliant but will never be nominated” category. His turns at Caesar in the Planet of the Apes movies have been beyond good.

It would also be kind of nice if the Academy also didn’t send out people who might be, well, a bit past their intellectual prime to present. Many older actors can still act in a filmed situation, but can’t mentally respond fast enough (or read a teleprompter, or hear the cues) for the imperfections of live television,…

Giving this a big pass, if only because of the middle of that photo up top. What is happening there? When do pants cease to be pants? I’m so in the weeds with those! I just don’t have the mental energy to contemplate them.

Thanks! I was thinking more of law enforcement agencies. Glad the CDC is keeping more accurate records.

I’m not sure about the NRA, but generally when you see “official” gun death statistics, they do not include suicides. When a stat says “11,000 gun deaths in the US per year” or something similar, you need to add another 20-25,000 to that number to account for suicides, which are 2/3 of all US gun deaths.

“I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy.”

She is a queen indeed! I willingly bow down.

Ooh, yes, it is! Just saw her Instagram post about it:

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I think he just has the one “formal” outfit, because I know I’ve seen him in it more than once. So...points for frugality in a madly over-commercialized world? Or something?

Part of me definitely wishes Obama would say something direct, but the other part of me thinks that not mentioning Trump—basically ignoring him completely as a person worth mentioning—is far more infuriating to Trump’s shriveled little soul. Turmp has done everything he can to undo Obama’s presidency, insulted him in…

Throw in a Waldenbooks and/or B Dalton and I’m there.