Why would there be a bidding war for a biography of someone whose life is fairly well documented and who has been dead for several centuries? Couldn’t they put together a script based on any of the myriad other biographies? (And no, not buying DiCaprio as Leonardo, on whom I had a huge crush when I was a kid. Yes, I…

I agree with you—which again is not to scoff at the significance of the racial wealth gap. But if the wealth gap were the most significant measure, how does one explain the prejudice and vitriol toward minorities that do not suffer from as significant, if any, gap, such as LGBTQ and Jews?

As a parent of a teenager, I get it. There’s only so much a parent can do once they reach a certain age. My child certainly didn’t learn self-harm or drug abuse from her parents. That said, we have spent several years getting her help, and it seems to finally be working (we’re very proud of her safety and sobriety…

Just out of curiosity, why do you wear a bra at all if your breasts are petite enough not to require support? I haven’t worn a bra in decades, even though I am probably a C cup and the support would make me look less blobby. Does a comfortable bra actually exist?

Loved this movie—and the book is fabulous as well. Thanks for giving it some love.

So how about commending the company for responding promptly instead of getting outraged about the mistake? Yes, it was a bit sexist, but kudos to them for removing the verbiage.

I was about to make a similar, but much less eloquent, comment. Thank you.

I worked at YM for one inglorious year in the early ‘90s. Say Anything and the reader questions were all real. You should have seen the ones we didn’t publish.

Augie, my 12-year-old baby

Who’s a good mayor? You are! Yes, you are!

Sound like she has a really good dad too—just wondering why the lede mentions “really good mom” rather than “really good parents,” when Savannah herself mentions “mom and dad.”

Great, thoughtful article—much better than the snarky takedown I was anticipating (and looking forward to, I must admit). And this, “If you can’t tell what’s real and what’s bullshit, how can you choose what’s right for you?” applies to just about everything going on today, doesn’t it?

Was just going to post the same thing. Scurvy, smack, meth, and getting hit in the face with a hockey puck can cause tooth loss. If stress really did so, half the adult population would be gumming their food.

Nah, I think he’d be totally cool with it at this point. Nothing she could say short of his being a pedophile would do anything but burnish his legend.

If a significant number of people aren’t grasping the writer’s message, maybe the fault is with the writer.

I hope there’s no love triangle with Sara, though. And maybe they’ll adapt Angel of Darkness next; I think I love that even more than The Alienist (poor Stevie Taggart!)

Angering Mossad could be among the top 10 most-stupid things Trump has done... and that’s saying something.

Now that the Charmings, Emma, and horrid Henry are gone, I just may start watching again. Rumple and Regina should have been the focal point of the season all along.

If you have an atypical brain chemistry, you definitely can. Signed, someone with OCD/dysthymia who experienced it more than once

Victor Frankenstein, just for James McAvoy. I also stuck with Once Upon a Time for several seasons solely for Robert Carlyle. Clearly I have a weakness for wee Scotsmen.