Actually the UK and Australia do not have an official language either.

I wonder how many times she told her kid, “If you aren’t bleeding and your bones aren’t sticking out, stop crying.” I wonder how much bullying he experiences at home.

The original Shameless for me. Sigh...

I’ll take one of each, thank you.

I’m with you. And why can’t we give him the benefit of the doubt that he now realizes the error of this ways? Maybe all the judgmental commenters are perfect, but I admit that I’m not.

Hopefully noted feminist/successful businessperson/woman of principle Farrah Abraham will return, along with Liz Jones and Katie Price. I can already envision the edifying conversations. (Though I confess to having a soft spot for Katie Price.)

The first part is pretty sappy (though I loved it). The second part (I think it’s technically titled “Good Wives,” is excellent. One of the themes is Jo choosing between “settling” for marriage to her best friend or following her dream of being a writer while dealing with the possibility of a life of loneliness,…

Another great film about growing up lower-middle-class is Slums of Beverly Hills. I also loved that it’s the first time I ever saw a fictional character bleach her mustache.

The cheering people running out of Megan’s building made my day!

In that musician’s defense, this experience converted him to the need for gun control. I admire him for admitting he was wrong, explaining his thought processes, and now trying to advocate for change.

If BBC America ran EastEnders I would happily subscribe to cable again, no matter the cost.

I think it looks a lot like his painting of St. John the Baptist, especially the head. Anyone else?

I think that’s only one side. The magazine and organisation as a whole hired and promoted many women, from what I’ve read, many of whom have praised his willingness to treat them as equal to men at a time when such was a rarity. (One could argue that with the inclusion of the questionnaires and such alongside the…

Exactly. Her actions speak loud enough for me.

The best home improvement show ever was Changing Rooms, the British precursor to Trading Spaces. Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen ftw. And it gave us Elizabeth Wagstaff, a designer who went to prison for fleecing money out of people (including some of her Changing Rooms colleagues, iirc) by pretending she had cancer.

Congrats—and good luck to you!

Anyone who says teenage girls are not known for their aggression has never been the parent of a teenage girl.

But who would want to look at Steve Bannon if she didn’t have to? ;-)

He’s still 1.5-legged in the TV series, and apparently he still smokes, drinks, and eats too. I hope this comes to the States soon because I love the books and Tom Burke (and I’m glad they opted not to have him wear a pubes-like wig).

You get all the stars for this!