Agree. Logan Paul is a braying jack ass, but in the end I had to give it to the influencers. Mainly because influencer “culture” is doing a lot of harm. It boosts harmful beauty products (mostly “diet” products), glamorizes a lifestyle that is hyper-focused on constant over-consumption—which is harmful to the…

What is your brand? I might not be able to support you, but I have friends who can! 

I know this probably sounds gross but I love it

I am fully aware I’m lactose intolerant, but I will eat all that cheese and I Will Not Be Stopped.

This time of year, I’m able to live my best life and adopt the all-pie diet of my dreams. Sweet potato pie, shepherds pie, chicken pot pie and mince meat pie are all on pretty heavy rotation in my house until well after New Years.

That’s something I’ve noticed with a lot of influencers as well. They’ll do wardrobe clean outs and if the item doesn’t still have tags, they’ve only worn it once or twice. They get rid of tons of junk and then what are they doing next week? Doing another $1,000+ Boo Hoo/Fashion Nova/House of CB/Pretty Little Things…

Agree on all points. The thing that sucks most though is that ethical consumption under late stage capitalist systems is really hard—someone or something somewhere is getting exploited. But it’s approaching hyper-consumption at this point and not just with clothes. I’m giving it a whirl, though. As much as someone…

Usman’s response was so wonderful. It was perfectly worded and so, SO true—no matter what idiots who support Dolt45, Stephen Nosferatu Miller and that JC Penny’s mannequin haunted by the ghost of a bigot from the 1940s known as Mike Pence may believe. I wish I had the grace and presence of mind to respond to that kind…

I remember that one! I thought it was such a cute idea and it got me into watching The Townsends, too. I’m kind of tempted to try the Christmas Punch recipe in the coming days. 

There is a Youtube Channel called The Victorian Way that does a delightful series of videos where a historic actor plays the part of a cook working in an English manor house. The woman she plays was a real person and they use Census data/her personal writings to flesh out her character a bit iirc. They also…

Same. I was a toddler who was put on a leash because I was a flight risk and a climber and very stealthy about it. Unfortunately, it lasted less than an hour because I figured out how to unhook it.

I can’t remember who first made the revelation, but I always go by this one simple, guiding principle: Would the antagonist in a Reese Witherspoon movie do this? If the answer is yes, don’t do it.

That woman sounds horrid and I’m glad you’re free of her. 

My family has a weird thing about mean one-upmanship passed off as humor.

Rudest present(s) I’ve ever given: My dad and I have always loved to tease each other. He plays pranks and I get gag gifts. One year when I was about 9 I got him a bag of charcoal with the attached note “It wouldn’t fit in your stocking”. Also: My parents got married near Christmastime and when I was 12 I once got my…

I’m sure your son looks back on this fondly as one of his favorite bonding experiences with you. Nothing is so cathartic as your parent having your back when another adult (especially a family member) treats you like shit. 

Chiming in to ask if any available women in New Zealand are looking for a cartographer or trophy wife. I’m good at untangling knots in tiny chains and make pretty good quiche.

Yeah, Jordan is the last person who should be talking about integrity. Actually Jim Jordan is the last person who should be talking about anything at all, really.

Oh! That kind of “pause”. That’s a bit different than the way he used it, I think.

My condolences. :P I thought the whole “no homo” thing went out of style, but perhaps I’m the one who is out of touch.