$5 million is basically the amount of money the government spends on post-its every year. It is literally ridiculous that this would be a barrier to implementing this kind law.

This is also why I hate it when people fat-shame themselves. Not only is it sad to watch someone I love talk to/about themselves that way, but it’s also hard to hear that from someone who’s objectively smaller than me. Like, god, if you’re fat and unattractive what the hell am I?!

My biggest melt down as an adult happened while I was on a 15 hour train ride in India with a friend. Sobbing, hyperventilating, complete inability to process any information or take any steps to make my situation better; the works.

Oh yes. The City Council voted on it and everything!

I believe we are currently going with The Greatest City in America, though I personally prefer the hilariously inaccurate Charm City.

I was coming here to nominate these! I think have all of the shades. SO GOOD.

I was coming here to nominate these! I think have all of the shades. SO GOOD.

My absolute favorite lipstick is Urban Decay. I have their anarchy shade, but I think their other ones would be equally long wearing. You might also be looking for a lipstain, which might be less likely to wear off. I LOVE my MAC lipsticks, too, for both pigmentation and long-wearingness but they are definitely…

My absolute favorite lipstick is Urban Decay. I have their anarchy shade, but I think their other ones would be…

I really like Emma Watson, and I think she's said some lovely things, and I'm glad she's willing to be a visible and vocal feminist.

I don't live in New York, and I still think it's pretty great. New York is sort of a character in the show, but I honestly think this speaks generally to young, urban people, and especially women. Maybe it's an urban vs. rural thing?

Yes, you are being an obtuse fuckwit.

Because it's VERY IMPORTANT that you know his/her opinion about this extremely pressing issue, duhhhh

Yayyyy! You missed an important part of the story, though—Liletta's manufacturers have committed to supplying Liletta to family planning clinics at below-market costs to help low-income/uninsured women get highly effective BC.

This is pretty stunning to me. I used to work for a large federal agency in DC, and we weren't even allowed to send documents to our personal emails to work on from home during telework days. When I was a new hire, I never requested an email address—one was just automatically assigned me using the same username, etc.…

I think it must be. Otherwise we'd see much more general anti-trafficking marketing involved in regular consumer products. Some fair trade items sort of touch on this angle, but generally people seem to ignore that A LOT of human trafficking is for labor and not for sex (obviously both of these things are bad). It…

I remember that interview. I was like nodding along and thinking "wow, that's a reasonable dude." I had to remind myself about the things he's said to other groups (esp. about abortion) that really in order to shake myself out of it.

If there is a god, she will make this happen.

I wasn't living in their house, but I was also not invited to my dad and step-mom's wedding, so I feel you there. It's really nice to see someone not only love their step-child, but to really put some thought into the coming together of their new family. Gives me hope.

I know some people with great step-moms and shitty step-dads, but I think you're kind of right here. It seems like fathers (at least in my personal experience) are more willing to let their new partners be shitty to their kids than mothers are. Obviously not universally true, but I'm sure this has something to do with…

Hmmm....I mean, they are good, but probably not worth 7 hours. If you ever find yourself in the Twins Cities (or within like an hour), I'd trek to Falafel King or Foxy Falafel, though.

I have a truly abysmal relationship with my stepmother, who has made it very clear that my brother and I are not—and never have been (she married my dad when we were 7 and 11)—part of "her" family. It warms my fucking heart to see people approaching blending families and step-parenthood with this level of love,…