Same.  If spatial reasoning is not your strong suit, GPS is a freaking life saver. 

Word. People give terrible directions, typically referencing landmarks that no longer exist and street names such “Main Street, but not that big main street, the other one that’s two blocks over.” And unless they’re going to sit there and repeat them to me as I’m driving (like the GPS does!), I’m probably going to…

Funding a full time nanny for a year is BALLER. On my significantly less baller largesse, I funded one week’s worth of the post-partum doula my sister hired to help her after her second. That was a gift I was very happy to give.

Oh man. Between the art gallery and not seeing your challenging mother-in-law, that is very solid plan for a good day. I remember I unexpectedly got a flower for Mother’s Day when I was pregnant with my first, and it totally made my day.  Happy First Mother’s Day!

Best. Mothers’ Day. Gift. EVER!  Congrats!

Honestly, I’ve opted out of Mothers’ Day. We make sure to call our moms (who live far away), and wish them a happy Mothers’ Day. But for myself? Fuck it. Really and truly, fuck it. I had a few years where my husband would ask, “What do you want to do for Mother’s Day?” And my response was, “Uh . . . Not have to plan…

I feel you so much. We are definitely riding high on the privilege train—my husband was only able to be that picky because he’s in a red hot field with plenty of opportunity. Even though we’ve managed to swing jobs that are relatively flexible, and it’s still fucking hard. It’s hard all the time and requires both of…

That’s good context — thanks. I was like, “Where are the RAs?!?!”  Still, if it’s a school-owned property, I expect the school to exercise enough oversight to prevent something like this.

Workplace flexibility is ESSENTIAL to retaining talent through people’s child-raising years.

Exactly my first thought!  A dad living in the dorm?  How?!?!  Sarah Lawrence has some ‘splaining to do.

Sometimes harsh criticism hurts.  Doesn’t mean that it’s invalid or unfair.

Respectfully disagree. Promotional appearances are 100% part of the job of an entertainer, whether it’s for a specific project or for more generally building their personal brand, and many of them also collaborate with brands for additional income and exposure. The reason entertainers invest in stylists is because the…

This. She’s punching in the wrong direction. She’s got 800K twitter followers to GFY’s 100K. She knows full well the crap she’s sending their direction. You’re a reasonably well-known working actress. You’re mad about a couple of freelance writers critiquing your style choices? Either get a new stylist or (I think the…

Bingo on the soup comparison. As Munn herself said in her . . . let’s call it an “essay”, “It’s silly to put subjective work out into the public sphere and then get upset if it’s publicly and negatively critiqued.”

Um. Tom and Lorenzo, which is also referenced in this article, is a fashion blog with a nearly identical premise, written by two gay men. Like GFY, it strenuously avoids body shaming and includes male celebs in their criticism. It also limits itself to staged promotion shots, not some pic of a celeb going to the…

Oof. And I JUST got done reading a David Brooks* hagiography of Biden focusing on his decency and ability to connect with people dealing with grief over lost loved ones.

That dress is hideous, not to mention her choice of husband. I’d want my face covered up too.

Also, the suuuuuper fluffy bit they did on Sarah Palin in 2008.

Power Is Never Really Getting Kicked Out Of Polite Society

I would donate ALLLLLLL MY MONEY to someone who would run on a platform of a year-round school year, with a few one and two week vacations scattered through. Figuring out summer for working families is a bitch — it’s expensive, it’s annoying, you often have to cobble together two or more different plans to cover each…