That's a valid point. But the fact that there is such outrage over this cover, where it didn't exist previously, makes me think it says more about the people responding and less about the magazine. What is it about this image that's making people so uncomfortable? I think it has something to do with people really,…

Jeffrey Dahmer and McVeigh both graced magazine covers. McVeigh wasn't particularly pretty, but Dahmer was at the time of his arrest, and he had a major fan club. There was no outcry about the magazine covers at the time. I guess people find Dzhokhar particularly attractive?

Yeah I am hoping there will be some reason that I need a C-section. Part of that is that there seems to be lasting physiological changes caused by vaginal birth that don't happen with a C-section.

Why can't they do that now? This is exactly what I would like.

No alcohol or caffeine, tastes in food reverting back to childhood... On the plus side, I now feel justified in eating mint oreo ice cream for breakfast.

Excellent. I'm pregnant for the first time. I have not heard great things about how this person will be extricated from me. Did you attempt a drug-free birth? The worst stories I've heard have been from people who wanted to go drug free. Although there are also other bad stories.

Jesus loved it when people called women sluts. He was all "throw stones at those sluts!" I think that's how the story goes.

When I lived in the UK, I was always mistaken for a Canadian. But I think that might be because people felt it was impolite to call someone American.

He is excellent in this movie.

Like Europe, the US does not have a unified history of race laws and relations. You could say that the UK has a less racist history than some parts of the US. Some US states outlawed slavery before the UK did. Racist attitudes continued long after that in the US and UK. South Boston had racist riots in the 1960s,…

I think all these countries have issues with racism, as does the US. I lived in the UK for 8 years, and I've seen the BNP rallies and heard the "not being funny but [I hate dark-skinned foreigners]" comments enough to know that they are not some progressive haven. But, you do see more interracial couples in the UK…

If we were talking about legally sanctioned segregation in the US, then we're not talking about the present day.

Do Europeans understand that there are lots of states in the US with different histories of race-related laws? For example that Massachusetts outlawed slavery before the UK did? I don't seem to recall this distinction being made whenever I've been lectured about the history of the US by Europeans.

We're told that it's okay as long as the cheese is pasteurized. It's obviously not the case here. But it doesn't seem like the risk vastly different for pregnant women or for anyone else, since you can die from it even if you're not pregnant. I don't think that will stop people from eating soft cheeses since…

You really don't need that much. You need a backyard, or a rented public space where you are allowed to bring alcohol. There are parks with roofed areas that you can rent (takes a bit of work to find them), you can rent a summer camp, or you can rent a tent. Bring your own alcohol, mix up cocktails etc., and then…

Edit: never mind, I was using the wrong password like an idiot.