My wife and I love to drink too, but there are times that I’m not interested in drinking and being around a bunch of drunk people sober isn’t a lot of fun. Tipsy people can be obnoxious if you’re not on their level. So, if I’m not in the mood to drink I don’t go to parties where everyone is drinking

Ahh! Yes! I’m loving it so far (only a couple chapters in). It reminds me a lot of The Queen of the Tearling in tone - the juxtaposition of an ancient-seeming feudal system against very modern sarcasm/use of language. For example, I’m pretty sure I came across the phrase “Eat glass and die” during a tense exchange…

I do, at least in uncooked applications. Trader Joe’s sells alcohol-free vanilla extract that’s made with a glycerine base. It’s...fine. Better than nothing.

As someone who doesn’t drink I find the idea of “Dry January” as some kind of bullshit Instagram influencer fad to be really patronizing. Not drinking isn’t some kind of noble sacrifice that deserves some self-congratulatory smugness that you beam out to the world. For some of us it’s a choice we make willingly and…

My first thought was he’s a goddamn liar, no one is reading Infinite Jest on the subway, unless they want people to see them reading Infinite Jest, and cutting it in half defeats the purpose. 

This is a good way to read. I used to be one of those literati snobs until my husband pointed out that I wasn’t being ‘cultivated’ or whatever I thought I was, I was just being an asshole. And missing out on good stuff, to boot! He was right, and I have since come to discover and delight in all genres. At the moment,…

But how will everyone know what a high-brow-intellectual-Russian-literature-reading genius he is if people can’t see the cover of the book he’s reading!?

Bitters have alcohol in them. Perhaps fine for those who are cutting back or who don’t feel like getting tipsy, but not acceptable for people with severe alcohol intolerance. I realize that you’re suggesting each person create their own personalized non-alcoholic cocktail recipe, which means that each person can…

Are you sure you aren’t in Wisconsin? I get looked at like I am a invader when I don’t drink at events. I remember going to the kids day at a downtown festival and at 10:00 am on a Thursday people were already in their cups. I don’t bother having parties because no alcohol means no guests.

There is A Lot in that People article. And all of it made me cringe. 

Aren’t you late for your appointment with the business end of a speeding train?

What is the purpose of Brooks and Julianne’s full TMI publicity push? Why am I hearing so much about this dude’s interest in sex? I don’t care about your boner, buddy.

Before she really got news stories written about her, I just knew of Sowers because she’s pretty good friends with one of my favorite soccer players.

A deeeep cut. Monark Starstalker is less obscure.

Raise your hand if you were surprised to learn Star Trek Online was still a going concern.

I’m not a football fan anymore; it’s impossible to watch anymore and not think of the incredible toll this organization has had on the thousands of families whose players’ bodies and minds were destroyed, or who went on to actively harm their loved ones, nor is it possible to ignore the very real impact that the…

As someone who sketched a bunch of starship profiles as a kid, I concur. It has a nice mix of Klingon and Federation aesthetics in a sleek package.

The problem is they’re throwing everything at us in the first episode, clearly. Pratchett had 19 Discworld books (and some pre-existing fantasy novel conventions) to introduce dwarves before Cheery shows up. Cheery’s a main character here. There are 8 episodes in a season of this show; they can’t wait that long to…

There’s also the offensive idea that trained librarians don’t know appropriate books for children and need oversight by a group of parents. Last I checked, a librarian needs a Masters degree. Anyone can be a parent.

That paragraph is about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who were first cousins and were a “match.” What a weirdly disproportionate reaction on your part though, yikes.