I preach this to students (as an academic librarian) all the time. Any encyclopedia entry is going to be a tertiary source—a secondary source only on occasion—and as such should not be cited as the end all, be all. Some professors don’t like when I say that Wikipedia isn’t a bad jumping off point, but it’s true! It’s…

Please, tell us more, more, more.

Vowel proving for bowel moving!

When you stop right at “using puppies to transport large quantities of horse,” it definitely sounds like a heart-warming Budweiser commercial.

South Carolina is so pretty, though, and has such nice beaches. Is there somewhere else we could send them, somewhere desolate and sad?

I almost enjoy that they’re so litigious. It makes me clear where I shouldn’t donate or spend my money. If they just filled out the form, it wouldn’t make the news!

I highly recommend this, if you often find yourself in a situation where you think “oooh, I should jot this down!” Sometimes it’s just easier/faster for me to write a thought or doodle an idea in a paper notebook than to type it out in my phone. I like Scout Books, which are 100% recycled material and made in the USA.…

Is there a Jezebel group on GoodReads? I’d get in on that.

It would be great to have a group on GoodReads and have a monthly book. We could also use the forums to discuss other things, like recent articles on here and whatnot.

My bachelorette party consisted of going to the local arcade/go-cart track, playing games and racing, and then going to a restaurant for dinner. The entire thing probably cost my friends about $25 each, and that’s mostly because they volunteered (demanded?) to pay for my things. I don’t understand why people think…

You’ve got that backward, actually. IVF increases the chances of having a boy. ICSI makes having a girl more likely.

They hate us ‘cause they ain’t us!

The article says that the person carrying the weapon did have a permit and further explains, “Vladimir owns a liquor store in Eastchester in The Bronx, and relatives told cops he carries the Ruger to protect himself.” It appears that there are a couple different licenses he could have to allow him to legally carry the…

I am a similar age, a woman of child-bearing years, and was wished a happy mother’s day at Walgreens back in May.

It occurs to me that the most common type of negging I experience is related to my job. I’ve gotten several variants of “normally librarians are cold bitches, but you’re so approachable!”

My personal favorite—overheard when my back was turned—was a man telling my husband, “Your wife is pretty hot for a fat chick.” I assume he thought they’d be best bros after a compliment like that, but it didn’t go well for him.

Someone made a poorly formed decision based on a haphazard internet search? Thank heavens he kept his thoughts to himself and didn’t completely disrupt the lives of several people!

In high school, a boy once asked me if we could turn our periods on and off “like a faucet.” I found it hilarious because he was 15 or 16, so of course his knowledge of a woman’s body might be a little limited. I didn’t laugh at him because he was asking earnestly; he was a little grossed out by my explanation, but…

It would seem that the gallery proprietor isn’t considering all four factors of fair use.

I’m not sure. She could probably pump and dump for a time, but I have a new mom friend (who doesn’t breastfeed, for the record) who mentioned “nipple confusion,” meaning the baby might have difficult going back to the breast after taking a bottle. It’s all just a really messed up situation. Why mess with a baby’s…