Yeah, I'm just going to second all of this. I feel like I'm shouting into the void with the new commenting system. My posts get recommended, but even most of those are still grey. I like Jez, and used to feel like I was part of the community— but I just don't have a lot of time to devote to commenting, so I feel…

My mom graduated high school in 1953, so this was her era. She made most of her clothes, as did most of her friends. Also, people had a LOT fewer clothes then than they do now. Although, she did seem to have some sort of gloves/hankies/hats problem...

Yeah that, and also John Muir was Scottish.

Yeah. And like, who cares about evidence-based medicine and best practice and avoiding unnecessary testing? Not us, you do what you feel.

I totally made a whole bunch of reusable shopping bags like that, waaaaay before anyone in the world but my mother used reusable shopping bags.

I'm completely bemused by juicing (and the elaborate juice sections in health food shops, etc) because I... don't actually like juice. Except grapefruit juice, and only when it's fortified with gin or tequila.

WORD.

Homeslice seems to be looking a little Hair Club for Men these days, no?

Because your grandmother's Christmas ornaments are AWESOME, that's why.

Oh, I totally agree w/ your assessment of meth head Barbie, really. I should have made that clear. I'm just saying, a pale person with pale eyelashes and a tendency to dark circles (especially one with a touch of The Old) really can look that much (well, or close to that much) improved from a wee bit of eye makeup.

Well, yes and no. Too much abdominal fat is very bad for your body (because, among other reasons, adipose tissue functions as an organ in your body and an excess of it disrupts other bodily functions), but there's a reason that men, some younger women and almost all post-menopausal women tend to gain around the…

Redistribution like that is actually an evolutionary thing. Once your body's made some babies, it shifts your fat deposits around to protect your vital organs. Which is cool, if you think about it. although it doesn't make me any happier about my waistline.

Seconded. I'm very fair and have ginger eyelashes, plus am currently the sole care provider for my three children and am in the middle of writing my PhD dissertation. Concealer and mascara are the only things that keep randoms from stopping me in the street to ask if I'm ok these days.

Yes, this. Lowlow is gross.

I've been doing some digging (because this is clearly more important than my PhD), and it appears that there is nothing published on this study. These reports are all based on this one guy (whose research profile does not appear to be that impressive overall) giving a radio interview in France.

Oh for fucks sake. I clicked on that Angelina/Kate coat link. I mean, you said that they weren't even wearing the same coat, but I sort of expected that they'd be similar in some way other than the fact that they were both coats. And the poll! Who wore outerwear better? Like they're the only two people in the…

Am I the only one that stopped reading halfway through because the, erm, descriptive language was grossing me out? I'm no shrinking violet, not by a long way, but seriously: ew.

I kind of like Sevigny's shoes (ducking). Overall, I'm really digging this slouchy floral Cape Cod-y look and the coral lip colours for this season, though.

Yeah, I'd like to see this actual study (which is mysteriously not linked in the source article, despite the researcher being interviewed). But also, me and my bajantic bazongas like bras.

He's a funny, funny dude. He's on chat shows a lot here in the UK, and he's always a good watch. Too bad about his music.