Carl Djerassi was also a major patron of the arts and started the Djerassi Artist Residency (http://djerassi.org/) program where sculptors, writers, painters, choreographers, poets, and more could stay on private land in Woodside full of redwoods and receive a studio and group accommodations. I was a resident in 2007…

It's a shame he never got a Nobel Prize. As a chemist, I have a hard time believing that some of the recent things that have received Nobel Prizes have a larger effect on our lives than hormonal contraception.

Between antihistamines and his contribution toward the creation of the Pill, I owe Carl Djerassi big-time. That man saved my ass from allergies and bad periods both. Bless him, and may he reincarnate even more splendid than he was this time 'round.

But still, he was instrumental. And so shouts to Djerassi, who went up on a Friday, for allowing cis, straight women the opportunity to enjoy sex without only thinking about how they might be making a baby.

It's hard to overstate the impact of the pill. Growing up in the 40's & 50's I remember how everything seemed to change once women had control over reproduction. It was as important as the vote.

Also, he was married to Diane Middlebrook, one of the great early scholars of women's literature who brought poets like Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath into the canon.

RIP, Poppa Pill. We are less populated and better educated because of you.

Thanks for reminding me.

"Vanilla has more flavours than chocolate"

I totally agree. Porn is really a red herring. Sex is the main thing. I think however, sex-shaming can cut both ways. For instance, I'm not into kinky sex full stop. I think sex with the lights on is racy. However, I am not sex-negative or a prude. I like what I like and others like what they like. I hate terms like…

Right? They're literally saying that it's the person who pulls the trigger who is at fault, not the gun itself. Stacey is making the opposite point about rape - that it's the woman's fault, not the rapist. She's just spouting off nonsense and conservative catchphrases and hoping something sticks.

Females* don't choose to get raped. In a rape situation, the person making a choice is the person doing the rape, and they bear the responsibility.

This is a woman who admitted fucks on first dates and apparently thinks it's not "immoral" because it usually results in marriage proposals (or actual marriages). She's been married three times and engaged six. I'm not joking. She is the definition of batshit crazy. She did interviews a few years back where she talked…

I'm not sure why they allow alcohol on college campuses at all. Most people on the campus are under 21...

I work for the media in Australia. Not this company, thankfully, although we're all in glass houses. The "excuse" is SUCH rubbish. The only pre-prepared obituary anyone has is for the Queen or the Prime Minister. No one cares about obituaries and there are not enough newsroom staff as it is, so it would be a miracle…

My grandma and mother both use"...it's interesting"

But...like...people throw their own graduation parties and housewarmings. Just like people throw their own weddings. It isn't a matter of "getting" parties, it's a matter of throwing them.

No, you're right. You're an extremely special snowflake and deserve to be richly compensated for everything you've done, which no one else has done, ever. I'm very sorry we didn't see what we were doing to you. Would you like your gift by cash or check.

I agree. This smacks of narcissism and entitlement, which might be why these women don't have partners. It also illustrates that weddings are for women, about women, and by women and now even the man is optional.

I understand the urge to mark a transitory moment in your life, but there's something almost realborns-level of uncanny valley to marrying yourself. Throwing an enormous party, going on an amazing journey, starting a new career, buying a ridiculous car, getting a tattoo; there's just so many other ways to commemorate…