My Australian transplant friend calls everyone "love." She's so equal opportunity with it that no one can complain. It's oddly charming.

I'm a woman who works in tech, and let me throw this out for discussion: I think one of the problems is not so much that men don't take women in technology seriously, it's that men in technology are often really, really uncomfortable around women in general. Yes, I know it seems like stereotyping in another way, but…

I went to UPenn, and we had co-ed floors and co-ed bathrooms. And it was cool - no one cared. Of course this was back in the 80's, when people were less uptight, and parents didn't get involved in your college living situation.

@marathonjunkie: Really? Everyone I know is dying to know which it's gonna be.

This packaging is beautiful, but honestly, the fact that grown women are embarrassed about buying tampons is ridiculous and pathetic.

Okay, call me naive, but people buy their way into newspaper wedding announcements? I had no idea that's how it works. I thought that you just sent the info into the paper - your local paper, the NY Times, whatever - and they published the ones they felt were most interesting, relevant, important, etc. Who knew?

@Sev: Chantelle makes a great one.

More stuffed animals for grown-ups. Forget the gender issue - enough, already, with the infantilization of adults. And frankly, the two are connected - grown-ups who like to think of themselves and wittle boys and girls are further indulged by wittle boy and girl imagery.

@Guicciardini: Yeah, but this was a show for kids. With Dawson, they were at least aiming for teens, and teens love seeing people older than themselves playing heightened teen parts. Billy the Blue Ranger could have been his audience's father!

I think they both look awesome.

The problem with the Blue Ranger wasn't that he was gay. It's that he was like 40 when he was on the show.

@randomnessish: Most French women I have met desire this effect. I'm guessing she was unusually religious or something.

I dig it, but I think it only works when the guy has a relatively slight frame. On Russell Brand and Jude Law, hell yes. On Ben Affleck, yuck.

@randomnessish: That's odd, because French women are so adamant about wearing bras and keeping their breasts supported at all times that many of them even wear a thing they call a "sleeping bra" to bed.

Remix and Worishofers aren't really appropriate in many business settings. They call too much attention to themselves. The key is to find simple, elegant, closed-toe, clean-lined shoes that aren't too low-cut on the foot, with at least a two-inch heel, in leather, patent leather, or suede, in a neutral color. DSW…

Yet another reason that I love LA!

@Penny: In my experience, midwives are much more rigid and uptight about this kind of thing than doctors. Ask your doctor about it, and I bet you'll get a different response.

@kelly.grace1123: This isn't the first time I've heard stories like this. That's why I go to a doctor, not a midwife. In my experience, doctors take privacy more seriously, and are far less uptight and rigid about this kind of nonsense.

This is surprising in what way?

I actually think it is news-y, in a weird way. It's valuable to me to understand what is appropriate in other fields and/or in other cities so that I can look respectful and be taken seriously when I travel and work with people in related fields to my own. Also, it's useful for young up-and-coming women to…