@BuffySummers: eh...I grant ALL your positives and still find her a bit annoying. Perhaps because I find her to be more kitsch than counter-culture.

@JJ S: Correction: her lawyers should profit from it. Just read ABC story that discloses the settlement terms of her first lawsuit: around 20K of which she only received 1K

@Peebers says what?: I am also a bit concerned about our litigious reaction to these issues. While I'm not opposed to the idea of victim compensation, outrageous sums won in malpractice settlements contribute to the enormous amounts of money we all pay for health care. The fact that this woman has sued before (CVS,…

...And Freud's head just exploded.

Ahem. I believe you have made an implication that Ms. Moore and/or her lawyers have basic literacy issues. Expect another letter soon. If they can get someone to read them this post.

@haguenite: Speaking of litcrit fail, you've mistaken Austen the author with Austen the person. While biographical criticism is a perfectly legitimate approach, it is more common to reference a narrative voice. Please revise and hand your comment in by five.

@awinoforever: If anyone here hasn't already seen For the Bible Tells Me So go watch it now. It's a great doc about homosexuality and biblical literalism with a hefty schoolin' on reading sacred texts from some pretty prestigious biblical scholars.

@hortense: While I don't think we can reduce this kind of photography to misogyny, I do think the figure of death (or the figures of the dead) are perhaps an apt metaphor for the model herself (and maybe high fashion) who, as perpetual object of the desirous gaze, is here posed the ultimate unattainable object (the…

@NefariousNewt: I also see these as extremely damaging for someone still awaiting trial. The lack of regret, willingness to engage in such actions again, testify against any defense that would use passion or even defense/necessity to justify his actions. The child-like drawings (and the last one with a confused…

@PoisonPixie: I was totally traumatized by this movie as a kid. That girl in the blindfold still haunts me along with the wolf from Neverending Story (was the wolf "the nothing" or just harbinger of "the nothing" ? — was not attuned to the subtle symbolism as a child) and, yes, the bloody bunnies from Watership Down …

@UrsulaV: A big part of the uproar at this bill last year was that one of its logical ends would be to outlaw the pill. By shifting the personhood definition to a later stage of fertilization (although the vague term "beginning of biological development" can be read as just another "from the moment of conception") I…

@Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: agreed! After such a sound defeat last year I was surprised to see this crop up again. Millions of people voted against this sucker so the strategy does seem to be one of fatigue (of resources and the public in general). #fetalpersonhood

I've been perplexed, if not hopeful, at Shep Smith's recent "lack of balance" outbursts (you can see one here: [tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com]). I fear for his "reeducation" program. No one goes rogue on Fox

@rah29: this is what KILLS me about this situation and what makes my face turn purple with rage when Wilson gets away with proclaiming Democrats are using his outcry to distract the public. Wilson's scream during the speech is the same strategy as the town hall meltdowns, namely to divert the audience's attention…

@kad9k: Hrm...I dunno. Zappo's used to have price guarantees which they have abandoned for this customer service cult. Not knowing this and having heard rumor about this amazing customer service, I contacted them about a pair of heels that were selling twenty bucks cheaper on Endless.com. They shrugged off my…