Davis is so magnetic in almost everything she did. She’s also a hoot in old interviews when she’s near the end of her life and had no qualms about sharing what’s exactly on her mind. The only other Old Hollywood stars that have the same instant “get it” reaction are, to me, Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo.

Agreed. I’m the typical ADD-afflicted movie watcher who is usually bored by old films. But I’ve seen a few with Bette Davis, and she immediately stands out and captures your undivided attention. The first time you see her, you instantly “get” why she was a mega movie star. She’s a charisma volcano. And it’s true…

I adore Bette Davis and this is one of her best. I actually have a framed print of her in THE DRESS in my apartment. For a born and bred Yankee I’ve always found it funny that she ended up playing so many Southern characters, such as this, The Little Foxes, and Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (I’m sure I’m forgetting…

Luckily 3 generations is just a blink of an eye for hicks like these

Funny you should mention! No, they weren’t blind, not in the way the video claimed. The video was titled “1000 blind people see for the first time.” He was paying for cataract surgery. These people had blurred or occluded vision and needed a brief but no, they weren’t seeing for the first time.

I suspect the writer is as skeptical of philanthropy as most progressives. She’s commenting on the way MrBeast’s (sic) shtick takes it to a grotesque, almost parodic level. Just like you wouldn’t need to save orphans from a machine in a world that values children, you wouldn’t need the Sacklers’ name on a museum in a…

I shouldn’t have laughed as much as I did at this... because, let’s face it, we’re not far off this being used as a legitimate argument.

Hate to tell you this, but even the older regular philanthropy tends to end in self enrichment or gratification.

The orphan-crushing machine provides valuable jobs and revenue to our community. Why do you hate job-creators?

The “exceptions” aren’t there to save anyone’s life. They don’t care about these situations; if they did, they would provide more clarity around them.

I have a friend in her first trimester after a long and difficult process of trying for pregnancy, and my first thought was “Oh she should know this stuff...but maybe until she passes the 3 month mark and is less stressed about maintaining the pregnancy in general”. Still that protective instinct—even though I know…

I’ve never given birth (and never wanted to) in part because I’m well aware of the horror stories around pregnancy, birth, and post birth. And I’m always really surprised that birthing folks are caught so off guard by them.

I would by lying if I said that part of the reason I decided not to have children is because the idea of this happening to my body is so inherently petrifying. No amount of Cute Baby Promise could get me to sign on for this. Fuck no. And that is an okay choice! 

Most of what’s brought up here could be covered by stating the simple truth that every pregnancy and newborn is unique. That may come across as being trite, but it’s true from what I can tell.

Marketing department engages in marketing. Film at 11.

Pretty much every large corporation would pivot to Puppy Torture Chambers if they were confident it would permanently increase their profits (and any that wouldn’t would churn through CEOs until they landed on one that would), so to me it is a strange accusation to say they’re just doing this to benefit themselves.

We already have witch-doctors. Look up evangelical snake-handling. :) 

Sometimes people know they’re pregnant but life changes around them. What if she had a partner to help raise the baby (both financially and otherwise) who then died, or just bailed, at five months? That would change the scenery significantly, no? Maybe she got fired/switched to part time during her pregnancy and…

25 weeks is the estimate from fetal remains, which isn’t a great way to set a definitive date. Add to that “weeks pregnant” start from the last period, so the first signs of pregnancy could be at 12-15 weeks. Add in a couple of weeks to a month to figure out what can be done and how to do it and you end up with an…

I have a different perspective. Because he made the documentary, and made money off the plight of black women and their struggle with their hair, he should not have said anything at all about Jada in reference to GI Jane. Demi’s character was bald by choice. Jada is not.