yes, this. ingesting truffle oil makes me vomit immediately and violently, and so even though I haven't been to a doctor to find out exactly what the issue is and whether I'm technically "allergic," I tend to say that I am. I have no reaction to other mushrooms/fungi in general, though, so when that comes as a…

well, I guess it's only fair to assume that the pregnant mother has sinned at some point, and the fetus hasn't yet, so if only one of them can live...

my recollection is that with at least one of these Irish cases (maybe the Galway woman?) they actually prevented her from leaving the hospital she was in, because they said she might then go to another hospital that could be willing to abort the fetus. before it *killed her.* which it then did.

"Have you ever read the book or heard of the book 'Encyclopedia Brown'?" he asked, referring to a series about a boy detective. "That's the capacity in which I help them.

slow clap. seriously, that is awesome.

and here's me, walking around thinking cervixes were just a part you either have or don't have... pregnancy has certainly been teaching me many fascinating and terrifying things about the body.

as someone just finishing the 13th week and desperately hoping that the constant nausea will stop sometime soon, I am super looking forward to any sorts of energy bursts that will cause me to clean things. my apartment looks pretty much exactly the way my stomach feels.

sick and alone on Thanksgiving is the worst. I hope you have someone taking care of you!

this is like a slow-motion, much cuter, and vastly less bloody version of feeding medicine to a cat.

I was similarly disconcerted by the original op-ed piece. it's full of quotes like this one:

"Horton Wilde isn't the same as Thorton Wilder, is it?"

oh man. THANK YOU for reminding me that the Axe Cop comics exist. now, if only Axe Cop himself existed, the world would have many fewer criminals and much more whimsy...

100% yes. score another point for the awesome power of the human brain!

thanks for offering a balanced alternate perspective to what we usually hear in response to this type of article. I hope your mom is working the security line for my next trip!

well played.

this is at best a silly, at worst an insultingly pedantic argument (which, btw, hinges on her actually knowing she was pregnant at the time, which is not a given based on the timing).

I can't help but imagine that even Sondheim himself would approve of this version of the song.

Kameron, you are an unbelievably cool kid. and mad, mad props to your mom for raising such a respectful and well-spoken and tolerant son; she is my new role model.

you can't stop the science from scienc-ing.

sadly, I think the answer is: 2.