Two things I’ll add for thrifting: I buy wooden frames for my artwork. I’ll sand and repaint them to work them into the design of the art it’s framing so it becomes part of the piece. About the rabbit fur and other fur coats (I hate the fur industry too) that can redeem them somewhat (no one at thrift stores are…

I feel that American gun culture is toxic. I don’t think that this is a good case for proving gun manufacturer liability. It was a legal weapon sold to a nominally responsible owner, whose son murdered her to get ahold of it. There’s a definite argument that the school’s physical security was inadequate, since a…

Good. Keep pushing to treat guns like cars; registration, training, liability, insurance. Metal designed to move at high velocities should have the same consequences when someone fucks up using it.

I don’t know if he need an equal costar (I could watch a full feature length film about Thor and his roommate Darryl), but he does need someone he can bounce off of comedically to achieve his full potential. Natalie Portman was not that.

Never mind about Cap’s beard, Widow’s getting her red hair back!!!  I HATED her blonde look in Infinity War (that shade of blonde is just way too gray for ScarJo’s coloring) so seeing this was probably the highlight of the trailer for me.

I think you’re right: it’s both. The Jackson family household was rife with abuse of all kinds and La Toya later milked the truth of their upbringing for attention.

I remember this entire thing. Everyone thought she was just Jackson’s crazy sister, trying to piggyback his fame...talking like him, looking like him, ect. The talk shows and tabloids (which if you weren’t around then, it was the be-all-end-all of pop culture and celebrity news) had a field day talking about her, and…

The .gif that keeps on .gif’ing!

MERRY DREWMAS ONE AND ALL

I have “The Brick Bible” which is...the Bible but told through comic book form featuring Lego and Lego people.

It’s the best Christmas give I’ve ever gotten from my (as equally as I) disenfranchised ex-Catholic sister.

The only picture Bible that I, an ex-Catholic Millennial, am interested in is the illustrated one from my childhood-for purely sentimental value. I can’t imagine that this version is gonna make modern Christians any more likely to pay attention to what’s actually written in there, though.

Once upon a time, we had an entire department devoted to helping our representatives avoid embarrassments like this. I wonder what ever happened to the State Department?

I’ve worked for elected and public officials for almost 15 years. You are correct. This assumes the person being prepped is paying attention in the first place.

The headline here is Donald Trump identified a Foreign Minister.  Any Foreign Minister.

I understand not knowing leaders all over the world, but wouldn’t the hours or days before an event like this be filled with prep, looking at pictures and memorizing names and such? Especially for the first lady, whose “job” is to host guests at the white house.

Thank you for noting that. Articles about suicide can be emotional triggers for those who are already in psychologically/emotionally wrought places in their lives. :-(

Yeah, when I saw she was in her first year at a top MATH PhD program, I wondered about this...sounds like she was immensely talented, and it takes a very high achiever to accomplish what she did by the age of 23. PhD programs can really exacerbate existing mental health issues, especially in the first year, when…

Oh that last quote. 😰😰😰

What a devastating story.

How about adding a bit at the bottom with info for the suicide lifeline?

This is sad. I just read a comment on Reddit by her triplet sister that she had a concussion and was never the same after. Here’s a link if anyone is interested https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/azlu4g/us_olympic_medalist_kelly_catlin_dies_at_age_23/