Ha, you’re not too far off from me! (I’m up in that little Franklin Village pocket, which no one outside of these few square blocks ever calls it, of course.) I get that, though; for as much as I love walking all over LA — which is very much! I do it whenever I can, and this is a really good area for it — I don’t do…

I only just heard about this recently, too! I haven’t been yet, but it’s basically within reasonable walking distance from me, so I know I HAVE to go.

I made myself finish The Interestings, and I have no idea why, because after 10 years as a bookseller, I thought I’d pretty much gotten over any residual guilt there might be over ditching books that aren’t good enough to finish (life is too short to read bad books, I have a TBR pile that will stretch from now into…

Super late to this post, but I was a trained forensic criminologist in my early 20s, and I own a copy of the monograph that was made to accompany the Nutshell Studies art exhibition. It’s stunning, and has always been one of my favorites. So cool to see an article on Lee turn up here!

Oh, I get that! Trust me, there’s a reason I still live in SoCal. But LA, at least, is manageable, in terms of work, walkability (yes, really!), public transport, and honestly, the people are nicer. SD has a huge complex about being second in size to LA, though, so they trash talk it constantly, which, after 5+ years…

Fellow San Diego native here! I’m just thankful I had already reached the “absolutely desperate to leave” stage before actually leaving, because my god, that city is a mess and a joke and you could not pay me to ever live there again. Beautiful weather only gets you so far. (“Very pretty shithole” is a perfect…

Thank you. It really has been. Frankly, a few years ago, I just kind of resigned myself to accepting (unhappily) that I will never have fully clear skin, and will never like my skin. The best I can seem to shoot for is not actively hating it, but I don’t even hit that mark half the time.

Even with an age range, it can still be a little tricky to recommend particular titles, because reading levels can vary so much, from one kid to another. I’m guessing though that you’d still be more interested in picture books around that age, most likely? (I was well into chapter books and heading for novels by age…

I had the same thought! Very glad to see that’s not the case.

Thank you for this comment, too.

Speaking as someone starting a publishing company, while simultaneously working on two children’s books with a fellow child-less friend (neither of us plan to have any, either; we were both just voracious readers as children, and have never grown out of loving books, hence making a career of it), thank you. They’re…

Thank you for the tip! I’ll look into that one, I’ve never tried anything from The Ordinary.

I know for a fact it’s not acne, nor eczema, nor psoriasis. Not to downplay any of those issues, because I’m sure they all suck in their own unique ways, but I almost wish I did, sometimes, just because they’re more obvious answers. But I stumped dermatologists for years before finally giving up on that route. (They…

I just wish there was a lot more advice/suggestions around, on this front, for problem areas literally anywhere OTHER than your face! For me, it’s mostly arms and legs that have problem patches; my face is pretty much fine.

Gillian is a very accomplished actress to be sure, and has been involved in a lot of very worthy causes; no argument there.

You’re right, it... is a bit pedantic to waste that many words on my mistakenly including a single letter in a word! (I’m an editor, I do know the difference — sometimes a typo is just a typo — but thanks anyway.)

Yes!

“Blind hatred”? Haha wow. Thanks for the laugh; you fanboys do get ridiculously touchy. Anyone who characterizes “reasonable criticism or wariness” of a thing as “blind hatred” of a thing is not remotely worth debating with. Bye! (Yes, I am aware there are other projects. Again, you’re ignoring the part where this…

Yeah, unsigned receipts in CA (anywhere, not just at a bar or restaurant) are a no-go.

Not just you. It’s a near-blindingly stupid idea.