Yeah, I don't particularly care about the military angle, but this guy tried to provide for his dog and his girlfriend betrayed his trust. He's stuck overseas and has no recourse. That absolutely sucks.

Bahaha. I was about as nonchalant about Santa not bringing the specific things I asked for, but my expectations were not always as realistic as yours. Being a weird kid, I once wrote Santa begging for a miniature rocketship I NEEDED as a prop for the movie my friend and I planned to film on my dad's camera. Since…

Yeah, except he probably THOUGHT he could trust his girlfriend with his dog. And there are a lot of better options for dealing with the situation if she really couldn't handle caring for it — why not ask his mom to take care of the dog, or another family member? Or see if some friends would be willing to take it in?…

Yeah, an acquaintance of mine recently adopted a dog on craigslist and I was like ". . . who uses Craigslist for this, really?" She really will take great care of the pup, but I would be so scared to give an animal away that way, lest it wind up with someone seriously sketchy.

But if the gf is the sort of person to…

Yeah, a fancy hat seems like it ought to be pinned on top of a nice updo. Like, a really simple one, because obviously there's a lot going on with the hat.

HSV is not terminal. For those who have it and experience outbreaks — which many people never do, or have only one initial outbreak after being infected — it is, mainly, a nuisance. It's a cold sore on your bits that usually appears during times of stress or when your immune system is compromised by another illness.…

omg, right? My brother's dog (aptly named "Darlin'") is super well behaved, and when guests come over she tries so hard to sit politely and wait to be acknowledged. But her tail starts thumping on the carpet like crazy and then her bottom starts to wiggle and someone has to take pity on her and call her over so she…

Yeah, he's a naturally slender guy, though, and I think he's mentioned a pretty intense workout routine before (he'd need one, to keep all that up.) It's probably hard for him to put weight on and keep it on at that activity level.

Having a recording running on mute in case of emergency is WORLDS away from lip synching all or most of a show, though.

Hell, I'd be impressed if Britney Spears could perform at Sutton Foster's level for 20 minutes, let alone 90.

True, but even pop stars who do big dance shows usually throw in a ballad or two for similar reasons. This is not a Broadway-specific practice.

They get short on breath sometimes, but then still sound incredible. Usually if there's something insanely difficult in the music, like a crazy high/long note, the choreographer will make sure they have time to catch their breath (but sometimes not much) and the really insane dance moves might take place during a…

Did she cover "Pink"? I need to know.

Not necessarily true - on Broadway and in other musical theater, vocalists sing live AND do complicated dance routines. It can be done. But you hear it in their voices, you see them panting, and the most complicated choreography doesn't overlap with the most musically difficult parts of the song. But it's still hard…

"Person of Color" and "Woman of Color."

Yeah. I do see postings on Actors Access that leave ethnicity open or mention multiple possible backgrounds for the character (this is looking mostly at NYC/east coast listings, though, not LA, so it's more theater-oriented than TV-oriented) but it seems like most casting directors still consider and cast mainly white…

Well said. He doesn't sound mad about portraying a character with an accent — a major role is a major role, and he specifically talked about wanting to faithfully represent the real person his character is based on. But it would probably be way MORE exciting to land a major role where he got to represent someone…

Yeah, I moved from Minnesota to DC to NYC. MN, virtually no catcalling. DC, only after dark and only in eye catching clothes. New York... All bets are off. DC's catcallers seem to be more persistent and aggressive, though

Oh, absolutely! But at some point it really does come down to who YOU are, you know? My dad was one of those kids! His family gatherings are full of casually racist relatives.

Seriously. I grew up in a blue state and all, but there were plenty of racists around me. And I damn sure knew better than to use the N word long before 14. My parents would've grounded me until approximately forever. Perhaps more importantly, I'd never heard these words at home. I only learned what they meant at…