I’m wearing purple pants now, too, though mine are of the yoga variety. Still. :(

Yeah, she looks great but I feel a little sad.

As many as who remember 10th grade history class, I'd say.

Do you have a source for that information re: LA being among the worst?

I hadn't seen that, thanks!

God, STFU, Ashton. He makes my skin crawl. So smug!

Wow, I just googled and you are so totally right. I had no idea! Thanks!

Oh, no. :( I hope not.

How so, do you mean just by virtue of the age of the mascara? Isn’t pink eye a virus?

Right? In California I’ve never seen a salon that didn’t have every technician’s state license posted.

Well, to be honest, I've never wondered about that. I mean, I don't wonder about taxes and overhead when I get my hair cut and colored, either. You know? I just pay the total and add a tip.

Right, I get that. Thanks!

My salon is very similar. Most of the salons in LA are Vietnamese owned and operated, and my salon is owned by the sister of my nail tech. I tip more than twenty percent and pay the same as you do. I mean, my salon doesn’t reek of chemicals and my nail tech is going to France for two weeks this summer. I feel very…

Serious question for non-New Yorkers: Are you not going to go to salons anymore as a result of this information? I’d like to know why or why not. I am in LA and pay much more for nail services (as does almost everyone outside of NYC) than the ultra cheap prices cited in the Times stories, and my salon is not a…

I hate this about it! It always pulls back from the edges.

I believe it's Berglund. You know how Jez is with editing.

I was really distressed by that one!

I actually gasped at the second to last one. No thank you.

Yeah, really. Plan for your life. The airline seems to have overreacted but come on.

Why would this be the outcome?