Don't feel bad, I came to the realization that I am probably too old for wine now, at the ripe old age of 29. It tears up my gut something fierce and makes me feel like I have the norovirus. Cooking is calming for me though. I can zone out when I do it, and then I feel like I have accomplished something.

I still need to talk about this: the current changes in Gawker Media, the firings and the closing of sub-blogs like Millihelen, The Vane and Kitchenette are still on my mind. Also, that post on the treatment of women by GM really left a bitter taste in my mouth. I really like this place, have liked it since its…

Couldn’t agree more. It’s so rare to come across a truly talented, spontaneous performer with an original aesthetic. I never comment on the “excuse” for the SNS threads but she’s the bomb.

I posted this down thread earlier but it hasn’t been ungreyed!:

Still feeling like shit. Don’t much feeling like dealing with people. I was a bitch at work and I just feel meh.

Hey Jezzies, whatcha drinking? B. Nektar’s The Dude’s Rug for me. It’s the only cider that is worth a damn. It’s a spiced chai cider that has cloves, cardamom and cinnamon in it, and it is delicious. It’s a shame I can only get it once a year. I mailed a bottle to my brother in Phoenix for his birthday, since he can’t…

Would you say she has gone, “Back to the Future”?

People can say whatever they want about her. Her smile always makes me smile.

Truly, this is the darkest timeline. In all the ways.

Best Soup Clip for Joel’s facial expressions

WHY EVEN HAVE AN E! WITHOUT A SOUP

Noooo! The episode with Reggie Watts, a few weeks back, was one of the best I had seen all year. Reggie playing Matt Jackson from Jeopardy, where he raised his hand with five fingers (indicating the number of wins) and said “One time I put this hand into a clown’s mouth.” Gut-buster every time.

I was super into the Christian Bale of Drew Barrymore’s late teen years. I absolutely loved him as Laurie in Little Women and Jack in Newsies. The Christian Bale of right now? Hard pass.

Yeah, but they’re white men, and she’s a black woman, so how dare she not show gratitude and instead be all uppity, like she’s above it all. Or some racist, sexist shit like that, in all likelihood.

Completely agree. And when I see highly paid individuals in any industry reluctant to disclose or discuss their pay, I often wonder if this is partly an act of self-preservation. Wage opacity benefits high earners and hurts low earners, because it helps the entire industry avoid the question of value and allows owners…

I wish Winslet and others who want to refrain from this “vulgar” money talk could see that the only reason anyone wants to take about the pay gap in movies is because it’s a vivid reflection of the very real pay gap in the rest of the world.

Thank you!

Yeah, all you needed was some guy in a fake Marine uniform who was looking for a job in television...