Even though it's kind of a sucky story for her, I got so freakin' excited to see Marcia Gay Harden's name in Dirt Bag. I adore that woman. I hope her husband is a jerk and she is leaving him for a saucy Latino lover.

Unfortunately, as I discovered back in nursery school when I was told off for talking during register, I have a biological hair-trigger for crying when it comes to being told off. I know it's ridiculous and totally inappropriate for a grown woman. The weird thing is I am fairly aggressive, love conflict and can take…

I predict a collaboration between them in the next 18 months, before this feud goes cold.

Euch, double post.

Every time I hear these kinds of story, my mind always goes straight to that scene from the Dick van Dyke Show.

Ah, I see. I don't know anything about Pittsburgh (I think I've heard of it... is it in the lyrics to a musical?), so I will reserve my judgement. Maybe Sienna had a really good point. Screw Chloe. Sister's treading on thin egg shells, as Gloria said in last night's Modern Family.

I totally misread that story - there are two of them bitching about Manc? Whoa. Unnecessary.

Screw you, Sienna. Manchester is an absolutely beautiful city. I had to go there a few times last year, having never been before, and I was completely bowled over by the grandiose Victorian redbrick city centre, the cool cafes and boutiques and the gorgeous Salford docks. Not to deny that there are some rough areas,…

Ugh, I have a family member who has been known to steal from one of our relatives and it makes me so angry that someone would do that. Taking from your family is one of the most shameful things you can do, IMO, and this kid should be ashamed. They deserve to feel like shit for a little while.

Please say that because of the different seasons thing, it's somehow April Fools Day in Australia?

A few people have been criticising this on the grounds that people code-switch, that they know how to speak appropriately for different situations. I used to assume that too, simply because I could, but I have a close friend who works in Human Resources in a college here in the UK and she tells me a different story.…

I can understand the reasoning behind this policy, having had a few too many 'political' teachers in my time at school, from both sides of the political spectrum, who made us feel very uncomfortable. Including one who boasted about voting BNP (for non-UK residents, a party of racist thugs who make members of every…

I can believe I chose this time to move to Rome. Seeing as there is an active probability I will see the Spanish Steps many times in the near future, consider me as taking on for the team here, guys.

Oh my God, this was my final year French class' self-appointed anthem! We would sing this song all the time. This clip made me so happy, you made my day! Thank you :D

The difference, to my eyes, is that the island was uninhabited before the Europeans discovered it and used it a base for sealing ships and as an emergency stop for vessels in trouble. There was no driving out of the native people as in the example you quote. The descendents of the British settlers are the only settled…

Hahahaha, yes, I was a big fan of that show. I even went to see the pantomime tour they did. True, with the Falklanders vigilence no Jose or Fernando is going to be buying up rocky outcrop after rocky outcrop anytime soon...

Well, the Argies could always try the Barclay brothers' Sark trick and just buy up everything on the islands...

Hence possibly why you don't hear Spain making noises about Gibraltar. When all you stand to gain is a fancy post office, a bunch of monkeys and the right to use the phrase 'steady as the rock of Gibraltar', the prospect of invasion probably seems less inviting.

The thing is, you don't get to say something is yours because it's close to you. Especially not when there is a long-established settled population there who do not want to be colonised.

Imperialism? And what do you call taking over an island cluster 200 miles off your coast whose population have been there for over 100 years and do not want to become part of Argentina? You should read more about the history of the islands and you will soon see that Argentina has no claim to the Falklands except under…