And I bet Jean looked gorgeous in all the activities described.

I almost can't help but think that some of PETA's shadier members see animals that have been domesticated as having been corrupted/spoilt somehow. If they can't live as noble wild savages etc etc, their lives are worth nothing.

No wonder, she's gorgeous! Never seen her before, assuming she is a relative of Harry... what a stunning face she has.

Agree with what previous commenters have said. Not every country has American demographics. Most black people in Italy are economic migrants and not really a permanent or visible public presence, although of course some do stay. I'm living in Rome currently, and there are very few black faces. East and South Asian,…

As long as they don't extend it to the problem of anti-abortion doctors, I'm fine with that :D

Hmmm, I think I'll give this one a pass. PROVIDED, and this is the kicker, that there is always someone on call there who is willing to dispense birth control.

No you don't, Oprah!

No you don't, Oprah!

Ms. is fine, I like Ms. It has sassy connotations (to me, at least). Although it is hard to say casually as a shopkeeper/waiter-type greeting. Madame is definitely more like Ma'am, as in it's what you call your teacher or your mum's friends :D

While I see the reasoning here, I really hope it doesn't catch on in real life. To go from being carefree young gadfly 'mademoiselle' to dour schoolmarmish 'madame' would be utterly demoralising. Some ladies might not appreciate their marital status being flaunted, but I consider it an advantage that we younger gals…

The bottom line is and always has been, if you have the time and financial resources to raise a child with care, being a single mother is not an issue we need to be worked up about. The problem is that many (most?) women who become single mothers do not. They are not carefree Mary Richards types, they are poor women…

Completely chilling to see how far away from 'I disagree with you but you are clearly not crazy' rationality so many major political figures have moved over the last generation. I could hang out with 1990s don't-like-abortion-but-not-going-to-ban-it Santorum, whereas I could barely get close enough to 2012 Santorum to…

I know, right? Nora Charles wouldn't have stood a chance...

Ugh, during the long winter evenings I watched all of Lark Rise and now that I've run out I wish it hadn't been cancelled. It had really good ratings - I got the impression, though I don't remember why now, that there was a new guy in charge at the BBC who didn't like it or something. Although it wasn't the same…

In short, no. That seems to be the general consensus. If you're in need of some period shenanigans, they're a little thin on the ground at the moment. A few years back you had Cranford, Lark Rise (both excellent, if a little more chilled than Downton this year) that new Sense and Sensibility that I didn't really like…

I am going to visit that castle this summer! A 21st present from my lady relatives. Seeing as I am not only a massive DA fan but also a massive Jevees and Wooster fan, I am going to be jelly-and-ice-cream levels of excited.

And now they can't even pretend they meant Osama anymore...

Enough with the political condecension, already. No wonder America has such a huge problem with partisan politics. The worst part is the faux-sadness, like 'it's such a shame that X Celebrity is Republican. Now I obviously can't ever really like them again, which is so sad'. Just because there are some creepy, bigoted…

Eh... I love to crack out the Bechdel Test all the time, but I always hypocritically feel like my favourite movies should get a pass. Tree of Life and The Artist, for example. The Tree of Life was clearly based heavily on Malick's childhood, and he was one of three brothers. If all the children are male, then it's…

Good for him. I know a lot of pro-gay equality Repubs get trashed on here for only caring when their own family is affected by having a close relative come out, but seriously, those critics need to shut up. Not everyone grows up in a socially liberal age, in a socially liberal family and goes to a socially liberal…