Coworker of the cosplayer; I saw the whole thing go down. So perhaps I can clarify a few things I’ve seen brought up in other comments:

I met him when I was 16!!! Fuuuck me the man is INSANELY GORGEOUS in person. His face, his eyes, his height his everything. It was at a screening of a movie he did and I asked a question; afterwards when we met, he touched my arm and said, “That was a great question, btw. Most people get really nervous and that was…

Whenever I think of Hillary Clinton I think of this quote from an anonymous White House staffer during Bill Clinton’s presidency, as quoted in Newsweek. They asked him (I assume the staffer was a him, I don’t remember if they specified the gender) what he thought of the Clintons and he answered “Him? Meh. Her? I’d…

My best friend and college roommate for three years is a conservative, and was a member of the college Republicans. He was (and is) an exemplary conservative and one whom I wish the party was full of.

It’s nice to hear her natural voice. And it’s a pleasant voice, too! There’s still some vocal fry here, but it’s more a remnant than a real habit anymore.

On the last day of school in fifth grade, my teacher gave me his old, worn copy of the BFG (my then-favourite book) with an inscription telling me he was proud of how well I had done that year and that I should keep reading. I had only barely scraped through fourth grade with a great deal of extra attention from that…

Anna wasn't just her birth name, it's what she preferred to be called. I worked with her in the early 2000s and she was a lovely, beautiful person who brought so much light with her to work every day. I'm so sad to hear she's passed so young, but glad for her that her years of pain are over (she's had a lot of serious…

Yes. I’m only allowed to complain about one thing per year, and this is my thing.

You know I’m torn on this! As a woman and person of color it’s great for ME. I mean how nice will it be to just be handed a high paying writers gig without doing any work at all or having any talent, you know? I could call up a few late night shows and have a job tomorrow, no resume or writing samples required!

It’s supposed to be artsy, but it’s also supposed to establish a thematic look for the brand in the future. They will translate it to something that can trickle down into something much more wearable. So for example, that woman with the pants up to her armpits? That designers might be trying make something like the…

Ahhh, OK. I’ll keep that in mind. I never thought about Teva for boots... some of them are cute! Thanks for the tip!

I’m a cop, I’ve dealt with my fair share of domestic disputes. I don’t think this at all. From what I’ve seen, for a woman to call 911 and report something, I know more often than not it already took her a lot to even report anything. For a first time domestic dispute my question is always, “How long as this been…

Worst of all? This was the text:

Ok! (All names changed to protect privacy) When I was 11, my very good friend Jane passed away after an awful several year battle with cancer. Among our group of friends, I was the only one who stuck around (not blaming anyone, we are in 5th grade, ffs) at the last painful bout and I held her hand at hospice hours…

A couple of weeks ago I had some randoms come in while i happened to be at the hosting desk. It was a sunday, and IM CATHOLIC BUT I WAS STILL LIKE, OH GOD NO when they started off with, “So we noticed you aren’t in church right now...”

I find the unrelenting passage of time to be alarming as well so I’m going to have to side with the police on this one.

I own 3 stethoscopes, and used all of them during the course of my bedside nursing career. I bought the first one when I was accepted into nursing school, since it was part of the “required uniform” for student nurses. If I showed up to clinicals without it, I would be sent home. When I graduated and accepted a…

I also think poor people are socialized to think they’re not good enough to deserve a living wage.

True story: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 was the first new Marvel comic book I’ve ever bought and read. I’ve loved Ryan North and his work for years, from Dinosaur Comics to The Midas Flesh, from Machine of Death to To Be or Not To Be: That is the Adventure. I was only vaguely familiar with Squirrel Girl, but I was…

Now one for all the fashion gals — the REAL Hervé Leger (who now designs under the name Hervé L Leroux because when BCBG bought his company and ousted him, they took the rights to his name) is one of the kindest people in fashion. He designs gorgeous dresses for ALL women and says his life’s work has been about making…