So, in which part of either state do you live? Or are you just someone who chooses to refer to the Midwest as “flyover” as you’re dismissing it and the people who live there who DON’T want abortion access to go away?

My thoughts exactly. Like, back off, Henry Higgins. Did he sing the opening lines of Suddenly, Seymour while he did it? Ugh.

“He is obviously good-looking”

Only as long as none of the entries are “hurt durr, TrUmP iS pReZ!!1", I agree. I need something less scary than real life to distract from the horrors of real life.

I’ve never been able to stand him in anything but GotG, as Rocket.

So, we have to assume she’ll be mentioned in every article, even if she’s not mentioned in the headline? K.

Is there some app that allows me to filter content about Pete and Ariana? If so, let me know. I'd even pay for one, at this point. 

Starred for "Richie Rich". I watched that more times than I want to admit as a teen. (I had a crush on the butler.)

I read the book a couple of decades ago. (I used to be an ambitious reader, set on reading all the classics including all of DH Lawrence’s published works. I failed.) I don’t remember being shocked by the sex. What was more controversial (and what I especially enjoyed) was the criticism of the church. 

The anti-Union propaganda being parroted by some of these commenters is equally sickening. Every labor and safety law in this country was won through working people organizing under a Union and forcing change through their blood, sweat and tears. None of these protections were given freely and Union members suffered…

If he joins the union, he’ll be able to use a screwdriver on the job. AND he’s in the union!

What amuses me is your position is “Eff those union guys!” instead of “How can I get in on that level of job security?”

Amazon won’t be driven out of business.  Prices will rise and that may (big may) stabilize some of the local businesses and retailers as then the difference would be more about laziness (driving to the store) vs. price.

All people are means to an end for corporations. Corporations exist to enhance shareholder value. It is their only purpose, and they should always be treated with suspicion because of that.

@Gnatalby: Sounds like she was taken roughly by her husband (Austin)/ had p in v sex for the first time with him /consummated her marriage. First there's the reference to the "dull misery of her marriage," then "Austin's rough advances" (presumably on their wedding night) when she had "the cruel experience that must…

@Gnatalby: It sounds like she got married last week and didn't enjoy her wedding night because she didn't know what was happening. Edith Wharton was scarred from her own marriage, since in those days a lady was not supposed to know what happens on the wedding night—until it actually happens.

@Gnatalby: My read is she lost her virginity to a guy's "rough advances," and now that the (inevitably) painful part is over, she's ready to "reap its fruit."

@Phendraana: seeing as how such a doc would just hook you up to a vibrator with symptoms like that, you ought be cured of your hysteria in no time

I require a tonic & some powders after reading that. I think I'm coming down with womens' hysteria, are there any good doctors out there who can kindly alleviate it for me?

They don't call her estate The Mount for nothing.