Same problem, I've never found a solution for this. Moulded-cups bras are a partial answer, because your nipple can duck and dive wherever it wants and no-one can tell, but I hate wearing them because they're so cumbersome. A really good-cut balconette bra seems to prevent it, but they're kind of few and far between…

I honestly think one reason so many American women are apparently wearing the wrong size bra is because there is an appalling lack of range of sizes in most US underwear stores. I'll admit I'm one of the small-back larger-cup brigade, but most department stores stop at band sizes two or three sizes bigger than mine,…

There's also the subjectivity factor. Job interviewers are theoretically looking for the same qualities, but individual people can vary so widely. I mean, once I got turned off a really nice, sweet and handsome guy because he smelt wrong to me. Nothing wrong with his personal hygiene or anything like that, I think our…

Your mom and I have that in common. I've been known to say things like "Wouldn't it be nice if people just brought you random salads throughout the day? I'd be all "Business meeting, business meeting, oh, this time it's a Cobb.""

I think at the moment there's a fair amount of pressure on models to look as perfect as possible, because from the client's point of view the less retouching, the better. I mean, unless you're a big name, if a client has to pick between a model with no cellulite and one with a tiny bit of cellulite they're probably…

Nothing wrong with a roast dinner, Grace, as long as you remember to make the vegetables a fairly major component of the meal and the potatoes a fairly minor. Obviously it's not the super-best choice in terms of calories, but it's hardly "incredibly bad" for you either.

For me, it depends on how harmful the objectification is. One could argue that because men aren't routinely or exclusively objectified or sexualized in the media, it doesn't do as much, or any, harm to their overall treatment by society as it does women. Men can be sexy, but they can also be depicted as smart, funny,…

I think it's interesting that in most adverts with a "sexy" male lead, they're actually depicted as being sexual, while a lot (maybe even most) of adverts with "sexy" women in them just rely on them being well, sexy. The guy in the advert above (and arguably in the Old Navy adverts too) is actually doing things to…

Do they have these in America? I know my US-born bf was pretty shocked when he visited my family in the UK and my ma ordered the faggots and gravy at our local pub. He did allow that they were pretty tasty, however.

I concur. It's the language about "holistic" eating and "being in tune" with your body that really bugs me- also sometimes it seems to have a slightly ubermensch vibe about it which I find pretty squicky. I've no doubt it works- it's a solid low-carb high protein diet with the additional attraction of cutting out…

I have to agree about the Brits- I'm constantly astonished that so many of my compatriots seem unable to go four hours together in a foreign nation without getting absolutely pissed.

Okay, this is what I was told by my doctor and a raft of pamphlets from my local women's health clinic last time I went in for BC: if your pill is one 0f the progesterone only pills you need to take it at the same time every day, if it's a combination pill you may have up to a 12-hour window before the effectiveness…

I think it depends on where in Europe. In the UK some doctors won't fit IUDs on women who've never been pregnant (both me and my sister tried to get one), which is a bit barmy since they're a great option for younger women in monogamous relationships. I don't really know about the rest of Europe, but I'm wondering if…

I used to when I was bigger. My double Fs were glorious to behold, but they were also a nuisance when it came to arranging myself in a restful condition. So I would usually wear a sling-type bra or a non-underwired option. I've found that I don't really need this now I'm a DD.

I love how this has devolved into a mini-history thread. And yes, the Westerosi political system has always struck me more as reminiscent of English feudalism, rather than a strict imitation. Which is probably for the best- it would take considerably more pages to really outline the underlying system with any…

I always think it's especially significant when these mythologies center on a meal, communal eating traditionally being considered a time of great vulnerability for all concerned. I read that this is why in renaissance Italy guests and hosts were required to wash their hands before sitting down to eat together- it was…

Oh gosh yes, the guy playing Bolton is amazing. He definitely has that quality of looking entirely unassuming, which makes his words and actions even more shocking. The look he gave Catelyn as she realized what was going on, almost pitying and regretful- made my skin crawl because you know all he's feeling is…

Nice one. Apparently (and I literally just heard about this) Martin said he was inspired by the Black Dinner of 1440, in which the Scottish Clan Douglass was murdered following a dinner offered to them by Clan Crichton. But even then there was a mock trial of sorts, so I'd agree the Stockholm bloodbath seems more…

You're absolutely right- Frey is characterized as being a miserable old whinge, but he's also described as inherently cautious- Hoster Tully calls him the "late lord Frey" because he doesn't turn up at battles until he knows who's going to win, for crying out loud! Without Lannister backing he would have grumbled and…

This is what I think too...all those people saying "give him his space, he's not your property maaaaan!" where do they think the material for the next few HBO seasons is going to come from? Martin could of course write the series and then the books, but I feel like with all the small changes that the series has made…