Normally? Probably not. If it was a regular premiere, it might just have been a trend piece. But at the Oscars, with two actresses from the same film, and most importantly with a media that's already decided in advance that one of the said actresses is a diva/bitch and needs to be taken down a peg or two? They would…

"...was the buyer expecting that the cream, if it was effective would have also shrunk the bottle?"

Exactly. If she'd worn the original dress, the story would have been that either she or both of them were "competing" for attention, or that she was too rude to pick something else. Then she does pick something else, and somehow that's also construed as rude?

I mean, that made sense to me too. She was coming out of a role which is essentially massively depressing and for which she exerted a considerable amount of effort, and then she had to deal with all the horrible things people were saying about her (which would get anyone down on the best of days, I think). It's not…

I honestly couldn't believe the furor over that dress. It wasn't great, but I didn't think it was a complete train wreck either. And the way people talked up her decision to not wear a dress that looked very similar to Amanda Seyfried's as though it was the bitchiest thing ever, and not what any reasonably canny…

One of my school friends basically lived on scotch eggs when we were 15. She would buy a six-pack of the mini versions and eat them all for lunch.

Yep, exactly what I thought. If you suspect this guy is dangerous, call the cops. If he's telling the truth, still call the cops because he's been attacked and might need medical attention.

I really don't understand why he didn't call the cops, to be honest. This guy probably needed medical attention, and if he was telling the truth about being attacked he certainly should have reported that to the cops. And even if this guy WAS a car-jacker or something, if you've called the cops you at least know some…

For real, I LOVE black pudding (to the extent that I have claimed fake anemia in order to get it) but four slices would be a bit much.

I mean, bear in mind they taste pretty different to American-style beans. Honestly, British tastes in breakfast seem to be more towards the savory spectrum- I'd never had French toast or pancakes for breakfast until I came to the States.

Nah. The toast is just a delivery system for jam or marmalade, or for dipping in the leftover bean juice. You can't do that stuff with friend bread.

The chips and the milkshake are where it just gets ridiculous. I mean, it was pretty silly before that, but the chips and the milkshake just smack of "We ran out of things to put on this plate so we just went for some stuff that seemed vaguely related."

Has anyone else noticed a lot of people they know having kids because it essentially seems like the next thing to do? I got married earlier this year and damn me if the number one question I'm asked in a social situation isn't "So when are you guys having kids?" There just seems to be this sense that, once you're…

I just don't GET these. I mean, I understand the logic of paying more for go-anywhere pants, but I don't feel like these are go anywhere pants? I think ponte pants are go anywhere pants, but then I wouldn't pay $100 for them either. Maybe I'm just cheap?

I'm at the beginning of my president's biographies reading series, which is kind of a dickfest. But I'm enlivening it by introducing as much complimentary material on notable ladies of the time as possible. I'm just finishing up Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage, which is pretty good, and I'll read Glory,…

I love that movie so damn much. And when I try to explain the plot to people it never comes out right and they just look at me like I've lost my damn head.

I think my favorite is the polka-dot shirt and bandana she wears with jeans when she's gardening on the roof- with matching gloves, I think? For years I wanted an outfit like that to garden in, before I realized how wildly impractical it was.

Man, I LOVED the clothes in that film. And their house. I also suspect that if I only ever wore maxi skirts and loose-knit sweaters my husband wouldn't be able to keep away from me.

I love absolutely everything "modern day" Barbra Streisand wore in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. It's frustrating because hardly anyone has heard of this movie and there aren't many good pictures of the clothes, but she wore so many adorable 60's A-line dress and coordinating coat sets.

Also, is the $230,000 total including the tip or not? The term "with" doesn't really make that clear, and the original article just says that was the total bill. Because if she tipped $47,000 on a $183 tab or thereabouts that's even more generous.