Not Beloved, only Sula so far, which I thought was a good book.

talk therapy doesn't work for everyone. Ages ago i came across a really interesting study which showed that many people dont find an improvement in wellbeing after undergoing therapy. Probably a lot depends on the underlying issue you have, and also one's personality, but it also sounds like your therapist wasn't a…

people who have shown abusive patterns in relationships don't get better with therapy.

therapy is undoubtedly useful in some cases , but I simply cannot get on board with this tendency to medicalize everything. You said it here:

I love the movie (and often listen to the soundtrack), but there's really no horror scenes in it, barring the last scene, maybe. There are some creepy-ish bits, but even when the Mia Waskikowska vamp (forget her character's name) kills the band guy (eddie?), it's more of a dark comedy moment than horror.

Interesting. Thanks.

Lol. Your mother is awesome.

Those red boots are awesome. Medieval chic!

Well, it's a true American classic, no? It seems most (clearly not all) people read it as part of the school curriculum, and it also carries significant cultural weight. This is pretty clear on sites like goodreads, where the book dominates all the main "Greatest" lists. It also shows up on international lists of…

So, I've not read Mockingbird yet (don't judge me! I'm not from the USA and where I grew up it's considered a significant book, but it doesn't carry the same kind of cultural weight as it does in north america), but it's on my list for this year.

She has great hair naturally, but I'm pretty sure she plumps it up with extensions sometimes too. It sometimes looks crazy thick, other times it looks thinner and more like the hair of mere mortals.

She's pretty and all, but she seems as interesting as a saltines and water dinner.

Weiner Alison Brie was a big lesson because we couldn't afford to make her a series regular.

There are barre classes! My friend goes to one and really enjoys it. She has joint problems so can't do anything too high impact.

I took ballet classes when I was a kid, mostly because it was a required component of my gymnastics training. I remember it being pretty grueling and not much fun.

Her hair looks so fried in that photo. Ugh. And she had nice hair before.

No. Most women will have experienced a pregnancy before menopause, unlike men, who will never experience pregnancy as anything more than an abstract concept

I'd like to pass a bill which bans men from having any say over abortion legislation whatsoever.

I can imagine it would be difficult to date madonna with her level of long term fame, and one of the most successful careers in modern pop history. I think a lot of men simply aren't comfortable playing second fiddle to their partners, and I think this is truer still for older men. Younger men are probably more happy…

Getting a bit concern-trolly there