A lot of that stuff comes down to things that have national scholarships attached to them, as far as I can tell. I'm not the person making the rules. I will say that music is kind of a huge thing — a lot of folks work very hard to rank and place in music so that they can successfully audition for conservatories and…

To begin, it is 2014 in America. Arranged marriages are no longer common so there's no reason why we should be completely unfazed by this. Secondly, this isn't the strategic coming together of families for the purpose of building wealth and power.

Totally agree — this is a longtime ruling (at least 10 years) in the UIL rules that govern Texas high school athletic, music, and academic competitions.

FWIW, this is par for the course in Texas — UIL rules indicate that students who transfer schools are ineligible for UIL state competition for one year after their transfer. This applies to ANY event that is "regulated" by the University Inter-Scholastic League: sports, music, arts, academics, etc. So if you transfer…

If you have a Netflix account, watch the Justice League episode(s) about Aquaman. He is nothing short of a BAMF.

I kept rereading it to try and figure out why it looked off to me — that's exactly what it is!

This is possibly why my friends have decided I'm Leslie "Human Sunshine" Knope. (My friends characterize me as fearless, which I disavow because lol I'm afraid of everything.)

Preach, sister.

Apparently I'm like <3 degrees of separation from her? New York can be such a weird city.

Like, I love Tina Fey, do not get me wrong, but can we talk about MICHAEL GIACCHINO DOING THE MUSIC!!! YESSSS.

The UCB Theater in Chelsea has been playing an amazing montage of photos of Amy Poehler in stage makeup for various skits/sketches/shows and it is amazing. I'm very excited for this book!

I was 23 when I realized my mother had raised me to fear men — and that was what was hampering my ability to function with men in social situations. My mother believed — believes, if I'm being honest — that a man will ruin me. I will end up barefoot and pregnant and beholden to him, much like my mother likely feels…

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