Oh man. You'd think that any truly smart paparazzo would have 1) immediately notified her of this because yikes! and then 2) taken advantage of any graciousness and goodwill that she showed in return.

Agreed, but I don't think three celebrities surrounded by body guards and who live their lives in the spotlight (and who are constantly wary of exactly this kind of exposure) can be qualified as normal.

As unusual as it is that Beyonce doesn't really react, I'm inclined to think that it had occurred to her (possibly in previous similar situations) that she had literally nothing to gain by stepping into the middle. Part of her job is her cool, composed public persona. Would it really be such a stretch to imagine that…

Idk if this is meant as a rhetorical question, but I once attended a wedding for a very high-profile American family and the invitations were not unlike these, detailing only city and dress code(s). They included RSVP cards and a secondary card to send back with your booking information. When we arrived at our hotel,…

That's what I was thinking. They included an information phone number that can't be printed without violating the general code of ethics that comes with celebrity reporting. You know the one: do absolutely fucking anything you can get your hands on except publish addresses and phone numbers or anything that could get…

Apparently she narrowly avoided showing up in shackles and a terrifying waist-cinching machine (?).

Oh dear. You forgot your portable steamer, didn't you Taylor? Honestly though, she usually looks incredible but this dress is just kind of... not so great. It reminds me of the very low-budget bridal pieces you see in the window of certain dry-cleaners and tailors. The embroidery doesn't seem like it photographs very…

Easy: they have less to lose by not voting. Issues that affect them aren't hugely politicized, and so they don't get "fired up" (I hate that phrase but can't think of an alternative at the moment) about elections. Women's health and reproductive rights are the obvious examples, but there are several.

I was thinking the pinkish-red was Arizona Muse, her dress was pretty huge (and gorgeous).

On my 9th grade English teacher's desk after hours, while I was still taking her class. Boarding school kids are the worst; a lot of the guys would get their hands on master keys and use the rooms for all kinds of shit. I didn't like her for all kinds of reasons, like making fun of me in front of the class for having…

Hilariously, H2 (History Channel's less-loved child, relegated to the attic room/100+ channels ) has everything that used to make History Channel worth watching for 9 hours straight. Not that I ever did that.

I believe strongly that the uptick in the "nones" is related to the increasing availability of information. Not just information about science, but about the wider world in general. We don't just see things about science, we see things about the world and brush elbows with other religions whose ideas conflict with…

This top is just not good. I tried to find better words but the best description I could think of was "awkward paper vest at the ob/gyn's office."

"The Rhythm Method." Known in my (Catholic) household growing up as "Vatican roulette."

Yep, it's so popular in the Middle East/Gulf that there are "Fair and Lovely" whitening product commercials during the previews in movie theaters. I remarked that I thought it was unusual and the guy I was with told me that every woman he knew (well enough to know about this) bought the product - his mother, sisters,…

It really is spiteful, and so transparent as well. AND SO LAZY. The obvious sexism is what really bothers me, but the laziness of this kind of sentiment is unbelievable. Like: "Well, we don't like what you have to say or that you might be deserving of respect for reasons other than your physical appearance but it's…

I won't ever find the SJP Horse jokes funny. Seriously, not ever. Talk about sexist, mean-spirited low-hanging fruit. Ugh. That shit pisses me off.

There are a few out there. I actually carried my cat everywhere in my handbag when she was a kitten. We're talking the grocery store, movie theaters (yes, I was young and stupid and inconsiderate of people with allergies. I would never do this now and I'm sorry), and Waffle House at 2AM. Once she outgrew the bag, she…

OH DAMN. I just thought the guy on the right had really bad luck, identical-genetics-wise, and ended up with a noticeably asymmetrical face and a permanently suspicious raised eyebrow.

*Raises hand*

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