Is Angelina going for a multiethnic version of the Duggar Family? I mean, seriously? I get the argument that these people are all economically capable of taking care of large families, but are they emotionally capable of it? It makes me think of the law for polygamy in Islam that states that if you can't take care of…

I just dared my boyfriend to reference this in his final exam for Corporations Law. If he does it, it'll be the greatest 30th Birthday present ever.

Ditto.

"Michele is a grown woman and Cosmopolitan is a magazine is for adults."

I whip my hair back and forth.

I can't believe that this is news.

I love this girl because she's clearly the product of an intellectual household in Saudi: I bet she's from Jeddah. ;)

Lord have mercy, it's Richard Armitage! My Monday is officially (or rather momentarily) no longer a steaming pile.

I wish they had included all the updates about relationships, engagements, wedding planning and everyone who posts at least once-a-day about their kids, their husband/boyfriend/fiance/real doll, etc. because that takes its toll, too. My rational mind tries to tell my irrational mind that it's just Facebook and I…

There's not enough space here to go on a rant about veiling, but I'm definitely going to be linking to this during my lecture today on Orientalism.

Will there also be a (closed/private) Facebook Event Page?

I first saw these when my parents retired outside of Massachusetts and I was sort of horrified at the censorship since up until that point the only censorship I had seen in a store was for actual porn. I finally realized, after my fifth sighting of a billboard/side of a barn damning me to eternal hellfire that it's…

@stacyinbean: I just LOL'd. Yes!!!

Yeah, this is the validation I needed today, sitting in my office, A.B.D. with 13 years of Massachusetts Public Schooling under my belt. There's also a direct correlation between "Time Spent Being Educated in Massachusetts Public School System" and "Years Spent in Therapy During My 20s."

I prefer my current living situation where the cleaning staff comes in every summer and waxes pubic hair and tortilla chips to the floor. Saves us a lot of trouble and we don't have to Swiffer as often.

Glad to see Boston holding its own!

Note to self: don't eat lunch at your desk any more.

At least she didn't have to answer any geography questions.

I didn't even know this was on last night or that it was the 90th Anniversary until it was all over. I loved the little timeline with things like, "Feminists protest pageant" and "Miss Whoever speaks about women's rights for her platform." It was worth it just to analyse the demographics from an American Studies…

Call me crazy, BUT, I think "Teen Mom" and "16 & Pregnant" actually *don't* do a lot to glamorize teen pregnancy. I don't watch that show because it's upbeat and everyone's so happy to be a teen mom, I watch it because it's a psychological and emotional train wreck. It's the same reason I watch the bride shows, it's…