“He feels that both his parents are being exploited and being presented in a false, simplistic way to make money.”

Oh, wow. I thought the term was dumb but didn’t really consider it any further.

I got engaged after a year and a half of dating but also after a year of living together. People should obviously follow their own timelines, but after a year of cohabitation, there really wasn’t much doubt left that we were going to get married and give it a whirl. I think people want to be certain before they get…

William and Kate happened because the family didn’t want this history to repeat himself if they forced him to marry elsewhere and Kate was Camilla’d.

Absolutely do Google those top baby name lists! I’ve heard so many parents say “The name wasn’t popular yet when I named you!” and it’s true. I was surprised by some of the top names on the most recent lists. At least we have the advantage of Google now. Not that parents seem to be using it--I have SO many Emmas,…

And stating that a racist authority group that frequently abuses it’s power is also inherently good.

You really can’t say the same thing about Black Lives Matter. Stating that a group of people matter is an inherently positive message. The backlash against the slogan is a symptom of racism and people reading negative connotations into a slogan that simply aren’t there. It’s like idiots saying that “Girl Power!”…

Our quote was $2,400. $1,800 if you’re lucky enough to make it off the waitlist at the YMCA (the cheapest option around).

I support defunding the police and have used the slogan myself, but I agree with Obama that it’s not a great slogan and it’s alienating potential voters. Instead of getting upset at this guy, it would be more beneficial to discuss clearer messaging.

It’s true, she responded well to that incident. 

I’d like to know this, too. I once found an actual J Crew outlet that was in a warehouse, not an outlet mall, and the sign for it was tiny. It almost seemed hidden.

Absolutely true. I just can’t shop at Marshall’s or TJ Maxx when I could drive to the outlet and get better quality stuff. I have had bad luck with Gap outlet items, and I find that Gap sales are good enough that I can just wait for their regular merchandise to go on sale, but staples from J Crew, Banana, and even…

I get the question. But it’s also a bit like saying “I don’t like kale. Can anyone tell me why it’s still a thing?” I don’t listen to either of them, but they’re both big deals because (1) they’re conventionally pretty (2) charismatic (Grande in particular baffles me, but her legions of fans prove that people do, in…

Harry issued a couple different official statements asking the press to back off. Charles, future king, didn’t issue one. It signalled to people that the stories in the papers had some merit to them when none of Harry’s family took a stance. 

So many teens wanted to be a princess when Charles was a bachelor—taking advantage of a young person’s naivete just because they think they know what they want is not an excuse. 

I agree with you, but feel compelled to add that Brits dish out their patronizing takes on American politics and culture all the time. I did a lot of research throughout the UK and was constantly annoyed by the amount of hot takes re: American culture I was treated to. Two wrongs don’t make a right, though!

I also enjoy going into great detail about my uterine abnormalities that make it difficult to bear children when asked. “Since you’re so interested in my body, let me draw you picture of my womb...” The dawning horror is great and all, but the mortified resignation that hits around the 2-minute mark of my reproductive…

Honoring the NYC teacher’s unions 3% stipulation is what led to the most recent bout of school closures. MA teachers’ unions are being thwarted by the DESE’s lax “safety regulations” which they claim are backed by CDC guidelines but in reality are often at odds with them. There has been a lot of gray area created to…

I’d be more willing to let bygones be bygones if he’d shown more public support for his son’s wife. He didn’t—he was as careless about her mistreatment by the press as he was about his first wife’s—so the wolves can him. According to the country house rumor mill, he’s also an appalling houseguest, so he can face the…

As dumb as it is for people to take a fictional show so seriously, his infidelity is not fiction, and he dragged a literal teenager into his mess when he was 32. So, limited sympathy there. I also think it’s healthy for him to experience a small fraction of the rage that his son and Meghan faced from online bullies…