I would like to sue the entire United States for the same reason.

Ooooh have I gotta story for you. I just started at a new job and one of my co-workers was talking about how he doesnt use any kind of dishes, silverware or cups, he uses paper plates, plastic silverware, and solo cups, and TRASHES them all. AT LEAST RECYCLE THE SOLO CUPS, BUDDY. And also, what sort of man-child ARE…

A friend of mine uses a couple of dating sites. She got banned from one of them after a dude took exception to her “no thanks.” Later, another friend of hers who also used the site reported that her profile was not only still up, but it showed that she was currently online.

(the rest of it was awarded for “disappointment and sadness”)

Geez. That’s not surprising, but still gross.

There was a good report on this last week on Vice News on HBO (or CBS? Not sure). The bottom line is that a lot of things we reasonably think are recyclable require more processing than it’s worth (financially). So to get past that, just think “never mix, never worry” (also good practice for drinking, but anyway).

I don’t understand what the main point is here. Wanting a child is similar to a having a “sex change” because they are both “stupid ideas”? How are they both stupid? And why is this notion “refreshing”? 

I bet she said No to someone she “shouldn’t have” or showed some independent thought/speech, and this was retribution.

holy shit, you two got me googling this stuff now and I had NO idea how unregulated the industry is. mind blowing!!!

A soap opera.

I lived through the jelly shoe nightmare of the 80s and they did a NUMBER on my frickin’ feet so these can piss right off and I’ll stick with sneakers and, because it is roughly the temperature of the sun where I live, a hefty sprinkling of Gold Bond powder inside so nobody has to deal with my unfortunate funk.

I had cause to explore the descendants of Queen Victoria last year for school. There are all sorts of sordid family details in royalty that are just fantastic. Or sad. Or sad and absurd (see Alastair Windsor, Second Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, who died of hypothermia in Ottawa, Ontario, after drunkenly falling…

It is absolutely possible, nay, ideal, to have empathy for the weak, whilst still recognizing their weakness. Empathy, by definition, requires that we understand the weakness of our fellows.

Oh my God, yes! Stockard Channing for the win.

Anyone else remember when pop stars sold music by making good records rather than soap operas and instagram feuds?

I just spent all morning watching that. WORTH IT. 

Awwww, I miss Movies of the Week. Life before you could watch content on a chip imbedded in your forearm.

So this is where Dave from 2001 ended up? 

Ha, I appreciate you.

Although, you’re right about the Emma Thompson Sense & Sensibility. Alan Rickman is so wonderful in it.