Ha, did you know that she did it specifically to piss off the shippers? She got irritated that fans were all just "WHO WILL JO MARRY IN THE SEQUEL??? IT HAS TO BE LAURIE, RIGHT? JO+LAURIE 4EVA!!! <3" that she turned around and said "Jo's going to marry some big fat old German guy with a beard, and Laurie will marry…

Not on point but sometimes I just randomly type the starts of phrases into the search box just to see what other people have Googled for before me.

I've met a couple of people who played 'Portal' pretty much blind without knowing anything about it, who didn't actually realise that the player character was female until almost at the end (or in one case until it was done). Even though you do see yourself at the beginning as you step out of the isolation chamber…

I do see your point. Maybe that is what he meant, that in terms of physical build there is a (tiny) bit more variety to what's considered conventionally beautiful in women. I totally agree with your 'Knocked Up' point. Regardless of whether someone as an individual thinks that Seth Rogan's character was physically…

I've read (well, listened to the audio books) of the first three. I did quite like them, and do plan to get to the rest. :)

I'm really really looking forward to Season Five, but I have to admit that when they started discussing who the new people would be a while back my first thought was "Oh, this is just what 'True Blood' needs - more characters".

Yes, we live in a culture that equates youth with beauty/desirability and rewards that, especially in women. But that does NOT mean that women cannot be socially and professionally disadvantaged when people mistake them for younger than they are and use that as an excuse to dismiss them, condescend to them, or even…

As someone in my mid 20s who is frequently mistaken for much older (to my disadvantage), this was eye-opening and a reminder that "the grass is always greener" etc. So thank you.

As soon as I heard about this movie, I was all "Jazz Age production design by Catherine Martin, on the big screen and in 3D? I'M THERE!!"

Yes. Our culture can and does create poor self-image in men, and men can compare themselves unfavourably to the images they see in the media. But not to the same pervasive level as it does for women.

When I was in middle school they'd JUST changed the home ec syllabus from the old one to the new improved. So instead of making I think it was a pencil case and a stuffed animal of some kind, we learned how to put a zipper on, hem a pair of trousers, etc, etc. I so don't make/alter my own clothes and don't even own a…

Equally possible, some psychos are just really great at compartmentalising. So she could think of her kids as exactly that, her kids, and precious valuable beings. Whereas these kids, other people's kids are... not.

Did Jezebel post a YouTube video a while back from a girl who demonstrated just how long it takes and how much effort it can take to achieve the "natural effortless beauty without a hint of makeup" look? I've scrolled and scrolled, but I can't seem to find it.

Oh god, WikiHow. You google something random then click the WikiHow link out of sheer morbid curiosity, read the guide and gag in horror, then click another link and another and bam! it's after midnight.

Exactly, hence the :/ I'm trying to figure out what the fuck kind of mentality a finding of "25% responsibility" could come from, and that's what I could come up with. And sadly, I could buy a jury coming to those sorts of conclusions.

'Psychoville'! The first time I saw it I was exhausted, drunk and had no idea what I was watching except it had two of the League of Gentlemen in it. It was like a fever dream come to life and on my television.

Interesting, thanks for that. It makes sense that most plaintiffs would ask for that option.

Australia. It can be done but it's not the norm. So I've learned something new today.

I'm not entirely clear on this, but I'd guess you wouldn't be able to successfully sue unless you could prove one of your partners knew they had herpes and deliberately or recklessly exposed you to infection. Or something. I understand the reasoning behind the penalty here as he did a shitty thing, but at the same…

(Can't edit comment, posted too long ago.) I didn't say that very well. I wonder sometimes whether if treating the act of knowingly infecting someone with an STD like a minor civic matter such as littering or what have you, where you get a warning or small fine but nobody can sue you for thousands of dollars, or put…