Agreed, she is wearing it about as well as one could, but I don't like dresses that look like they require a special posture to stay on your body.

Ok, I went and looked at his website, I think he is making a statement about using bodies as sculptural objects that extends well beyond referencing women as mirrors. I don't like it, it is deeply alienating to me. Maybe that is the point, but damn is it unpleasant.

I don’t like the notion that women are a reflection of nature that much either. It sounds a little elemental, mysterious ladies controlled by forces outside their control to me. I like a little more agency in my artistic depictions of women.

I’m continually amazed at the amount of energy adults will put into policing the outfits of teenagers. This girl was nicely and, as she pointed out, very modestly dressed. Who the fuck actually cares? Do they think they are protecting their students from knowing not everyone is heteronormative or worships Jessica…

I have, they are the same people who have baby showers and reveal parties for second or even third kids, with gift registries. I have a lot of cousins.

This is really nuts. I find myself asking expectant parents out of nothing more than my awkward inability to come up with anything else to say. I always regret it because then regardless of the answer I say, “oh, how wonderful! Congratulations”! And then really have nothing to say.

I havnt gone through the process, but it also seems like a good time to have some serious, cards on the table financial discussions prior to marriage.

I wonder if this is the difference between athlete and movie star. I was thinking about this earlier today in line at the airport standing behind two basketball players (college, I thinks? They were recognized by four different people while we were in line and I can't imagine pros fly commercial too often). They were…

To me the photo looks like a celebration of their accomplishment and commitment to their heritage, as African American women and service members. Graduating from West Point is not a small thing, these women should be proud. I don’t know army regulations, but I think there are moments when rules are worth breaking and…

I totally agree, I think he is going to be as awesome a former president as he is president. Like Jimmy Carter awesome.

That is both financial and cultural choice, though. Lots of women take unpaid maternity leave, and under the fmla, mean are entitled to 8 weeks unpaid as well.

Yes, and as a childless woman in her thirties with many, MANY new mom friends and co-workers, lots of first time mothers express excitement about taking a longer leave and the opportunity to really have a break. Once they are home with the baby they talk about the frustrations and exhaustion, but Foye’s fantasy is a…

My favorite boss ever was a German guy who embodied the ultra efficient, rule following stereotype. My company has a pretty generous flexible work arrangement policy but in a de facto sense it is up to supervisor discretion. Herr Uber boss’s response to any request I made (attending friends mother’s funeral, helping…

I agree, a baby sleeping away is fine, once they are mobile it becomes much less ok.

Absolutely. The press should be more careful about how they help abusers communicate to those they victimize. What Workman said was in no way news, nor did it tell us anything about her daughter but to confirm that she was god damned strong to get out of her mother’s control.

It’s not really inherent, though. It is the cheapest way to dispose of water from fracking, but there are other options like treating and reusing the water. The likelihood of causing an earthquake by injection is a consequence of where,how much, and how fast you pump in. These are very worthwhile things to understand…

I was curious too, oil and gas mineral rights on land sit with the crown in England, but there is no right to access included with a mineral right lease. I don’t know how it would work exactly, but I bet they have to pay landowners to access the site. British geological survey has a great website!

In my experience, apartment maintenance was light bulbs and AC filters at ~$100 every couple months. House maintenance is random plumbing problem that always seems to cost $5000. Home ownership means taking on the risk, a savvy landlord will be covering the cost of expected repairs in rent, but if it turns out someone…

Ok, so I agree that renting vs buying is highly dependent on your situation, including financial and personal goals, but I have to call bullshit on the 25% rule for housing costs. In my adult life, I’ve lived in Los Angeles (35-53%), DC (37%), and Houston (26-13%). Houston is well known as a city with low cost of…

Now I’m wondering if a Martin Scorsese movie set in Hong Kong would be awesome or totally awkward. I liked both the departed and infernal affairs, mostly I think it would be great to see Scorcese working with a totally new group of actors.