I keep feeling really baffled that Anthony Bourdain isn’t in this world anymore — no more tweets or books or episodes to pop into my day. It makes me so sad, especially because a lot of my friends and family struggle with depression and suicidal ideation. I hope they hold on.

Nor do they get a pass for being misogynistic when NOT using women’s bodies. The trope of “eww women and vaginas are gross” needs to end.

Listen, gay men: You don’t get to be misogynistic assholes while using women’s bodies for something you want. You don’t get a pass.

Depression and mental illness as a whole scare me so much because they are truly invisible at times and do not discriminate against who they affect.

I appreciated how Bourdain evolved from the cheeky American asshole in Cook’s Tour to the more respectful “I want to be everyone’s friend” in No Reservations to the “food is just how I talk about the bigger stuff” guy in Parts Unknown. He cut down on the wisecracking (somewhat) and turned into someone who was…

I’m more than a little surprised at how much Anthony’s death is affecting me. I knew I was a huge fan of his, and my wife jokes about my crush on him whenever we watch Parts Unknown, but I’ve been going back to all the news sites, looking for the articles that help me figure out why I’m so sad at my desk.

I was just expressing something similar about Bourdain (except in regards to his gift for appreciating the basic humanity people from all cultures share, and presenting that to his viewing audience - his shows are often a great antidote to dehumanization and othering).

SSDGM!

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STOP FUCKING APOLOGIZING. STOP IT.

Agreed. I mentioned in another article that either HBO or Netflix (which has Michelle Wolf’s show) should pick Bee up. I’d love to see her really cut loose.

I’m so furious she (was made) to apologize. Now I kind of want her to leave TBS. Can HBO pick her up and have her follow Jon Oliver? I’d renew my HBO subscription for that.

Saffo said she and Andy Spade tried to help Kate check into treatment centers, but that she never went because “the ‘image’ of her brand (happy-go-lucky Kate Spade) was more important for her to keep up. She was definitely worried about what people would say if they found out.”

Also abandoned: commas.

This happened to me a few weeks ago. Ive also been going through the worst few years of my life and have been in a bad way. One day i went to the home depot near my office, I pulled into the farthest spot I could find and just sobbed and sobbed. I thought that I was well out of the way but a woman came up and knocked…

The last couple years have been the worst of my life. I won’t detail it, but the amount of crushing sadness and some of the thoughts that went through my head daily were slowly and completely taking over my life. I drove to the gym (which was my positive place) one day and just sat in my car and sobbed, because I…

I took a mental health day off of work today because I have been so stressed and depressed. I haven’t been suicidal in several years (shout out to pharmaceuticals and therapy!) and I’m not now, but definitely feeling the overwhelming weight of things. Thankfully I have a job where I have such the luxury.

Okay anyone out there suffering: please get help. You can text LISTEN to 839863. You can call 1-800-273-8255 i8f you are going through any kind of crisis This happens to be our local Reno office and I feel confident they are highly trained in helping LGBTQ people, veterans, domestic violence, and sexual assault…