I think "natural" is overrated anyways. ;)

Most prescription birth control includes one week of sugar pills (they're a different color) which allow your body to bleed on a regular monthly schedule. Some women will skip the sugar pills and, therefore, skip the blood. You can also get a prescription for a type of pill that is intended to be taken for 3 months in…

Speaking of which, Britney Spears' costumes for her latest tour include a black Swarovski crystal outfit. That lights up. With a matrix of LEDs. Which "animates fire and lightning."

So, in Lake Michigan, the average age of mothers at first birth is 23? ;)

He might feel them sometimes. My boyfriend sometimes can, but he usually can't.

Thank you for pointing this out. I had never noticed that, but you're totally right. I'll look at things differently now.

I see where you're coming from. Many people go through life wanting to be "normal" for a variety of reasons. Normal is a privilege. Normal is freedom. It makes you feel safe and it lets you expand your choices, blend in, and not be defined by one small aspect of your identity. You want as many kids to grow up normal…

True. I do sometimes wish I had a dog with me when I'm walking alone at night.

I should have clicked through. Thanks for the correction. :)

Correlation =/= causation.

Her quote about the next generation of abortion providers is one of the most comforting things I've learned lately. I'm so glad that there will be people to the work, as long as we can keep it legal.

Wow! That is worse than I imagined. Thanks for the link.

I'm curious. Is there a way to see info on the page views gawker has been getting before and after the new layout?

Not as bad as clicking the "frat letter" link from jezebel, being linked to a gawker redirect, and then back to Jezebel.

That Wikipedia link is one of the saddest things I have ever read.

I sucked my thumb at night until I was 17. It was hard because even though I learned to fall asleep without sucking my thumb, I would still start back up while I was asleep. Flavored nail polish did nothing. What finally did work was velvet gloves.

Sure, they look similar. They're both following the same beauty script: bottle blonde, classic lipstick, and pearls. Of course they are. It's a safe choice for the wives of politicians.

@ErasmusSB654: I wouldn't say that. In the alt universe, aren't Walternate and Alt-Elizabeth divorced?

YES. My first thought was Milgram as well.

Y'all. Just because you've forgiven Portman for the Polanski petition doesn't mean everybody has. I don't see why I should. You're tired of hearing about it? Too bad.