Also Four ‘N Twenty pies? You eat those at the football when that's all they have or when you're leaving the pub after many drinks and 7 Eleven is next door. During daylight hours you get a real pie from your corner baker or milk bar.

Really? I'm pretty optimistic he's going to surprise a lot of people with this.

Excellent piece. I wonder how different the landscape on reproductive rights would be if a. state legislature and gubernatorial elections saw the same turnout as Presidential elections do, particularly among Democratic voters. b. The debate on this issue has been framed very successfully by the anti-abortion and…

I’m just curious what they’re going to do when Pope Francis says “hey everyone, it’s cool, birth control is ok.”

That’s amazing. Also, Mimi Thorisson’s in Bordeaux is not bad. It’s more of a farmhouse than a chateau, but I wouldn’t say no to it:

A chateau in France. I visited a few when I was in Bordeaux last year, one owned by the guy founded Spar, the European company that’s sort of like 7-Eleven. Amazing place, helicopter waiting out back. ‘I’ll be back in a bit Mrs, just taking a quick helicopter ride to Paris’

Heated floors are amazing. Actually not that expensive either, you can buy a kit at Home Depot to do a room about 50-75 square feet for around $100. Of course, you have to rip up your floor, but if you happen to be remodeling your bathroom, it's a great addition.

Yeah I think he was credited as a producer on the album, but I wouldn't go so far as to say he wrote it. I kind of stopped listening to Smashing Pumpkins after Gish, but I'm just not seeing the similarity.

And many, many Armani.

I think Sally and Henry have completely misunderstood her in this situation. I read it as her not wanting to spend her last few months going through chemo and tests, and they’re accusing her of being addicted to the tragedy. I might have thought myself around seasons 1 or 2, but lately, Betty has been one of the most…

I have a complicated relationship with work and workplace culture. I work a full time job in IT and also have my own business, which used to be my full time employment, until I took a full time job working for one of my former clients. So yeah, I’m busy, but I feel no need to prove to anyone how productive I am by…

You make an excellent point, and the third scenario you described is pretty much my working life. I have worked at places where it's expected of you to just be a machine and work until you drop, and everyone is competing over who can work the most hours, and that's just not me. Luckily I work somewhere now that takes…

I was the typical rebellious adolescent, always arguing with my parents. When I was in my senior year of high school, my mother sat me down one day and asked me if I wanted to go to Italy. My cousins played soccer in a league and through something to do with their league and the sister cities program, they were going…

I’m just not seeing (hearing) the similarity. To me, Smashing Pumpkins always sounded more like alt stoner rock, almost like Queens Of The Stone Age, just with more whiny vocals. Hole sounded more like 80’s punk rock, and her vocal style is totally different.

I don't think it does.

Also, have you seen the movie? I watched it last night, it's excellent. The artwork and animations are beautiful, and it really shows a side of both Kurt and Courtney that I hadn't seen.

Now you're just fucking with me.

He wrote the song or the entire album? If that's true, this is the first time I've heard it.

I actually have an old cassette copy of Pretty On The Inside, but seeing as I haven't owned a cassette player in about 12 years, I haven't been able to listen to it. I do remember it being a good album, though. But the first time I heard Live Through This it was just...whoa.

It's an ace album, and Violet is such an incredible opener.