The company probably has deeper pockets and I understand that it is a pretty common tactic to go after companies in addition to or in lieu of individuals for that reason. Also, I’m sure they do sincerely believe companies like this should have some kind of check to prevent a drunk person from being able to rent one.

She does. One draw of the park is that you can search for and keep diamonds. The thing is, the vast majority of the ones found there aren’t really geared toward being cut-down for jewelry pieces and probably work best as souvenirs or to be worn but in an uncut form.

For real. I even had trouble finding some at Wal-Mart or Target. I just want a nice half-flip like what I use to have to wear to church when I was little, and all the other women in my family wore, so that when I stand up I don’t have to dig my skirts from between the back of my thighs. Is that too much to ask for?…

But is definitely an experience that can not be applied to all and things like “shared girlhood” try to erase that. I would definitely say that things like race and class mattered just as much, in some instances more, than me being seen as a girl when I was growing up. Statements like this is one of the reasons that…

But with what they’re selling, I’m not sure it can work out that well. Maybe if they did a mix, smaller names people would want to support more financially plus big names. It seems like the people who want big names aren’t getting an incentive to use Tidal over all the other streaming platforms out there, and people…

I agree they deserve fair compensation, but with what they were selling it probably would have made more sense to go with artists who have a decent fanbase but aren’t widely famous or millionaires. It might have had a better chance of actually convincing people to pay more to support the artists they like, and who…

Agreed. I think Doria Roberts did a great article on why the streaming services are so bad for independent and newcoming or comparitively obscure artists:http://performermag.com/taylor-swift-s…

Edit: nevermind, see your post further down re: what I was gonna say about the runaway bride having reported a false crime.

I think a Christian cross wearing day would be great! That way, all the non-Christians or Christians who don’t wear crosses/jewelry, could experience what it is like to be a minority member of a often-times racialized religion that is ridiculed, misunderstood, discriminated against and often reduced to its most…

Don't remember that, but one of my favorite moments with him was when he was in his AA meeting lamenting about how messed up even he knew his obsession with her was. He basically admits that he desires her sexually, wants to posses her, but also has maternal feelings towards her as well. It was super sad and creepy to…

Has she compared her writing to those of literary authors? She has compared her writing to those of thriller/mystery authors whose work gets reviewed in certain publications whereas genre books by and aimed at women don't. Some people seem to be claiming she compares her work to Franzen which doesn't at all seem like…

I haven't seen where Weiner is clamoring for a Pulitzer, only that she wants commercial fiction featuring and marketed toward women to get the same treatment as those by/featuring/marketed towards men, and for literary fiction written by women to get the same reviews, reception and categorization as those by men. Her…

That's one thing that gets me about some Libertarians who vote Republican. It would be one thing if they were putting their fiscal values before their social values, but in actuality it seems a lot of them are throwing both under the bus to side with a party that supports neither. Some say they don't want to vote for…

Maybe he should get back to making the pussy purr with the stroke of his hand alongside Ted "Suck on this Machine Gun Obama and Ride this Machine Gun into the Sunset Hillary Clinton You Bitch" Nugent.

Precisely. I am usually all about the response to an initial incident because it seems the response says everything about the initial intentions and the way a person wants to move forward. Cumberbatch didn't double down, or get defensive or place all blame on anyone who might be offended, or characterize others as…

People are also being deterred from help for fear of losing their kids. So some people struggling would rather try to get through it as best they can than go in for treatment for fear of losing their children. That kind of mentality and mistrust of government lowers the likelihood of treatment and reporting, not…

Seriously? Because sometimes parents fear losing their kids because the lights get cut off, and that's the only factor. No one should have to fear loosing their kids solely because they are poor (or otherwise marginalized and fear repercussions from seeking help for everything from utilities to medical services to…

Actually, its about ethics in art journalism.

I think that makes perfect sense, and it is upsetting. It seems that first time around that he got the same treatment as would be expected of someone who had a patient die in a perfectly legal surgery. The family also got compensation as though they had taken their child in for a minor procedure only to have something…

In the article it says it was an out-of-court settlement for manslaughter. I wonder if it might be similar to how in the U.S. someone can be acquitted of a criminal death but still be punished in a civil case for a wrongful death. Even though they took her to him, they could still argue some malpractice on his part…