I grew up going to a very lovely Burlingtons where my mom got us great coats, but the one by me is somehow a dingy mess with no lighting. And like it kinda boggles ‘cause the Circuit City that used to be there was well lit, and every other store in the complex (including a Marshalls and TJ Maxx) manage to have lights.

I doubt it’ll convince your friend, but

My laws of modesty book (which not mormon but I’m guessing similar reasoning) says that straight up floor length is sloppy/immodest/unkempt (and also a trip hazard). Knee length tends to go above the knee when actually trying to do things, so mid calf/ankle/midi/duty length tends to be the recommended length.

The stairs in most subway stations are too narrow for that to work-the ramps would end up taking up about 1/3-1/2 of the width of some of the stairwells. When the station is really busy, it'd probably lead to people tripping on the ramps.

One of my fave Harlem gentrification stories is how years ago they priced out a Greek dive that all the city college kids ate at and now next door they’ve got a shiny Greek themed pizza place. Also I’m very sick of my building being an Airbnb ‘cause nobody can afford the gentrification rents.

an inquiry focused on whether the club discriminates against potential customers on the basis of gender, which would violate the city’s public accommodation laws.

There’s a Russian game show (toch v toch) kinda like this where celebs impersonate singers (sometimes including blackface) and the panel has to guess who the person is & it’s amazingly gloriously trainwrecky.

Sometimes you get caught up in the moment and don’t stop to think til it’s too late. I once chased after a kid who stole my handheld gaming toy in the subway & we both lucked out that he got caught by someone sympathetic who chewed him out and didn’t do anything worse. I could have afforded a replacement so the chase…

The women in this story is a member of an Orthodox congregation in Las Vegas (it’s on the list of if you’ve been, you need to get checked places) and likely an active member since the Rabbi is the one making the statement. Generally if you’re an active member of an Orthodox community, it’s not uncommon to be in and…

I feel bad for this woman ‘cause like she did the proper thing and was vaccinated & then her vaccine failed & like that’s why you get everyone vaccinated. Also kinda worried ‘cause Las Vegas orthodox scene skews young married couples which inherently means lots and lots of young kids and I'm pretty sure they're the…

My brother got a puppy that’s not totally housebroken yet. My mom and I puppysit her fairly often, and so bathroom information gets shared a ton as it's important for training.

With all the recent stats about marriage becoming a luxery for the rich (marriage rates for poor people have cratered), the pendulem is swinging back towards it commenly being a business arrangement.

My parents in theory married for love and their marriage went up in flames, so like a business arrangement doesn’t feel more/less moral to me in that respect. At least there are already lawyers and hopefully some money for the kid. 

Why not both? seems really sensible. These two people often probably share a mutual attraction due to having lots of things in common, and the business side means they have some shared mutual goals. It’s honestly not terrible different from many normie ‘ships, ‘cept that the lawyers get in early (which honestly sounds…

One of my favorite takes on Pinnochio is by the Eifman Ballet, so I totally believe in the potential for Disney to do something creepy cool here.

I've been hearing a lot of talk about how Jeffries is one of the reps they want to groom for leadership, and that's what this vote sounds like. Feels kinda can't win - vote for him and it's bad , vote against him and Dem leadership isn't making way for newer blood.

Jews are over represented in Congress (make up %2 of US pop, something like %6 of Congress), but I think I get why Orthodox Jews don’t really bother with Congress. The schedule is fairly frustrating in terms of observance going by some of Lieberman's stories and it's often more practical to work on the municipal level…

I’m wondering if it’s cause the political types go into local politics where they can more immediately help their communites? Like NY has a decent amount in our state house and on city boards.

I like this show, but I was rolling my eyes a bit at that 'cause like either they would have found that paper as part of the list review or 'cause it's in Russian and kinda obscure they would have published anyway...at he least, I wondered why they didn't bother with a second translator to double check. (Or treat the…

Thirding (or whatever) the Nordstrom rack rec & Century 21 is my other go to for sub $30 bras outside the Marshalls/TJMaxx size range.