The Japanese monarchy is the longest lasting royal line in the world partly because they have been symbolic figureheads rather than powerful monarchs and also because, until recently, there were several clans they could intermarry with. This, combined with a system of concubinage and emperors often “retiring” before…

I envy you that experience. It sounds very much in the spirit of Romanticism.

I mean, Alexander the Great was, by some accounts, an Achilles/Patroclus shipper. The TV element is the only thing that’s new about this concept.

I wouldn’t be surprised if some of their numbers problems are related to the fact that comic book stores just don’t stock a lot of the newer Marvel series. Not a single comic book store near me stocks more than Ms. Marvel on my pull list, so I buy digital copies instead

Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat, and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur are all great reads and all the better when they’re able to do their own thing outside of the Civil War clusterfuck. Of course, Marvel isn’t counting what I buy monthly, since I only buy digital or paperback collections, so...

As a child growing up in the 90s and early 2000s, I was always thirsty at school. If you get one small milk at lunch and get to use the fountain for 5 seconds once a day, that just isn’t enough. Theoretically, you could use a bathroom pass to get a drink of water, but then you’d be down a bathroom trip (of which you’d…

I’m really conflicted, because I absolutely want to see him prance around in that outfit while talking about cakes in that surrealist way, but I’m not sure I want to see that on Bake Off

My state is really solidly blue, but we’ve got no clout or money to do anything about it. We’re one of the poorest states in the nation, but we still manage to lean liberal. Being able to condemn all of the flyover states from a position of power must be nice.

I do wish there was some kind of “in between” status for pets. Its true that they aren’t people, but its a bit weird to consider them property. They’re still members of the family, even if they’re not humans.

The unexplored potential of Midge’s life and her cantilever bra in that movie haunts me.

I can’t have most nightshades either and it’s hell. I’m a New Mexican who can’t eat enchiladas :c

I live in my robe. Home time is robe time.

Ah, I wish! I’ve hulked through so many shirts and jackets with my broad shoulders+barrel chest. I’m 47(mostly ribcage, not boobs)-38-50 and about 5'5, so there’s really just no winning for anyone, I think.

I didn’t realize this was a thing, but it makes so much sense. When I ty to shop at exclusively plus retailers, all of the things are super tight in the shoulders, but huge in the boobs. I’ve also got a belly and a big difference between my waist and hip size. I feel like this explains why nothing fits ever

I wish I was surprised, but I grew up in the US very close to Ciudad Juarez and the papers were always full of these terrible things. I’ll never forget the birthday party massacre

My parents inherited my grandpa’s dog. Shortly after my grandparents got her, my grandpa had a freak accident that left him paralyzed for 3 years before he passed and that dog was his greatest comfort. She was my grandmother’s main companion for 2 years after that. My parents had promised to take the dog if anything…

I had really early onset anxiety as a kid and I was a bad sleeper because of it. Bedtime was panic attack inducing. Being left alone like parenting books say to do never helped, so I just barely slept until I was about 17 and my depression kicked in. Now I sleep easily and deeply, but only if I have noise and light. I…

I loved being alone as a kid and I spent a lot of time that way. Still, I had a terrible time sleeping alone until I was quite old. Being alone and entertaining yourself is one thing; facing the dark and giant “what if” thoughts alone are another

Also: people who chew bubble gum on planes. There is no smell that makes me feel like I’m gonna hurl quite like bubblegum.

I have proportionally small boobs and wide shoulders+big ribcage. My shoulders require me to size up and then the boob area of the thing is saggy and sad. Being a not very busty plus size is a challenge