At which point do you just pass on the tree and simply decorate a large green cone? You don't need a tree if you can't see it at all. (I find the one above both incredibly over the top/kitschy and oddly beautiful. It's a weird sensation to have.)

Dear everyone, who's going on about how things are for women/minorities/whatever in Eastern Europe and how this is a prime example: the Czech Republic is a Central European country. It always has been. Look at a map. 40+ years of forced membership in the Eastern bloc did not erase centuries of shared history with…

Depends on whether you count the Roma population as white. I know many Czechs who sadly don't.

Even if everything Wilson said were true, if Mike Brown had really taken part in that robbery and had attacked the officer, shooting him still wouldn't be okay. It wouldn't be just a cop doing his job. A man acting in self defence. Wilson was in his car. He could've just hit the gas if Mike Brown was truly hitting him…

I'm familiar with a number of English euphemisms for male masturbation, believe me. This, however, is about Swedish and they're looking for a simple verb, not a euphemism.

Thanks for the info. The article made it seem like a new word was only needed to normalize female masturbation, not to even the scales, because men already have their own word.

No one mentioned technicians. The article talks about journalists, who's be very much visible at such an event. I mentioned waiters - also very visible. Technicians usually stay behind the scenes. This isn't about the Royal family per se, but about being respectful to an event's host and guests by honoring the dress…

Point taken, but the Royals are official representatives of their country, a nation the US is friends with, allies even. Dressing for the occasion is a part of being respectful, no matter which country a representative comes from. Journalists behaving the way they're supposed to behave is therefor IMHO not news…

Is there a verb for male masturbation that sounds sexy? (And speaking as someone with a basic knowledge of Swedish: klittra, pulla and selfa aren't sexy, either. Quite the opposite. Jag tänkte på dig idag när jag klittrade /pullade /selfade. Ugh.)

Finally some Natalie Dormer on here.

Why is this worth reporting? Following the dress code of an event you're attending is basic good manners. It doesn't matter if you're the guest of honour or you work there. A waiter at a black tie event won't serve champagne in a hoodie. It wouldn't even occurr to me, if I were a journalist, to cover a formal event in…

Why can't we just use 'masturbate'? If we invent a word for when women do it and use the old one solely for men, it won't help normalizing the fact that women do it, too, and that masturbation is as okay for them as it is for men.

Oriental cats would have that last category down. No competition.

Pics please! I adore huge fluffy kitties.

I found the UK narrated version on youtube, but it's pretty awful. The original neither has (nor needed) a voice over to explain what happens to the audience.

I'm pretty sure it was never dubbed in English. The BBC did a narrated version in the 70s, I think, but I've never seen it. English subtitles are the way to go. I found one stream online, but the subtitles are a bit off, so they might be confusing, if you don't already know who says what (http://solarmovie.ag/watch-thr…

Does she still have any course material that she'd be willing to share? The wizard legal system and their type of government bug me to no end. Their world seems to be entirely void of democratic values. You'd think that after Voldemort took over the first time they would have learned their lesson and created a system…

#twinsagainsttwincest

The dressing room mirrors in some stores make me look awful in the clothes I came in and stunning in the ones I try on, even if I bought the ones I came in at the same store. It's not my imagination or subconscious desire for new clothing. When I go shopping, I usually go to three or more different clothing stores,…

She will always be the only Cinderella for me.