There was a snippet in there where "The Power of Yet" sounded like this:

These shirts are also made by American Apparel, which ick. My feminism does not support Dov Charney.

All of the shirts are made by American Apparel which - to my mind - cancels out their rah-rah feminist messaging. How do you reconcile this? Giving $$ to Dov and thus supporting the company is problematic at best.

This is similar to Geena Davis's proscriptions for increasing the numbers of women in film; i.e., flip the script.

Cindy Gallop is also looking for a buyer for her "taste specific" apartment. For $6M you could live in a black lacquer box.

I have not read EPL, but I recently finished "The Signature of All Things" and loved it. Evocative, sweeping, thoughtful. Well-developed characters and beautiful writing. I highly recommend.

When I was a wee child (not quite 8 years old), my mother took me to a showing of the 1978 remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Her great love of horror would not be abated by the lack of a baby sitter.

Thanks for sharing this. Very, very silly and clever. I loved the Q and As. As a whole, this is new genre of comedy writing.

I offer a caveat on Dare Me, which I read earlier this year: it's a loaner, not a keeper. I enjoyed it well enough, but it's not a book I'd desire to own. I got mine from the library.

On her website, there are pictures of 14 cats. That's even more scooping!

My mom - bless her heart and rest her soul - used to "toast" peeps with her cigarette lighter. She also loved Necco wafers, candy corn and Mary Janes. Some kind of strange sweet tooth she had.

Whaddaya mean they're inedible?

Meh. If you want a real piece of fake Americana, get yourself a Whatnot.

I was coming in to see if anyone tagged Molly on Paglia. Glad you did!

The first I saw of the coincidence was a craven tweet by Nikki Finke (which she caught some well-deserved shit for):

As stated by Giovanni, cognacs (and its cousin, armagnac) vary by age but also by maker. Some are sweeter, more floral, smokier. It's best to sip and experiment.

Just popping in to extend some love for "cheese and rice." One of my favorite southern expressions.

This is a good list. My three faves (Singing in the Rain, West Side Story & Oliver!) are repped, so I'm cool.

It's not about just soda; you're being obtuse - willfully, I'll bet.