I think you final paragraph is the most salient. Religious environments don’t attract just sexual abusers: they attract abusers, period. The framework of an institution that claims divine authority and demands fealty and obedience with threats of eternal damnation for failing to obey is, at it’s core, psychological…

Counterpoint: Gritty doesn’t look like Sweetums.  He looks like Pepe the King Prawn.  Blatantly.  Complete rip-off.

Okay, so I get that this is Jezebel, so at the risk of the being subjected to the flame, I genuinely ask/state: I don’t understand your point, and am curious as to why you think the painting salacious and why you believe an identity is crucial to the model?

I have absolutely done this with a French press at work, using the coffee from the pot(s) in the communal coffee mess.

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You okay with Malbec? I love Chilean Malbec.

It’s for the same reason you should cook lasagna the day before, fridge it, and then reheat it for the meal — it gives all of the flavours a chance to meld. Same technique can/should be used for salsa, bruschetta, a lot of soups (like cioppino base), etc.! 

Not even 1%.

I would also add, because playing by the rules doesn’t work any more: