I’ve recommended it here before, but cannot recommend enough: Claire Vaye Watkins’ novel Gold Fame Citrus, a dystopian novel with a non-idealized female protagonist living in an American West with no more water that simply does not seem that far off. Well-written, complex, frustrating for me at times, but one of the…

Oh, that’s fair. I just wanted to contribute my $0.02 to the discussion. That song really captured my heart, and I often think about how/why it happened, so the details are in the forefront of my mind. So much of pop music is unpleasant to me, so when I actually enjoy a song that I have to hear, I’m thrilled.

I strongly disagree with both of you. It samples a classic hit, Timmy Thomas’ “Why Can’t We Live Together?” And the Hammond organ from that song adds a reflective, sad quality to this song that I find special and unusual. Also, Sade covered it in the ‘80s, so us ‘80s babies can have secret flashbacks when we hear the…

There was a place in Oakland called No Worries that made an incredible vegan pancit. Really astounding. But their business model shifted from a restaurant to a food truck and I don't know what became of them. Long story short: it's possible but not without considerable effort.

What a shame for your friend and her model. I hope she moved on to better, more fulfilling work after that!

Some cats are total bros; this is true.

Fellating a pierced penis is fine (a little bit of a challenge, but I like a challenge). Receiving or banging a pierced penis, as another commenter stated elsewhere, is A++++. Specifically an apadravya piercing. G spot heaven. For real.

Wow, one of the only new shows I’m actually excited about. I love her. Her guest appearance on Gay of Thrones was great too.

I will not be watching. Never a big fan before, but would watch to humor my mother and grandmother, who would drag us all in with them to behold the spectacle.

MC is a very accomplished chess player, you see.

Oh Raven. So dreamy.

It’s fine if you like that film; I bet there are movies that I love and you can’t stand. I can only speak for myself, and I feel strongly that there was a drop in quality between Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. Also, I really don’t enjoy those “Glee-” type performances during which people cover original songs in a…

I’m nervous but hopeful about this. I loved Strictly Ballroom and Romeo + Juliet. Hated Moulin Rouge and sorta wrote Luhrmann’s films off after that. Hoping he can harness his manic camera energy into intensity and passion instead (probably fruitless to hope for this, I know, but I’m doing it anyway).

So many people, myself sometime included, want to be like Joan Didion. That’s why this essay form persists. So many writers want to craft the modern day “Goodbye to All That.”

I was obsessed with this clip! Obsessed! Not even sure why. My taste runs to the stoner-y side of humor, so maybe that's part of it. I'd rather see a person deadpanning the sound of imaginary engine noises than watch someone get hit in the balls, which is what a lot of humor seems to have devolved into lately.

No, you didn’t! And I wasn’t trying to start anything with you - it just blows my mind that *that* is what that cheerful little earworm from hell is about. I just learned that factoid recently, having endured the song through college years.

Allegedly, a song about a couple on a meth bender! Doot doot doot!

I apologize for the utter ineffectiveness of this, but I will keep good thoughts for both of you. As you said, maybe this is an opportunity to move along. Try to get some substantial rest when you can - 11-hour days are no joke.

You already know the reasons why you (individually and together) decided to cut back. What about something like: make a handwritten list that you can touch and refer to when you need to remember why you made that decision?

Mr. catwhisperer and I are huge, lifelong fans of the Cure. We wanted to get married to a Cure or Depeche Mode or Björk song but ultimately it felt too intimate to share that music with family! Still, I am jealous of your Cure song choice - that’s my dude’s favorite album of theirs.