She's short, or at least she looks that way. Models aren't usually petite.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this is the reason that Anonymous is chosing not to reveal the names of the boys right away. They're giving the police the opportunity to move forward with the investigation, and in Canada, the boys names would be kept out of the media.

I am turning 40 this year. This made me feel very old for some reason.

I was a teenager in the 80s, but DARE means nothing to me as a Canadian, so Baby Jessica it is, because I totally remember the drama around her being stuck down that well. I wondering how she's doing these days?

I had a midwife and was screened for PPD during my prenatal appointments, and flagged at risk for it because of my past issues with severe depression. Sure enough, I ended up getting severe PPD. It took a while for me to recognize it for what it was (6 months), and at that point I was referred to a psychologist who…

I love quinoa. You have to rinse it very well first to remove the bitter saponins that coat the outside of the grain. I cook 1 cup quinoa in 2 cups of chicken broth, then use it all sorts of delicious recipes. My favorite is Quinoa Tabouleh. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Quinoa-Tabbouleh/Detail.aspx

For some reason I was sure Patrick Stewart was gay. Huh. That Ian McKellen is officiating the wedding is very cool news, though. Let's hope that one day Patrick will be able to return the favor.

I live in a bubble. My news sources for this story were jezebel and thestar.com (a canadian news outlet). As a non-American I don't watch CNN a great deal, and as a working parent, I don't have a lot of time for outlets such as twitter. Which is why it was such a shock to me this morning to read about the media's…

I have a young son also. He is 7 and still so innocent. I have the same fears as you do, and I'm going to do my best to raise him to know that is is not okay to rape or sexually assault people. Maybe we can help make the change that we want to see in the world by teaching respect and countering misogyny early on.

I'm really confused about if this is being marketing toward men or women. Playtex is a traditionally female oriented brand, but the use of this dude indicates that they're trying to target men as well as women. I just find this product and it's marketing really confusing, not to mention unnecessary.

I know that the "Shit * Girls Say" meme has had it's day, but ALB's "Shit Tumblr Girls Say" and it's sequel are pretty good representations of my Tumblr experience. The only thing these videos left out was the incredible science blogging and art communities on tumblr, which are part of what makes tumblr worth…

I literally applauded this as I sat watching at my computer, and I have never, ever done that before while watching a video before. Gabby Giffords is an amazing, inspiring woman, and I hope that the senate listens to her.

I think it is important that people know the details of what guns do, and that the lack of gun control has allowed a disturbed 20 year old to put that many bullets into children. Ignorance is not bliss in this case.

Chescaleigh's video response is difficult to watch because she speaks from a place of personal experience as a rape victim, but I also believe it is worth watching and an important video.

That her boyfriend cheated was one of my first thought's also, given her sad video last week, her boyfriend's recent sad videos, and in this video, her comment about "other people's boyfriends" was really telling. In any case, I really hope that she addresses this backlash in her next video, because it'd be good to…

And this is one of the many reasons that I left the catholic church when I became an "adult" and started on a wonderful path toward atheism. This never happened to me, but I was a friend a of a few altar boys and while I never heard of sexual abuse going down in the church I went to, it wouldn't surprise me if it had…

I love all these women. Thank you for highlighting them, Jez!

Is it wrong that I'm hoping this child grows up to be gay?

How durable are they, though? The typical temporary tattoo doesn't last terribly long (at least not on my kids).