I also hate the ‘bitter virgin’ narrative because it is reductive but in this case, I don’t think it’s a burn on self-determined virginity. It feels more like an “I’m angry because I’m a dirt bag and no one will have sex with me” burn, not “I’m angry because I choose not to have sex”.

I want 2017 Trump, 2008 Obama, 1901 Teddy Roosevelt and 1869 Ulysses S. Grant to race one lap around the Whitehouse lawn.

Ah, it’s just the opposite for me; I love the Star Wars and Blacklist series because they explore so much about the politics and social values of the time and focus less on purely Hollywood-centric stories. But what I admire too is that she balances out her themes so both sides of her audience can tune in for what…

Ah, that’s a detail I didn’t know! That certainly puts a different spin on the casting choice then. If Streisand ends up as a producer of the movie, we may we well throw in our hats.

I think the Gaga version will be closer to the Judy Garland one - where the star is treated more like a product than a personality. Streisand’s interpretation was insanely egotistical and really didn’t work with the themes of vulnerability and disadvantage that the original story explores. Babs made the movie as a…

My friend, I was in the same boat but I went back and started at the beginning. Because I now have such a better understanding, the interconnectivity is even more wild and amazing. Give those early episodes a re-listen, you won’t regret it!

And to you, my friend.

Yes, that’s much how I felt about it at the time and how I feel about it now. I rationalized it then because I had never been in such a long relationship with someone I loved that much. I thought “well, maybe this is where things get to after a few years?”. And as you say...he “loved me and thought I was beautiful”, I…

I struggle with this regarding my ex boyfriend as well...

I don’t want to minimize any of the important points your comments in this thread have brought up because they are really great and I’m so glad you are shutting down that fucking self-serving vitriol.

I don’t think she was pushing him, it looked more like she was just flailing, trying to get a grip on something solid. I also saw her go under, for a sec, presumably to get the dog herself. You have to think of them in that car together, both so scared, and she couldn’t bear the thought of leaving her little dog to…

Also, sometimes I look at this so remind myself to chill - life has been rich, interesting and full up till now and there’s so much more of it ahead.

Okay, first off, I am so happy to be a part of the 31-and-wtf-I-dunno-what-I’m-doing club.

“I don’t see color!”

Have you guys seen this?

ya - and this video is weak. The opportunity to be awesome is there with a (literally) cool setting, cool kids, cool clothes but it’s just really static and bland. I’m not saying they should be synchronized skating or anything but at least like, something should happen? It’s just shots of them laughing and her being…

Okay, but then it’s also a oxygen deprivation risk because you might be compressing the cord to hold the baby in the birth canal. This story, however, is about a baby who’s head/chest was already delivered, it may very well have taken a first breath (generally about 10 seconds after delivery), and to be shoved back in…

wrong, wrong, wrong. This is the stage when the baby is most at-risk for oxygen deprivation because they start gasping for air.

yes. ThisGuy is wrong.

it’s because of insurance but it’s inhumane and so dangerous that it should be a crime.