Does anyone else think there is something fundamentally weird in this day and age about continuing to give an elected official’s spouse any kind of power to lead and execute government projects? Like, I didn’t vote for Chirlane McCray. I might have, if she’d run, but she didn’t. I voted for Christine Quinn, who is the…

“My boyfriend invested $50 million in Instagram and all I got was this lousy photoshoot.” - Karlie Kloss

That’s interesting! I’m 30; my grandmother never wore hers, but it made sense with the kind of person she was (Footloose-style “no dancing, no pop music” sort of lady) and my mother is in her late 60s, but never had an engagement ring at all, so obviously never wore one. My dad got her a diamond 5-stone band for their…

Making fun 0f people who have to buy things at WalMart that richer people buy elsewhere = always funny and in good taste!

About half my friends who’ve gotten married in their 30s went that way—small wedding, small (often antique) rings, big down payment. About half did exactly what the banks are expecting them to do, as many of them were already financially advanced enough to own a home or have income and savings such that they could…

I agree, I was glad to see something this thoughtful on the matter. Understanding individual coercion is something that many women develop a vocabulary for as they grow up; understanding cultural coercion is more complicated. I maintain that I freely, wholeheartedly consented to my first sexual experience at the age…

If they WERE grieving. Because they “may have had” pain or grief after their 12 year old was shot. We can’t be 100% sure and wouldn’t want to assume.

I mean, the fashion industry is tough but they’re not that tough—they’re all actual human beings too, esp the ones who aren’t famous yet. Considering she’s getting pictures of his dresses posted all over the place, she’s probably pretty safe. Sort of like how sometimes models/designers orchestrate a runway fall,…

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I hope your day gets better! Or if it can’t, I hope tomorrow is nothing like it!

Haha yes I know we are in agreement :) It’s so incredibly frustrating that they keep reframing this as a moral and even a constitutional issue when the words “well-regulated” are right up there in the front. Not a single one of their arguments holds up to me, logically speaking, and yet their lobby continues to win.

Oh yes, I am not talking about professionals here. I’ve known and loved and am friends with many police officers, and they are crazy about gun safety, though I know that is not universal and is not at all intended to stand for my opinion on police violence more generally. They are aware that they cannot mess up even…

Oh, what utter crap.

I feel like the word for what I feel in these cases isn’t even empathy. I can’t even come close to putting myself in the shoes of someone who’s experienced the loss of a child, OR the shoes of a gun owner who someone continues to justify their gun-owning. What I feel is sheer horror and revulsion at someone else’s…

She used a few of the images, but she did retain the credits and link back to the original source. She also removed the images when they requested she either pay or do so, so this should basically be a non-issue, except someone seems to be in the mood for a little publicity. This is super common and not at all…

Something about his language bespeaks exactly that mindset to me.

Not to be that person but are “Sea World rescuers” also “Sea World Animal Talent HR Recruiters/Kidnappers”? Because it would make me sad to see that little guy carted off and left in a tank when he is so close to getting back to the ocean! I hope they just provide medical care and then help them get back into the…

This is my single biggest concern regarding Hillary, even though I will probably ultimately vote for her. The irrational hatred the Republicans have towards her is genuinely disturbing; the fact that she has ties to the “establishment” doesn’t work for her favor on the campaign trail OR in office.

Agreed. I assume they know this, but shouldn’t they look at American Girl dolls? Once they have a little more data on what people are buying most of, they should be able to keep a fairly infinite variation in stock. And store-in-store boutiques at their highest traffic locations are already a thing—why not have a…

Taking someone to the opera for the first time always makes me think of the time I took my best friend, who’s from California, to her first hockey game. She’d never seen it played before, and well into the first quarter, she turned to me, utterly frustrated, and hissed “WHY DO THEY KEEP CHANGING DIRECTIONS?” I know it…