I am a photographer by trade. My “thing” is cats in cosplay. My kitty Leia is my most well known set. Carrie Fisher favorited one of them on twitter and it was one of the highlights of my life. May the force be with her, indeed.

To be fair that’s a perspective shared by much of the fashion industry. That “real” fashion is the kind made to fit certain bodies and no “real” designers should need to design for anything else.

Carrie Fisher is a phenomenal writer. I read Postcards from the Edge and Surrender the Pink and Delusions of Grandma as a teen and more than many things (and I read a lot of things), they made me feel a lot less alone. People have been such dickheads to her of late because she dared to age past 19 and yet she is still…

And then, of course, there’s the MASSIVE irony that “couture” literally means the clothes are made on a case-by-case basis in order to conform to your individual measurements and other requirements. That’s right: she’s complaining that they don’t have the “right” proportions for the category of custom-made clothes.

The people who are so eager to put other humans to death get too queasy by such a “barbaric” method. They prefer a “clean”, sterile death.

I say, nut up or shut up.

Yup. Burchard-Risch’s decision not to even apologize in court for her behavior seems to indicate she’s an asshole who also happens to be struggling with alcohol addiction.

According to CBS, her attorney said that the woman isn’t a “lunatic” or a “racist,” but someone with an “alcohol problem.” Burchard-Risch, meanwhile, had nothing to say, either to Jama or to the court.

Now, I don’t agree with the death penalty, but if you insist on having it why on Earth wouldn’t you just use a guillotine?! Incredibly quick, rarely goes wrong (I think it was once during the whole French Revolution?), painless (as far as we can tell.) cheap and efficient. Cleanup is, arguably, a bit harder but FFS if…

My grandfather once mused that we tend to only kill objects of love, not hate. Besides, the kinds of people who usually do the assassinating voted for Trump. So I doubt anyone will even try.

The word ‘elite’ is like a slur to these people. Most fascist/totalitarian regimes begin with an attack on the academics.

Yup I hear you. That’s why I made a point of saying “I DONT ACTUALLY NECESSARILY THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA”

Think of it this way...it’s proof that time travel doesn’t exist (or, if it does, that things over the next 4 years turn out OK!).

No one cares what some elite scientist has to say! <— Donald Trump, probably

JFC

I thought we’d moved on to the 90s.

This 80s nostalgia trend is getting WAY out of control.

Carl Sagan likened nuclear proliferation to two enemies together in a gasoline-soaked room. One person has five matches, and the other has three.

DAMN STRAIGHT. I’m watching a show called Cruel Intentions. I’m not here to see Girl Scouts knitting shawls for kittens. Bring on the coke and pushup bras.

You are in my brain. True story: Freshman year of college, Mr. ARay and I saw the OG movie on our first date. Strike one- He had never seen Dangerous Liasons. Yes, we were too young to see it when it came out, but that’s what VHS was for. Strike two- as we exited the the theater, he mentioned how relieved he was…

I love how this made it to Jez! I’m a regular r/relationships reader and commentor (only reason I joined reddit, that sub is my guilty pleasure). This story is crazy, and I have no idea how homegirl dealt with this for so long without imploding.