I've just had my first, and in a weird kind of way I appreciate all the pregnancy/labour horror stories - not individually, it's insane that people tell you about their bazillion hour labour or tearing from belly button to butt or whatever. But cumulatively, they told the same story of your wedding: trying to manage…

Using Vaseline is also an old skier's trick: slather some on exposed skin on the face and you decrease the chance of frostbite.

Aveda Lip Saver is the GOAT. I don't know how I'm the first to post about it. It's the best because before I discovered it, I would inevitably end up peeling my lips off a couple of times a year when inferior products (I'm looking at you, blistex, burts bees, soft lips, chapstix...) failed. This is especially the…

Aveda Lip Saver is the GOAT. I don't know how I'm the first to post about it. It's the best because before I…

It's not an espresso maker, but a french press is a great way to go. Bodum of course makes them, but so do a bunch of other companies. I'd stay away from anything that uses pods. You're generally using an oil or coffee concentrate, not actual coffee.

For those interested, it looks like Costco Canada might be following suit, and McDonald's Canada is evaluating the US decision. The only link I could find about Costso Canada is unfortunately ambiguous.

I've only ever seen the cheap plastic jugs from the grocery store, so now I feel like my milk jug is letting down the rest of my kitchen. Where does one acquire a nicer jug?

As someone who plays non-trampoline dodgeball, I can tell you you're right. Once you're in the air, you're a sitting duck. It's also very difficult to generate power for a throw when you're airborne, so you're easier to catch too. Generally, it sounds super fun, but no one who's serious plays. And yes there are…

I went to a Levi's store when they did that curvy thing a few years ago. I couldn't get into their curvy jeans. Please note: I don't wear plus sizes, I'm a healthy BMI, and while I'm on the tall side (and thus on the high side of 'normal' sizing), I'm by no means an amazon. I have never needed a tall store, though…

Whelp, that went nuclear.

Ummm...these people are you. You said he should eat shitty guac like the rest of us. Also, you implied that he should change his needs to suit the venue. You said he should grow up and read a book. This is a value judgement about an artist based on information that (rightly or wrongly) was expected to be kept…

Right, except that people are getting pissed because he has fancy guac needs, not because he refused a FOIA request (yes, I get that you can't refuse them). These people don't seem to understand how riders actually work, and that his request (again, we're assuming it's for him, could just as easily be for the drummer,…

It's irrelevant where he's playing. The rider is part of a legally binding contract. If the college didn't want to provide guac, they shouldn't have agreed to the rider. Riders are often written at the beginning of a tour and are rarely changed. The tour manager isn't going to spend precious minutes out of his…

The people making a deal out of this don't understand how riders work. Riders get crazy specific because:

I don't have cats (allergies), and my neighbourhood cats poo in my garden, which pisses me off. However, I'm pretty sure the cats (so of which are borderline feral) are keeping the raccoon population in check. Cleaning up cat poo from time to time = annoying, cleaning up garbage and waging an escalating war against…

I didn't think to look for this (alley cats on the front page grabbed my attention).

Yes, and also do a tasting menu - so like 8-10 small courses rather than 3 large ones. I've eaten a few dinners like that, and they are incredible. They are also a whole ton of work, and there may be a person working on a single component of your dish (like a sauce or stock) for the entire day.

I have also never hit $1000 a dinner, though from the article, I think it's more like $500 ($1000 a couple). If you figure a really nice bottle of wine can set you back $100 in the store, than with the 30% restaurant markup, you're looking at a $300 a bottle. So two bottles of killer vino, plus a multi-course meal,…

I for one would actually like to know what they ate. Not so I can snark, but he and his wife seem to have good taste, and I'm curious about what they picked. Is this information available anywhere?

I am dumb. It took me until the 'o' to figure this out :(

The vacu-vin is utter bullshit. Do not buy it.