If you haven’t seen the series Foyle’s War, you must go out and get it RIGHT NOW. They get so much right about this period.

The thing I hate most about these people is that they make the Kardashians seem like a loving, functional family.

Incorrect. They did until they didn’t.

I think you are confusing incident with pattern. Clearly, Anonymous had reason to think that her assailant was engaging in a pattern of behavior, not a single incident. She then followed all the guidelines set up by the institution to report what they defined as sexual assault. That you don’t find the incident to rise…

I lived for a while with a family in England while I was in school there. The dad in the family cut his toast into 16 squares and ate them with a knife and fork. They also put the toast in something called a toast rack so it would cool off nicely before you buttered it because who wants ooogy melted butter on your…

@ Tom Fuentes—You’re right, he could have been killed by a gang member. If he had been, his murderer would face arrest and charges.

It’s supposed to be “Your presence is present enough.” You know, for the sad pun.

Can I just say that, as a ‘direct aunt’ (and godmother), I once spent $150 on a dress for my niece when she was THREE. MONTHS. OLD. My sister told me that if I ever did anything like that again, she was going to burn the dress in front of me. After that, I was strictly Baby Gap.

You should read Jeffrey Steingarten's essay "Salad: The Silent Killer." It's hysterical.

the only thing I got out of this is that people have different-colored noses.

Very Catholic. Let's take care of dead/unborn before the living because....

On your grey streaks: Use a shampoo intended for blondes. Makes those streaks POP & pisses off all your older aunts when you point out that you use it because you LIKE your grey. I have also used purple gel to color the grey around my face (my hair is still too dark for the color to show up elsewhere).

well, THAT took me directly back to high-school art classes

Good Lord, child, what do you think is in all those lattes you keep slurping down?

My vegan sister made a tofu lasagna for my (Italian) dad many years ago. He basically spat it out. When she said—but it's all natural—he replied—so is shit but I don't want it on the table.

I grew up in Florida and learned to drive there (at the time, the age for a permit was 14, so I have been driving a LOOOONG time). Watching folks in MA change lanes at 80mph with no signals used takes my breath away every time I go there.

Clearly, you have never driven in Massachusetts.

All those jaw-twisting exercises will also keep you from clenching your teeth and your jaw, which constricts your throat and can make your voice go up in tone by as much as an octave.

What does this even mean?

When I worked at Macy's, back in the early 80's, our plus-sized (aka Women's) department was called Big City Girl. Just think about that for a minute.