Ending the broadcast before the singing of the alma maters? FUCK YOU, CBS.
ETA: "Technical difficulties"? Yeah, right.
ETA: "Technical difficulties"? Yeah, right.
@nessunolosa: THIS! There's all the time in the world for chitchat when we're finished doing our business (and it's called that for a reason) behind closed doors, chatterbox friend.
@peahen: Why is this "terrible"? The fact is that Elizabeth Edwards was famous because her husband is famous. Many people die of cancer; sadly, many people lose children in traffic accidents; many people--though few so eloquently--advocate for health care reform. What makes her death news"worthy" is her fame, and that derives from her husband's career.
I'd take a whole day of CNN-style summing up over an instant of the disgusting and sleazy New York Times coverage: The obituary mentions John Edwards' infidelity in the very first paragraph.
I'd take a whole day of CNN-style summing up over an instant of the disgusting and sleazy New York Times coverage: The obituary mentions John Edwards' infidelity in the very first paragraph.
I would love to see the senior Senator from Arizona take a principled stand on this horrifying situation.
Oh, wait ...
Oh, wait ...
Richard, you are a GENIUS.
@SuperMeels: Go for a walk. Just around the block, or to the corner mailbox, or wherever you like, at whatever pace you feel comfortable with. It'll be OK. We'll be here when you get back.
"Sarah Palin's brain, such as it is" made me laugh like a drunk toddler.
@SuicaLove: You can tuck them into your bra! Try doing THAT with a Tampax!
@A Message To Rudy: Pre-coffee, I looked quickly and thought it was the "How I Met Your Mother" recap, then couldn't figure out why it was leading the homepage ... or why the Times was recapping "How I Met Your Mother."
I thought for sure this was going to be a post about thongs.
He was on the Imus show this morning and, when asked about his position on gay marriage, offered an explanation that basically boils down to: "I'm a Catholic, and my religion teaches that marriage is a sacred rite reserved for a man, his wife, and the mother of his illegitimate child."
I may not have been paying really close attention.
I may not have been paying really close attention.
@BullyTerrier: "It shrinks?"
@envirodesigner: It does not.
@Habibiti: She was also very, very good in some early episodes of "Two Guys, a Girl & a Pizza Place." (Yes, that's embarrassing to know, but familiarity with early Nathan Fillion and Ryan Reynolds makes up for it.)
Veronica Mars, call your agent.
Then FIRE HIM.
Then FIRE HIM.
@springhaze: Clinique Almost Makeup (which is sheer but waterproof, and too heavy for me by itself) mixed 50-50 with Aveeno Positively Radiant moisturizer. The makeup comes in Fair and Neutral Fair and costs $21 at Clinique counters and Sephora. My skin is super-persnickety, and this combo doesn't get it riled up.
Win every trivia contest you get entangled in this weekend (wedding reception icebreaker!) by knowing that Young MC and Elena Kagan went to the same high school.
@Paranoid K.: Second (third?) Manhattan Portage. Mine has been through the wringer and looks as good as it did the day it arrived. Bonuses: Top-notch customer service; and if you don't like the look of the label, it comes off and doesn't leave a mark after about a half-hour of careful work with a seam-ripper.
@Love Parade: And you know what else? A hedge fund has nothing to do with gardening!
@Irin: Thank you very much for pointing this out.
A little more context from someone who was a few years behind Elena Kagan at the same school: In those days, Hunter was on two floors of an office building in midtown Manhattan, not far from Grand Central. The school barely had space for regular classes, much less classrooms with enough typewriters for everyone or even science labs (which took place at Hunter College) or phys ed. Believe me, this was not the case at the co-ed schools generally considered comparable to HCHS. Further, feminism was by no means a given in those days--Hunter was nurturing strong women who were in many ways anomalous in the fields in which they later wound up, including medicine, academia, and, yes, law.
Not saying any of that this justifies Dr. Raab's admittedly elitist-sounding and slightly misleading quote, but maybe check out the pertinent section of the Times article before jumping all over her.
A little more context from someone who was a few years behind Elena Kagan at the same school: In those days, Hunter was on two floors of an office building in midtown Manhattan, not far from Grand Central. The school barely had space for regular classes, much less classrooms with enough typewriters for everyone or even science labs (which took place at Hunter College) or phys ed. Believe me, this was not the case at the co-ed schools generally considered comparable to HCHS. Further, feminism was by no means a given in those days--Hunter was nurturing strong women who were in many ways anomalous in the fields in which they later wound up, including medicine, academia, and, yes, law.
Not saying any of that this justifies Dr. Raab's admittedly elitist-sounding and slightly misleading quote, but maybe check out the pertinent section of the Times article before jumping all over her.
