@ranlyn: That would be "the Travelocity of pussy." Which I think is even worse. Read more

@la.donna.pietra: None of us ever see each other if we do not fly—cross-country car rides are not an option due to vacation time restraints. Read more

@Algernon: To clarify, I'm just always disturbed when non-disabled actors "imitate" disabled people's voices or behaviors (I was weirded out by Claire Danes's Temple Grandin portrayal until I found out Grandin approved). In this case, you're right, the actress does have Down syndrome. I emended the post. Read more

@ritualtheory: Ah, only in bizarro-world. Fixed, thanks for the headsup. Read more

@thatgirlinnewyork: It looks like there are documentaries about Grandin, but I shared some of your discomfort re: the dramatization. However, I was much more comfortable with it when I found out Grandin had endorsed it. Read more

@amgriffin: No, and ignorance shouldn't exempt the other nine from punishment. But I don't know that they should be punished as severely as Silsby, especially if it turns out she misled them about their mission. Read more

@acm23: I think the issue here is that the bill seeks to make joint custody automatic, regardless of whether there are arguments against it (again, not sure if there's a provision for abuse or threats, but if there isn't, that's pretty scary). But I do agree that we should be promoting joint custody as a good thing in… Read more

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Actually, according to the source article, that may be the accurate etymology! Read more

@JustinVarro: Education across the US needs help. Above, I wrote: Read more

@elembee: In high school I and my much-bustier friend tried on the same J. Crew shirt and it looked terrible on both of us. We wondered who it could possibly look good on. Read more

@SarahC83: This is my typo, not Gottlieb's. Should be fixed now. Read more

@labyrinthine IS DOING THIS: Sadly, it's just my voice rec program. Should be fixed momentarily. Read more

@laureltreedaphne: You have a point. To be clear, it appears he died of natural causes. Anyway, headline changed. Read more

@graciousplum: Except low cholesterol isn't necessarily a true marker of health, and having healthy habits doesn't necessarily lower it. Many people have genetically high cholesterol that's unaffected by diet and exercise — some have low cholesterol that doesn't go up if they wolf down cheeseburgers. Read more

@ee.glenn: We can also earn points for doing various healthy things: doing a charity bike race, yoga, a lunchtime class on meditation, quitting smoking. Read more

@katemonster: We were also told that if we weren't comfortable buying contraception, we weren't mature enough for sex. Read more

@Trulymadlyme: The amount of hoops one needs to jump to get birth control as a grown ass adult is huge. Read more

@dangerslut: The Salon article I linked to reads, in part, "Speaking on Irish television this week, the 59-year-old actor said of his time as a young altar boy, "Unfortunately, I experienced some sexual abuse. "" Read more

@elembee: I just found it today, and I really hope it's real. Read more

@Ms. Esquire: Ayla did seem way more comfortable with the whole thing than Arianna. Read more