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The long. Kamila is skating the short. When is the Team Ladies Short airing on cable? They said it was tomorrow night but I don't see that.

I think she's an absolutely gorgeous skater. And I'm still salty that she didn't get bronze at Worlds last year. Sasha was the human zamboni--how the hell does that get held up over her flawless two programs?

Thank you! They probably used They because a lot of people might not understand what the plural of Bar/bat is*. I only know because I've had a million Jewish BFs, have Jewish relatives and friends and am always asking questions about Judaism, a culture I find fascinating. (I'm a huge history buff and I love that Judaism is a direct link to classical history--one of the very few ancient peoples that has continued, pretty much culturally intact (language, religion) through to modern times--unlike, say, the Romans, the Babylonians and so many others. Which is to say Rock was a BRAT. How dare you hurt your parents by rejecting that beautiful ceremony! The scene was first played for laughs--Charlotte running around frantically--and then as "ah, the perfect solution" but in reality, there's no way Harry and Charlotte wouldn't have been terribly hurt. I was lucky enough to attend my cousin's bar mitzvah and I was so proud of him! As well as the bat mitzvah of a little girl Broadway performer of whom I used to take care.)

Nope. Not gonna watch it, it's just going to be total spin and I'm not giving them that additional affirmation. YES This. is. AWESOME. From your mouth to God's ears. It actually sounds like the writing of SATC! TennisGurl, this rant is *chef's kiss.* One of the best I've read on the Cheranda disaster. I really hope at some point CN is forced to confront how much she's blown this. Like many others, I too think that Moon River should've been their song. I absolutely love that scene in SATC--it brings tears to my eyes. Big slowly doing the Twist: "It was the '60s...and my parents had the moves." Just beautiful. Plus the hopeful tone of Moon River is so Carrie.

Okay, I'm only six minutes in and already I'm yelling at Miranda. STFU! How dare you shit on Carrie for wanting to believe in Heaven, wanting to think that some essence of Big lived on? Jesus Christ. Are you that threatened because someone else's beliefs change in a completely inconsequential way? Carrie specifically said "this makes me feel better" and Miranda was nothing but mocking. I fucking HATE this new Miranda. Her self-absorption is bordering on narcissism. Carrie, STOP TRYING TO WIN THE DISASTER OLYMPICS. You should've led with the Post-It story. Finally, a performance of Che's I can applaud--because they were actually good. Sarah Ramirez is a great singer, even if that whole set up was cheesy as hell. Miranda looked like one of the grandmothers at Che's announcement--that outfit made her look ancient. The actress playing Nya did incredible work in her scene in the office. Just fantastic, nuanced acting. Podcast guy's girlfriend--that OUTFIT! She was stunning! LOVED Carrie's obvious but polite skepticism re: Miranda's blithe "I'll have to fly to Paris from LA." Miranda's stupid, hopeful smile--UGH. This conversation is clearly a retread of the Carrie/Miranda conversation about moving to Paris with Aleksander. OTOH, Carrie is saying what we all feel. I really like Rabbi Jen. Rock was an absolute brat. Sorry. Charlotte and Harry have been fantastic parents, catering to them, trying to understand their needs. But waiting until THE DAY OF the b'nai mitzvah, embarrassing their parents like that, is unbelievably entitled and selfish. (Even if I did laugh at C&H's reaction to "not even a New Yorker.") Shame on them. Miranda looked much better with the red hair and the bronze shirt but too little, too late. Her character's been assassinated. Don't care what happens to her. Go away and never come back. Loved Carrie's outfit on the bridge. But why can't she put some of the ashes in the Seine and some in the family crypt? I like the teacher better than the producer. He seemed to come up out of nowhere.

That f***ing laugh. When Holly said in her book that Kendra invented that laugh for more airtime, that it wasn't how she normally laughed, I absolutely bought it. Could never figure out why Hef asked her to be a GF--she's not attractive IMO, or intelligent and she's irritating.

I watched it a couple of days ago! It was fantastic to see so much support from the Auburn community! Suni is obviously a total celebrity there.

I was 15-16 when it aired and the point of the movie--how these sexualized women supported each other in a difficult environment--went waaaay over my head. Because my takeaway was "Wow! I want to be a Playboy Bunny!" I loved those outfits. (Upon rewatching it, I could appreciate its message better.)

I ain't gonna lie, I would watch a season 2. I despise Che and Cheyranda but I really like Carrie's journey, and seeing Charlotte's girls grow up.

Barbi Benton was better known in entertainment during the late '70s-early '80s, when I remember seeing her on quite a few episodes of things like The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. (I was a kid and didn't realize she was Hef's GF.) She is probably the most beautiful woman he's ever dated--back when he didn't seemingly have a deep aversion to brunettes. I like Holly and Bridgette but that endless parade of bottle-blondes in the aughts just looked so cheap. Holly looks ridiculously gorgeous now. Anyone who is interested in the Bunny experience needs to read Gloria Steinem's fantastic article about how she was an undercover Bunny. There was a great TV-movie made from it, starring Kirstie Alley--you might be able to find it on YouTube. This most recent episode was absolutely horrifying. Their policy seemed to waver so much from year to year, club to club, incident to incident. Why was the VIP rapist of the black lady kicked out when Don Cornelius was allowed back in? Hef didn't need his celebrity. Someone talked about the undercurrent of GND--the Christmas episode I have to admit is the only one I've watched more than once. And as much as I love it (snow in LA! Carving stations at the buffet! Baby boys dressed up as elves!), everytime I see that disgusting blanket with Kendra, Bridget and Holly climbing all over each other, naked, I get nauseated. Why would you put something like that on a blanket and give it to someone? It's not tasteful--it's demeaning to them. (And I have no problem with the way Playboy photo shoots used to look. It was beautiful photography.) Holly's narrative seems completely credible to me. Jennifer's story was horrific. I'm going to get her book at the library.

VOMIT. "Ohhhh, Cheeee...we're your biggest fannnnnns...you're so awesome...." STOP SHOVING THEM DOWN OUR THROAT. I loved the Lily storyline. Charlotte is such a good mother. And I love Lily. Lily was only motivated to use a tampon after realizing she would get her period during the Hamptons pool party. Not every girl uses tampons from the start. I didn't until the summer before my senior year in college (I am tiny in every way (haaaaate going to the gyno) and I feared it would hurt--and it did, until my mother suggested using lube). I was only motivated because of an overnight, very messy accident. I actively hate Miranda rn and frankly I'm starting to feel that way about Nixon. She has assassinated this character. Are we supposed to be cheering on this kind of cruelty toward Steve and Brady? She has faced zero consequences for her terrible, terrible behavior. No fallout, nothing. I do love the Carrie/teacher plotline. He seems awesome and real. Anthony's immediate reaction was fucking hilarious, as implausible as it would be for a guy to say that right off the bat to a Jewish couple he'd just met. I too cackled. The Steve/Carrie scene was lovely. Miranda doesn't deserve him. Oh my GOD, the scene in the STAIRWELL. I have never been seized with more vicarious mortification--not even the scene in Carrie's kitchen was that bad. I literally was throwing out my hands to avoid having to see it. Have some fucking pride, Miranda. Jesus. Stop shrieking in the public areas of someone else's building, stop running after them you look utterly pathetic, just STAHP. (I mean, "I was craving me some Che"? VOMITTTTTTTTT.) And Che needs to make up their damn mind. Are you two a legitimate couple as was implied when you asked "your son doesn't know about us?" Or are you getting to know each other and you're clearly uncomfortable when Miranda called herself "the girlfriend"? And Che saying you should've texted/called before you came over--didn't you show up unannounced at both the hospital and Carrie's apartment? Where you had sex in the kitchen and then ghosted Carrie? Ugh, they're the worst. WRT to menopause--after the first Are You There, God-inspired flush of impending womanhood subsided, I hated getting my period. I jumped for joy at the news I was undergoing early menopause (in my early 40s). FWIW I'm pretty sure the Empire diner is in Queens. *checks* No, it's in Manhattan, in Chelsea.

From the book on which was based, The Blood of Emmett Till: Wright absolutely did not have a choice. The system was that water tight. (In fact I have another book about white supremacy in Mississippi written in the early '60s in the immediate aftermath of the integration of Ole Miss and the riots that accompanied that. The title is Mississippi: The Closed Society.) When Wright realized who was at the door his wife tried to wake up Emmett to let him out the back door--they were going to tell Bryant and Milam that Emmett had already gotten on the train for Chicago. But they couldn't wake him up in time. I'm crying right now, typing this. Those goddamn murderers. If only Emmett been able to wake up quicker. It's just so damn sad.

I don't know if he's been on NCIS before (too lazy to look it up) but I did recognize him from Make It or Break It. He played the hotshot male gymnast who dated one of the women gymnasts (Kaley?) and then got jealous because she received so much more attention.

I looked up the book that was listed as "based on"--it's called The Blood of Emmett Till, written by Timothy B. Tyson. Whilst browsing this on Amazon, I saw another listing for a book (Simeon's Story) written by Emmett's cousin Simeon, the little boy you see in the Mississippi scenes. Bought them both, I'll let you know what I think.

Please, no. Weatherly is toxic af and I never liked DiNozzo. He's so incredibly petty and easily threatened. I absolutely detested him when he stabbed the mock-up of McGee as "the face of NCIS"--he was so threatened by having been replaced (not realizing it was a joke), that he hauls off and stabs 5-6 times? I really detest DiNozzo. The only times I like him is when he's serious. Kasie is fine but nobody can replace or equal Pauley Perrette as Abby, IMO. Would love her to come back.

Wait until you try Serendipity's Frrrrrozen Hot Chocolate!

I really like the first movie. I can see the problems with the second (although I still like that one) but the first is genuinely moving.

I love that episode!!! One of my very favorites. I love Blair taking offense at Harrison's treatment of Jo, even if they don't really like each other--it's de facto feminism. And I've always said whoever wrote that episode was either a WASP or close friends with some, because of how subtextual the conversation is between Blair and Harrison. And how Harrison, even when he's running out the door away from Blair, throws over his shoulder "say hello to your Mom for me!" The niceties must be observed. Great episode. The show got so much better after they retooled it, although there is a certain fascination with just how weird the first season is.

They have a bunch of different flavors (as Carrie was pointing out). You can order Fat Witch, I've sent them to my stepmother for Mother's Day. They're YUM.

Right? I mean, they're Fat Witch brownies! The best in NYC! (And get her some Levain cookies as well.)

If we want to stipulate that off-ice activities can affect the judges' votes (I mean, of course we do), Nancy's whole Olympic campaign to position herself as The Victim irritated me. I could've rooted for her if she'd shown up in Lillehammer ready to get down to business, all "let me show you my awesome triples and combinations!" But wearing that white dress really fucking irritated me. It was so performative, I felt. You are (or were) the victim--why are you playing the victim? Why are you reminding us you were the victim? We know that already. Just concentrate on your skating and stop campaigning. I get that it was an extraordinary set of circumstances--and I imagine her extremely rapid descent from America's Sweetheart to America's Sour Silver Medalist must've bewildered her (I hate how quickly we turn on women)--but just concentrate on your skating. Let that be your story. This is all to say that by the LP, I was rooting for Oksana. She'd had drama too (the collision with Szewczenko) and she took the shot and got down to business. And I absolutely loved how she doubled that triple and then threw it in at the end. That always impresses me when skaters do that (I remember a program when Todd Eldridge did that, it wildly impressed me). That means a skater is here to win. Nancy came off as smug, Oksana came off as hungry. Obviously this is all YMMV.

That really bothered me. It seemed cruel. There was no need to hurt him. Leave him some dignity.

This happened to someone I used to know--he was a director who worked exclusively with a local community theater group, directed all their shows. His whole family was involved (wife produced, daughters did costumes or something). The whole group was a little cult-y--most of the company had been taught by the director in high school and they all moved on to doing community theater with this guy. I did my one show and moved on to other groups and then years later I ran into someone with the group. They asked me if I'd heard about what had happened--apparently the guy had "met someone" (a woman, muuuuuch younger as the guy was well into his '70s) and just lost his head. Threw away his marriage, threw away everything for her. No fool like an old fool.

Like everyone else I fully expect Miranda to get a rude awakening when she turns up in Cleveland. Oh my God, did I write this? One of my closest friends got the same treatment--he had checked out of the marriage and wouldn't go to counseling, it was done, he had made the decision. (And they were dealing with serious mental health issues with their only child.) She was very zen about it but I was furious and took it very personally because I'd been a bridesmaid at their wedding. Hell, she and I had been living together when they first met and started dating. I was fully invested in that relationship and his bullshit exit pissed me off. If you start feeling a certain way about your marriage (absent of course obvious red flags like abuse), you should at least try to save it. Counseling, or just talking. It's so gross--I hate all the smoking. My parents smoked when I was a kid and I was very resentful of it. I was thrilled when Bloomberg essentially banned it in NYC for the same reason--the stink. I would go to a club and my hair and clothes would still smell of it the next day. And I didn't smoke! And I hate how casually most smokers litter their butts. Those filters are not biodegradable. I wondered that myself! See if Steve is open to an open relationship--who knows, maybe it'll restart their engines. She's rushing through everything, completely discarding Steve after just three weeks of weed-addled, mind-blowing sex. GOD, that was obnoxious! Che the Avatar of Wokeness, trying too hard, yet again.

Same! I am famous for making my own crusts but I still have to look up the measurements! I always figured they had some time to plan out their attack.