On [Maybe] Good Books That Defined You
@MBDC21 AAAAHHHH YES, The Doll's House! I had completely forgotten this, but it came rushing back as soon as I read your description. I looked at the book on Amazon and totally recognized the illustrations. The main doll character is called Tottie Plantangenet. Also, the mean doll is named Marchpane. I read SO MUCH as a kid, but I've forgotten many of the books I read in elementary school. Thanks so much for mentioning this and recalling it from the depths of my childhood!!
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On Ass? Stella?
@Rosebudddd Also, can we talk about that baby boy named Malice from yesterday's Times article now?
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On Ass? Stella?
@petejayhawk OK, but when my Mom was substitute teaching, she totally had a little boy in her class named Derf, which was his father's name spelled backwards.
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On "The Criminalization of Bad Mothers"
@mkpatter@twitter You beat me to it. Malice. Why? I wish the article explained that name.
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On Friday Bargain Bin: What to Do With Your Allowance This Week
@aliceandstuff I'm seconding iceberg, but I feel it needs repeating: those stockings WILL ROLL DOWN NO MATTER YOUR LEG SIZE.
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On What Old Book Do I Read If...
@Monkey I went out at lunch and got this from the library, plus The Odd Women. Thanks for the rec!
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On Really Good Books That Happen to Be Free For the Kindle: Part One
@Lucienne You can, but now you have to read something by her:)
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On Friday Bargain Bin: Now That We've All Made Our Beds
@Marzipan WHOA. No I can't finish my lunch. He's so disgusting.
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On Mad Men Season Five, Episode One
The entire opening scene of Y&R throwing water bombs happened VERBATIM in real life. Slate mentioned a NYT article on May 28, 1966, titled Poverty Pickets Get Paper-Bag Dousing On Madison Avenue, which includes the quote, "and they call us savages." Amazing.
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On On Second Chances
@purefog Probably the circumstance is "when hell freezes over."