buttonflyer commented on Gentlemen Are A Dying Breed. And Whither The Ladylike Ladies?, at 2:38 PM on May 20 I think the whole point of this list is that it's not all about you. more »

buttonflyer commented on Bedtime Stories Are Excellent For Your Babies, at 4:48 PM on May 13 Cars and Trucks and Things that Go!!!!Cars and Trucks and Things that Go!!!!Cars and Trucks and Things that Go!!!! Oh, where is that wily Goldbug? more »

buttonflyer commented on Women Rule At The Time 100 Party, at 12:43 PM on May 9 @TheGintheCity: Indra Nooyi is a badass, and Pepsi is sick-lucky to have her. Incidentally, she was (ridiculously) pressured into making a public apology after her remarks at Columbia's business school graduation in 2005. more »

buttonflyer commented on UnderGear: No Boxers, No Briefs... From The People Who Brought You International Male, at 11:17 PM on May 7 Joe Snyder.Gregg Homme (warning: features house music, and is Canadian). These guys are clearly TITANS in the field. How do I get a line of man-briefs named after me? more »

buttonflyer commented on Which One Of The Five Types Of Moms Do You Have?, at 2:51 PM on Apr 24 I don't know if Perfectionist (or Trophy) is the right description, because my mom never spent too much time worrying about what people would think. It's more like a kind of twisted version of noblesse oblige, where instead of turning the oblige outward (i.e. more »

buttonflyer commented on Former National Champion Says Girls Gymnastics Is Not All It's Chalked Up To Be, at 3:24 PM on Apr 23 @buttonflyer: BTW, same thing goes here for male child and teen athletes. more »

buttonflyer commented on Former National Champion Says Girls Gymnastics Is Not All It's Chalked Up To Be, at 3:19 PM on Apr 23 What worries me is the way that we seem to give child or teen athletes full consenting adult status when it comes to making decisions about their athletic pursuits. We're talking about people who aren't allowed to drive. more »

buttonflyer commented on The Secret Garden: Still No Idea What a Missel Thrush Is, at 1:49 PM on Apr 21 OK, so everyone's screaming about the movie version, but there are several. more »

buttonflyer commented on Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon Ritchie: Wary, Windswept, at 12:36 PM on Apr 18 She looks tall for 11 (and for being Madonna's kid - Madge is a real shortarse). more »

buttonflyer commented on The Devil Wears De La Renta, at 12:05 PM on Apr 15 OK, so somewhat off topic but can I just say how happy I am that in Meryl's new movie Mamma Mia they are pairing her with some age-appropriate co-stars? Meryl - 58 Her three paramours:Colin Firth - 47Pierce Brosnan - 54Stellan Skarsgård - 56 When was the last time you saw any of those actors with a woman less than 10 years younger than themselves? more »

buttonflyer commented on German Titocracy, at 6:22 PM on Apr 14 "if the world anything more important does not have to talk than about evening gowns then one cannot help probably also" Babelfish translations crack me up. more »

buttonflyer commented on Agyness Deyn, In Yet Another Fashion-Forward Ensemble, at 12:54 PM on Apr 8 I am wearing the same tights right now. more »

buttonflyer commented on Oldies But Goodies, at 5:53 PM on Apr 7 @Pinkosaurus: Not possible, alas. more »

buttonflyer commented on Oldies But Goodies, at 5:15 PM on Apr 7 @Pinkosaurus: My mother has occasionally been known, when in her cups, to try and convince my sister and I to sing the "Sisters, Sisters" song at family gatherings. My sister and I, when in our cups, have been known to oblige her. [hides face in shame] more »

buttonflyer commented on Once again, librarians save, at 9:59 AM on Apr 7 BTW, where did you get that fabulous librarian illustration? more »

buttonflyer commented on Can A Second-Grader Be A "Sexual Harasser"?, at 12:48 PM on Apr 3 Know who's fault I bet this turns out to be? The FEMINISTS. more »

buttonflyer commented on Tom Ford Wants To Take Barack Obama's Clothes Off, at 11:51 AM on Apr 3 @Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Is it wrong that I feel a strange afinity for the Croc flats? more »

buttonflyer commented on Loose Lips, at 1:10 PM on Apr 2 Did you read the last line of the People squib (re: her continuingly fabulous/frightening looks at age 50)? "Tricks don't work. more »