Yeah, pretty sure those are real. As the owner of a generous C-cup, I'll second what Leeandra said about the, uh, versatility of a larger bosom.

TCF, really? I'm waiting for a complete retraction, because this is the most pointless bit of speculation I've seen here in awhile, and it's apparently completely without merit or corroboration. You're much better when you're not pulling something completely out of your ass, which is what this appears to be.

Nice Emily Litella moment, though.

It's a global prize, and should go to a global charity with no political agenda. Kind of hard to beat what MSF does.

First, I turn on the TV in time to see a wheelchair-bound woman mercilessly heckled for trying to tell her elected representative that she can't afford her medicine.

Then I come to Salon and see that the rightwing has decided our school children need to be shielded from our president. Seriously? Really, seriously??

The country's gone. The venal and the ignorant and the evil have apparently won out.

p.s. Would this idiotic hysteria from schools have happened if Bush had decided to speak to children? Oh, hell no. Hypocrites and idiots, all of them.

"One of the things Ted was known for."

Oh, really? Prove it.

(I won't be holding my breath; you'll find zero supporting evidence for that specious statement.)

And if you consider plain old dish soap--which has its own set of problems with toxic chemicals--a serious alternative to chemical-laden shampoos, them I'm guessing you have short hair that requires no real maintenance. Written by a man, no real shock there.

I have long, thick hair, and if I tried to wash my hair with dish soap (and no conditioner, one presumes from this article), I'd never be able to get a comb through my hair. It's not just a vanity issue--I require it just to be able to brush my hair every day.

What you didn't bother to mention is that there are some very good natural alternatives out there, including the all-natural Burt's Bees line. Yes, you can ditch the nasty chemical-laden crap, but grabbing a bottle of dish soap is not necessarily the best choice.

And here's WHY he's right. Sure, there are bigots and rednecks all over the country (I see more than I care to when I travel through my current home state, California, especially in the central valley).

But even though bigots are found everywhere, what you do NOT find in those other places that you DO find in the south is the sentimentalization and acceptance of a deeply ingrained bigoted culture. Until the south faces up to that, deals with it and rejects it--along with every variation of the confederate flag that exists--then the south will quite rightly continue to be broad-brushed for its bigotry.

But you certainly owe her one. No matter how complicated or difficult you found it, she entrusted you with serious information. You violated that trust by giving out information you knew you had no right to give out. Period, end of story. I just hope you're able to regain it someday.

...to the enormous financial stake and large market share Rev. Moon's church holds in the fishing industry, supplying the overhwhelming majority of sushi-grade fish in the U.S. It's a not-insignificant connection, and I wish more people were aware of it.

Until then: educate, educate, educate, and eat only sustainable species of fish. Sushi, especially Toro, is one of my favorite foods, but I've refrained from eating it for years now.

I'm late to the party with my letter, but I thought you did a great job last night, and especially loved the "mighty white of you" line.

Since I'm usually quick to chime in when I don't like something you've said, I thought I should speak up when you've had an especially good TV appearance.

It's not flattering on any face type, and those who go so far as to shave them off will regret it approximately 2 seconds after having done so.

I really hope this is one fad that doesn't take off.

I'll never forget reading Angela's Ashes on a long flight home after it hit the bestseller list. I've often wondered what my fellow fliers thought of the crazy girl on their flight as I read and responded alternately with laughter that couldn't be stifled and tears that couldn't be contained. Very few books have had such a wonderfully immediate visceral effect on me. Even if it was McCourt's only "great" book, it's a real gem, and I'll miss his lively spirit.

In other words, cry me a river. Most of us who are journalists (or who were at one time) would gladly give up a major appendage to be in your bored, self-pitying shoes.

You have a great job, even on boring days. If you're that bored with it, let Salon hire me, I'll move back to DC and happily sit in that press van with nary a complaint.

Having had some in-real-life interaction with Mario Lavandeira, aka "Perez Hilton," I will say (as tactfully as possible) that his online personality and actual personality are not that far apart, and not in a good way.

While low-life celebrity bloggers exult in the pain of a young woman, I will wish her well and hope she receives the help she apparently needs.

No, I didn't miss the point at all. I just don't care for sloppy or pointlessly sensational journalism.

By your own admission 2/3 through the article, your headline is flatly untrue. Might wanna change that.

At least you were honest enough to finally mention that factoid 2/3 through the story. snark/off.

And the Billy bookcases I bought years ago still look brand new, with zero sagging under a full load of (very heavy lit crit) books. IKEA doesn't encourage disposability--it's our society that does.