This week in the comments, we addressed getting broken up with via text, the Royal Wedding, the ages of science fictional children, the growing numbers of celebrity-born twins, and demons named Pazuzu. Quite a mix, ladies. Quite a mix.
K.:
I had a live-in boyfriend of 7+ years dump me via gmail.
I joked with my friends that the only thing more callous would’ve been a text message breakup, because at the time, I had no text plan. I would’ve had to pay Verizon 20¢ for that. (Textual Healing: Have You Ever Been Dumped By Text?)
Catherine: Harry has the unfair advantage of the uniform. (Which Royal Wedding Brother Is Hotter: Prince Harry or James Middleton?)
Nika: Sorry, can’t say I agree. Two sisters marrying two brothers is more common than you think, even today. Since William and Kate have been together for so long, if Harry and Pippa did hook up it wouldn’t really seem that odd. They’ve known each other for a long time. And as for them being second best, I don’t know that the public really sees them that way; they have accomplishments of their own. But let’s face it, no matter who you are, when you’re the younger sibling you always get compared to the older sibling. So that’s not really a factor. Harry has been called “the spare” his whole life. Them getting together or married will never change that. As for their current partners, again, so what? William’s exes were in attendance at the wedding. Chelsy has been the one to break up with Harry in the past. Just because they’re dating people right now doesn’t mean anything. Obviously you want to be with someone because you’re compatible, but who is to say that Harry and Pippa aren’t? Only time will tell and if they decide to make it another WINDSOR-Middleton wedding in the future then good for them. I see no reason to not want that, if it’s what they want. (Why You Need to Stop Wanting Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton to Get Together)
Anon: I personally feel that aging the children in Game of Thrones is appropriate and done tastefully. Aging the the kids in the Enderverse, though? I’m not ok with it. The fact that they are SO YOUNG is a major plot point. One is supposed to be appalled that we are using children as soldiers, and appalled at the way the adults manipulate them. They are supposed to be children in every sense of the word. Part of what makes the book so gut wrenching is the ending, I feel like much of that would be lost by aging the characters. I understand the need to adapt things to the screen, but please, not Ender, Bean, and Valentine. (Nerd News: ‘Ender’s Game’ Movie May Actually Be Happening (Finally))
Anne: Technically, the entity in The Exorcist is a demon named– I kid you not– Pazuzu. Then again, the devil is probably perverse enough to call him/her/itself such a bizarre name, so maybe it’s really the devil in disguise? (8 Actors Who Have Played The Devil)
Kristen: The majority of these twins are a result of assisted reproducted technology either IVF or surrogacy. So it makes it a selective twin baby boom. Twins are no longer as “special” as they once were (and let me be frank, all babys are special) because we have the technology now to make more of them. Making identical twins even more outstanding because while science can make an egg, it hasn’t figured out how to break one…yet. (Celebrity Baby Gallery: Everyone Is Having Twins!)
Catherine: There are going to be some overcrowded private preschools pretty soon. (Celebrity Baby Gallery: Everyone Is Having Twins!)
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K.:
I had a live-in boyfriend of 7+ years dump me via gmail.
I joked with my friends that the only thing more callous would’ve been a text message breakup, because at the time, I had no text plan. I would’ve had to pay Verizon 20¢ for that. (Textual Healing: Have You Ever Been Dumped By Text?)
Catherine: Harry has the unfair advantage of the uniform. (Which Royal Wedding Brother Is Hotter: Prince Harry or James Middleton?)
Nika: Sorry, can’t say I agree. Two sisters marrying two brothers is more common than you think, even today. Since William and Kate have been together for so long, if Harry and Pippa did hook up it wouldn’t really seem that odd. They’ve known each other for a long time. And as for them being second best, I don’t know that the public really sees them that way; they have accomplishments of their own. But let’s face it, no matter who you are, when you’re the younger sibling you always get compared to the older sibling. So that’s not really a factor. Harry has been called “the spare” his whole life. Them getting together or married will never change that. As for their current partners, again, so what? William’s exes were in attendance at the wedding. Chelsy has been the one to break up with Harry in the past. Just because they’re dating people right now doesn’t mean anything. Obviously you want to be with someone because you’re compatible, but who is to say that Harry and Pippa aren’t? Only time will tell and if they decide to make it another WINDSOR-Middleton wedding in the future then good for them. I see no reason to not want that, if it’s what they want. (Why You Need to Stop Wanting Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton to Get Together)
Anon: I personally feel that aging the children in Game of Thrones is appropriate and done tastefully. Aging the the kids in the Enderverse, though? I’m not ok with it. The fact that they are SO YOUNG is a major plot point. One is supposed to be appalled that we are using children as soldiers, and appalled at the way the adults manipulate them. They are supposed to be children in every sense of the word. Part of what makes the book so gut wrenching is the ending, I feel like much of that would be lost by aging the characters. I understand the need to adapt things to the screen, but please, not Ender, Bean, and Valentine. (Nerd News: ‘Ender’s Game’ Movie May Actually Be Happening (Finally))
Anne: Technically, the entity in The Exorcist is a demon named– I kid you not– Pazuzu. Then again, the devil is probably perverse enough to call him/her/itself such a bizarre name, so maybe it’s really the devil in disguise? (8 Actors Who Have Played The Devil)
Kristen: The majority of these twins are a result of assisted reproducted technology either IVF or surrogacy. So it makes it a selective twin baby boom. Twins are no longer as “special” as they once were (and let me be frank, all babys are special) because we have the technology now to make more of them. Making identical twins even more outstanding because while science can make an egg, it hasn’t figured out how to break one…yet. (Celebrity Baby Gallery: Everyone Is Having Twins!)
Catherine: There are going to be some overcrowded private preschools pretty soon. (Celebrity Baby Gallery: Everyone Is Having Twins!)