They just cast the heroine of Book #2 - the one who ends up with the Viscount Bridgerton. In the books, she's Kate Sheffield, who's pretty enough but not next to her sister who's considered The Imcomparable.

In the TV series? She's going to be KATE SHARMA and she'll be played by Simone Ashley!

( from what I've seen? it's mostly joy. With a fly or two in the ointment because: white supremacy )

Last week, my mother - an Australian citizen for over 50 years and an Australian resident for over 60 years - tried to change her address with an official government organisation ( Read more... )

I was only going to give up alcohol for a month, but I wasn’t prepared for the impact it had
I drank to pretend my life was more interesting. Feeling slow or a little sad in the mornings was so normal I barely noticed it.Frankly, I don’t think I could handle if my life got any more interesting. I do like a drink every now and then - a glass of wine ( Read more... )

...called "Beards Of {company}" on the workplace 'FB' equivalent ( Read more... )

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The cancer eating the heart of Australian democracy
Hint: it begins with R, and ends with ‘upert Murdoch’.

In Texas Senate Vote, Cruz Barely leads O’Rourke
They say that Texas may no longer be as red as red can be. Wouldn’t it be nice?

America soured on my multiracial familyThe abuse started off with well-meaning leftists, and over time, switched ( Read more... )

Dear American citizens; have you checked that you're registered to vote? A good time to check registration deadlines in your state and whether your registration has endured ( Read more... )

So I finally listened to this all the way through. DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE ( Read more... )

A very interesting and eye-opening re-perspective on what I think of as "proper English".

David Foster Wallace and the foreign tongue of Standard Written English

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