Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Britney: On The Record: "I'm Sad"

"@Jamie Sommers: In a lot of states, that's true, but in California, what would commonly be referred to as a guardianship is referred to as a conservatorship. In California, the conservator does indeed have the power to make the decisions regarding personal wellbeing and welfare."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Britney: On The Record: "I'm Sad"

"@Norton Hears a Who: The judge made the conservatorship permanent back in September, I think."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Britney: On The Record: "I'm Sad"

"@everfade: Well, it's in her contract with her record label that she has to produce an album. It's also probably in that contract that she has to tour in support of the album, has to make a good-faith effort at promoting the album, and has to otherwise be available to the record company in their efforts to market the album. That's why she's on the cover of Glamour."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Team Of Rivals

"This makes me unspeakably happy."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Mumbai Still Burning, World Still Turning

"@Breamworthy: @Cam/ron: That's interesting, I hadn't thought of that reason."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Mumbai Still Burning, World Still Turning

"@PilgrimSoul: Are you in school?"

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Mumbai Still Burning, World Still Turning

"@nigeriangirl: Actually, in "The Gift of Fear" the author says that it's part of the fetishization of violence, and in particular psychotic violence, to call famous killers by all three names."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Carla Bruni Makes David Letterman St-St-Stutter

"My favorite random Bruni/Sarkozy story is that when they started seeing each other, she told him, "you know, there are a lot of pictures of me naked out there", which of course in the US would be cause for a DEFCON-1 level phone call to a Karl Rove figure to deal with the blowback."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Anti-Prop 8 Update: Pictures From Today's Rallies

"I am in absolute tears about not being able to go to the protest here today - I am stranded inside desperately banging out possibly the worst paper I have ever written in my life."

Cortina can see Russian from her... commented on Leaked Thomas Kinkade Memo Offers 16 Tips For Making a Straight-to-Video Bomb

"Wow, Barry Lyndon is sort of an obscure, artsy reference for this kind of shlock."