Due to ongoing performance problems with the web hosting provider, there won’t be any new post today, and I’ll be cutting down on posting until conditions improve. There will still be a Weekend Open Thread tomorrow, but there may be difficulties in leaving comments. I apologize for the inconvenience and frustration this is causing and which I completely share with you.
Miscellaneous
Neither cute nor not cute. How is that even possible?
Giving Tuesday 2025
These days, kindness and charity are needed more than ever. So December 2, Giving Tuesday, let’s take a day to donate to help those with less to be thankful for. As always, Cutetropolitans are invited to share links to worthy charities in the comments, and learn about charities featured in years past.

Giving Tuesday 2024
In the year to come, kindness and charity will be needed more than ever. So tomorrow, Giving Tuesday, we take a day to donate to help those with less to be thankful for. As always, Cutetropolitans are invited to share links to worthy charities in the comments, and learn about charities featured in years past.

“Subscribe to Comments” Back On, But May Not Work
I’ve re-enabled the check box for getting reply notifications to comments. However, it’s not clear that the feature is working. Please report your experience in the comments. Thanks.