How I ended up in a pyramid scheme

I was broke and desperate enough to try anything -- like praying with Sufis and selling miracle chocolate

Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life stories, Religion, Recession

Why do men pretend to be women online?

How the anonymity of cyberspace allows men to express their "feminine" side, which they might otherwise hide

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:08 PM UTC 59
online dating, Love and Sex

My bipolar partner beat me

I want to help him but don't know how

Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Since You Asked, bipolar

El Salvador court delays ruling on abortion case while woman’s life hangs in the balance

"It's a tragedy. She is desperate as she nears her 25th week of pregnancy," said lawyer Angelica Rivas

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:54 PM UTC
el salvador, Abortion

Pa. governor “can’t find” any Latinos to work in his administration

"If you can find us one let me know," said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:26 PM UTC 15
Video, Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania

Conservative group blames military sexual assault on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal

FRC president Tony Perkins blames the military's "embrace of homosexuality" for a culture of sexual assault

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:05 PM UTC 20
Don't Ask Don't Tell

Is Pittsburgh the next Portland?

The bloom is off the City of Roses thanks to a flagging economy and wealth of new options for the creative class

, Pacific Standard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 48
Portland, Portlandia, Florida

Donald Rumsfeld worried that marriage equality will lead to polygamy

The former secretary of defense also doesn't view gay marriage as part of a broader civil rights agenda VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 32
Video, Donald Rumsfeld

San Francisco Giant Jeremy Affeldt apologizes for homophobic past

"It's a matter of love your neighbor as yourself," Affeldt says of his transformation

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:47 PM UTC
Homophobia, anti-gay bias

Wall Street firm’s “Golden Pitchbook” is totally sexist, full of lies

"Don't pitch the bitch" and other pearls of wisdom from top brokers at John Thomas Financial VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:48 PM UTC
Video, Wall Street, Sexism

Federal court strikes down Arizona abortion ban

The panel called the abortion law unconstitutional "under a long line of invariant Supreme Court precedents"

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:09 PM UTC
Abortion, Reproductive Rights

I do not fear death

I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy

Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 203
Memoirs, Cancer, Books

Teenagers care more about online privacy than you think

New research reveals they're surprisingly shrewd about protecting their personal data on social networks

, Pacific Standard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:36 PM UTC
Pacific Standard, Facebook

Radio host tweets rape joke, blames journalists for reporting on it

Kevin Ryder, a DJ on LA's KROQ, made a crack about sexual assault while tweeting from the LA Kings' account VIDEO

, The Daily Dot Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:50 PM UTC
Video, the daily dot, la kings

Kicked out of the mall — for an anti-cancer hat

The most insensitive mall cops ever aggressively escort out two teens who just lost their mom

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:33 PM UTC 93
Consumerism, Cancer

Tornado survivor to Wolf Blitzer: Sorry, I’m an atheist. I don’t have to thank the Lord

Wolf Blitzer pushes a tornado survivor to praise the Lord. She tells him she's an atheist, with dignity and respect VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:06 PM UTC 278
Video, Atheism, Oklahoma

I’m not achieving my dreams!

I thought I could excel in everything, but now I'm falling apart

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 21
Since You Asked, College, Family

The most popular Tumblr porn

The site's users are afraid that Yahoo will make their smut disappear. We take a look at what there is to lose

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 13
Pornography, Sex, Love and Sex

Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation

A new lawsuit challenges the exclusion of African-descended Cherokees from tribal benefits

, This Land Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:15 PM UTC 11
This Land, Oklahoma, slavery

Snapchat is secretly storing your photos

While the app touts itself as a self-destructing messaging service, a crafty YouTuber has proven otherwise VIDEO

, The Daily Dot Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:47 PM UTC
Video, the daily dot, Snapchat

Peace Corps to allow gay couples to volunteer together

The volunteer program announced the new policy on Tuesday

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
peace corp, Gay Marriage

Facebook’s hate speech problem

Facebook removes photos of women breastfeeding, but rape videos seem to last for days. These women are sick of it

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:39 PM UTC 50
Facebook, Internet Culture

Rand Paul: Congress should apologize to Apple, not the other way around

At a Tuesday hearing on Apple's tax avoidance strategies, Paul chastised Congress and gushed about Apple VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 33
Video, Apple, Rand Paul, Taxes

When my home was destroyed

Six months ago, my life was torn apart by Hurricane Sandy. Here's what I want the survivors of Oklahoma to know

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:22 PM UTC
Oklahoma tornado, Life stories

Okla. mother’s tearful reunion with her 8-year-old son

Watch as Trenda Purcell is reunited with her young son after the tornado destroyed Briarwood Elementary VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:22 PM UTC
Video, Oklahoma tornado, tornado

New campaign compares gun control to anti-LGBT discrimination

"Some people dislike gays. Others dislike guns. We should not base our laws on personal dislikes," reads one ad

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 57
LGBT Rights, Gay Rights

Study: Salt Lake City is gay parenting capital of the U.S.

Surprise! Researchers found that the Utah capital had the highest rate of gay parents nationwide

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:22 PM UTC
LGBT Rights, gay families

You are less beautiful than you think

Dove's viral video gets it wrong: Psychological research says we're not as attractive as we'd like to believe

, Scientific American Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 22
Scientific American, Dove, beauty

“Ghetto” tour lets you gawk at New York’s poor

A Bronx bus company offers foreign tourists a chance to gape at inner city projects

, AlterNet Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:11 PM UTC
AlterNet, bronx, New York City

Teen activist to meet with Abercrombie CEO

Benjamin O’Keefe is petitioning A&F to expand its sizes and is now set to discuss the matter with Mike Jeffries

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 12
abercrombie and fitch

Watch: Family emerges from storm shelter after tornado

A video posted to YouTube captures the destruction in the immediate aftermath of the Oklahoma twister VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:22 PM UTC
Oklahoma, tornado, Twister

Okla. tornado survivor reunited with dog trapped in rubble live on camera

Barbara Garcia found her beloved pet alive among the rubble while being interviewed by CBS News VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:48 PM UTC 12
Video, Animals, Pets, dogs

My miscarriages made me question being pro-choice

I was devastated when I lost my pregnancies, and I wondered: Does grieving this way mean abortion is wrong?

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 44
Abortion, Life stories

Why I tried to be a punk

Early punk was beautiful. It was irresistible. But it was a hard way to live

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 14
Since You Asked, Punk, punk rock

I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught

The coming swarm of beady-eyed creatures has me paralyzed with fear -- and revisiting the terror of an abusive past

Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 27
Cicadas, Editor's Picks

Limbaugh: No one willing to impeach the first black president

Rush announced on Monday that Obama is not in "any jeopardy" of impeachment -- but only because he is black VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 9:24 PM UTC 66
Video, Benghazi, Barack Obama

SAT’s right answers are all wrong

Retaking the test alongside my daughters, I learned (the hard way) that testmakers devalue critical thinking

, LA Review of Books Monday, May 20, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 122
LA Review of Books, SAT

Supreme Court to rule on prayer at government meetings

The justices agreed to determine if Christian prayer at a town council meeting violated the Establishment Clause

Monday, May 20, 2013 8:22 PM UTC 15

Father of gay high school student arrested for dating classmate speaks out

An 18-year-old high school senior is facing felony charges for a consensual, same-sex relationship with a classmate

Monday, May 20, 2013 7:04 PM UTC 121
LGBT Rights, Gay Rights

Conservatives A-OK with closeted Boy Scouts

Conservatives don't want you to misunderstand their position on the BSA: Gays are fine -- if they stay closeted

Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTC
Boy Scouts of America