High school students school us about rape culture
A California high school addresses rape culture head-on -- and succeeds where ABC, CNN and other media outlets fail
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 2:33 PM UTC 43Life Rape, Rape Culture, Steubenville
Life Rape, Rape Culture, Steubenville
Is sleep the new sex?
When we we aren't doing it, we're talking about it. But we also love to boast about how little we need
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 9:45 PM UTC 25Business Margaret Thatcher, Donald Trump
Melissa Harris-Perry doesn’t want to steal your children
The MSNBC host stirred up a tempest -- but she was right
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 175Life Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC
Thatcher, Warren haters: Don’t cheer for death
You don't have to send the Thatcher or Rick Warren family a card. But how about this: Don't be a hurtful jerk
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 8:08 PM UTC 141Technology Margaret Thatcher, Rick Warren
This just in: Women prefer well-endowed men
Today in no-brainers: Bigger is better. Science confirms we like Jon Hamm for a reason
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 2:50 PM UTC 123Life Sex, Jon Hamm
Margaret Thatcher, grotesque puppet
The former prime minster made an indelible impact on politics and pop culture -- but not for feminism VIDEO
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 8:33 PM UTC 98Entertainment Margaret Thatcher
Someone hates Roger Ebert: Westboro Baptist
The critic's tweets about a Salon story just before his death infuriate the hate group -- and inspire its pickets
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 3:23 PM UTC 31Life Roger Ebert
Meet the blogger who says “Hey, parents! STFU!”
Parental oversharing is a social-media nightmare. One woman declares war on cuteness, "mommyjacking" and poop pics
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 3:20 PM UTC 63Technology STFU, parents, Facebook, Books
Jeremy Irons’ strange anti-gay rant
The actor "worries" that marriage equality will lead to incest
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 1:55 PM UTC 67Entertainment Jeremy Irons, LGBT, Helen Mirren
Forget the theocracy, North Carolina
"White American Jesus" just isn't as influential as he used to be, no matter what craziness Southern states cook up
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 7:57 PM UTC 257Life North Carolina, First Amendment
Beyoncé’s reluctant feminism
Mrs. Jay-Z is concerned about an "extreme" label
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 2:20 PM UTC 12Life Beyonce, Feminism, Katy Perry
Wall Street Journal gets a D in feminism
In two ridiculous recent stories, the paper brushes off women and their college aspirations
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 10Life Feminism, Suzy Lee Weiss
Our kids are on too many drugs — and the drug companies win
"There's no way 1 in 5 high school boys has ADHD," says a psychiatry professor, suggesting doctors over-diagnose
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 90Business ADHD, Education, Ritalin, Adderall
Gays hate apple pie!
A Kansas congressman writes the dumbest anti-gay marriage Op-Ed ever. We don't think it's an April Fools' joke
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 7:13 PM UTC 39Life Tim Huelskamp, LGBT
Groundbreaking female rocket scientist sure could cook!
The New York Times botched Yvonne Brill's obit -- and that casual sexism matters for all of us
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 2:54 PM UTC 53Technology New York Times, Media Criticism
Not without our apostrophes!
Punctuation gets a reprieve in England
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 7:50 PM UTC 27Life Grammar, Internet Culture
The best and worst apologies of the week
Don Young, Matt Lauer, Rick Ross, David Petraeus -- it has been a week of sorry apologies and mansplaining
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 2:58 PM UTC 23Life Trayvon Martin, rick ross
Matt Lauer’s worst week ever
The "Today" host keeps trying to do damage control, and keeps making things worse. Maybe he's just not that nice?
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 7:54 PM UTC 23Entertainment Matt Lauer, today show
Today in Steubenville victim blaming
UPDATE: The NAACP condemns a member's comments about the case
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 3:12 PM UTC 28Life Steubenville, NAACP, Rape
Gay marriage’s real pioneers
In 1967, the Supreme Court tested the definition of matrimony -- and helped pave the way for the current battle
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 9:05 PM UTCLife Marriage equality, Gay Marriage
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