By now you’ve undoubtedly heard about President Trump firing FBI Director James Comey. You have probably also heard that White House press secretary Sean Spicer was ill-equipped to answer questions from the press and reportedly hid in the bushes outside the White House. From The Washington Post: After Spicer spent […]
Politics/Community
My Kids Have Two Moms To Celebrate On Mother’s Day
By Amber Leventry My mother-in-law asked my partner and me what we would be doing on Mother’s Day. Our answer: the same thing we do every day. We’ll be mothering on Mother’s Day. Our five-year-old daughter and almost three-year-old twins are too young to fully appreciate what Mother’s Day means; […]
GOP Gives Giant Middle Finger to America with Healthcare Vote
Here’s what you need to know about the American Health Care Act, passed today by House Republicans: If you have a vagina, you’re screwed. If you’ve struggled with a life-threatening condition, you’re screwed. If you’ve got a disabled child, you’re screwed. Basically, we’re all screwed. Trumpcare, which just needs approval […]
Cleveland Manhunt: What Our Children Learned from Our Tweets
By Stephanie Pappas of snackdinner On Easter Sunday, Robert Godwin, father of 10 and grandfather of 14, was shot and killed while walking home. The stranger who killed him, Steve Stephens, recorded the murder and posted it to Facebook, resulting in a two-day manhunt across several states. And we tweeted. […]
Mansplaining from the Mouths of Babes
By Dana Copeland of Mama Q.0 I don’t know when it started, but I do know when I decided to put an end to it. It was the moment when my 7-year-old son tried to teach my wife how to put toothpaste on a toothbrush. We might have overlooked it, called […]
Behold, The Smartest And Snarkiest Moments From The 2017 March For Science
Since we now apparently live in a world where we have to convince our government that science is important, a March for Science was held on Earth Day, April 22, 2017. Scientists and general supporters of facts and reality came out in droves to defend science, and they brought the […]
The Twitter Backlash to Kendall Jenner’s Tone-Deaf Pepsi Ad Gives Us Life
Pepsi and Kendall Jenner actually have a lot in common. Pepsi is the soda you reluctantly accept when Coke isn’t available, and Kendall is the Jenner you book when Kylie is busy selling lip kits. And as of this morning, America hates them both. I have to imagine that Pepsi’s […]
Five Reasons Teachers Lose Their Minds for Free Movie Tickets
By Tessa Adams of Family Footnote Recently, a very generous movie theater has offered one free movie ticket per day to teachers as a spring break gift. And teachers are reposting, forwarding, sharing, and spreading this good news throughout our city. This euphoric response may be perplexing to outsiders. I’ve […]