I read the headline with shock and disbelief: dead? Chester Bennington — the lead singer of Linkin Park — was dead? He couldn’t be. I mean, he is (well, he was) the voice of my childhood. It was Linkin Park and Bennington which carried me through the long, angst-ridden days of adolescence, and the […]
Author: Kimberly Zapata
New Tostitos Bag Tells You If You Are Drunk Because Why The F**k Not
Earlier this week, Tostitos made a big announcement. Like a huge, game-changing sort of announcement: for a limited time, their chips will be sold in a “party safe” bag. But what the hell is a “party safe” bag? Well, it is a bag which can tell you if you are drunk. […]
Husband Speaks Out: How Postpartum Depression and Breastfeeding Pressures Caused Wife to Take Her Life
When 32-year-old Florence Leung gave birth to her first child, she didn’t know what to expect. Of course, she may have read a book or two, and she probably received a ton of solicited (and unsolicited) advice, but Florence began her parenting journey as most new moms do: excited, anxious, clueless, fearful, bleary-eyed and sleep-deprived. […]
Texas Faces Serious Measles Outbreak, Reminds Us That Herd Immunity And Vaccination Matter
Remember the year 2000? We were worried about the Backstreet Boys’ career; the future of Geri Halliwell’s — and every other Spice Girl’s — career; and massive computer failures, international system failures, rogue missiles, and rolling blackouts, all courtesy of Y2K, some overhyped, bullshit computer bug. (Okay, okay; maybe the first two were […]
Hate the Cold? Stay Out of These Top 5 Worst Winter States Until Spring
I hate winter. Like, I absolutely loathe it. Cold weather sucks. Shoveling is a huge pain, and black ice: does anyone enjoy randomly slipping and falling and cracking their hip bone against cold concrete? (Yeah, me neither.) If I had things my way, I would live in a tropical climate. […]
Makeup Tutorial To Hide Domestic Violence Bruises Is Not OK
Late last week, “Sabahiyat” — a Moroccan television show — aired an unlikely segment: a makeup tutorial intended to help women hide bruises and scars. Of course, that may not sound like a bad idea. (If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably got a few wicked wounds from childhood.) But […]
Sorry, Steve Bannon: Spanking Will Not Prevent Mental Illness
Steve Bannon has quite the reputation. He is the former executive chair of Breitbart News, which, according to the company’s website, is “the biggest source of breaking news…thought-leading commentary, and original reporting…for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.” He is a driving force behind the alt-right movement, and much […]
Talking Sex Robots Are Coming and Headed To Stores Near You Next Year
What happens when the porn world, Westworld — an HBO series about an “amusement park” which allows visitors to live out their wildest fantasies via artificial intelligence — and the real world collide? Three words: talking sex robots. (Oh yeah, we are going there, and we are going there soon.) In fact, […]