State of Michigan proposed social studies standards for grades K-12, written by conservative lawmakers, removes mention of gay rights, Roe v. Wade, and climate change while also eliminating the term “core democratic values,” which they argue implies left-leaning partisanship, and downplaying the work of the NAACP from the state-mandated curriculum. According to Bridge Magazine, the […]
24 Struggles Kids These Days Will Never Understand
We all tend to look back on the past with fondness, reminiscing about how much better and simpler those days were. This is especially true for many when it comes to childhood, particularly when we compare our own to the one our kids are experiencing. But let’s be honest. It wasn’t all rainbow dust and […]
‘Active Shooter’ Video Game Allows Players to Simulate School Shooting
There’s bad, and then there’s so far over the line you can’t even see where you crossed it. Such is the case with the video game Active Shooter – the Simulation, which allows players to navigate a simulated school shooting and opt to be either the school shooter or a member of the S.W.A.T Team […]
Forget Yanny and Laurel. There’s a New Recording: Brainstorm or Green Needle?
Yanny and Laurel are SO HOT right now, and I don’t mean to come between the 3 of you, but there’s a new recording on the scene, and it’s quite possibly even more mind-bending than the other two. It’s Brainstorm and Green Needle, and unlike with Yanny and Laurel, you as a listener can actually […]
You Know About the Grandparent Hangover, Right?
Tell me you’re familiar with this scene: Your kids spend a day — or maybe even a night or two, if you’re lucky — away at their grandparents’ house. Or maybe it’s an aunt’s or an uncle’s or a close friend’s. You receive nothing but stellar reports about their behavior. They said “please” and “thank […]
Bad News, Beauty Buffs: Popular Cosmetic Company Facing Class Action Suit for Eyelash Product
The wildly popular skincare company and multi-level marketing brand Rodan + Fields has found itself on the wrong end of a class action lawsuit for failing to disclose the side effects of its Lash Boost ingredients to consumers. The product, which costs a whopping $150 a pop, contains an ingredient called isopropyl cloprostenate that carries with […]
The Air Traveler’s Guide to Not Being a Giant A**hole
There are a lot of perks to air travel. I mean, there are the never-ending lines. The confiscation of personal possessions. The full-body invasion of privacy by TSA. WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? But perhaps most wondrous about traveling through the atmosphere at 800 miles per hour in a hermetically sealed fart canister is the other passengers. They’re […]
These $168 ‘Extreme Cut Out Jeans’ Are What’s Wrong With America
Just when you thought 2018 had decided to be kinder to women’s fashion, along comes the ‘Extreme Cut Out Jean’ by L.A.-based brand Carmar to fug up our existence. Selling for $168 a pop, which is a mere $167.50 above their value, these Depression-era eyesores are “a high rise pant with large statement cutouts on […]