The world has gone crazy and apparently humanity has gone with it. For the past couple of years, pimple-popping videos have been “popping” up all over social media, and it would seem that there are people out there who enjoy this sort of thing. A lot of people. Crazy people. Because you guys, ewwww. Upland, […]
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Aerie’s Newest Lingerie Campaign Is Inclusive AF
Aerie, American Eagle’s lingerie and underwear brand, has beautifully reminded us what matters most in business: the customer. Customers, specifically people and women who wear bras and panties, come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. But women’s bodies are more than numbers or physical characteristics that fit into boxes. Some women carry silent pain, visible […]
7 Stages of Preparing for House Guests When You Have Kids
By Becca Carnahan of With Love and a Little Self-Deprecation Having house guests is always fun. Lots of quality time, lots of laughs, and lots of extra hands to steer your children away from the stove. The challenging part is the preparation leading up to guest arrival day. When you have little ankle biters trying […]
World Health Organization Lists Gaming Addiction As New Mental Health Disorder
By Tessa Adams of Family Footnote The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it will add Gaming Addiction to the 2018 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Newsweek reports that this is the first addition to the manual since the 1990s. A person would have to show symptoms for a year in order to be considered addicted. […]
Dear Conservatives: I Can Save My Daughter, But I Fear For Yours
By Lori Dziurda Dear Conservatives: I feel sorry for your daughters. It’s July 2018 and we are on the cusp of having a conservative majority in the Supreme Court, which is a direct threat to the protections for women’s health and privacy encapsulated in the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. We feminists know that was your […]
Handmaid’s Tale Wine Launched, Then Cancelled After Backlash
Who knew rape-based wine could be a bad idea? Apparently everyone except Lot18, the company that conceptualized The Handmaid’s Tale-inspired beverage and then subsequently cancelled it after potential consumers voiced their dissatisfaction with an aperitif that capitalizes on dystopian misogyny and sexual assault. Huh. Never would have seen that coming. *rolls eyes forever* The wine was […]
Fruitless Snack Searches
By Gila Pfeffer of The Mom Who Knew Too Much If you share a household (or an office or a dorm room or any common space) with anyone other than yourself, you’ll probably be familiar with the following scene: You come home from a long day of work/studying/saving the world or whatever, and it’s not […]
Sometimes Coffee Grounds Me: Flashbacks to My Good Old Chemo Days
By Gila Pfeffer of The Mom Who Knew Too Much Sundays in our house are not relaxing. Sure, we all get to sleep in later than during the school week, but once we are up we are running: homework, tutors, birthday parties, football matches (“soccer” for my American readers) and counting the amount of times […]