By Britta Eberle Did you know that some people are very angry about Disney’s new movie, Moana? They are arguing that the main character, Moana, is a bad example for young girls because she is more “realistically bodied” than previous Disney princesses. Instead of an exploding bust and itty-bitty waist, […]
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If Novel Titles Told the REAL Story
What if you could tell how a famous novel or play turns out or what the story’s really about just by reading the title? I can think of a few times I’ve read something that, by the end, I wish I had known more about so I could have seen what […]
Viral 2016 Song and Video Proves We’re Not Imagining It: 2016 Definitely Sucks
What is happening this year? Serious question. In any given year, you can tally the number of horrific national and global events on one hand. But in 2016? This year has been a different beast entirely. On a worldwide scale, we have Brexit, the Bastille Day attack, new Ebola outbreaks […]
Finding Squirtles
By Cheryl Maguire I was around 12 years old when we got an Atari. I mostly remember playing Pac-Man. There was something cathartic about being able to eat all of those white dots. Who doesn’t love to eat? And then I found it so gratifying to turn around and […]
Greetings and Salutations: “Heathers” Is Back.
Heathers is the original Mean Girls. I once told one of my millennial coworkers this, and she promised to watch it over the weekend. She came back on Monday and was horrified. “What the hell did I just watch?” Exactly. Winona Ryder > Lindsay Lohan. Jealous much? I don’t […]
These Mannequin Challenge Videos Will Blow Your Mind
We need to talk about the Mannequin Challenge. Viral trends come and go, and most of them are pretty lame. (Remember planking?) The Mannequin Challenge, on the other hand, is impressive as hell. The Mannequin Challenge is a new video trend where people are filmed in live action, but the […]
Your Mom’s Guide to Murder
By Page Barnes of Your Mom’s Guide to Life I have a confession to make. No. I haven’t committed a murder. And if I had committed a murder (which again, I haven’t), do you seriously think I’d be stupid enough to publish a blog post about it? But I will […]
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg’s New Show Is the Antidote for Your Election Blues
Do you need a break from the semi-coherent candidate memes and election coverage that is turning your social media feed into a pre-apocalyptic shit fest? Enter Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg with a dinner party show guaranteed to wash that bad election taste out of your mouth. Just when […]