By Anna Rosenblum Palmer of Shelburbia Standing in the sunshine chatting with a friend while she waters our community garden, our talk turns from carrots and beets (why is it that 40-something women love beets?) to drugs. Despite being in Colorado and standing amongst buds and leaves, we are not […]
“There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.” – J. Strummer My dad was raised Mormon but I always knew him as an Atheist. My mother was raised Catholic but now believes in the Sacred Feminine. In an effort not to screw me up any more than necessary, my parents […]
By Briton Underwood of Punk Rock Papa Nicole Arbour, of internet fame(?), has gotten herself in hot water as of late. Her YouTube video, Dear Fat People, caused such an uproar that her YouTube channel ended up getting shut down. Talk about pissing off some fatties. I am joking! She […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I like to complain. And I think almost everything is stupid. I do. Mostly because I am still a disgruntled 16-year-old trapped in an older, mid-30s-something’s body, but also because it relieves stress to complain and think everything’s stupid. And also mostly because I’m an asshole. (←That’s […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Recently, Target elected to remove all gender-based signage, leaving its helpless patrons to aimlessly wander their way through the toy aisles, seemingly lost somewhere in the gender neutral abyss. To put it lightly, people were PO-ed. They took to the Twitterverse and all but condemned the […]
By A. R. Amore of The Plagued Parent This week I had a new walkway installed. The old walk was 13 years old and put in by yours truly. Over time it buckled and sank thanks to a maple tree — a much hated maple tree that my wife will not […]
By now you’ve probably heard that Target has decided to do away with identifying toys and other children’s items by gender in their stores. You’ve probably also heard that this has caused quite the ruckus among concerned citizens and once-loyal Target shoppers. It’s hard-hitting news and earth-shattering corporate decisions like […]
By Ashley Van of More Than Cheese and Beer I was sitting at home on Facebook when I saw the first post about Robin Williams’ passing. At first I dismissed it, as it wouldn’t be the first time there had been a celebrity death hoax on Facebook. I kept scrolling […]