Why Don't Americans See Hillary Clinton's Nomination as Historic?

So I’m reading this article on The Atlantic about Hillary Clinton writing an article for The Toast, and I came across a line in The Atlantic article that shocked me:
Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker are Fighting on Twitter.
(Spoilers for SW:TFA).
Women Who Do Good: California Woman Donates and Fits Baby Carriers to Syrian Refugee Families
Today’s reminder that people are still doing good in the world comes from Cristal Logothetis, a California mother and small business-owner who started a charity that has been successful beyond her dreams. Carry the Future started as an idea. Cristal Logothetis, like much of the world, was horrified by pictures of Alan…
Alanis Morissette and James Corden Sing an Updated "Ironic"
If you are near my age (and I know at least a few of you are as ancient as me), Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill album was the song of your preteen adolescent years. Ironic, the song notoriously without any ironies in it, was absolutely inescapable for a while in 1996. I can’t understate the impact this song and…
Petition the White House to Resettle More Syrian Refugees
Groupthinkers, I need your help! This White House petition needs to get about 11,700 more signatures in the next four days if we want the White House to respond to it. The petition asks the Obama administration to raise the amount of refugees it has pledged to resettle in the next year from 10,000 to 65,000, the…
What Creators Mess Too Much With Their Works?
There’s a rather alarmist article over at The Atlantic this week worrying that J.K. Rowling is tinkering too much with her Harry Potter universe, eight years after the end of the series. Rowling has put forth scattered information about the Potterverse since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published in 2007,…
I can't find anyone to take my cat
And I feel terrible. Background on why I have to give him up here. I don’t know what to do. We went to the veterinarian, who prescribed anti-anxiety meds, but we can’t get him to take them. Have tried pill pockets, hiding in treats, pill dispensers, nothing works. We’ve tried pheromones. His behavior is getting worse.…
South Carolina Senate Debate on Confederate Flag on Now
You can watch on CSPAN on tv, or online here: http://www.c-span.org/video/?326943-…
Argh. Family.
My stepdaughter just flew out to her grandmother’s house today. We have sole custody but due to a story too long to get into, her maternal grandmother is guaranteed five weeks of visitation a year. Since we live far apart, the weeks are usually concentrated over summer vacation. Grandma also has custody of my…
How Much Do You Know About Tampons?
After reading this super-interesting article at The Atlantic, I realized I don’t know much at all. Check it out for some interesting history of the tampon, the science behind it, and the historical and potential future problems with it due to lack of regulation.
All the Reasons Why We Should Totally Have a MCU Musical
Though it might seem counter-intuitive at first, science fiction and fantasy has a proud tradition in the realm of musical theater and musical films. From Little Shop of Horrors to The Wizard of Oz, from Rocky Horror Picture Show to the Disney Animated Studios canon, universes where magic and other mysterious forces…

