In all seriousness, the concept, in the abstract, is a seductive one. What prospective parent wouldn’t want their child to have every advantage? With such technology at our disposal, I can see how it would be tempting to screen out prospective mates so you’d never have to come to that agonizing fork in the road where…

Fun fact! Charles Davenport (prominent biologist, devoted booster of eugenics in America) began just such a matchmaking service! It’s not a limitation, guys, it’s an asset! Might as well screen first - no sense in falling in love and then discovering your genes are a bad match. What a wonderful idea!!!

This is why diverse board rooms are important. Only a room full of straight, white, rich dudes could look at that request and think that the way to “avoid controversy” would be to cancel the ad. 

Shabby chic

Yeah. I kept thinking how it was like debate in high school - the Dems were like the kids who took it seriously and showed up to the competition thoroughly researched and prepared, whereas the Republicans were like the douchebros who joined debate because they heard nerdy girls give it up easy and when it comes to…

“Mystery Science 3000, but make it peppermint mocha” is probably the best description for made-for-TV Christmas movies I’ve ever encountered.

oh good lord. penny wise and pound foolish is what that is.

she put carpet in the bathroom, too!! the carpet in the kitchen (extending into the hallway) was at least a sort of light cream Berber style. the carpet in the living room was a true snow white, extremely plush high-pile stuff.

My mom’s former boss always wanted white carpet in her kitchen because she felt like it meant she’d “arrived.” It was exactly what you’re thinking - it meant that she didn’t have to cook that often, that she had the time and energy to be fussy about the house, and could afford to have it cleaned frequently. She…

I’m confused about what you’re saying here. A key aspect of what Ron is saying is that the people aren’t that red, or even purple. We’re a center-left nation as measured by what individuals actually care about and the policies they want. It’s our districts and our representatives that are right to center-right, and…

When I saw Amy come on screen, I straight-up squealed. “OMG, Amy!!!” She is perfection in every role.

That’s actually a really good analogy (simile? comparison? I never know). Ambivalence is a very natural human reaction, particularly to an intense situation. Obviously war is intense, but so is the kind of constantly-spotlighted celebrity Beyonce lives in. Giving “zero fucks” while also really caring very deeply about…

Right?! His whole smug “c’mon ladies, it could be so much worse, quitcher whining” is LITERALLY THE WHOLE GODDAMN PROBLEM, CHAD.*

Additionally, that statistic only encompasses “serious” sexual assaults. “Lesser” offenses, such as verbal threats, asking for sex, and masturbation are not included.

The problem here isn’t that sexual assault exists in a taxi service like Uber (though, obviously that *is* a problem), the problem is that they do a terrible job of responding to events of sexual violence on their platform. They have the tools to make Uber much safer than a traditional taxi service (GPS tracking;…

Oh, man, I was FUMING at the NPR story about this last night. I get the scale thing, and they’re not wrong about the fact that at those sheer numbers, you’re gonna have bad shit happen. But, look, we’re not asking Uber to fix humanity and solve the problem of sexual assault in society, we’re asking Uber to appropriatel…

Dildos and butt plugs and tampons, oh my!

Well, the treasonous nitwit wasn’t always orange. Looks like he started changing color about the early 2000s - when tanning was A Thing and The Apprentice was starting up. If you miss tanning sessions but want to keep that “signature glow” (hork), you need to supplement with makeup. And artificial tanning makes you a…

for my birthday a few years back, my bestie made me a giant cross stitch that says “dude, no one gives a fuck about your boner.” it’s wine-stained and clearly shows areas where she had to pick stitches and re-do, and it is *perfection.* i have a small vanity table in my office that is too tiny to be of any real use,…