My problem is mostly this line: "Some (breadwinning women) reported actually wanting this change. Others (sniveling Fox pundits) say apocalypse is nigh and that it's "anti-science" for women to "dominate."" This line pretty much sets up a binary between people for who this is a good thing (women) and people who don't…

Seriously though, that statistic ISN'T good news. Because most of that 40% is not making enough money. What it really means that 40% of households are headed (economically) by one woman is that a lot of families are either in poverty or on the brink of poverty. That's the real news here.

I was JUST going to post this. One of my favorites.

The problem is that, at some level, the message is always "exert self-control." And the stupidity behind telling fat people who need to change the way they eat and loose weight to just exert self-control is the same as the stupidity behind telling people who don't want to get pregnant to just not have sex. There's a…

The problem is two fold, though. Doctors pathologize fatness (often needlessly) but they aren't actually willing to TREAT fatness and its underlying causes as medical problems when people need them to. Because yes, for many people, being overweight is a medical problem. "Healthy at any weight" doesn't mean that any…

So is the Literature and Arts fair that accepts a paper from a biologist.

God I hate Victoria's Secret. Poorly made, overpriced, trashy looking garments that come in a ridiculously narrow range of sizes being hawked by dishonest sails associates. (Tell me Victoria's Secret, fucking tell me, how am I supposed to wear a 36 ANYTHING if my rib cage is actually 31 inches around?) Victoria's…

Always impressed by the amount of girl scouts trivia I learn on this site.

My EXACT thoughts. Honestly, on a daily basis I drink my coffee black. But once in a long while I'll have it with a couple tablespoons of half and half and just a teaspoon or so of hazelnut creamer. But if I could use some Samoas creamer INSTEAD? Hell yeah!

This is your song now Julianne

Women who like Palahniuk are cool. Men who like Vonnegut who were actually Vonnegut's contemporaries can also still be cool.

I'm powering up for the day by listening to the DTG theme right now.

Ok, dude. You brought up journalism as an example. But seriously, I just haven't found that people in most casual social situations are genuinely very interested in other people. For the most part, I think people in casual social situations are either too competitive or too self-conscious to really notice anyone…

No, what I'm talking about is the fact that when most people talk to you (and this is most true when you are in your peer group) they are not talking to YOU, but to themselves, and whatever they say (positive or negative) has nothing to actually do with you. Someone saying, "Journalism, eh? There's not much job growth…

To clarify, I think that most adults DO have your interests in mind when they give you advice when you are young. (There are exceptions of course... there are dysfunctional families and emotionally abusive parents and such.) But once you leave college, your new peers (meaning basically everyone else older than 21)…

No. The naysaying almost NEVER comes from a good place. Not to say that the naysaying is always wrong. Someone might be naysaying you and be, coincidentally, RIGHT. BUT, most people are terminally egotistical and their advice is about THEM. (Their encouragement too, obviously.) The exceptions are usually close family…

This is the most romantic photo ever. She looks like Cinderella fleeing her prince at midnight in this photo.

They are there to see. If you believe...

Ugh. That reminds me. I need to watch some x-files.

This news is most devastating to the crack baby athletic association.