I grew up in Western Massachusetts - same story. I have to fight the urge to rant when people assume that I'm from Boston, or know their favorite restaurant in Boston, or whatever. I'm sure it's a lovely city, but my own annoyance has probably spoiled it for me.

It's like my high school art teacher said:

Maybe slightly off topic but since it's a cat post.
I just came across this video and my mind was blown.

Elizabeth Warren should run, obvs.

There's absolutely no denying the filthy ways in which racist cultures have objectified and abused the bodies of WOC. It's a grotesque, shameful reality, and ought to be brought into the light as often as possible. But there's also a whole lot of complex history and nuance that's getting brushed away while we're…

IDK. It's hard to explain my family sometimes, but it could be those are mostly clan colors of their husband's families. Right now you can draw a line right about down the middle of the people that don't talk to each other anymore.

I can't help but smirk and imagine the hi-jinks that would ensue if these little cretinous bastards tried this stunt up here in Glasgow. One, our Underground (whilst fantastic and the trains are the most deliciously lurid shade of orange) only has one route - we call it the Clockwork Orange - meaning that when one of…

I know that everybody has equal power to buy smart phones and to take pictures of people, and that both genders seem to be guilty of doing so

Yes but his action isn't wrong because they are women. His action is wrong because they are people. And I felt like this article was trying to attack the whole phenomenon of female pictures, which isn't morally different from male pictures

What is the purpose of gendering this issue? I'm honestly confused. That seems to go completely against feminist goals. Why don't we just say people shouldn't take pictures of other people and put them on the internet?

Bella Donna, y'all! What a fucking incredible album! Especially when you're driving up the rocky, swollen California Coast on Highway 1 to another time, and another place that eventually leads you into thick Redwood forests that act as curtains into the Divine. Misty tree tops, filtered gold-fairy sunlight, furry…

While I appreciate your Petty love (you clearly are a discerning person), "Refugee" is one of his weakest songs. You want to get someone into him, you gotta start with "Breakdown." That song is full-on guitar sex. And, of course, "American Girl" is literally perfect. And I am not missuing "literally." The song does…

i feel like there's a fine line between stupidity and negligence, and it's usually a bad consequence. if the baby had died of dehydration, they 100% would be facing criminal negligence and manslaughter charges. just because nobody is dead doesn't mean their behavior wasn't risky and endangering.

It's a wonder that she still knows how to breathe.

I generally make a point of never having much of an opinion about celebrities, but I really, really dislike Scarlett Johansson. I remember reading a profile years ago in Vogue when she described this "new phrase" she'd heard (this may be verbatim, so firmly was it etched in my memory): "Idiot wind. It's what comes…

That is cool. Standing ovation for Ms. Angelique.

No, I think you make a good point. I was looking at this article quite cynically at first. But as you point out, it is important for kids to learn that they have a voice. The cause might not be of national importance, but it's great to see these girls fighting for something they believe in.

Eh. As a person coming up about when you were, I feel like there's a reasonable way to embrace both sentiments: "Yay, young feminists calling out!" and also, "Leggings aren't pants, GET OFF MY LAWN." I think, in fact, being able to embrace both sentiments at once may be the key to staying sane past the age of 40.