I haven’t spoken to my mother in two years because she’s a racist shitbag, but I recall how vehemently she hated Roseanne when I was young, and this anthem incident was one of the key triggers for her Roseanne hatred. I wonder if my mother is having a grave internal battle now over whether she wants to defend Roseanne…

I teach middle school, and last year, there was this girl who kept coming to school late. All year she’d been on time, then sometime in the winter, she was late, and since I had her first period, it was really becoming an issue in my class. I knew she lived just a few blocks away, so I sat her down and gave her the…

My mother and I parted ways in September of 2016. Most of the time, all I feel is an immense sense of relief. I no longer have to make the choices that Panama is talking about here—doing all of the work, keeping quiet to keep the peace, avoiding talking about real shit, etc. There are days, though, that I really want…

So...man, this sucks. There was some serious straight-washing happening with Okoye’s character. Please read Carmen Phillips’ piece on this on Autostraddle.

You guys, I know Mandy personally, and in the last 48 hours trolls have descended upon her life. It’s terrifying. Her personal FB page has been inundated with horrific comments and posts; people have even begun to comment on photos of her children and shared her husband’s profile. All of this because some conservative…

I thought the same thing...like if you’ve ever seen anything she’s ever done, you’d know that she was going to come for everyone in that room. And she did. I love her and can’t wait for her new show.

From the description of the movie in this article, this reminds me of the beginning of my relationship with my wife. We met ten years ago. I think the copious amounts of sex (and wildly experimental sex!) we had for the first few months is what solidified our relationship so well that we’ve been together for more than…

We have quite a few of them in my city as well. A whole group of them, in fact. They come from all over the country and sort of congregate in PNW cities where there are more humane policies for homeless/transient folks.

That’s true. I’ve never seen the show because it’s unavailable to me. I’m a typical millennial who doesn’t have cable, lol.  I’ve heard it’s good, and I forgot he was in it.

I’m not sure if he was blackballed or if he voluntarily bowed out for a while, but he hasn’t been on television in a major way for almost 7 years. Cenac was one of the most popular correspondents on The Daily Show, more so than some of the white men who got shows during and after (I’m looking at you, Jordan Klepper).…

I feel like he was blackballed for a while there after he told the truth about Jon Stewart on Marc Maron’s podcast (sidenote: I pretty much hate that man and his show, but I’ve listened to two episodes—Barack Obama and Wyatt Cenac). I was worried he wasn’t going to get another major show, so this HBO gig really makes…

My SIL worked at a charter, and not only was she paid less, they stole all of the teachers’ retirement funds to keep the school open when they ran out of money. They also decreased the amount they paid towards medical benefits in the middle of the year without any warning, so her out-of-pocket expenses went up by a…

I’m probably going to be hardcore flamed for this, but this made me sad for her. She is a rising star, and getting engaged to a disaster of a person and having a baby right when she is releasing an album that is already becoming a critical and financial smash is going to seriously slow her momentum, maybe even stall…

My first thoughts.

I was introduced to Lizzo in 2015 when she opened for Sleater Kinney on their reunion tour. (I know, I know, I should’ve already known who she was, but I didn’t.) Having no idea who she was and generally being ambivalent about opening acts as I age, I didn’t intend on listening to/watching her set, but my friend and I…

Honestly, I don’t blame this bear. I live in the PNW now, but I’m originally from Montana, and have been hearing for the last two weeks that there is a snowstorm every other day there right now. Stay in the hole, bear! It’s not even close to spring there yet.

In my community, a prominent VA doctor went for his morning run along the river and was found dead in it a few hours later. The coroner ruled his death an accident, even though his wife, who is also a doctor, looked at his body and found signs of a struggle. His wife is on a crusade to prove he was murdered. I’m not…

I assume you’re referring to the jackass who always says sexual shit to you and one of the writers? He’s gross.

That was one of the first things I noticed—they intentionally made her eyes look sunken in and menacing. It was chilling and gross. The people who doctored this and spread it around are horrible people.

When I saw the photo of Lena and her fiancee cuddling on the couch it felt as though the earth opened up beneath me.