Depends. If a man gets to a door ahead of you and holds it open, do you 1) walk through and say ‘thank you,’ or 2) stop and insist on holding the door open for him? If it’s a woman instead, what option do you take? 1) to both is normal and non-sexist, 1) for men and 2) for women is weirdly obsessed with not appearing…

I’m 31 and I grew up in Canada, where that kind of behavior became outdated before my time. I just moved to the southern US, and this ‘gentlemanliness’ is a major pain! Men who insist on holding the door open for me, and who prevent me from holding the door open for them slow things down by forcing us to re-order our…

She could man a bakesale booth, or coordinate other volunteers, cart in deliveries, organize fundraisers, attend PTA meetings, help in repairing school property, give talks on how prison sucks...

It is more accurate to say that it makes people stay engaged, rather than listen to you. Uptalk asks your listener to confirm that they are following what you say. I used it a lot while tutoring. It is much easier to use uptalk than to punctuate every sentence with ‘you see?’ or `does that make sense?’ The questioning…

I’m glad the charity you volunteer for has those rules (though you’d think they could spring for the background check). It’s important for organizations to know what’s up and have safeguards for children. I’m guessing you mean that she should not be allowed to volunteer after the background check. Maybe so, but if we…

They did the background check and knew exactly who she was. They claim she rarely enters the school and is never allowed to be alone with children.

Everyone seems so excited about him getting impeached, but I’m not sure. Trump is grossly incompetent, and self-serving, but his replacement is Mike “women are not people” Pence. Is that better? I’m honestly not sure.

It’s baffling. I like aisle seats too, but it’s really in his own self-interest. I also try to look out for people who need help on a plane. Air travel is uncomfortable and stressful for so many people, and emotions are often running high. It is exactly the time when common courtesy can go a long way.

Lol! I guess since my parents are boomers, I think of all parents as boomers.

Only Archie’s dad is good. The rest are so awful!!! No wonder almost every kid has suspected one of more of their parents of killing Jason! It’s unbelievable that Veronica’s mom is probably the second most supportive parent, despite pressuring her daughter to commit fraud. OMG, and remember when Cheryl’s parents got…

I think New Yorkers may just be jerks. I let a woman put her diaper bag under my seat during a 1.5 hour flight from LaGuardia, and the guy next to me acted like I was a fucking hero. They were going to have to put it in skycheck, which would have delayed takeoff, and she would not have had all her baby stuff. How…

You know, you can just stand up while she’s looking at you without saying anything. That’s what I do. Even if she’s just got a belly, you did something nice for a stranger, so good on you. If she says ‘oh, I don’t need the seat,’ just say that you feel like stretching your legs, or that you’re about to leave.

I am also over 30 and watching this. It is my long-sought replacement for Gossip Girl, which was my replacement for The OC. It’s super interesting to see the main characters as kids and see their mistakes as a result of their inexperience. I also enjoy judging their awful parents.

To your point, I’m not sure if I like…

Ummm, aren’t quick tips on how to assess your health one of the prototypical life hacks? Also, why would I not want to see anything about male problems? Like, I saw an article talking about how penises can change color over time, which is something that I’d notice and worry about in my partner. Super helpful! Just…

To deny visas based on applicant features strongly correlated with race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, political views, gender, or sexual orientation. 

Maybe the point was to include whether people could realistically follow the diet as a factor in its effectiveness. Like how we compare the effectiveness of contraceptives with perfect use vs. regular use. I know this wasn’t made clear in the article above, and it could just be bad science, but it would be a good…

I have a scenario for your consideration. Imagine an article about a woman who got pregnant from accidental artificial insemination (a la Jane the Virgin) in a place where you can get abortions through medicare. The woman tells the story of how she decided to carry the pregnancy to term and give her baby up for…

Ugg! I had this argument over the book with an ex. I never convinced him, but that was before I realized it was all about things that had already happened elsewhere. Seeing the show, I keep remembering the argument and wanting to email him and be like ‘I was right about this argument we had 12 years ago and here is…

This is my impression from watching The Handmaid’s Tale (THT) yesterday, reading THT twice and every Margaret Atwood book but Hagseed, but only seeing 2.5 episodes of Jessica Jones (JJ) and never reading the comics. I’m not ideally informed to make a comparison. I wish THT could just embrace feminism, but I do think…

I feel like this is a savvy move. Given the current state of things, there are people who REALLY need to be confronted with ideas contained the Handmaid’s Tale. These are exactly the people who would be alienated by it being a feminist show.