I agree that this case is a total outrage (who didn't blow shit up as a kid) and she shouldn't be charged with a felony, BUT you misstate a bunch of key facts in the case: She wasn't in class, she was outdoors but on school ground, and it wasn't a class experiment. Her teacher said that they had never assigned…

There are definitely multiracial families pictured, just none with white folks in them.

Also, they pay their artists decently for their work, which I really appreciate!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE their mamas day cards, and send them to all the rad moms in my life every year!

Yeah, when I was interviewing (paid) interns at my work, we would ask where they would want to be in five years and more than 50% said "I want to work at a non-profit" but then couldn't specify an issue, or even type of non-profit (direct service, organizing, advocacy) they wanted to work at. I was like, seriously?…

Wait. What? Beyond any other issue, how would that garment function as a bra? I just... NO.

Hi! Question with possibly no good answers here but lemme give it a go: There is an (amazing) Korean Spa here in town that recently got into trouble for asking a trans man to leave after people in the men's locker room complained. There are nude gender segregated spaces and clothed co-ed spaces in the sauna. They…

Not true! I have a super round face with big cheeks and a squared off jaw, and I looked awesome with a super short Ginnifer Goodwin type pixie. The folks below are right when they say it's worth spending too much money on your first cut, but definitely go for it! It will make you feel like a badass.

Please consider making/selling them as a fundraiser! I would TOTALLY buy some!

70% of teachers teach in subjects that AREN'T subject to standardized testing. So no, it's not fair to be graded on tests in a subject YOU DIDN'T teach. And it's super not fair to the kids to implement more tests and waste more time on testing especially when it hasn't been shown to correlate to things like academic…

The issue with Baligate wasn't that she was importing Balinese *wood*. It's that she's importing Balinese WOOD FURNITURE. Wholesale. I don't think anyone would have had a problem with her making furniture from old boat wood that was imported. The issues is that she was buying furniture wholesale, reselling it on…

This fight has been going on for three years, and IML has been called out for using Hyatt every year. They could have EASILY inserted boilerplate language in their contract that would protect them from cancellation fees in case of labor disputes. And they chose not to.

A) Yes! Seriously, crossing a picket line is not ok. B) Nearly every other hotel in Chicago (except the Hyatt and the fucking Congress) has union workers working under contract. C) There has been a boycott against Hyatt for three years now, and UNITE HERE has repeatedly approached IML to change their venue, including…

OMG the locked in a fridge episode TERRIFIED me as a child! I'm just sad they missed the heart attack episode of Fresh Prince. It was a classic.

That is a huge pet peeve of mine! They also tend to highlight large national and international organizations rather than local groups that may also have a big impact. Not to mention direct service over organizing or advocacy, which doesn't tend to have the same kind of "program" expenses, but over the long run can…

Resource Generation are the best!

Many/most of these suggestions would only reach large national/international non-profits. I don't think Charity Navigator even lists groups with budgets of less than a million dollars, which excludes a ton of awesome grassroots organizations. As someone who is fairly far to the left of most of the mainstream, I try to…

There are so many issues with this post that I don't know where to start: A) 10 miles a week does not equal hardcore cyclist. B) A vulva is not a vagina. C) Pain and numbness in the vulva/perineum is not a "fertility" issue. It could be a comfort issue, or a sexual health issue, but unlike for men, it is not going to…

This seems like a terrible idea to me. Not only does being on the phone make you less aware of your surroundings, it can also make you a target for someone who a) is looking for a fancy phone like yours or b) is looking for someone who's clearly not paying attention. Not only was a friend of mine assaulted by someone…

I mean, live your life, but the whole body fat assessment thing just seems like another bogus way for corporations to make money off of your self hatred. Are you healthy? Do you do some sort of physical activity regularly? Are you happy with your body and they way you look? Than there is NO REASON to know your body…