My mom had a miscarriage when I was about 5. It was sad for all of us, but soon after, she got pregnant with my now 23-year-old little sister, who is just the most amazing, kindhearted young woman. You never know what life has in store for you, and what blessings are hiding behind your misfortunes. Wishing you all the…

I mean, he literally wrote a song for Nirvana called “I Hate Myself and Want to Die.” His death was tragic, but it wasn’t even remotely unexpected. 

As an Arab American, this is actually the moment I’ll never forgive him for (or, one of the moments, I guess). Hearing him answer “he’s an Arab” with “no, he’s a decent family man” was such a slap in the face. If he wanted to shut down the crazies, he should have told them that being Arab is not a character flaw. It’s…

See, that’s 100% fair. But I’m still torn. I think in most cases, I truly believe that a woman has nothing to gain from levying false accusations against a powerful man— especially when it comes to sexual assault, where history has shown she’s more likely to be punished than rewarded. But, in this case, politics is a…

First reaction: No no no no no noooo...

Thanks for this. I also thought it odd that Splinter would say these aren’t the first accusations against Ellison and then go on to detail the story of HIM getting a restraining order against a woman (with neither of them claiming domestic violence).

DaaAAAAaaad! *eyeroll*

I mean... I’m pretty confused as to why you haven’t asked her why she’s still contacting you. Like, every time your phone rings, your response should be “Why the hell is she calling me again?” And — I know you don’t know me and I’m sorry if this is blunt — but why are you still picking up? You are not best friends.…

Despite having one of the weaker shows of the bunch, I actually really enjoy Trevor Noah’s interviews. You can always tell that he has done his homework and is consequently able to really get good, detailed answers from his guests. His interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche is like this sweet little primer on…

I was obsessed with Babes in Toyland - the Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reeves version. It’s actually hilarious to rewatch as an adult, but I still feel guilty about putting my mom through that shitshow so many times.

Very interesting piece. I still remember the first time I heard a woman read Quran with proper “tajweed” at a women-only religion class. I hadn’t realized that had been something I was missing until I heard it. I love being Muslim, I love our faith, but I have real issues with the way women are often sidelined in the…

It reminds me of one of my favorite excerpts from “The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf” (which I can’t find online, so I will paraphrase poorly from memory). A group is praying in the mosque and some children enter and start being silly. Some of the worshipers smile, others focus on God, but some manage to do both.

The best part for me... was Nick Jonas. So, yeah, not a cinematic masterpiece.

Came here to say the same thing. The whole film hinges on a stupid trick — no real theme, no lessons learned, and no characters to root for. Waste of a kind of interesting idea.

“It’s called an occupation by majority Muslim nations” 

Haven’t seen this yet (so I didn’t read much of the chat transcript), but I am so, so happy and unreasonably proud to see Bo Burnham go from silly YouTube comedian, to brutally and sometimes painfully honest comedian, to successful director. I am inclined to hate on “YouTube stars” just because, but Bo was one of the…

It is, by definition, an occupation. That’s what the UN calls it. That’s what everyone in the entire world (outside of Israel and DC, I guess) calls it. She didn’t even use the word “illegal,” which would have been accurate, according to the ENTIRE international community.

And Man Down??

I know this sounds dumb, but what has worked for me is to put an ice cube on the area as soon as I feel those telltale tingles on my lip. I’ll do it about 20 minutes, cover the area in Lysine, and then ice it again once the Lysine has absorbed. If you catch it fast enough, the sore never even really appears.…

“Rupert the Kitty Cat, you were named after two fictional badasses. One of them was a ginger and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew...”