1) Gather friends, hole up in Costco.

Maybe we should all just accept the Fifty Shades phenomenon for what it is: an expansion of liberty, the vehicle for permitting ladies to enjoy a "scandalous" read in public/view an "erotic" film in the theatre instead of alone at home. None of this popularity and prominence is about a good book with quality writing…

You can tell the difference between long-term bullying in the name of culture and actual culture by assessing how willing all members of the society are. All she is doing is citing common sense: no one wants their genitals cut to shreds. Even if you find a willing girl, she likely doesn't have all the information, and…

It's just a remarkably efficient image for explaining white and class privilege. You post this picture, and you say "Take Gossip Girl for example..."

This was a super good point, but using Dworkin is too distracting for most people. To prove your point I might add that the top 5 most viewed porn genres are Girl on Girl (not designed for lesbians, but for men- it's inaccurate), man on man (for gay men, typically), hentai, MILF, and she male. Yes, blah blah blah…

That was an extremely important detail, this comment should be higher up

You guys, aside from the problematic sexism here, there are some super good reasons for this ban. Like, we should want this. No, not for consenting, healthy adults. But this isn't the 90s anymore, this stuff is permeating the entire culture, we actually do have to start considering what kids see. Even though its no…

I suggest all basic bitches try to do the same. Drink your stupid lattes, wear your damn leggings, let other people call you and others basic. And calm the hell down. Remember Columbus. Know this territory was never yours to begin with.

If someone wants to explain how this article does more than:

Having breakfast on the go sort of got cute, too. People like to picture themselves at little breakfast places getting bagels, or walking with their coffees...take Pinterest/Polyvore: the outfits come with a starbucks cup, presumably so you look glamorous-busy walking to work/class with breakfast stuffs.

See, when I read the story here about the sizes Lululemon doesn't offer, that's when I stopped shopping there. Was it an oversight, or about the extra fabric? No. Lululemon wants to keep its brand like a club for rich, latte-sipping, yoga-doing thin people. Money alone can't be enough to keep it exclusive, you have to…

It didn't occur to me they weren't keeping these thoughts to themselves. I've seen whisper accounts talk about it etc, where they do get much of my sympathy - I firmly believe nothing on Earth should make you a mother except your own exceptional passion for mothering. That their children would hear these sentiments…

During my degree we read enough historic documents (accounts from Victorian therapists etc) that I've become sure: marriage and children are 100% artificially-imposed life goals. They can be great, but we made a huge mistake asserting they should be the goal of all people. Indifferent mothers and happy singles are a…

While the commercial ants of Christmas march into the stores and make their damn irritating presence felt, I do have to wonder if this isn't because we don't have enough seriously celebrated holidays like other countries. Halloween is a good one, but it doesn't quite get all the demographics on board equally, and…

Utena is brilliant examined from any angle. Here, here!

Can you imagine, if it was walk-in, how disconcerting it would be for the kitchen staff going in and of there? They'd be giving it a pretty wide berth, I think. Hard to imagine it wouldn't smell, either, even if not decomposing yet :S

In Canada you aren't allowed to smile for your driver's photo. My photographer thought scarf was too much.

I'm troubled that it doesn't distinguish very well between single as in non-married, and single as in not seeing anyone. That's a very big difference in meaning for the outcome it presents.

Ah the old "you must be perv to see it". I don't mind, risk I took. It reads "desperate fan" when we're more ready to believe this is the first batch of older hetero men who love their feminine side, rainbows, love and friendship! than wonder if this has anything to do at all with whole fetish theres an industry for…

This wouldn't be the first time it feels like the UK cares more about our collective happiness than the US does when it comes to media.