Plus, “dance troupes” are for the most part a gendered activity. They are 21st century cheerleaders, and while their athleticism is without question, they are definitely playing along the edges of existing purely to provide prurient entertainment.

Really? Not trying to be snarky, genuinely curious. Girls and women who choose traditionally “male” pursuits are treated significantly differently from the men in said fields/hobbies, and also experience ostracization from men and women alike for eschewing dominant notions of femininity.

I died.

Viola Davis (HTGWM, etc.) - Oscar nominated

Nice job Kara. This and a shout-out from Ta-Nehisi Coates himself.

These fucking people.

I wonder where Rick Scott has hidden his horcruxes. We need to find them and stop him.

Ok but why is it that it’s mostly stories about white people and characters that get written and produced and nominated for awards? There is a very big world out there with all kinds of people and stories. Outlander is wonderful and well done. However, Scotland is a very tiny country. There are billions of stories to…

He won me over in Kinky Boots

Smoothies are just blended food. They can be anything. If you load 9 portions of fruit and sweetened yogurt or sorbet like Jamba Juice, then yes, that can be a lot of sugar. But if you are making a smoothie at home (which is what the article is about) then you can decide what’s in it.

Chain food will always be disgusting. In a country where there are more delicious mom&pop taco joints than Starbucks, WHY would anyone eat anything Mexican from a chain?

This is not over-the-counter medication, which the ACA does not cover. This is still medication that requires a prescription, and the Oregon State Pharmacy Association says it will still be covered by insurance under federal and state guidelines.

Don’t be fooled into thinking this is for women’s benefit. The ACA made hormonal birth control a part of its basic healthcare that was fully covered by insurance. This just means that it’s no longer covered by insurance, even though nearly every other type of hormonal medication needs to be managed by a physician. Now…

Nope. But lack of money, lies from “pregnancy crisis centers,” abusive family, fear of being tracked by protesters, fear of being shot up by an anti-abortion terrorist, lack of medical health services (did she have preparation psychosis?) and any general medical health services (did she have access to birth control?…

Rain on the coast doesn’t do us a lick of good. We need it in the mountains.

I would risk being on the naughty list.

“a mother who’s daughter is ...”

I didn’t know what a Mansur Gavriel was either, but was curious enough to look them up, and I must say they look very well made and are understatedly attractive. This is very much to my taste!

Closed toed, you’re fine. Like I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong with the picture of the little girl’s feet in those cute little closed toed shoes and her knee socks. That’s fine.

Selena Gomez’s situation is really scary. Stalkers are terrifying beyond words in terms of how close they often get to their target.