I spent four months in Tokyo last year, and fruits and vegetables were more expensive (but also more flavorful in general) than in the US. However, in the basements of swanky department stores there are food vendors who unreasonably mark up fruit for wealthy patrons and tourists who come through. Shinjuku is a very…

Considering that expensive fruit is gifted to build relationships, what does a $6 banana say about the nature of the relationship between the gifter and a recipient?

One of my mom's friends went to Japan and told me that it cost like 80$ for a watermelon over there. I'm not sure if it is true and I bet they don't even come in that snazzy box.

Oh of course, I wasn't saying that what the school/church did wasn't shitty. I was just being very cynical and (unfortunately) realistic with regards to the likelihood of this boy wearing dresses/skirts in the near future. But I'm also sure that sooner or later, some parent was going to say something about that…

The point is I shouldn't have to convince men to not be fucking misogynists by being nice and protecting their widdle baby fweelings. MEN SHOULD BE ALLIES AND NOT COMMIT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, NOT BECAUSE FEMINISTS WERE NICE TO THEM. Fighting for social justice shouldn't be…

Here's the thing: while I think it's awesome that this little boy gets to wear whatever he wants and that his parents support him, the reality is that if he keeps wearing dresses, he will get bullied (if he isn't already). Yes, I would like those ridiculous gendered standards to change, of course, but do you really…

When you are hurting, there will always be people who find a way to make it about themselves. If you break your wrist, they'll complain about a sprained ankle. If you are sad, they're sadder. If you're asking for help, they'll demand more attention.

No, but that's not what's fucking important and thus the point of this meme. For fucks sake, gender based violence will continue even if you don't participate in it. You are the exception to a very real rule and your derailment by placing the focus back on men instead of on the violence makes you complicit. That is…

We read the Narnia books at church camp, but I'm UCC, and we're not like other churches.

Its a shame John Green gets so much recognition for writing YA, whereas women in the genre are often dismissed. Also he once referred to nerd girls as an 'under-utilised resource'.

It's totally from Genesis 3: And thus some fig leaves shall come pre-bedazzled for she who is to be called woman....yup.

100 dresses, though? I think the real message to get across here is that, regardless of gender, it is OKAY to wear the same outfit more than once a week.

Victim blaming 101: Hey, 5 year old kid. People are going to tease you for being you. Instead of using your quirks as a learning experience, we are going to remove YOU so as to avoid discussing things with which we are uncomfortable, and to avoid teaching children compassion. On a side note... When did children's toys…

I suppose avoiding confusion or conflict by teaching the other children not to bully would be out of the question?

Kid, you do you.

Teen love doomed by the ticking time-bomb of terminal illness is the oldest trick in YA marketing.

This movie looks really annoying.

How much dialogue is from the Green book? Because I find this kind of insufferable.

I thought, there is NO WAY this could be as hilarious as you say. Lo, I have been proven wrong.

New York's hottest club is Garbage Alley. This place has everything: bummers, little sores, and Steve Hickeys, where you can sit by in gleeful judgment while eight gay guys take a dump on your bed.