Malone also made this into a radio doc for This American Life. Hearing the obvious anguish in Adam's voice brought me to tears. I can't imagine what it's like to bear that kind of weight.

OK, first of all, obviously your "boyfriend" is fuckin' deranged. Second of all, having been around the block lots of times and finally got lucky enough to experience what it's like to be adored and desired for who you are: run. Run now, run fast and far. You deserve so much more.

HOLY CRAP THANK YOU for posting India.Arie video! I listened to this song a million billion times when it came out when I was in high school. Such an amazing song. Made my day.

I had this exact conversation, like nearly verbatim, with my boyfriend this weekend. We were out for a bike ride. I was in full spandex and I like to go fast — two things you're definitely not allowed to do if you're a woman and want to live a life free from harassment. Comments, catcalls, manspailing, and dudes…

I've only ever heard them mentioned but never seen them myself before now, and HOLY FUCK. My stomach is still churning. That missive was so, so necessary.

I was a sea turtle midwife. When I was living in Costa Rica I volunteered at Gandoca-Manzanillo National Park protecting leatherback eggs from poaching by taking the eggs after their laid and incubating them in a secure hatchery. I was amazing. Leatherbacks are massive, most of those I saw were at least five feet…

This man is the very definition of a gaping asshole. Every time I see his stupid face all I can think of is how he was suuuuch giant fucking dick to Terry Gross*, and how horribly he treated his wife on the one episode of his reality show I hate-watched.

Nope! Right there with you. Thank god Google has all the answers.

No worries. Rule #1 of The Internet: There's always someone there to catch you when you flub. (Nice OP, btw)

Pssst it's Richard Dawkins. But he does talk about Charles Darwin a lot, so 1/2 credit.

I want to believe! I do — but I'm having a really hard time. Some written things just aren't meant to be rendered into visual reality, and I have a feeling Wrinkle in Time is one of those pieces. I love it sosososososo much, and half the fun was the imagining part. Why not just leave well enough alone?

You're obviously not looking for a actual conversation, but whatever. I'll say it anyway. Everyone knows that the US is effectively a Christian nation, despite the First Amendment (especially those of us who are not Christian). Come back at me when people aren't actively trying to restrict my access to healthcare,…

I'm sorry, have you been to America lately?

From the original TP piece:

I cannot recommend this piece from Esquire enough! It's about Dr. Willie Parker (True American Hero (TM)), the only physician performing abortions in MS (and travels in from out of state to do so). It illustrates a bunch of key points: the burden put on women by concern-troll restrictions, how ridiculous the required…

Same. Until a couple weeks ago when I finally admitted to myself what was up and purchased my first non-set of sheets; bought the pillowcases and flat sheet separately. It was strangely liberating.

TL;DR: Yikes!

Ben & Jerry need to jump on this bandwagon for real! I'm thinking something like "Pro-Choice Praline" with profits going to reproductive rights advocates (see also: Rainforest Crunch). I would freakin' fill my freezer with that shit.

Um, FACT: The only thing straight white men love more than golf is congratulating each other for doing things they should be doing anyway (hiring the right candidate, giving money to charity, not sexually harassing every woman they see, etc.).

Granted, this is a CA law, and Adele's case was in London, but it's also true that UK speech laws are different and the rules about what a celeb can sue for are much broader than they are in the US.