a pro-tip: next time you argue with someone about voting in american elections make sure they are actually americans who can vote in our elections
Articles that talk about the gender wage gap, and don't mention race? Are trash. This one mentions race, but it's buried. So, not trash! But it could be better. "What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?" You already know.
my husband and i have always said you can tell when a person has never gotten punched in the face, or genuinely told to shut the fuck up, and now i am adding that you can tell when someone has never been truly afraid, never felt real fear in their life
I get the pop culture churn rate is higher than ever before, and careers do rise and fall at faster rates, but it's worth remembering that declaring someone fallen off or over or whatever makes for great headlines/thumbnails and people are *strongly incentivized* to make everything feel cataclysmic.
Twitter really turning into the website for guys that want to see what their ex-wives are doing.
Between season 1 and 2 of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch changed from orange to green. The canonical explanation is that during a trip to Swamp Mushy Muddy, Oscar became so covered in moss that he turned green. If Oscar took a shower he’d be orange again. But he never showers
More than 800 veterans who were dishonorably discharged due to Don't Ask Don't Tell policies will have their status upgraded to "honorable" automatically, allowing them to access veteran's benefits. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Openly gay Americans were not allowed to serve their country under the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law.
"With an occasionally forceful tone and a somewhat unorthodox view of nocturnal life, Freddy Kreuger is offering American teenagers a very different, and far from restful, form of sleep."
