February 2012
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Greatest Love of All
I’m not one to get all chocolatey about dead celebrities, but I vividly remember the summer of 1990, when I wore Grandma Sherry’s size 5 tap shoes and time-stepped endlessly to the vinyl version of “How Will I Know” on her tile kitchen floor for hours upon hours, while she cooked me bottomless pots of Kraft macaroni and cheese, until my pre-teen feet finally outgrew those...
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Why Susan G. Komen Yanked Planned Parenthood's...
Pro-“life” activists are like cancer: they’re ubiquitous, often go undetected until their damage is irreversible, and heartbreakingly detrimental to women’s health.
Which is why it’s so mind-blowing that one of the country’s most powerful and well-known cancer charities has teamed up with pro-life activists to deny women lifesaving breast cancer screenings....
January 2012
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Sex Educator Jokes
Last night I spent the evening at my local bar, sipping gin while creating a lesson plan, the intention of which was to teach pre-teens how to avoid HIV, STDs, and unplanned pregnancy. A dapper gentleman approached, politely introduced himself, and began to wax poetic on how beautiful the glow from my laptop made me look, that it perfectly illuminated my “features” (whatever those...
November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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July 2011
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VH1 Introduces New Reality Show: Celebrity...
PASADENA, CA - Dr. Drew Pinsky, addiction specialist, media personality, and creator of an assortment of television shows such as Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, Teen Mom Reunion: Checkup with Dr. Drew, and Celebrity Rehab Presents: Sober House, will host VH1’s newest addition to their “CelebReality” lineup, Celebrity Abortion Clinic with Dr. Drew.
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June 2011
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My Dad Doesn’t Wear Ties
As I opened my computer this morning, I discovered the “l” in “Google” had been replaced with a tie, thereby reminding me today is Father’s Day. It appears that the tie has become the international symbol for dads, which I not only find classist and sexist, but also inaccurate because my dad has never worn a fucking tie in his life.
My dad has a uniform, and it’s flip-flops, swim trunks, a...
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May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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December 2010
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November 2010
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Fat Al’s Tea Party Barn!
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The People You Meet When You Write About Rape →
October 2010
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September 2010
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The Teabagger Socialist-Free Purity Pledge →
August 2010
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Revirginization Surgeries on the Rise in China →
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Shots of the NYC subway from the 70s and 80s →
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The NY Post’s (unofficial) response to the New York Times Weekender commercial
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The updo is back →
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Prop 8 Overturned! Here's Some Anti-Gay Protesters... →