Trigger Warning: rape, sexual assault, violence against women James Franco stood on stage to receive his Golden Globe for his role in The Disaster Artist, proudly wearing black in solidarity with the women who came forward during the #MeToo movement and bearing a “Time’s Up” pin on his lapel, a picturesque ally to the recent […]
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To the grown man who harassed my friends on the Internet: I guess my main question is: Why? Don’t you have better things to do with your time? You had so many options. She called you out for your unfunny stand-up comedy routine and a joke you made trivializing sexual violence against women. The first and […]
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When I first read James Damore’s now infamous memo to his coworkers, I wasn’t outraged, or even angry, really. I don’t believe that Damore is a misogynist or a bad person, and he was clearly convinced enough of the soundness of his own argument that he distributed his opinions company-wide. That doesn’t change the fact […]
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“Look, I found some gummy vitamins in the back of the pantry!” announced my mom excitedly. “Okay… You’re sure they’re still good?” “Of course! Vitamins don’t go bad.” (Spoiler alert: they do, sort of. While they don’t produce toxins, they lose their potency and effectiveness if taken after they expire.) I stared down into the […]
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I’ve been told, “I bet you’re fun at parties,” a lot, especially given I’m only 16 years old. This has been said to me sarcastically, of course. Everybody who’s said that is right; there’s something about sharing fun facts and puns and your opinions on important human rights issues that, for some reason, doesn’t transfer […]
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Sorry, everyone. The title was a lie. It was clickbait. Long-distance relationships are a complicated issue, and there isn’t any quick and easy way to figure them out. However, they can be worked out with plenty of thought and consideration — between both you and your significant other, of course. And I, the queen of […]
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At the time of writing this, I’ve been vegetarian for exactly seventeen days — or less than that, if you consider me accidentally eating non-vegetarian fries a week and a half ago. I’m excited about it. I’m definitely more excited now about eating than I used to be. I’ve been lobbying my parents to let […]
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There’s no doubt that a number of you have started school or are even well into school already. For those of you out there who are confused because your school doesn’t start until later, congratulations. You’re lucky, and I envy you. I started school last week — the dreaded, infamous junior year — and it’s already been pretty […]
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You may have heard of BMI, or Body Mass Index, which is a measurement used to assess health by comparing your height to your weight. In technical terms, it’s your body mass divided by the square of your height and expressed in units of kilograms per meter squared. It’s been criticized fairly often because of […]
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