IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH VH1’s Love and Hip Hop franchise, it’s a reality show that follows the romantic and professional exploits of a revolving…
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IN THE WORLD OF COMICS, you don’t get much more prestigious than the French lifetime achievement award known as the Angoulême Grand Prix — for…
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ON DECEMBER 29TH, new legislation enacted in the U.K. under the Serious Crime Act established emotional and psychological abuse as criminal offenses. The law attaches…
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MARY GAITSKILL’S THE MARE revolves around a pun: the aural slippage between the title — “mare” — and “mère,” which is French for “mother.” To see this…
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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, RIGHT? Then why does early January pick up about where December left off, with you staring at the screen, fuming, alternatively…
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I BELIEVE THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER, MORE PEACEFUL PLACE WITH MORE WOMEN IN POSITIONS OF POWER. That being said, I don’t believe that…
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One of the world’s best countries for women has a new immigrant education program that has left many observers on the fence. Norway provides voluntary-participation classes…
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WHENEVER SOMEONE SUES A PROFITABLE COMPANY, you’re bound to find some laypeople who think the lawsuit is a frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars. It’s only a matter…
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FROM SUGGESTING THAT nobody would want to vote for Carly Fiorina because of her face to his recent disgust at Hillary Clinton’s extended bathroom break,…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, FOLKS! So tell me: how excited are you about your New Year’s resolution? What… you mean you aren’t stoked about it? Well, why the hell not? Look, I get…
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AS A SOCIETY, we view the holidays as a time for reconnecting with loved ones, sharing meals, and showing others that we care. Media portrayals tell…
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WHEN IT COMES TO THE SEASON OF GIVING, Festivus — today, December 23rd — is one celebration that’s continually overlooked or laughed-off as a joke.…
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