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The Alliance of Adversity
Through struggle, we give birth to new features of our character. In those features, we unlock the possibility of appreciating our commonality and of realizing our most profound potential.
10WELLNESS
The Top Ten Reasons We ALL Need a Mom
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and it got me thinking... moms are just another thing that are totally wasted on the young.
21PARENTING
Donna Brazile Apologizes For DNC Email Leak
Brazile said the emails “do not reflect the spirit of the party.”
6POLITICS
Receding Floodwaters Reveal Extent Of Houston Area's Post-Harvey Destruction
There is a lot of work to be done. And Texans are volunteering for the task.
25GREEN
Dreamers In Medical School Ask Congress To Help Them So They Can Help Others
If these would-be doctors lose their work permits and deportation protections, underserved communities could lose out, too.
6POLITICS
Trump Again Questions Evidence Of Russian Hacking, Does Not Rule Out Taiwan Meeting
"I know things that other people don't know," he said of Russian hacking allegations.
6POLITICS
Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z Have Recorded 'A Lot' Of Songs Together, JT Says
If the duo does release a collaboration album, it won't be a first for Jay-Z. The rapper has released various collaboration
20ENTERTAINMENT
Mom’s Viral Post After Unthinkable Tragedy Offers Message Parents Need To Read
"Take every hug and kiss they bring you ... and really squeeze them."
1PARENTS
Condé Nast Acquires Music Site Pitchfork
“As much as we’ve created a sustainable company for ourselves, we were maxing out in every area.”
27MEDIA
Rush Limbaugh Ties: 'No Boundaries' Tie Collection Was... Loud (PHOTOS)
UPDATE: Sheila, the woman behind TieGal, Inc., told us: "I worked for the company that actually produced the Rush Limbaugh
0STYLE & BEAUTY
Five Iraqis, One Yemeni Barred From Cairo-New York Flight After Trump Ban
The passengers were prevented from boarding despite holding valid immigration visas.
9THE WORLDPOST
New Al Qaeda Branch Attacks Wrong Ship
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12WORLDPOST
What the Supreme Court's Birth Control Case Means for Anti-Discrimination Laws
Those who care about anti-discrimination laws in general, and the rights of LGBT individuals in particular, have much to be concerned about Monday's ruling by the Supreme Court in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
6POLITICS
Trump's Workday To Die For: Prayer Breakfast, Intelligence Briefing, That's It
Friday it's off to the NRA convention. Then golf!
6POLITICS
Death Toll In Romanian Nightclub Fire Will Rise, Doctor Says
So far, 29 people have died and at least 180 are injured.
9THE WORLDPOST
White House Stands By Trump's Voter Fraud Claim, But Offers No Evidence
The president has claimed that millions voted illegally, but even his commission on voter fraud couldn't prove this.
6POLITICS
Someone My Son Can Believe In
Through my presence, I can become someone my son can believe in. Perhaps then, I can learn to believe in myself.
21PARENTING
The Ultimate Threat: Flying Commercial! What Am I Missing Here?
Some things tend to drive me crazy. Sometimes it's a little thing, like hearing a woman threaten her child with what she seemed to think was the ultimate punishment: "If you don't stop that screaming right this minute, you're going to have to fly home commercial!"
21PARENTING
If Trump Had Been At Gettysburg In 1863
Hard to imagine The Great Emancipator making wild charges and slurs as Trump does. In fact, can there be anything more ludicrous?
6POLITICS
One Year Since Trump's First Travel Ban, Many Refugees Left With Only Hellish Options
They're thinking about risking their lives to reach Europe in a rubber dinghy. Or worse.
28WORLD NEWS
"War Room" Has The One Thing Many Christian Films Don't Have -- A Black Cast
“There is an element to the way we tell this story that has power and desperation that would be different if we tried to tell it any other way.”
34RELIGION
How Arrestor Beds Stopped Mike Pence's Plane From A Disastrous Crash
These blocks of lightweight cement are miracle workers.
13TRAVEL
Watch Selena Gomez Go Full On 'Coyote Ugly' At Texas Bar
Rihanna's "Work": guaranteed to make you dance on tables.
20ENTERTAINMENT
White Meat vs. Dark Meat: How To Cook Each To Perfection
It seems most people overwhelmingly choose white meat over dark. No wonder they sell skinless, boneless chicken breast at
18FOOD & DRINK
Gabourey Sidibe's Style Evolution: From 'Precious' Girl To Rising Star (PHOTOS)
Starring as loud-talking, boastful characters in films like "Yelling to the Sky" and "Tower Heist" and on Showtime's "The
0STYLE & BEAUTY
Remote Coral Reefs, Such As Scott Reef, May Recover From Bleaching Due To Isolation, Scientists Say
ScienceNOW, the daily online news service of the journal Science Back in 1998, Scott Reef was a ghost town. Rising ocean
23SCIENCE
Brave New World of Baking [WATCH]
What's the point in taking a classic French confection and fusing it with a famous American junk food? I see an interesting trend in our ever-changing food culture: the artisanal junk food movement, led by Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar.
18FOOD & DRINK
Fur At Fashion Week
What is it that makes fur feel so good, and us feel so good in it? As fur is one of the oldest forms of clothing, perhaps it is a primordial urge to conquer the harshness of our surroundings.
0STYLE & BEAUTY
Real Fruit Jewelry On Etsy Has Your Next Necklace, Ring And Earrings (PHOTOS)
But don't! It's not edible anymore!
18FOOD & DRINK
Triathlon Training Tips
Training for a triathlon can be a bit intimidating at first, since you not only need to schedule a swim, bike, and run several times per week.
10WELLNESS
The Shoddy Track Record Of The TPP's ISDS Provision
A key aspect of the TPP will be the provision of "investor-state dispute settlement" (ISDS). The name sounds innocuous, but its content puts at risk core elements of the American legal system -- America's commitment to open courts and equal treatment.
6POLITICS
Which Wine Preservation Spray Is Best?
It's the age-old problem. You open a bottle of wine, and you don't drink all of it. How long can you keep it before it turns into raisin-flavored syrup or vinegar?
18FOOD & DRINK
Bill O'Reilly Defends 'Well-Fed' Slaves Remark, Blames 'Far-Left' Media For Attacks
"That is a fact ... Anyone who implies otherwise is beneath contempt."
27MEDIA
Millennials Moving Back in With Their Parents Are Entitled? What if Parents Move in With Them?
I won't live with my parents forever, and we won't always agree. For right now, this situation is appreciated by all of us: opportunity for adventure for them, opportunity to get ahead financially for me and a strong, familial support network for us all.
41COLLEGE
How to Ensure a Fast Tax Return
To Err Is Human If you're filing form 8379, titled Injured Spouse Relief, you will have some thumb-twiddling to do while
15MONEY
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Is Just Not Funny!
Amazingly Ron is contacted by Freddie Shapp (Dylan Baker) who represents GNN. GNN is looking for a new news team to be on
20ENTERTAINMENT
Tennessee Republicans Want To Investigate The Removal Of Memphis' Confederate Statues
A pair of Confederate statues were taken down Wednesday night after a nonprofit organization bought the parks they stood in.
6POLITICS
More Delusional, White People Or Charter Advocates?
Since I often share satirical articles from McSweeney’s and The Onion, and some regularly respond oblivious to the satire
11BLACK VOICES
I Love Fanny Packs And I'm Not Ashamed
Don't appreciate close contact? No problem. The fanny pack creates a tangible boundary with anyone who likes to "hug it out."
30COMEDY
Bottoms Up Beer Dispenser Gives You A Never-Ending Glass (VIDEO)
Someone made this real for us!
18FOOD & DRINK
Why Do We Call That Holiday Game Yankee Swap, White Elephant And Dirty Santa?
Unpacking the history of the popular gift exchange game.
37ARTS & CULTURE
The Parenting Club, Daddy Privilege and Mommy Martyrdom
As a divorced mother who shares custody, I've had to examine my own assumptions about parenting gender roles and expectations. I continue to own my self-imposed guilt and attempt to dismantle it like a boss.
1PARENTS
If Storage And Closets Make Your Heart Sing With Joy, Then These Are The Cities For You (PHOTOS)
Well, now we know where we're moving to.
8HOME & LIVING
How to Overcome the Negative Effects of Shift Work
In addition to long-term effects, shifting your sleep has an immediate impact on how you feel and function. If you are unable to change your work time, you can still minimize the short-term negative effects of shifting your sleep schedule with behavioral interventions such as light therapy, keeping a consistent shift, moderate caffeine consumption and scheduled naps.
10WELLNESS
Beyonce And Blake Lively Are The Perfect Pair
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20ENTERTAINMENT
Federal Judge Blocks Major Fracking Rule, Calling It 'Contrary To Law'
A rule advanced by the Obama administration was intended to regulate fracking on public and tribal lands.
6POLITICS
Facing A Mixed Orientation Marriage With Gratitude And Hope
What’s possible when gratitude and hope are chosen over bitterness and you done me wrong thoughts?
4QUEER VOICES
Top 25 Wedding-Planning Tips from Real Couples
You're constantly looking at top wedding blogs, pinning has become your second job, and your wedding coordinator is on speed dial (or, if you don't have one, then you feel like you're ready to become one). But you can never fully anticipate the wedding day until (gulp) it's finally here.
26WEDDINGS
Olivia Palermo And Johannes Huebl Are The Hottest Thing At The Beach (PHOTOS)
Who says socialites can't get steamy?
0STYLE & BEAUTY
Robert Pattinson Likes To Have 25 Gucci Suits At Any Given Moment
Plus, this brings up a very important question: Does Robert Pattinson take longer to get ready than his girlfriend Kristen
0STYLE & BEAUTY
Let's Talk About Solar Power and Equity
We need an informed dialogue about how local solar power (large-scale and rooftop) can impact low-income communities and communities of color in the U.S. We need to talk about "all the good things, and the bad things, that may be."
25GREEN
Practicing Without Helmets Could Make Football Safer For Players
For elite college athletes, one or two helmetless drills per week significantly reduced head impacts.
3HEALTHY LIVING
White House 'Temporarily' Shuts Down Petition Site After Not Responding To A Single Petition
A White House official said a new petition platform will be launched in January.
6POLITICS
Anonymous Mom: I Regret Getting My 4-Year-Old's IQ Tested
Anonymous Mom is a weekly column of motherhood confessions, indiscretions, and parental shortcomings selected by Mommyish
21PARENTING
Newt Gingrich Defends Donald Trump By Accusing Megyn Kelly Of Being Obsessed With Sex
She told him to take his "anger issues and spend some time working on them."
6POLITICS
Should Salt Shakers Be Removed From the Table?
For me, a table is not set without a salt shaker. Salt just belongs at the table, and has been part of how we welcome guests for a very long time.
10WELLNESS
Of Course The Republican Party Is Going To War With Itself
A reckoning is coming, but Donald Trump thinks it's already here.
6POLITICS
Blind Football Player Makes Top College Team, Proves 'There's Nothing You Can't Accomplish'
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16GOOD NEWS
How to Avoid Wedding Fights With Your Mom
Whether it be a very short engagement or one that lasts for a year(s), once it is over, it is over. And it is best to ensure that the relationships endure -- especially the bond you have with your mother.
26WEDDINGS
Istanbul's Lucky Commuters Enjoy The Bosphorus By Ferry (PHOTOS)
There is a casual familiarity among the passengers. Boats are unlike subways in much the same way cocktail bars are unlike
13TRAVEL
In Aftermath of Asiana Crash, an Insight Into the Intricacies of an Approach
It is clear that flight 214 struck the ground short of the runway threshold. This indicates that the aircraft was below the glidepath in the final stages of the approach. But eyewitness accounts from passengers and observers may produce dramatic reports but are no indication of accurate events.
19BUSINESS
Thanksgiving Stuffing Cookies Are About To Blow Your Mind (EXCLUSIVE RECIPE)
Pepperidge Farm stuffing has never tasted so good.
18FOOD & DRINK
The 10 Weirdest Hotel Amenities In The World (PHOTOS)
Every hotel is fighting to get the edge in the hospitality wars and, for many hoteliers, the memorable amenity is the weapon
13TRAVEL
How Yoga Became A $27 Billion Industry -- And Reinvented American Spirituality
“In the West, there are streams where this authentic transmission from living masters to students still exists,” Viniyoga
10WELLNESS
'Some Vernacular Railroad Photographs' Chronicles Train Travel Of Days Gone By (PHOTOS)
This interest in trains led to an interest in photography, which prompted me to start taking photographs of all that I was
13TRAVEL
Fox News Guest Blames Liberals For Inner-City Violence
"Republicans may not be the answer, but far-left liberalism certainly has been the cause of the problems," Dan Bongino argued.
6POLITICS
Can Your City Commit to 100-Percent Renewable Energy?
Cities around the world are rushing to commit to running on 100-percent renewable energy as soon as possible. It may be a great idea, but can a major metropolis actually achieve the goal? We'll find out by watching Vancouver in British Columbia, where the city council voted in March to go 100-percent renewable by about 2030.
25GREEN
What Melissa Harris-Perry's Show Meant To Women Of Color
On Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, the last episode of the Melissa Harris-Perry show with Harris-Perry as host aired on MSNBC. Just
32WOMEN
For Paul Giamatti And Ethan Hawke, Drama Is Easy But Soap Operas Are Hard
The veteran actors star in the new baseball movie "The Phenom."
20ENTERTAINMENT
Here's A Reminder That Some Lawmakers Are Still Fighting For Women's Equality
Aug. 26 is Women's Equality Day.
6POLITICS
Emma Stone Still Feels Some Type Of Way About Andrew Garfield Over One Year After Split
Um, wouldn't you?
20ENTERTAINMENT
Dealing With Grief During The Holidays
My husband and I attended a memorial service during the week of Thanksgiving. It was tough on both of us in different ways
3HEALTHY LIVING
The 10 Best Ethical Travel Destinations For 2014
If international travel is on your docket for 2014, you may want to consider its environmental and ethical impact. Read more
31ENVIRONMENT
Can The Pentagon Win When Putsch Comes To Shove?
Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com Winning! It’s the White House watchword when it comes to the U.S. armed forces. “We will
6POLITICS
New York City Will Implement Sweeping Reforms For Rikers Island Jail
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6POLITICS
Queen's Skeleton? Gold-Bedecked Bones Found Near London Suggest Regal Status
The woman was adorned with a necklace that had tube-shaped beads fashioned out of sheet gold and black disks of lignite, a
23SCIENCE
Chicago Teens Accused Of Gang-Raping Girl, Posting Video To Facebook, Will Be Tried As Adults
Three Chicago teens accused of gang-raping a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint and posting the video to Facebook will face charges
29CRIME
Want Inner Fitness?
In all your years of schooling from kindergarten to whatever year you completed, did you ever take one course that taught you how to navigate the hurts, dramas, traumas, upsets and disappointments that come with life?
10WELLNESS
5 Reasons You Thrive By Giving
Giving is good for your health. Well, if you wanted a selfish reason, there you have one! A study last year at the University of Exeter Medical School found that volunteering was connected to lower rates of depression.
24IMPACT
Jonathan Kozol's Death at an Early Age Is Still a Must-Read
Rereading Jonathan Kozol's Death at an Early Age on the 50th anniversary of his firing from the Boston Public School System is to be forced to confront the unrelenting horror of school segregation.
38EDUCATION
Lindsey Graham Calls John Kerry 'Delusional'
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6POLITICS
'I Don't Want to Go to School'
"I don't want to go to school" seldom means just that. It is usually the tip of an iceberg. There is either a need that is not being met or a cry for help about something. It is your job as parent to play sleuth and figure it what is really going on.
21PARENTING
Giuliani Crony Can Detail Nunes' Meeting With Ex-Ukraine Official To Get Biden Dirt: Report
Lev Parnas's lawyer says he's willing to tell Congress that GOP Rep. Devin Nunes went to Vienna to talk to the prosecutor who was ousted over corruption issues.
6POLITICS
Craft Of The Day: Eye Pillow
Enhance your slumber and get a restful night's sleep with this Craft Of The Day. Though it requires some sewing, this eye
8HOME & LIVING
ISIS Leaders Linked To Paris Attacks Killed In U.S. Strikes
One of those killed was Abdul Qader Hakim, who facilitated the militants' external operations and had links to the Paris attack network.
9THE WORLDPOST
Best Parenting Tweets: What Moms And Dads Said On Twitter This Week
Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways. So each week, we round up the most hilarious
21PARENTING
How I Learned To Love My Middle-Aged Hands
My veins wander and traverse each other, like a road map beneath my skin. They've always been that way, to an extent. Phlebotomists love me. But as I've grown older, and my skin has thinned, the veins have gotten more prominent. My kids tell me my hands weird them out. And sometimes I look at them and they weird me out. Mostly, they remind me that I'm aging.
40FIFTY
Sorry, Republicans: Ending Birthright Citizenship Violates The Constitution
The very amendment that conservatives want to "fix" stands as a shield against government-sanctioned discrimination.
6POLITICS
Out of Terror, Togetherness
In the days after the marathon bombing, I witnessed so many Bostonians experiencing a mental state I'd had as my normal baseline for years: intrusive memories, intense shock, fear, anger, sadness.
24IMPACT
Google Loves Nancy's Organic Kitchen: The Best Bread Pudding in the World
Give this recipe a try. You won't regret the taste but you will have to make up for the calories
18FOOD & DRINK
Rick Steves' Road Trip: Maple Bars And Tumbleweeds
I'm kicking this 20-day, 20-city tour off with a stop in probably the most conservative corner of my state: the Tri-Cities.
13TRAVEL
Not Merely 'Anti-Trump,' The Resistance Seeks To Re-normalize America
Fourth in a series, Annals of Resistance Since the Democrats lost the special Congressional election in Georgia last week
6POLITICS
Incredible Photos And Video Capture Moscow's Massive March For Slain Putin Critic
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12WORLDPOST
Girls’ Lemonade Stand Raises $10,000 For Slain Dallas Police Officers
“It feels good to know we are making a difference in people’s lives.”
16GOOD NEWS
What Would Jesus Do to Help Homeless Youth?
My hope in writing this post is that we can all enter into a healthy conversation about faith based organizations and homeless
24IMPACT
Obama at West Point
President Obama presented the case for his foreign policy last week -- again. He addressed the cadet corps at West Point in what was billed as a comprehensive strategic statement for the balance of his tenure in office, and for America's future.
6POLITICS
Halle Berry 'Dark Tide' Poster Centers On Awful Bikini Top (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Halle's Rorschach Test of a bathing suit is front and center, dwarfing co-star (and fiance) Olivier Martinez's head. It's
0STYLE & BEAUTY
How White Privilege, White Supremacy And Institutionalized Racism Benefited My Life
For many of us white people, highly charged terms such as “white supremacy,” “white privilege,” and “institutionalized racism
6POLITICS
Coffee Drinkers May Have Lower Liver Cancer Risk
Researchers from the Università degli Studi di Milan in Italy looked at 16 studies published between 1996 and 2012 that included
10WELLNESS
3 Ways to Prepare Fall's Super Veggie: Chard
Chard packs a healthful punch with all its glorious colors. Here are three (really four!) ways to enjoy this superstar.
10WELLNESS