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Why I'm Not Buying This Newest, 'Gayest' Ad
Last week, Amazon launched a new ad for their Kindle Paperwhite and proved "equality marketing" is very, very real. And it worked. The LGBT blogs loved it, individual allies were promising all over social media to snap up a Kindle just to promote inclusivity.
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Rand's Wife Speaks Out About Today Show Controversy
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27MEDIA
Sights Along The European Road
Zipping around Europe on high-speed trains, it occurs to me how far our transportation systems have come and all the unexpected things we now see as we travel.
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Universal Law #1: 'Pure Potential' -- How to Manifest Anything You Desire
The experience of self (our essential nature) is called self-referral, and it points to our internal reference point, our spirit. Object referral is where objects outside ourselves always influence us.
10WELLNESS
Disney Characters Have Some Surprisingly Wise Life Advice
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7 Affordable Late Summer Getaways (PHOTOS)
The same places that cost a tanned arm and a leg in the middle of summer get much cheaper once the calendar turns to mid-August.
13TRAVEL
10 Tips to Encourage Summer Learning
Did you know that when students return to school after summer vacation, they've often lost one to three months of learning?
21PARENTING
Slaying Emotional Vampires
It is easy to understand the reactions of those who respond to the emotional vampires in their lives with umbrage, anger, ridicule and pain. Those feelings are real, but in choosing to nurture them we imprison ourselves.
10WELLNESS
Empowering Women To Escape The Cruel Realities Of Poverty Through Education – One Village
As the sun begins to rise over Namwendwa, a rural village of eastern Uganda, clusters of children begin to gather around
32WOMEN
Ice Bucket Challenge With A Stun Gun. Let's Just Hope This Doesn't Catch On.
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39WEIRD NEWS
Anderson Cooper Dives In To ‘The Bachelor' Premiere Dolphin/Shark ‘Debate’
"I've been swimming with sharks. I know a shark when I see it."
27MEDIA
The 'Jingle Bells' Parody All Moms Need To Hear
Don't get me wrong; I LOVE the holidays. It's a wonderful time of year. I just wish I had some elves to help me get it all done.
1PARENTS
Megyn Kelly Beats Up Donald Trump, Makes Him Bleed From Wherever
"Look who's bleeding now."
30COMEDY
Sri Lanka President, Prime Minister To Resign Amid Civil Unrest
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign as of Wednesday.
28WORLD NEWS
Trump's America
A limerick.
30COMEDY
A Call for Data Literacy
If we care about young people's privacy, we need to teach them data literacy. Schools need to provide opportunities to educate children in the politics of data, including what it means, how it can be used, and how they can exert agency over their own position as a "data point."
23SCIENCE
Aleah Chapin's Nudes Show The Beauty Of The Aging Human Form At Flowers Gallery (NSFW PHOTOS)
Chapin, who grew up on an island off the coast of Washington, paints women she grew up with, dubbed "aunties." Placing her
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This Bicycle Coffeeshop Chain Might Give Starbucks A Run For Its Money
We like it a latte.
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Anti-Gay Pastor Who Wants To 'Execute Homos' To End AIDS Is About To Get A Big Surprise
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4QUEER VOICES
Charlize Theron Calls 'Mad Max' Recasting For Young Furiosa 'Heartbreaking'
“It’s a tough one to swallow," she said of director George Miller's decision to cast a younger actor in the role.
20ENTERTAINMENT
Michael Avenatti Posts Photos Of Cohen With Qatari Investor Accused Of Bribery
"Warning ignored. So here it goes," Stormy Daniels' attorney tweeted.
6POLITICS
Cody Alan: Seeing A 'Guy Like Me On TV Who Is Country And Gay' Can Change Minds
The country music personality came out as gay in early January.
4QUEER VOICES
This Should Never Happen – Not Here
Trump must not be allowed to prevent undocumented immigrant minors from getting the health care they need.
6POLITICS
NASA's Spacecraft Juno Begins Orbit Of Jupiter
Five years and hundreds of millions of miles later, Juno is in orbit.
23SCIENCE
How to Accept a Compliment (Without Complicating It)
Deflecting a compliment is not modest or unpretentious; it's actually a bit rude. After all, someone has taken the time to not only notice you and your efforts, but has gone a step further and actually acknowledged it.
19BUSINESS
GOP Congressman Struggles To Name Specific Terrorism Proposals From Donald Trump
Michael McCaul criticized Democrats' record on terrorism but couldn't explain how Trump would improve on it.
6POLITICS
Diplo Hilariously Recreates Kim Kardashian-Inspired Yeezy Season 6 Ad
The DJ donned a blonde wig and coffee cup all around the Hollywood Hills.
20ENTERTAINMENT
Don Cheadle Defends Creative Liberties In Story And Music Of Miles Davis Biopic
Some might be shocked that Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic opens with the 1975 track “Agharta,” rather than something from
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The Debate About Trump's Mental State, Long Whispered, Blows Wide Open
Wolff book spurs "emperor has no clothes" moment for the president.
6POLITICS
The 20 Colleges With The Best Campus Food
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41COLLEGE
Ridley Scott's Exodus: Splitting the Sea for a Whole New Generation
Ridley Scott is no Cecil B. DeMille. That's not necessarily a bad thing. What it means is that Scott's new epic Exodus: Gods and Kings is as much a product of our high-tech new-millennium era as The Ten Commandments was of the Eisenhower gray-flannel suit period.
20ENTERTAINMENT
The Subtle Ways Mindy Kaling Pranked B.J. Novak On 'The Office' Set
Those two, right?
20ENTERTAINMENT
Parents Share The Embarrassing Things They've Done While Sleep-Deprived
Like putting your clothes on backwards and forgetting to pay for your coffee.
1PARENTS
Thoughts on the Film 12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave is a story of survival, mental and physical, it is a visualization and particularization of humanity: the brutalized and the brutalizers -- everyone different, all lost in a way, all astounded by their experience, all on a journey in and through American history.
20ENTERTAINMENT
The Avengers Totally Failed At Playing 'Family Feud'
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30COMEDY
Injury by CrossFit
I would thus be amiss to advise against CrossFit exercises and the associated diet, so rather, I take aim at the CrossFit structure that clearly fails in ensuring that their coaches place emphasis on long-term health and wellness, rather than simple performance metrics.
10WELLNESS
Cara Delevingne Hopes Talking About Depression Will Help Her Fans
"Emotions should be put first. It's the most important thing."
3HEALTHY LIVING
BuzzFeed Awards $85,000 Journalism Fellowship To Mitchell Prothero
Prothero, based in Turkey, will cover transnational crime and terrorism.
27MEDIA
Honoring Love: 13 Choices We Must Make
This Valentine's Day, offer your family or loved ones your undivided attention. Be present. Stress, fear, hurt, anger and
10WELLNESS
Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Brings No Charges: Attorney General Loretta Lynch
The FBI advised against criminal charges for Clinton over her use of private email servers as Secretary of State.
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The 20 Greatest Movie Songs Robbed of Oscar Nominations
Fifty years ago, Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger, arguably the greatest James Bond theme of all, and one of the most explosive musical compositions in the history of cinema missed winning the Academy Award for Best Song -- in fact, it missed a nomination altogether.
20ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Kimmel Tricks Royal Fans Into Reviewing The Wedding, Before The Big Day
"I thought it would be more extravagant."
30COMEDY
Lost Dalmatian Found Spot-On Place To Wait For His Humans: A Firehouse
Well, hot dog!
16GOOD NEWS
5 Excellent Honeymoon Destinations You Don't Need a Plane to Get To
if you're looking to save a bundle on your honeymoon -- or if you don't like plane rides -- check out these stateside honeymoon destinations that you could drive to:
26WEDDINGS
Why Erlich On 'Silicon Valley' Is The Best And The Worst
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Learning Resilience From Hillary Clinton
She is a leader who won't back down. At the pinnacle of her global recognition, now Hillary is seeking to make history with seeking again the highest job in the land. She is a resilient female leader.
32WOMEN
Success From Understanding History
Most people are afraid of change. They want affirmation from "what everyone else is doing" and don't want to spend the time and effort to keep on educating themselves. I've been as guilty of that as anyone.
19BUSINESS
Democrats Bracing For Big Fight Over $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill
Moderates and progressives' differences on the size and scope of a spending package could easily blow up President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
6POLITICS
Suggestions for Seniors Graduating From College: Planning for the Future
Be aware that staying the course is considered by many a virtue, and flitting from one path to another every six months is not an advertisement for your persistence or stability when applying to graduate programs or seeking employment.
41COLLEGE
New York Sees Third Night Of Protests Over Police Violence
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11BLACK VOICES
A Vast Number of Jobs to Be Created in and by New Congress
As the 114th Congress convenes this week with a Republican "working" majority, one of their top priorities -- the GOP says -- is to create jobs.
6POLITICS
Larry Nassar Blames His Victims, Says He 'Was Victimized' In Newly Released Videos
“That’s my self-torture, I guess you could say. Yes, she was victimized. Yes, I was victimized, to myself.”
29CRIME
Throwback Thursdays: 'Will & Grace' Is Still Giving Us the Gay Noughties In 2017
6 moments that reveal the show’s revival hasn’t quite caught up with the times yet.
4QUEER VOICES
Demi Lovato Nearly Gives Fans A Heart Attack When She Poses As Lyft Driver
This is so good, we can't let it go.
20ENTERTAINMENT
Watch Ed Sheeran Dedicate A Song To A Baby Named After Him
Cooper Sheeran Smith has found a fan in the singer.
1PARENTS
Religious Freedom Restoration Acts Restore Bigotry and Repression
We must, thus, restore Indiana and other states contemplating similar legislation to a path of understanding and support for people different from ourselves. We must work to rescind Indian's "Religious Freedom Restoration Act."
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Anti-Gay Oregon Baker Believes Churches Will Be Forced To Fly The Rainbow Flag
It's the controversy that never ends.
4QUEER VOICES
Trump: A Star Is Scorned
It started with dog feces. One day, someone took a service animal to the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame and the dog did its
6POLITICS
An Authentic 1st Century Jerusalem Burial Shroud
What many do not know is that we do in fact have an unquestionably authentic burial shroud from a tomb in Jerusalem that has been carbon dated to the 1st century. Any consideration of the "Shroud of Turin" should begin with a comparison of what we know rather than what we might want to believe.
34RELIGION
Manhunt Ends For Suspect In ‘Execution’ Of California Deputy
“Dennis had a very special relationship with young people and a special place in our hearts at the sheriff’s office.”
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Russian Olympic Doping Whistleblower Fears Putin Will Retaliate Against His Family
"He knows he is going to be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life," his lawyer said.
28WORLD NEWS
13 More Women Could Testify Against Bill Cosby In His Criminal Trial
They'd make the case that he had a pattern of sexual assault.
20ENTERTAINMENT
This Is Why You Should Be Eating Insects
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Homemade Ricotta Cheese
Ricotta is the real deal and you're missing a wonderful treat if you settle for anything less. Even better, make it yourself.
18FOOD & DRINK
Kelly Slater's Perfect Artificial Wave Could Change Everything About Surfing
Even the pros are obsessed with this "freak of technology."
17SPORTS
Ferguson's Grand Jury Decision Could Produce the Seeds of Change
Beyond the needless death of an 18-year-old, it would be further heartbreaking if Ferguson proved to be nothing more than a euphemism added to similar tragedies to recall when the next racially-charged event pricks otherwise apathetic souls into momentary reactionary anger for public consumption.
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COP 23: We Are All In The Same Canoe
The Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, is the official host of this year’s UN Climate Summit, COP 23. But we’re meeting
25GREEN
Top 9 Reasons the Ninth Month Is Not My Favorite
Those of you who know the Accidental Locavore, know September is not my favorite month and here's why.
18FOOD & DRINK
'SNL' Shows How Different 'The Wire' Would Be If Set In Brooklyn
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Sadly, 'The Last Ship' Sinks
The thing Broadway producers don't seem to fathom (as reported in Patrick Healy's article in The New York Times January 7th) is that musicals by their very nature are not always feel-good events. And so The Last Ship will inevitably sink on Jan. 24 after a four-month run.
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The U.S. National Debt: Can The Federal Reserve Perform Fiscal Alchemy Forever?
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Hope Solo Shows Off Zika Defense Armor For Rio Olympics
It's, uh, intense.
17SPORTS
'Acts Of Genocide' Suspected Against Rohingya In Myanmar: U.N.
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled into Bangladesh since August.
28WORLD NEWS
St. Patrick's Day: World Monuments Go Green Thanks To Irish Tourism Board
"We are absolutely delighted that so many well-known sites and attractions are eager to come on board with us and join in
13TRAVEL
Serena Williams: Black Women Deserve Better Pay
"Black women: Be fearless. Speak out for equal pay. Every time you do, you’re making it a little easier for a woman behind you."
11BLACK VOICES
The Tacano Money Manager: Ralph Kramden and the American Savings Crisis
This let's-live-for-today approach has become a macro and micro economic problem. It's macro because it hurts our economy. It's micro because tens of millions of Americans face retirement without adequate savings.
15MONEY
A Definitive Ranking Of Michelle Obama's China Tour Style
Michelle Obama's China tour (and Sasha and Malia's Far East spring break) has finally come to an end. Throughout the first
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New Radio-Astronomy Observatory in the Australian Outback
ASKAP, officially opened by CSIRO on October 5th, 2012, is a very impressive telescope with 36 antennas, each 12 meters in diameter, spread out over 4,000 square meters and working together as one.
23SCIENCE
How To Build The Perfect Circuit Workout
By Charlotte Andersen for Shape.com Imagine a turbo-charged workout routine that mixes cardio and strength training and has
10WELLNESS
Viola Davis Gives (Another) Moving Speech As Harvard's Artist Of The Year
“I want people to be seen. I want them to feel less alone," the actress said.
11BLACK VOICES
The Air Left the Room
This post is for anyone that doesn't know what a day in the life of a person living with diabetes is like...
21PARENTING
These Otherworldly Photos Of Alaska Will Help You Escape The Heat
Just when we needed them most.
13TRAVEL
Austria Shifts To The Right As It Elects A 31-Year-Old Conservative Leader
The vote is set to also push the far-right into government.
28WORLD NEWS
3 Totally Unexpected Nightstand Alternatives (PHOTOS)
Swapping out standard furniture for something unexpected can add loads of personality to a boring bedroom, and these upcycled
8HOME & LIVING
Mizzou Law School Eliminates Policy That Banned Being Mean On Social Media
The Student Bar Association says the policy was only meant to apply to members of a private Facebook group.
41COLLEGE
Chuck Norris Backs Controversial Ex-Judge Roy Moore In Race For Sessions’ Senate Seat
“Chuck Norris is exactly the kind of guy you want on your side,” Moore said of the actor’s endorsement.
6POLITICS
The Best Rooftop Bars In The U.S.
For Condé Nast Traveler, by Paul Rubio. 2. The Ides Bar at Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York Manhattan is packed with amazing
13TRAVEL
Self-Driving Cars May Be Coming Sooner Than You Thought
"Breathtaking progress has been made."
14TECH
Shakira's Bachata Moves Are Fire In 'Deja Vu' Music Video
Her hips still don't lie.
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DISCOVERED: Oldest-Known Evidence Of Lyme Disease
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Watch Johnny Depp's Bizarre Awards Show Speech
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20ENTERTAINMENT
Hexaflexagon Quesadillas Just Might Work (VIDEO)
We know you want to give it a try.
18FOOD & DRINK
The Best Thing You Could Put In Your Coffee (Not Cream)
You are not going to be cooking for yourself on Mother's Day. You are not going to be making restaurant reservations either. You're going to let the people who made you a mother take care of that. You are, however, going to make yourself one hell of a cup of coffee because any day that calls for celebration also calls for a little liquid pick-me-up.
40FIFTY
Trumpcare Will Hurt American Workers
The president is eager to push a health bill through Congress that nonpartisan sources say will devastate millions of American families.
6POLITICS
The Inaccessibility Of Public Sex As A Queer Cripple
The sudden passing of pop singer George Michael last night has taken the world by surprise. Those of us in the LGBTQ+ community
4QUEER VOICES
10 Surprising History Facts That Will Warp Your Sense Of Time
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39WEIRD NEWS
Bernie Sanders Unveils Plan To Tackle HIV/AIDS
Sanders wants to make access to treatment easier Sen. Bernie Sanders has unveiled a new proposal to tackle HIV and AIDS just
4QUEER VOICES
Serena Williams Dodges Question About Close Friend Meghan Markle Like A Total Pro
The tennis champ and loyal pal pretended not to know the Duchess of Sussex at all.
20ENTERTAINMENT
Perdue Calls It 'Disgusting' That Georgia Official Recorded Call With Trump
“I guess I was raised differently,” the Georgia senator said ahead of his runoff race.
6POLITICS
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Best Toys And Blocks For Little Builders
Even the most inspired engineers need to start somewhere. If your kids are itching to recreate national monuments in miniature
21PARENTING