The Venn Diagram of Divorce Guilt [Essay]


Weary Mother

Guilt is the absolute worst thing you can carry. It’s like transporting four hungry hamsters in a fanny pack on a trans-Atlantic ocean voyage. If you don’t feed those hamsters, they’re going to start chewing at your bathing suit parts. Some people deserve to carry such a load – they’ve committed crimes, or hurt others [...]

We Are All Nerds: My Life As A Geek-Jock [Essay]


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A few years ago, I was sent to cover ComicCon in San Diego by a webzine. It was a geek’s dream: not only did I get a very hard-to-obtain ComicCon press pass, not only would I be hobnobbing with the likes of Joss Whedon, George R.R. Martin, and J.J. Abrams, getting to see exclusive footage [...]

New Study: Telling Teens Not To Text While Driving Doesn’t Really Help


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I will preface this post about the widespread problem of teens texting while driving by saying that I’m of the current Get Off My Lawn generation. Back in my day, we didn’t have “cell phones” and we couldn’t send “text messages” while driving to our “friends”. Of course, I went to high school in the [...]

Why Won’t Anyone Do Anything About Amanda Bynes?


Amanda Bynes

Alone in every paparazzi photo sold and published. Alone in every strange and uncomfortable photo she uploads to Twitter. Alone in every story you hear or read about, showcasing her bizarre behavior. The latest antic making the internet rounds is Amanda’s admission that she got plastic surgery to remove the “webbing” between her eyes. Her [...]

NBA Center Jason Collins Becomes The First Active NBA Player To Come Out Of The Closet


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“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” With these words, Washington Wizards center Jason Collins becomes a trailblazer, and not the kind that plays in Portland. In a forthcoming Sports Illustrated article, Collins (writing with senior SI reporter Franz Lidz) reveals a secret that he’s kept for far too long. “Imagine you’re [...]