For the sake of disclosure, I'll say it - I was never part of a sorority. I went to a small college that didn't have a Greek system, so therefore it wasn't an issue. But I have friends and family who were part of a fraternity or sorority ( Read more... )

Alternative title for this entry: "Fucking magnets - how do they work ( Read more... )

In between answering calls at work today, I read a fantastic article in the January 2013 issue of New York magazine. The article was written by Jennifer Senior and is titled "Why You Truly Never Leave High School". Here's a sample:
To most human beings, the significance of the adolescent years is pretty intuitive. Writers from Shakespeare to ( Read more... )

Wow, Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles, California is busting out a new child molester every day.

1. Mark Bendt, 61 - Allegedly took photos of his students (ages 6-10) in various bondage poses, sometimes with live cockroaches crawling across their face. Other photos show students, both male and female, with blue spoons full of white- ( Read more... )

Here is a comprehensive (but brief) explanation of how the culture and character of Santa Claus as we know it in the U.S. (and in many other places) came to be:

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Two different takes on women and rape. One is victim-blaming, the other is NOT. Can you tell the difference?

Example #1
On Jan. 24, a campus safety information session was held at Osgoode Hall, where members from York security and two male officers from Toronto police 31 Division handed out safety tips to community ( Read more... )

A young man named Damon Fowler from Bastrop, Louisiana threatened to contact the ACLU if a public prayer was said at his high school graduation. Fowler is an Atheist and pointed out to the superintendent that the action would be against Louisiana state law. In a post on Reddit, Fowler acknowledged that he's in the Bible Belt and said while the ( Read more... )

File under: You learn something new everyday...

Ladies and gentlemen, meet THE INTERROBANG


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OMG, how dumb can you be? Tea Party spokeswoman Rep. Michele Bachmann (R - Minn.) clearly needs a history lesson after telling an audience at an Iowans for Tax Relief event that men like John Quincy Adams "worked tirelessly" to end slavery.

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Here are some interesting facts that I bet Ms. Bachmann doesn't even know ( Read more... )