Tom Matlack has a conversation with one of the first victims to come forward about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
The Consensus of Flies: A Rant
September 26, 2011 By 8 Comments
Jackie Summers has a message for everyone: fuck society.
Victims of the Crime
September 26, 2011 By 8 Comments
When Paul Kidwell’s girlfriend was raped years ago, the devastation of her trauma extended to their relationship, and though they have both moved on, that memory remains part of their lives.
Rape Culture and Other Feminist Myths
September 26, 2011 By 191 Comments
According to some feminists, Quiet Riot Girl writes, rape is much worse—and better—than all other violent crimes.
Panic
September 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
A woman finds herself unable to shake a single incident from her past.
Girl Power
September 26, 2011 By 26 Comments
Paul Henne wonders how appropriate women’s self-defense classes actually are.
Violence Against Women Is a Men’s Issue
September 26, 2011 By 50 Comments
Michael Flood wants us to stand up and do something about violence against women (and men).
He Has A Gun
September 25, 2011 By 21 Comments
Jeremy Adam Smith’s son asked, “Did they get the bad guys?” Turns out, that was a really difficult question to answer.
Great Expectations on the Jersey Shore
September 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
A late night talk in Atlantic City showed David Perez that he was going to college for way more than a degree.
Pink Rhinos, Blankeys, and Loveys
September 25, 2011 By 15 Comments
Favorite toys and a sense of imagination, Megan Rosker writes, are more important than any test score ever could be.
How Much More Singing Can America Take?
September 25, 2011 By 6 Comments
With the premier of Simon Cowell’s X Factor, Robert Steven Williams wonders if another singing show can last.
Romance, How (Extraordinarily, Delightfully) Inconvenient
September 25, 2011 By 12 Comments
A.V. Flox thinks love is surely the most inconvenient thing in the world. Here’s why she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Awaiting Vesuvius
September 25, 2011 By 10 Comments
When a romance is over, it’s over. The problem according to Jackie Summers, is that no one ever evacuates Pompeii until the volcano erupts.
Connecting the Really Big Dots
September 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
Jason Silva, with a “philosophical short” video: “I think we have all been privy to a sensation that we are connected to something bigger and grander than we are.”
Sandwichboy
September 24, 2011 By 5 Comments
“There was an attempted robbery last night,” Toby’s father said. “And your mother took out a gun and she misfired it. Into my leg.”
Vocalyze
“The best thing you can do for your child as far as political ideology goes is to teach him to be a fee thinker.”
This comment was from PM on the post “It’s Not Easy to Raise Your Child as a Feminist.”