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No, the GOP don't think embryos are property. They think women are. Read more

I like the fact that the people behind the Star Wars sequels are aware of the cultural landscape and are attempting to be more inclusive in terms of casting and directorial considerations. I also like the fact that Ava has a specific artistic vision that is important to her and her audience. So maybe good on both of… Read more

They will sail into the West, they’re saga in this Age of the Earth having been fulfilled. Read more

Elmo has never had a moment that has made me get misty or shed tears. However, things like this were common in the pre-Elmo-dominated era (and still cause tears to well up):

Being a lower middle class white millennial from a town in a county that ranks in the top 50 of wealthiest counties in America and seeing the shit my Facebook “friends” get away with drives me to madness. The jobless 20 something living out of mommy and daddies basement has no idea what a #struggle is. Read more

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How funny, I just mentioned below that I’ve seen people use it backwards and it looks way more productive! Sweet. Read more

Your coworker is an out of touch asshat. People call the police if you let your kid go outside for 8+ hours a day without checking in, you would have your children taken away from you. You can’t leave your kids for five minutes alone in a public space without some “concerned” person intervening or calling the police. Read more

on a much larger scale, city planning could also help this — food deserts are a real problem. Read more

This is why choice architecture may be key to improving Americans’ health, by nudging citizens towards better eating habits by placing better food choices at eye level and putting junk food further away. Read more

Thank you for doing this. I hate to look at these images, but people seem to forget that this is what it looks like when a man beats up a person less than half their size.
It’s crazy because while I know this will make (likely a positive) difference, I’m sad that it’s necessary. I’m sad that it took video of Ray Rice… Read more

This is as important a story as Deadspin has ever done. My contempt for Hardy, Jones and Goodell is matched only by my admiration for Diana’s epic reporting. Read more

And much respect to Deadspin for not letting this one go and publishing what they have. Read more

This is beyond horrifying. Read more

Except this isn’t a question of the government compelling private speech, it’s actually a question of a private enterprise compelling government action to enforce trademark protections that should not have been granted under the terms of the statute. The speech is protected. The name can stay. It’s the… Read more

I never took trademark law, but does the fact that an identifiable group of people were actually offended enough to take it to court in the first place factor into the calculus at all? Because although klitoris and Make Your Own Dildo may be offensive, its hard to know who it offends unless they reveal themselves (so… Read more