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An Open Letter to Los Angeles Times writer Patt MorrissonZooey DeschanelThis is an open letter in response to a piece entitled Downtown LA: Good enough for the royals, but not for Zooey…
I F-ing Love Science Facebook Run By A Girl, Stupid People Respond With Their Outside VoiceJulia GazdagLast week, Elise Andrew, who runs the I F*cking Love Science Facebook page that has 4.3 million fans, posted a link to…
MOMSOn Being a Mom and Having TattoosDanielle HamptonIf you would have shown my 15-year-old self a photo of me now, I wouldn’t have believed that the girl pictured could…
The Fat-Shaming of Kate Upton; or Why I'll Never Buy The Difference Between "Thinspiration" And "Pro-Ana" WebsitesMichelle KonstantinovskyKate Upton is fat, everyone. True, the stunning 20-year-old somehow managed to sneak under the vigilant radar of the Skinny Police and…
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Girl TalkThis is Rape CultureJulia GazdagIn the wake of the Steubenville rape case and the appalling reaction to the guilty verdict, both on the part of the…
Book CrushesJulia HartOne of my favorite things about reading is developing crushes on characters. It’s one thing to have a crush on a character…
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