Life Archive
Archives for October 2014
Months of violence in Jerusalem have gotten so bad that some experts are warning of a third Intifada. Here’s what’s going on, why it’s gotten tenser recently, and what could happen next.
“She got one hundred cat calls, let me add one hundred and one. Damn, baby, you’re a piece of woman.”
But being a part of the female fandom isn’t worthwhile if it makes women feel bad about their bodies. Luckily, the women who love comics have found a way to feel empowered by celebrating the human body without body-shaming: cosplay.
Why these Halloween costumes aren’t ok, explained.
The Ottawa shooter was from Quebec, but we don’t assume he was motivated by Quebecois radicalism. Why do we treat his Muslim faith differently?
Birth control pills were tested on male patients in mental hospitals — and that’s only part of the story.
Fowle was jailed in North Korea for leaving a bible at a club for North Korean sailors. He was finally released today — but no one’s sure why.
“Trust me, if you leave here and google ‘Bill Cosby rape,’ that shit has more results than ‘Hannibal Buress.’”
A creepy confrontation.
Should the Catholic Church ‘welcome’ or ‘provide for’ its gay members?
“Following a discussion and review of the program’s educational intent, the Director of Campus Activities approved the rescheduling of the event,” says university spokesperson.
“There’s no question the wording was overly broad,” says Annise Parker.
The Church said that gay people “have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community.” What does that actually mean?
“We’ve gotta be able to create safe places for LGBT people of faith to come out.”
Whiplash and The Overnighters join three films already at your multiplex