Pseudoscience promoter Dr. Oz’s Twitter Q&A was a magnificent train wreck
When will social media teams see this stuff coming?
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 6:00 PM UTC 0Dr. Oz, quackery, Twitter
Dr. Oz, quackery, Twitter
Mommy's vibrator and me
A woman who posted an Instagram of her children playing with her vibrator responds to the online furor she provoked
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Tracy Clark-Flory
Dr. Oz, quackery, Twitter
Actress Barbara Bowman: Bill Cosby raped me — why wasn’t I believed?
Why did it take one man's jokes to make several women's stories go viral?
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 4:43 PM UTC 0bill cosby, barbara bowman
Reza Aslan shatters GOP beliefs: Jesus from history was “the nightmare of Bill O’Reilly”
At an event, the scholar ponders the way the GOP has made Jesus into their icon VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 4:06 PM UTC 0Video, Reza Aslan, Bill O'Reilly
Stephen Colbert mocks Colorado Republican for believing President Obama is possessed by a demon
And this guy is being elected into positions of power VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 3:27 PM UTC 0Video, Stephen Colbert
Get ready for the “Gilmore Girls” and “Dawson’s Creek” reunions you’ve been waiting for
Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel and Amy Sherman Palladino will reunite at ATX Television Festival VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 10:35 PM UTC 0Video, gilmore girls
Stephen A. Smith still doesn’t think he should have been suspended for domestic violence comments
The "First Take" contributor shared his thoughts on success with a college audience, for a small $25,600 fee
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 9:07 PM UTC 0stephen a. smith, ESPN, Sports
Animals that kill their babies have bigger balls
It's science-- we promise
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 8:57 PM UTC 0Biology, mating, testicles
Gay people might not be welcome at the next two World Cup championships
Qatar's sports minister says he's unsure if LGBT soccer fans will jive with the country's "ethical values" in 2022
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 8:12 PM UTC 0Qatar, World Cup, FIFA
Fast food chains aggressively market to poor black kids
The trend contributes to the troubling concept of "food oppression"
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 4:53 PM UTC 0Fast food, Children
The White House asks men to stop campus sex abuse
A new campaign tells them to be "the guy who stops it"
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 4:52 PM UTC 0Sexual assault, Campus rape
“Honey Boo Boo” star Mama June reveals father of two daughters is a sex offender
The Shannon family matriarch told "Entertainment Tonight" about the man who molested her daughter Anna VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 2:43 PM UTC 0Video, mama june shannon
7 appalling instances where pregnant women were criminalized
Women are being arrested, prosecuted and jailed simply for miscarrying -- and their numbers may be on the rise
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 12:00 PM UTC 0Abortion, Tennessee
Capturing a stranger’s sneer: What happened when I put on Spandex
People told me to lose weight and clean up. So I tried self-improvement -- and photographed the critical responses
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0Body Wars, Photography
States with lower HPV vaccination rates have higher cervical cancer rates
Science confirms what we probably could have guessed
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 10:09 PM UTC 0human papillomavirus
Listen to Bryan Cranston narrate an excerpt of “You Have to F**king Eat”
It does not disappoint VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 8:03 PM UTC 0Video, Bryan Cranston
Report: NOLA PD failed to investigate hundreds of sex crimes
A new audit reveals only of 14 percent of complaints received "additional investigation"
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 7:52 PM UTC 0New Orleans
8 things you should never feed to cats and dogs
Veterinarians are finding that many of our most delicious foods, even healthy ones, can be deadly to animals
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 6:55 PM UTC 0AlterNet, Xylitol, Fruits
Nightmare: Window washers are stuck outside the 69th floor of World Trade Center
UPDATE: The workers have been rescued
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 6:55 PM UTC 0wtc, window washers, emergency
Ladies, your lady cab company has arrived
Are you ready to hail a "SheTaxi"?
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 4:26 PM UTC 0women, transportation, Feminism
Police accidentally shoot man who called 911 to report suspect sighting
Seriously?
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 4:20 PM UTC 0Police, Washington, Shooting, Guns
Heavy marijuana use could change the shape of your brain
A new study indicates that heavy teenage smokers have smaller orbitofrontal cortexes and lower IQs
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 3:30 PM UTC 0marijuana, Teenagers, Brain
A slow walk into the amazing now
How a day with a sick friend brought me back to my senses
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0Life stories, Small Victories
Why do female orgasms exist? The reason may be more complicated than you think
A new study suggests that orgasms help women choose better partners -- but it's a subject that is hotly debated
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0Sex, Love and Sex
Woman pretends to be drunk and asks for help, is approached by gross men being gross
As with the catcalling video, people seem to be responding to this "social experiment." But what about real stats? VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 10:07 PM UTC 0Sexual assault
Eating tacos and drinking beer raised nearly $30,000 for abortion funds
The Taco or Beer Challenge is officially over, but it helped boost reproductive healthcare access around the world
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 8:27 PM UTC 0“Grotesque, odious, evil”: Piers Morgan’s “n-word” column provokes firestorm of criticism
If Piers Morgan wants his newest column to die, he will have to kill it himself
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 8:05 PM UTC 0Piers Morgan, n-word, Daily Mail
Social media strikes back at Cosby and Dapper Laughs
Two very different comics feel the Internet's wrath for somewhat similar reasons
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 7:12 PM UTC 0bill cosby, Dapper Laughs
Watch the “Notorious RBG” creator’s touching profile of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"I definitely have an intellectual crush on Ruth Bader Ginsburg," blog creator Shana Knizhnik says VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 6:43 PM UTC 0notorious rbg
Bill Nye: The pope’s comments on evolution were “helpful”
"To have their head guy say we're going to join the mainstream of scientific thinking is good" VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 4:28 PM UTC 0Video, Bill Nye
At least eight women dead in India mass sterilization
A "grave tragedy" in a health camp
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 3:05 PM UTC 0Abortion, Chhattisgarh, India
Eminem raps about domestic abuse: “I’ll punch Lana Del Rey right in the face twice, like Ray Rice”
The rapper raises new controversy in a threatening freestyle video that emphasizes incidents of domestic violence VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 2:57 PM UTC 0Video, ray rice, janay rice, eminem
Ferguson residents, cops are buying weapons and riot gear to prepare for grand jury decision
Police have spent $100,000 on riot gear
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 2:39 PM UTC 0Ferguson, michael brown
“Christianity was my entire world. Then I stepped off a cliff”: Meet the minister who started an atheist church
"My goal is to help non-believers find connections," says Teresa MacBain
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 2:13 PM UTC 0AlterNet, Atheism, Christianity
Black holes may be destroying stars at the center of the Milky Way
Researchers believe dark matter has built up inside these stars, causing the pulsars to collapse
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 12:00 PM UTC 0Scientific American, Milky Way
10 things parents should never say to their toddlers
"Time out!" "Don't run." "It's not safe." These covertly regressive instructions are more damaging than we realize
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 11:30 AM UTC 0AlterNet, Parenting, toddlers
Man who went to prison as a juvenile sex offender: Lena Dunham is lucky
Unlike Lena Dunham, inappropriately touching his sister landed Josh Gravens on the sex offender list
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014 12:01 AM UTC 0Child abuse, Sexual abuse
Update: Man eating only Olive Garden achieves his goal, eats $1840 worth of food
"I certainly am thankful for whoever invented chicken gnocchi soup!"
Monday, Nov 10, 2014 10:29 PM UTC 0Olive Garden, alan martin, value
College president: Women lie about rape when sex doesn’t “turn out the way they wanted”
Lincoln University head Robert Jennings is defending remarks that seemed to urge women not to report sexual assault VIDEO
Monday, Nov 10, 2014 9:12 PM UTC 0Video, Sexual assault, Rape
