RNC to Gays: We Treat You like Shit, but It Could Be Worse
The Republican National Convention in Cleveland made history, but just what kind is still up for debate. Never before had...
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I Took One of San Francisco’s “Weirdest” Classes, Lockpicking for Ladies
Kristin Parke knows not to play with handcuffs unless she has a key within easy reach. Kristin, a security consultant...
Does the Sharing Economy Misuse the Word “Sharing”?
Dictionaries are static. They freeze words and pin them like butterflies to a collection board. But language is fluid; it...
Kayaking with the Crab Fishermen of Bodega Bay
M y hand skims the water and grabs the blue noodle. It’s the fourth in a line of five...
I Peed Standing Up for a Week. The Results Were Messy
Jennifer Lawrence recently reported to the BBC that she uses a female urination device (FUD) while suited up as Mystique...
I Don’t Believe in God, but That Doesn’t Mean I’m Faithless
This is what you do at 25: you sit in a room full of strangers and friends and ask yourself...