Allegra Ringo
I Attended Bride World Expo as a Fake Bride-to-Be
You don't need an ice sculpture to get married, but don't try telling that to the people at the ice-sculpture booth, or the enormous group of women surrounding it.
How Victims Get Trapped in Cycles of Domestic Abuse
Leaving an abusive relationship is much harder than it looks from the outside.
A Tour of the Spots Where Officers in LA Killed Unarmed People in 2014
A look back at deadly police violence in Los Angeles, where six unarmed men were killed by the cops.
I Paid to See the New 'Star Wars' Trailer (and Have Never Seen 'Star Wars')
The trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is available all over the internet, but is only screening in theaters in 30 cities in the United States. So, we sent a writer who's never seen a single Star Wars movie to check out the spectacle first...
Behind the Scenes at Vivid's Porn Star Radio Channel
Vivid, one of the largest porn studios in the country, has a 24-hour XM radio station. I spent a day in the studio and found the whole thing surprisingly cool.
I Took My Dog to Pet Reiki
There is no evidence to support reiki as an effective form of treatment for...anything. So instead of trying it out myself, I took my dog to try out pet reiki.
Is It a Big Deal That the Actor Playing the Flash Isn't Straight?
Ezra Miller, who will play the Flash on the big screen, identifies as queer, meaning that for the first time an openly non-heterosexual man will be playing the lead in a superhero film.
Reddit Is Less of a Lawless Free-for-All Than It Thinks It Is
Taking down illegal or objectionable subreddits doesn't make Reddit any less of a bastion of free speech, but it does make it less horrible than it was before.
The Atheist Movement Needs to Disown Richard Dawkins
Increasingly, Dawkins only makes headlines by provoking outrage over his handling of sexism, racism, and pedophilia, instead of his thoughts on biology. It's time for his followers to take away his megaphone and hand it to someone who's on message.
Charities Don't Want These Redditors' Cum-Stained Money
A group of Redditors wants to donate to charity in honor of Jennifer Lawrence's boobs, but charities won't necessarily accept every soggy wad of cash you throw at them.
Meet the Female Gamer Mascot Born of Anti-Feminist Internet Drama
She’s a regular person who wears jeans and spends too much time on the Internet. And she was created out of spite by the historically anti-feminist gamers of 4chan. This perplexing new symbol for (a form of) female empowerment is intended to fix gaming...
Women Against Feminism Have a Strange Fixation on Opening Jars
The Tumblr's followers don't know—or apparently care—about what feminism has accomplished so far. They're just sick of whatever they think "modern feminism" is. They also lack grip strength.