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New GoldieBlox Video Challenges Beauty Standards—But Is Everyone Really "Beautiful"?

Instead of pretending everyone can be beautiful (they can't), why not challenge the very value of beauty?

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Study Shows Conservatives Are More Easily Grossed-Out Than Liberals

Political affiliation is rooted in some very strange, and very interesting, neuroscience.

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Gossip Can Have Valuable Social Benefits—Celebrate With Missy Elliot!

Gossip, gossip, ninja just stop it.

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Why Do We Assume A Hot Cheerleader Can't Be A Sexual Abuser?

Former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Molly Shattuck has been charged with the rape of a 15-year-old boy. And we aren't taking it seriously.

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What It's Like To Be A Queer Woman In Prison

My queer identity has been used against me—through my wrongful arrest and two incarcerations.

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What It's Like To Be A Queer Woman In Prison

My queer identity has been used against me—through my wrongful arrest and two incarcerations.

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I Responded To OkCupid Suitors With Nothing But Video Game Quotes—This Is What Happened Next 

Here's what goes down when you invite boys to the yard of GLaDOS, the artificial intelligence computer of the Portal video games.

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Japanese Guides To U.S. Travel—Translated For Your Viewing Pleasure

“In Japan, hip hop clothes are considered stylish. But in the United States, it is wise to avoid them."

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