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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Once Did a Nude Modeling Shoot and It Cost Me My Job at...
A week ago today, I lost my job.I’ll expand on that. I was given the opportunity to resign my position as a campus supervisor at a high school, which I promptly took advantage of. Why was I asked to...
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UNPOPULAR OPINION: Please Stop Asking About My Family Holiday Plans
Americans love family Christmases. According to the Pew Research Forum, 91% of Americans celebrate Christmas. According to the same study, 86% of Americans plan to spend time with their family, and the...
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When Suicide Comes Calling
In the wake of Miss Jessie's founder Titi Branch's death, we are going through the same stage of collective grieving that always follows a high-profile suicide. We regurgitate the same verbiage. We ask...
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It’s been an eventful news week so far with no shortage of stories (which means if I missed something important, I’ll cover it on Friday). From Monday’s terrible hostage situation in Australia to a...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Found Love on the Internet Before Online Dating was...
In the late ’90s and early 2000s, Internet dating was in its infancy. I was always someone who enjoyed computers, knew how to build them, how to manipulate them. Shy, too, I thought that the best way...
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Did Michigan Really Just Pass a Law Allowing EMTs to Refuse Service to Gay...
Rumors about Michigan's House Bill 5958, which whipped through committee and passed on the floor last week, have been racing across the Internet. The most common claim is that the bill will allow EMTs...
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I've Never Kissed Anyone Under A Mistletoe Drone, But Here Are Some Other...
The TGI Fridays mistletoe drone (this is an actual thing: a multirotor helicopter that dangles a hearty heap of mistletoe leaves) was intended "'to help inspire more guests to come together underneath...
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WWJD: Jane Tells You How To Act After That Threesome With Your Boss
This reminds me of some Jane Magazine-era holiday parties I had, except that I have always ethically waited until after employees no longer work for me to sleep with them. Yay!Anyway, what would you do...
View ArticleFour Tips to Keep You From Buying Useless Crap During the Winter Sales
For better or worse, shopping is a particularly popular activity this time of the year, with Americans spending more than the citizens of other countries. And it’s especially easy to buy whole lot of...
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CREEPY CORNER: Gaze Upon These Cursed Paintings...If You Dare
I couldn't write Creepy Corner if I didn't have some creepy friends. One summer I looked after my friend Anne's cat for a week while she was visiting her family. When I went to her apartment to get the...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I’m a Body-Positive Feminist and I Had Weight Loss Surgery
OK, so this wasn't really something that “happened” to me. I made an educated decision about my body and my future. I have always been fat, and for a long time, I really hated it. I spent more than two...
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I Went to a Co-Ed Nude Spa Party, and Here’s What Really Happens
Some selections from The Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society's reading list. The warm air was thick when I slid next to the naked women spreading out in hot tubs at a dim...
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Is Your Period Trying To Tell You Something? (Like, "Get To The Doctor!")
Your period is a symptom of being a woman -- and it also means you're not pregnant. (But you don't need a registered nurse like me to tell you that.) Problems with your period can creep up from time to...
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A Former Hooters Girl Tells All (Or What I Learned While Wearing the Orange...
I was 23, jobless and full of Sheetz milkshakes when I made my way past the highway signs promising my destination. The Hooters Girl in her office hours Just a week earlier, I had decided that...
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I Throw Salt Over My Shoulder Every Time I Spill It And I Have No Idea Why
There I was the other night, making some soup and minding my own business, when I accidentally knocked over the salt shaker. Without even thinking, I turned it right-side-up, pinched some of the...
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The "Eaten Alive" Guy Is My Best Friend And Your Fake Snake Empathy Isn't...
Jodi WeinbergerDuring the last 20 minutes of “Eaten Alive," in what has become the most talked about part of the Discovery Channel’s anaconda documentary, my focus kept going between watching the...
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Which Celebrity Deaths Do You Already Know Will Make You Cry?
My mother and I have a somewhat morbid tradition. Whenever a celebrity dies, whoever hears the news first texts the other with just the name; the recipient immediately knows what it means.We do it...
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Why Plus-Size Model Robyn Lawley Is a Feminist Role Model For Considering...
Zhenya TsenzharykWe all want to make choices for ourselves. Most women, however, are not afforded that luxury, as every choice, from wardrobe to reproduction, becomes a topic of public discussion. The...
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3 Ways I've Abandoned My NYC Style Since Moving to Hollywood Including, Ugh,...
I’m in the backyard of the Echo at a Nightmare and the Cat concert with my arms crossed in front of my body, alongside a new friend who knows the band. She’s introducing me to two other women she...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I'm a Tony-Winning Actress and Yet I Still Get Announced...
Marissa Jaret WinokurI never considered myself “plus-size.” Never. Oh sure, a size 14 was snug, and I was always able to find XL clothes with spandex that worked just fine. Or sometimes, I found those...
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