MarleneJ
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Why Men Should Be More Ladylike, According to Hannah Gadsby
We asked Gadsby, the truth-telling voice behind Nanette and Douglas (out on Netflix in 2020), what she'd like to see more men understand—and do.
MarleneJ
“How about you try pretending that you're the least powerful person in any room...”
Bad advice.
“Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so other people won’t feel insecure around you.” (@marwilliamson)
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Tulsi Gabbard's "Regime-Change War" Is a Fraud
Tulsi Gabbard is many things, but among them is this unfortunate fact: She is the ideological heir Ramsey Clark, LBJ’s attorney general who found it in his heart to defend Saddam Hussein, Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, Charles Taylor, and Slobodan...
Leana Wen: Why I Left Planned Parenthood
I believe abortion is about health care, not politics. Many of my colleagues disagreed.
Cult-Followed Anti-LGBTQ Fried Chicken Restaurant Chick-fil-A Makes U.K. Debut
Reading’s Oracle Shopping Centre hosts fried chicken sandwiches and retrograde politics
Inside Mark Zuckerberg's private meetings with conservative pundits
MarleneJ
Well, well. Someone’s been kissing ass.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, I suppose.
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Nightmare on ‘Sesame Street’: talking ‘social relevance’ way too far
Who among us didn’t grow up with Big Bird, Elmo and the whole gang teaching us how to navigate our emotions and the wider world? “Sesame Street” has been instrumental in my own children’s lives. Wh…
Dlamini Zuma: Lack of skills & opportunities to blame for local govt corruption
The minister said failures of local government were an indictment on all spheres of governance.
Blogs Cannot Tell You What to Do With Your Career
But I can. Plus: advice on bosses who talk about diversity but keep on hiring white people.
What if "dopamine fasting" isn't Silicon Valley B.S.? The science is there
It's amateur neuroscience, but it's not completely wrong.
EXCLUSIVE: Self-declared socialist AOC splurges on high-dollar hairdo
Self-declared socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who regularly rails against the rich and complains about the cost of living inside the Beltway, spent nearly $300 on her hairdo at a pricey salon she frequents in downtown Washington.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Destroyed $5 Million Worth of Guns
In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” the chief executive, Edward W. Stack, also said the retailer was reviewing gun sales chainwide.
Foundations of Christian Hedonism, Part 2: God Demands Our Delight
God cares more about your happiness than you do. He is so serious about your joy that he threatens hell if you refuse to find it in him.
Diahann Carroll, pioneering actress known for 'Julia' and 'Dynasty,' dead at 84
Diahann Carroll, a pioneering American actor and singer, has died at the age of 84.
Woman quits job to ‘spoil husband’ like a 1950s housewife
Katrina Holte is not a modern woman. After three years of happy marriage, and getting stressed out by her job in a busy payroll department, she decided in 2018 to turn back time — and live like a 1…
MarleneJ
I commend Katrina for doing what makes her happy. It should be okay for women to focus on their homes and families, without judgment from people thinking that they should be aspiring to more.
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Richard Stallman and the Fall of the Clueless Nerd
The controversial pioneer of free software resigned from MIT over his remarks on Jeffrey Epstein and Marvin Minsky. Stallman won’t be the last.
Kate Middleton re-wears blue Alexander McQueen coat for fourth time
She’s loved it since 2014.
102.3 The Bull | New One Day Social Media Challenge Is One Everyone Should Take On
Can you do it? Can you go one day, 24 hours, without criticizing, trolling, or throwing shade at someone? Give it a try.
The NFL Team Run by Women
In a sports world in which most jobs, especially high-ranking ones, are still held by men, more than half of the Philadelphia Eagles’ top advisers are female.