As a friend recently lamented, "In the future everything was supposed to be metallic or self-cleaning, but everything is jersey." True. Every futuristic portrayal of fashion may show us all wearing the same thing, but at least that same thing is often a badass amalgam of chrome, black, breathable fabrics and stylish…

Republican after cowboy hat-wearing Republican I've spoken with at this convention has expressed frustration over this race's focus "unimportant distractions" like Todd Akin's ignorant ass, the abortion debate, and birth control. The American people don't want to talk about that, this isn't what the election is about,…

Last week, Chick-fil-A's CEO confirmed what liberal fun-ruiners already knew — the restaurant not only serves up delicious waffle fries, but also some good old fashioned from-scratch bigoted homophobia. Like Mom used to make! The CEO's admission further ignited the already red and itchy culture wars that divide the…

In news that comes as absolutely no shock to anyone, the Grand Old Party is losing support among what has been a key demographic of voters since 1920 — women. How could this be? Republican presidential candidates have made women — specifically women's health — the emerald centerpiece of their campaigns. I mean, they…

In recent months Glee has been attacked by the likes of Victoria Jackson and Glenn Beck, and now GLAAD has come to the show's defense again after a Houston Fox affiliate aired an outrageously homophobic segment titled "Is TV Too Gay?" in response to last week's "Born This Way" episode.

Oh hello, culture wars! A Smithsonian exhibit on gender and sexual identity—in particular an ant-covered Jesus video—has drawn the wrath of the Catholic League, which isn't unusual. Except now the League has Speaker Boehner's support, so they're winning.

People are upset, and rightfully so. It's kind of an asshole move.

President Yoweri Museveni announced last week that female genital mutilation will be banned this year, saying that no body parts are useless and adding that the FGM "culture" was not "useful and based on scientific information." [Agence France Presse]

A Hindu organization attacked women in the college town of Mangalore, calling them "un-Indian for being out drinking and dancing with men." The attack has spurred debate on Indian women's behavior, including drinking and shopping.

Never in the course of human events have so many said so much about so...many babies. When it comes to Nadya Suleman, the Whittier, Calif., mother of newly born octuplets, everyone's an expert!