The Winter of Our Discontent: A Gin Cocktail for Battling Your S.A.D.

Welcome to Boozinette. This is The Winter Of Our Discontent.
Britney Spears Had the Shittiest Day, Y'all
I cannot tell a lie: I am a huge Britney Spears fan. I may not be into some of the deeper cuts, but I watched all of Chaotic, rooted for her recovery and I didn't completely disagree when Chris Crocker told everyone to leave her alone. It's pretty sad, then, that Britney's dad had to buy a video of her boyfriend…
The World's Oldest Cat Has Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil
Sad news for fans of famously geriatric felines: Poppy, who was only recently certified by Guinness as the world's oldest cat, has died. She was 24.
High School Senior Fulfills Dying Mother's Wish, Graduates At Bedside
On Thursday, Megan Sugg graduated almost a month early from Glen Burnie High School in Maryland. The occasion, which featured the requisite robes, flowers, and speeches was more subdued than most high school graduations. Megan Sugg was graduating at the bedside of her dying mother. Seeing her daughter graduate was…
The Dark And Tragic History of Mother's Day
This year marks 100 years since President Woodrow Wilson officially deemed the second Sunday of May to be Mother's Day. And even though Mother's Day is a great occasion (official reminder) to celebrate our moms and the idea of motherhood, the history of the holiday is incredibly sad—an example of standard…
To Do: Lie Down and Listen to This Sad Remix of Pharrell's 'Happy'
Tonight, if you need to chill out, have some wine and a good cry, let this "Woodkid Sad Remix" of "Happy" — seen on Stereogum — be your soundtrack.
How science fiction helped me through my grief
During the second to last episode of Battlestar Galactica, we learned that, before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies, Laura Roslin lost her father and her sisters in a car accident. How horrible, I remember thinking. This explains so much about her emotional armor, how slow she is to grow close to anyone. It also…
White Girls Club Just "Got Out Of Hand," Says Oblivious Mom of Racist
On March 14th, a number of students came into Franklin High School in Somerset County, New Jersey, wearing a T-shirt that read "White Girls Club celebrates Pi Day.” The club, allegedly started by eight friends and having exponentially grown since (including students from nearby schools) thanks to social media, has…
A Depressingly Large Percentage of Nigerian Women Are Using Harmful Skin Bleach
Last September a horrific-sounding "intimate bleaching product" gained popularity in India and Thailand, which promised to make vulvas "fairer within four weeks." While the shock value garnered this a lot of coverage, sadly, skin bleaching has actually been immensely popular for quite some time.
