Eat, Drink, Be Merry, Live Longer
Here’s some excellent news for all who are spending the next two weeks in a holiday haze, sated on a hearty diet of…
All of the Boys and Their Coach Have Been Rescued From the Thai Cave!!
How’s this for some good news? All 12 boys, aged 13-16, and their soccer coach Ekkapol Chantawong have been safely…
When the Kush Hits (In the Form of a Federal Subpoena Over Slumlord Tactics)
The Kushner Cos., the company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s special big boy advisor and…
Cardi B Is Pregnant With Cardi B's Baby!!!
Blogging often feels like emotional abuse masked as news, but every once in a while, the benevolent gods at Vulture…
Ali Wong and Randall Park Are Making a Rom-Com for Netflix
Ali Wong and Randall Park are doing what I’ve been asking them to do for the past year and change—they’re making a…
Dolly Parton's Wildfire Relief Fund Is Helping Almost 1000 Families Who Lost Their Homes Last Year
Not long after last November’s wildfires killed 14 people and destroyed “more than 2400 structures” in the Great Smokey…
Secretary Of Health: 'Nobody Will Be Worse Off Financially' Post ACA Repeal
Oh good! Health secretary Tom Price has offered a comforting endorsement of the GOP’s plan to replace Obamacare. Take…
Ilhan Omar Is The Nation's First Somali-American Legislator
Here’s some very nice news: Ilhan Omar, Democrat and former refugee, made history as the first Somali-American Muslim…
Good News!
I have some good news for all of you, and it’s not that today is Friday (which it is, and which is technically good…
New French Law Requires Supermarkets to Donate Unsold Food to Charities
After a unanimous vote by the French senate, supermarkets in France are now legally banned from tossing unsold food;…
Misty Copeland Is American Ballet Theater's First Black Principal Dancer
Misty Copeland has been promoted to principal dancer by the American Ballet Theater, becoming the company’s first black…
L7 Just Played Their First Show in 18 Years
This is excellent: L7’s original lineup reunited for the first time in 18 years, playing a sold-out show at the Echo in…
Tina Fey Sold Not One, but TWO Sitcoms This Week
Fans pining for the comedy stylings of Tina Fey were delighted this week to hear that Fey would be returning (probably…
Unclench, Folks: Today Didn't Suck. Actually, Today Was Pretty Great.
When you're a pro-lady consumer of news who's attempting to process the world's crappiness on a daily basis, it's easy…
Holy Crap, Is Feminism Actually Working and Changing the World?!
Isn't it bizarre that not particularly long ago a whole bunch of women just assumed they'd grow up to be housewives?…
'Show Your Boss Your Whore Pills' Bill Killed by Arizona Senate
Arizona's dumb bill that would have given employers the right to peek into their female employees' medical records to…
Woman Trapped In Lawn Chair Saved By Paper Boy
A freak accident that left a 75-year-old woman trapped outside in a canvas chair overnight has a happy ending thanks to…
Lost Penguin Returns Home
Remember Happy Feet, the Emperor penguin who was found sick and lost after eating sand on a New Zealand beach? Good…
Connecticut Gives Service Workers Paid Sick Leave
"Governor Malloy said, "This is good public policy and specifically, good public health." He added: "Why would you want…
Jezebel Design Updates Will Make Life A Little Easier
This morning Jezebel pushed live a little (but very hard-won) update to our code that most folks probably won't even…