Who Are Bachelorette Parties Even For?
I would have been fine going through life without ever seeing a neon pink penis-shaped straw.
Bouquet Tosses Are Grim And Insulting. We Can Do Better.
No huge surprises here: Most of you — 81 percent — feel that skipping the bridal bouquet toss, that ritual in which all…
President of Argentina Adopts Boy to Stop Him from Becoming a Werewolf
No, that is not a joke headline stolen from The Onion. This is actually a thing that happened.
Iran’s Morality Police Raids Coffee Shops, Spoils Everyone’s Hookah-Smoking Fun
The growing trend for Iranian women to wear Western fashions prompted Iran's reactionary "morality police" to raid 87…
Will Augusta Finally Be Forced to Let a Woman Join?
The world-renowned Augusta National Golf Club is one of the most famous and last remaining true "old boys clubs": in…
Your Period Is a Time for Deep Lady-Bonding
Unless she's had a feminine hygiene product malfunction, you can't usually tell when a woman has her period just by…
Why Are We Still Taking Our Husbands' Last Names?
Given the interest that everyone suddenly has in the vacancy rate of your uterus, it should come as no surprise that in…
Post-Childhood, Pre-Grandchildren: The Adult Christmas Dilemma
Every year, my mother gives me and my brother advent calendars. And Christmas stocking. And for him, a Playmobil. My…
Bullfighting Ban Approved In Catalonia
Lawmakers in Catalonia voted yesterday to approve a ban on bullfighting, thus becoming the first region in Spain to do…
Thank-You Notes: Overthinking Being Thoughtful
Once, people used their hands to write words, words that went on pieces of paper. To formally show gratitude, people…
Like A Virgin: Armenian In-Laws Want To See Blood On The Sheets
In Armenia, an ancient virginity ritual, "the red apple," is getting political.
Flight 1549 Survivors: Let's Talk About "Women And Children First"
After the near-tragedy of a US Airways crash-landing in the Hudson, some people were surprised to learn that, in…