There are pieces of a baby doll covered in blood in a plastic bag on my parent’s fridge alongside a mock music video set to a Dylan song that prominently features my mother and her cohorts talking on those 3 inch thick prehistoric cell phones about clinic protection. Abortion is not a new topic, nor is it particularly interesting to people who have spent years so intimately married to their stance on it. However, like any field, there are things you only learn on the inside. I was brought up by a front-line fighter in the battle over keeping abortion clinics open with about 5 of my formative years spent working intermittently at various locations. Read more…

What is up with these men who think that buying a ridiculously expensive table at a nightclub is going to get them a date? Think about it: you just bought your way into a crowded club full of superficial girls who are mainly just trying to dance with their girlfriends, get drunk, and show off how hot,well-dressed, and/or cool they are. When one of those girls sidles up to you and starts a conversation, odds are that she doesn’t really want to get to know you – she wants some free drinks and a chance for everyone else to see her sitting at an exclusive table. Read more…

Outdoor dates are truly the best. There’s just something about them that hit differently. Maybe it’s the warm weather, maybe it’s the cute summer dresses, or maybe it’s because it’s something you can actually do in a global pandemic. We love to see it. So long as you’re still abiding by CDC guidelines and masking up, the outdoors has so many date night or day date options for you and your partner (or a first-date Tinder match). To help, we’ve curated a list of the best outdoor date ideas so you never have to “So, what do you want to do?” “I don’t care, what do you want to do?” again. Read more…

The full line-up for Dancing with the Stars 2021 (the US version of Strictly) was confirmed earlier this week, with a raft of celebs set to shake their tail feathers in the show’s 30th season. Our very own Mel C, US gymnast Sunisa Lee, The Bold Type’s Melora Hardin and screen veteran Martin Kove (Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid) are just some of the famous faces who will be dipped in sequins and spun out onto the dancefloor. But there was one name in particular which has dominated conversation for all of the wrong reasons. This year’s cast also includes Olivia Jade Giannulli, the daughter of Lori Loughlin (Full House, 90210, When Calls the Heart) and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli. For a lot of people, that is a problem. Read more…