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Your Ex Has Moved On and Can’t Be Friends? Get Over It
I was actually helping my ex-boyfriend try to get his girlfriend back when somehow we ended up hooking up. Now he’s back with his girl and he tells me we can’t be friends anymore. I’m really hurt because he is also one of my best friends and I love his presence in my life. I…
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California Shooter’s Sexism Is More Common Than We Care to Admit
On May 23, disgruntled student and raging misogynist Elliot Rodger, 22, killed six people and injured 13 more before apparently turning the gun on himself in a mass shooting in Isla Vista, Calif. A 141-page manifesto and a series of videos explained why, revealing a troubling trifecta of racism, sexism and sense of entitlement with…
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Why It’s Not Worth Throwing Dirt on an Ex
How do you feel about getting revenge on the ex that hurt you? Nothing involving harm to the person or property—just to expose him for what he is. He portrays himself as this great guy, but I know things about him that would shock people, especially his new girlfriend. I’ve spent months going back and…
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A Bittersweet Tribute to Black Womanhood
“Where are the ants?” It’s Mother’s Day. My mother has come to New York to spend the weekend with me, her only child. After a rooftop brunch, I insist that we swing through the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, N.Y., to see Kara Walker’s latest art exhibit, “A Subtlety” (or “The Marvelous Sugar Baby”). I’m especially…
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Dear Donald Sterling: Just Shut Up, Already
I thought it would be impossible to loathe still-Clippers owner Donald Sterling any more than I did after hearing his secretly recorded remarks in which he asked his half-black female companion to stop publicly associating with black people or bringing them to Clippers games and also threw Magic Johnson under the bus. I also thought…
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Cracks in Jay and Bey’s Picture-Perfect Facade? Not Really
Remember three years ago when Beyoncé revealed her pregnancy from the stage of the 2011 MTV Music Video Awards? It set a then-record for Twitter with 8,868 tweets per second. If my personal social media timelines from yesterday are any indication, I’m going to guess the recent Carter-Knowles melee tops that. Don’t act like you…
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Monica Lewinsky in Vanity Fair: The 5 Most Fascinating Revelations
I’m a nerd and a journalist. Even if I were not the latter, I would still be the former, and that means, even if I were not writing this story for publication, I still would have cut my Wednesday night short to sit not so patiently until midnight with my iPhone, waiting for Vanity Fair…
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These Celebrity Men Need to Get a Grip
Many months ago I was having a conversation with a group of women about whether women could be good leaders. Yes, I know. Yes, in 2013. Anyway, I, of course, said yes, women can lead. Another woman said no, in fact, women would not make good leaders because they are too emotional (because of PMS).…
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Don’t Knock V. Stiviano’s Gold-Digging Hustle
Like every other adult with Internet access, I’ve been following the Donald Sterling saga since TMZ released the hidden recording of his racist rants on Friday night. Over the past many days, it’s all anyone seems to talk about. Surely, recently departed Scandal co-star Columbus Short is somewhere thanking the gods for taking the attention…
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Columbus Short Needs to Clean Up His Act to Save His Career
Just when Scandal fans thought they’d said goodbye to their beloved show for the season, they received an unexpected opportunity to revel in the drama of their favorite primetime TV soap opera—for all the wrong reasons. On Friday night, ABC announced the departure of series regular Columbus Short. It was one of the few Scandal…
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