School district pulls ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ from reading list; ‘makes people uncomfortable,’ official says https://t.co/l5yIKIi1Ux pic.twitter.com/usLg3SZWov — AL.com (@aldotcom) October 13, 2017 Administrators at the Biloxi School District announced early this week they were pulling the novel from the 8th-grade curriculum, saying they received compaints that some of the book’s language “makes people uncomfortable.” […]
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Bisexuals do exist, even in politics. 3 politicians share why visibility is vital.
Oregon’s Kate Brown is the nation’s first (and only) openly LGBTQ person to be elected governor. After being involuntarily outed by the local newspaper in a story about LGBTQ legislators in the early 1990s, Brown came out as bisexual to her family (who told her it would be easier if she were a lesbian); her […]
I love NFL football, but I’m boycotting this year. 22 things I’ll be doing instead.
I love NFL football. But we’re officially on a break. For years, I’ve watched beloved college players jet off to the NFL, and I continued following their careers, cheering on their successes on teams across the country. Back when I settled down in Kansas City for five years, I became a Chiefs fan, spending many […]
The 5 Stupidest People On The Planet (Are All Donald Trump)
How many times are you allowed to say or do something stupid before you realize you yourself are stupid? Seven times? 24? Butts? Rush Limbaugh has been wrong about 270 things a day for 40 years, and he would be truly shocked to learn he’s stupid. We aren’t good at spotting our own intellectual limitations. […]
The 50 Things You Need To Do For A Relationship To Last
Relationships are tough. Marriage is a tough bitch. And it’s certainly not for everyone. As a lawyer, I have handled a few divorces. Thank goodness there is such an alternative for people trapped in horrible circumstances. But if you’re inclined to weather sickness and health, richer and poorer — and even if you’ve just met […]
The Rock Finally Meets 10-Year-Old Who Used San Andreas Moves To Save His Brother As Tearful Momma Looks On!
We love that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson puts his time where his Twitter is. A couple weeks ago, the Fate Of The Furious star read the story of Jacob O’Connor, a 10-year-old boy who saved his brother’s life using a CPR technique he had learned watching The Rock do it in the movie San Andreas. […]
To “That” Family in the Pew
ShareTweet Today we were “that” family in the pew. You know the ones. The family who gets there 10 minutes late only to leave 10 minutes early. The one who doesn’t even try to sit in the sanctuary but opts for the overflow chairs in the foyer. The family whose row is scattered with Animal […]
Chelsea Clinton comes to Barron Trump’s defense after conservative criticism.
It’s not often that the Tucker Carlson-founded Daily Caller criticizes President Trump, but that changed on Monday when the site went after his son. No, not Eric. Not Don Jr., either. The Daily Caller had a bone to pick with Trump’s youngest son, Barron. Of all the things to raise the conservative outlet’s hackles, it […]
Unlearning the myth of American innocence
The long read: When she was 30, Suzy Hansen left the US for Istanbul and began to realise that Americans will never understand their own country until they see it as the rest of the world does My mother recently found piles of my notebooks from when I was a small child that were filled […]
Are music festivals doing enough to tackle sexual assault?
Reports of rape and other attacks are on the rise but, from grassroots groups to industry efforts, measures are being undertaken to keep attendees safe Festival season is a time of joy, sunburn and sloshing about in muddy fields. However, this booming industry which attracts millions of attendees each year and convicted of attacking two […]