Thursday presented us with a tale of two Senate hearings, and what a harrowing tale it was: A parable that laid bare the ways in which gender cleaves our conception of acceptable behavior. Watching Hon. Brett Kavanaugh scream for long hours, many women will have fumed over the double standard. If a woman fell into … Read more
The era of divorcing women in India with a “triple talaq” is over, after the Indian government voted to ban the Muslim instantaneous divorce practice on Wednesday. According to the Associated Press, the government moved to outlaw the Muslim Personal Law policy allowing men to divorce their wives by saying the Arabic word for divorce, talaq, … Read more
Feeling like your dating app DMs are coming up short? Perhaps it’s time for a change of pace—no, not a new profile photo, but a pivot in your career. According to Tinder‘s list of the “most right-swiped jobs” of 2018, aka the professions that have received the most interest on the app this year, traditional roles … Read more
Last November, BuzzFeed News writer and media studies scholar Anne Helen Petersen did what she’s known for and what she’s paid to do: She profiled a celebrity, taking a critical deep dive into their fame. This one was about Armie Hammer, who was in the spotlight for his turn in Call Me by Your Name. However, Hammer’s fans saw it as … Read more
With no Republicans running in Massachusetts’ 7th District and after beating out incumbent Rep. Michael E. Capuano in last night’s primary, Democratic candidate Ayanna Pressley is set to head to Congress—and be the first Black woman in the state to do so. Which can explain the overwhelming tears of joy she experienced after finding out … Read more
On Tuesday, Gwyneth Paltrow’s infamous wellness site, Goop, settled a consumer protection lawsuit, agreeing to pay $145,000 and stop making unsubstantiated medical claims about its products. The lawsuit focused on the most well-known product from Goop, Jade and Rose Quartz Eggs, which are still available for purchase. A year ago, the internet exploded over these eggs sold … Read more
Every Nicole at the University Of Calgary was united last week when a guy decided to email every student with the same name in an attempt to find a woman he met at a bar. Carols Zenita said that he and the mystery Nicole seemed to hit it off at the bar, and at the … Read more