Jody Allard

In case you need still more proof that feminism is desperately and unequivocally needed, here are three completely horrible stories from this week alone.

Gwyneth's attempt to eat on a food stamp budget failed to take into account the reality of living in poverty.

"I think he has to answer for what he says, and I assume that others will make the larger point about his language. It’s not the first time he’s demonstrated a penchant for sexism. Again, I’m not sure anybody’s surprised that he keeps pushing the envelope," said Clinton.

ICYMI, "Sixteen and Pregnant" star's Nikkole Paulun's Facebook post about her monthly date nights with her six-year-old son is going viral –– and people are losing their shit over it for entirely the wrong reasons.

"Ultimately, it doesn't matter much whether Bland killed herself or was murdered. In both cases, she died because she was hauled into custody for a minor offense that didn't really even merit being pulled over to begin with. Maybe her head injury led to uncharacteristic behavior, or maybe the traumatic arrest triggered a severe PTSD episode, or maybe someone flat out killed her. But, in every case, she died because she was in that police cell."

ICYMI, today marks the first official day of the seasonal return of the Starbucks pumpkin spice latte.

In honor of National No Bra

Being a single parent has never been the "problem" in my life.

I was born without fingers on my right hand. No one knows why, even now, 36 years later. It just happened, as these things sometimes do.