Jody Allard

Is racism the only reason that nine people died in Charleston last week, or is there something more going on here?

While this is, of course, better than excommunicating women for their reproductive choices, it is still founded on the premise that abortion is a sin and that men in power must absolve women of their mistakes. It also continues to paint women as incapable of understanding their options and making autonomous choices for their bodies and their lives.

Delivering gifts to children around the globe in a single night might seem like a tall order for one man, but when children were asked whether a woman could do Santa Claus' job, a passel of adorable British kids had a decidedly ugly answer –– a resounding no.

Before I went to therapy, I married a lot of men, had a lot of children, and worked myself to the bone to achieve career success. If I wasn't happy, it was easy to blame that on my alcoholic, cheating husband or raising a tribe of kids or even working too damn much.

My favorite part about summer is the ability, for three short months, to stop looking at the clock or calendar and to start enjoying the present.

"23. Coffee is full of antioxidants and is therefore a healthy and necessary part of each day."

Former President Jimmy Carter announced that his most recent scans showed no evidence of cancer, and he may owe his rapid response to science.

ICYMI, Canada elected a

You can stop talking now. Ssshhhh.

Short hair is big news this week.