Jody Allard

I don't believe that you're incapable of treating me and my friends with compassion. Maybe you just need a little help.

In news that makes you go hmmmm, rapper Drake told "W Art" that he want

Advertisers don't encourage us to believe that our kids need to make memories more than another toy to wage war on capitalism; they do it because these experience gifts support incredibly successful industries. When we shift our dollars from toys to travel, for instance, we are still supporting big business.

As you might imagine, assuming that men and women are exactly the same hasn't worked out too well.

Obama outlined his new gun control plan this morning and all I have to say is thanks, Obama. It's about goddamn time.

I wish that we inhabited the world Williams’ image depicts, where women can wear bodysuits and high heels and be considered powerful. But if I ventured into the comments I know what I would find: men saying they want to fuck her, women telling her to put some clothes on, and at least one thinly-veiled rape threat. She wants to be fucked, they will say, with her legs open and waiting. Her power and poise will become an invitation to overpower her.

What I do know is what it is like to be the wife of an addict, and those years taught me to claim responsibility for addictions that aren't my own. Thankfully, while that is still my first instinct, I have come far enough now to pause and remind myself that I am no one's caretaker. I am not responsible for my ex-husband's addiction, and I am certainly not responsible for Macklemore's.

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

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

Well played, Amazon. Well played.