Jody Allard

ICYMI, half of my home state of Washington, as well as our neighboring state of Idaho, has been or is currently on fire.

Here are five things to understand about the case to help you avoid being a complete asshole about it.

All responses by victims of incest are valid. Fear, anger, and rage are often the most understandable, but victims often love their abusers, too. That love doesn't always vanish the second that abuse occurs, and in fact many abusers rely on that love to conceal and even continue the abuse.

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.

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In today's WTF science news, two separate studies suggest that modern allergies may stem from long ago human-Neanderthal sex. Thanks, Obama.

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

You don't get to beat someone simply because you have a feeling. And that is true whether you are a mother or a cop.

The wage gap is complicated, right?