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This Obnoxious Face Lotion is “Chemical-Free” and Infused with Magical Thinking
Have you ever felt like you have too much money and that your skincare products don’t have enough energy infused in them? Are you afraid of chemicals? Good news, I have the perfect solution for you! Welcome to the world of Sodashi skincare! I was naturally curious when I came across this product, since it’s described as “chemical-free,” which is a…
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Peeple: Harassment is Destiny?
The controversial “Yelp for People” app, Peeple, has launched today for iOS users (their site touts a nauseatingly sanguine “Character is Destiny” tagline). For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, here is the app in the creator’s words: “Peeple is a positivity app for positive people that allows you to leave or receive recommendations in the following 3 Categories: Professional, Personal, and Dating.”…
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Stop Panicking: There Isn’t a 98% Chance of a President Trump Future
The internet has been all abuzz about the results of a statistical model created by political scientist Helmut Norpoth that says that Trump has a 98%* chance of winning the general election against Hillary Clinton and a 99% chance of winning against Bernie Sanders. According to the New York Post, Norpoth’s model is “scary accurate” and has correctly predicted every…
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TX State Board of Ed Nominee: Obama Was a Gay Prostitute
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: The Texas State Board of Education is famous amongst science popularizers for spending the previous decade being a gigantic shitshow. For awhile, the State Board of Ed determined what textbooks Texas public schools would order. As the second biggest textbook market in the country after California (and with California not ordering…
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Your Phrase Is Problematic
I’ve got bad news for you. That celebrity whose style you adore? Said something super shitty. That politician whose quotes you will never not share on social media? Voted for some things you might not agree with. That show host you love is friends with this asshole. In fact, your friends are problematic too. So are your loved ones. You…
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Bad Chart Thursday: Beer Doesn’t Make You Fat!
Britain’s Beer Alliance sounds like my kind of superhero team, fighting the good fight against sobriety across the UK. At the mere whisper of “I’ll just have water, thanks,” our Alliance heroes don their goggles, suck in their guts, and stagger their way toward the cry for help. In reality, there’s no giant mug of beer crashing through pub walls…
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Announcing the March SkepchickCon Drawing
Last month we announced the new SkepchickCon fundraising website and since we went live our supporters have gone above and beyond to show us how much they support the work we do every July. We’re almost halfway to our first goal! If we reach higher numbers that means more activities, better booze, and more speakers. You might have thought we…
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Going Dry: How To Talk About Wine Sweetness
“Is it dry?” Of the many curveball wine-shopping questions I get, this is the one that throws me for a loop. It’s not because I don’t know the answer, or because I haven’t heard it a million times. It’s because the question is actually pretty useless to the vast majority of our customers, and I have a whole inner struggle…
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