The Secret
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Feminism
Throwback Bad Chart Thursday: The Skeptic’s Secret
Originally published on May 24, 2013. We’ve had a lot of discussions of privilege lately, and I’ve noticed that whenever the topic comes up, whether the focus is on race, gender, sexuality, ability, or any other axis, someone comments along the lines of suggesting we should all focus on simply being human. Usually, there’s a moral high ground implied in…
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Skepticism
Cross-Post: The Myth of Magical Thinking
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally posted on Grounded Parents and is written by Angela about the pervasiveness of magical thinking in the infertility community. If you want to read the rest or leave a comment, click through the link at the bottom of this post! ***** (Trigger warnings: miscarriage and stillbirth) April 19-23 is National Infertility Awareness Week in…
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Feminism
That David Bowie Movie Was Fiction: The Labyrinth of Choice
I spent a decent portion of my teenage years watching two movies on repeat: Labyrinth, that ridiculously 1980s Jim Henson + David Bowie concoction (complete with fan theories written about at Mad Art Lab), and Fight Club. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out what that says about me. What I wanted to focus on was what the…
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