Dear Racist Trolls, I’ll Never Apologize For Snatching Your Wig
Commenters, posters, and tweeters have come at our columnist with every unimaginable epithet for writing about race and racism. But nothing will stop her from speaking the truth.
Social Media
Dear Julie: “I Found Out Via Instagram My Cross-Country Friend Is in Town!”
DAME’s Friendkeeper handles a sticky social media situation and tells an occasional stoner how to deal with her weed-mooching pals.
Why Are We Letting Microsoft Guesstimate Our Age?
The Beta app spread all over Facebook, stamping our faces as young or old. But is it safe for Gen-X women to announce their age to the world?
Dear Julie: “Can I Tell My Friend to Stop Sharing My Life on Her Social Media?”
DAME’s Friendkeeper gives us the lowdown on digital boundaries, and tells us how not to get caught in the middle of a business blow-up among friends.
Why Won’t “Becky” Let Black Girls Rock?
FLOTUS got reamed for cheering "Black girls rock." Cosmo mag declared Black women's trends dead. Do White women need to denigrate Black women to feel better about themselves?
Must-Read Links: The Future of Loneliness and Silicon Valley’s Sexism
The most compelling stories from our favorite sources.
Are We Overthinking Everything?
Everyone has a take—we even have takes on takes. But all this opining has sucked the fun right out of the Internet.
Pop Quiz! Is This Poet a Beat? A Bot? Or a Birnbach?
To inaugurate National Poetry Month, we present the perfect way to test your ability to discern art from technology. It’s harder than you think!
Dear White Racists, Apology Not Accepted!
Frat boy Levi Pettit isn't sorry. Neither is the Bloomsburg U's baseball player who called 13-year-old Little League phenom Mo'Ne Davis a "slut." So why are we expected to forgive them?