I saw it.
And I ignored it.
When she asked me to leave, I told myself it was temporary. I said what I needed to say to get back to feeling comfortable. A week later, it wasn’t temporary anymore.
I moved into an apartment. Friends told me I’d be home soon. I wanted to…
The Real Legacy Of "America's Next Top Model" Was Showing Young People How To Hate Their Bodies
March 8, 2026
In the ANTM documentary, contestant Keenyah Hill shares that she has since heard from viewers that the way her body was discussed on the show actually kick-started their eating disorders, a sobering reminder of how televised body shaming doesn’t stay on the screen. While…
Most of the “evidence” we’ve considered thus far is pretty circumstantial and based on assumptions rather than clear facts. But the internet — and social media apps in particular — can provide more concrete proof of a restaurant owner’s political affiliations or…
I was 17 the first time my teacher touched me. He was 47.
I was 14 or 15 the first time he paid me special attention, but a senior when he made me feel confident enough to “make the first move” in his classroom, during school hours, with the door locked, back by the…
I Asked My 'Libertarian' Friend A Question About Trump. His Response Told Me Everything.
March 6, 2026
Going to school full-time and working nights as a security guard would barely cover the rent, and with a new baby in the house, it wouldn’t cover everything else. I needed a real paycheck, health insurance, and savings. I needed security.
I took a job in 2007 with a large…
For most of my life, I pretended not to care about not knowing my dad. But I did. I cared a lot.
I had one photo of him for years. He is 17 or 18, shirtless on a couch in what looked like a cluttered apartment. There was a bowl of cereal on the table, but also a bottle of…

