Rebecca Vipond Brink
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Austin, TX, United States
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Pope Francis’ New Encyclical Welcomes Gay And Divorced Catholics Back Into Church Life
Pope Francis’ long-awaited encyclical on love and marriage, Amoris Laetitia, was published today. In it, Francis doesn’t create any new rules for marriage, but → Read More
HBO “Officially” Confirms That Jon Snow Is “Dead,” But No One Should Buy This Claptrap
SPOILERS. → Read More
6 Beer-Related Activities That Won’t Leave You Hungover
Happy National Beer Day! → Read More
Rule 34 Is Wrong — There’s One Kind Of Porn That Doesn’t Exist On The Internet
But do we really want the internet porn ouroboros to eat its own tail? (Pun intended.) → Read More
Video Shows Police Officer Body-Slamming A 12-Year-Old, Knocking Her Unconscious
A video is making the rounds of a San Antonio Independent School District police officer body-slamming a twelve-year-old girl, knocking her unconscious, before → Read More
Ellen Mic-Drops Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Bill
Ice cold, Ellen. → Read More
Kickass Woman Of The Day: This High School Student Who Got Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna has won accolades for her scientific research and gotten acceptance letters from four other schools, too. → Read More
New Domino’s App Will Order Pizza For You, No Effort Or Human Contact Required
When you open the app, it orders you a pizza. There is no downside to this. → Read More
Transgender Whole Foods Employee Sues For Harassment; BTW, Whole Foods Is A Terrible Place To Work
Transgender former Chelsea Whole Foods employee Victor Alexander King is suing the company for harassment, claiming that his coworkers referred to him as “she,” “her,” and “it,” and that his supervisor told him, “I know you are not a guy, I am not going to refer to you as a guy.” King says that he went through all the right channels — he reported the harassment to human resources, but they… → Read More
John Boyega Makes Daisey Ridley Do A Star Wars Rap And It’s Not Too Bad?
But please, let’s stop making unhip white lady celebrities rap; they’re in over their heads. → Read More
Beyoncé Gives The Last Word On “Formation” And Her Feminism In Elle Interview
Enjoy the interview, Bey probably won’t be speaking publicly again for another forty years now. → Read More
Emilia Clarke Is Khaleesi Of Dicks, Wants Dany To Get All The Penis Close-Ups To Herself
At least she’s funny while she’s bragging about seeing Jason Momoa’s ween. → Read More
Before You Hate On Salad Cakes, Hear Me Out
Maybe this is the salad we’ve deserved all along. → Read More
HBO Is Blessing Game Of Thrones Fans With A Recap Show
Game of Thrones will be getting -- wait for it -- keep waiting -- its own Talking Dead-style aftershow on HBO this season, After the Thrones. UGH, YES. If → Read More
North Carolina Church Asks Lesbian Parishioner To Divorce Or Leave
A North Carolina church has taken the prerogative to kick out a lesbian parishioner following the passage of the state’s horrid House Bill 2, which overturned → Read More
Samantha Bee’s Full Frontal Extended Through The End Of The Year
TBS ordered 26 more episodes of Sam’s show. → Read More
Jon Snow And Ygritte Are Back On In Real Life
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are officially a couple again and SPOILERS. → Read More
American Eagle’s Body-Positive Men’s Underwear Campaign Was, Somehow, A Joke
I think maybe American Eagle doesn’t understand what a prank is. → Read More
The News Genius Non-Controversy And Millennial Entitlement At Work
I’m done. The non-controversy around News Genius broke me. I’ve been denying it for years, but it seems true enough, now: Millennials are entitled. If you → Read More
Apple Has Gifted You A Commercial Featuring Taylor Swift Faceplanting On A Treadmill
You know you’ve been waiting for this for the last ten years. → Read More