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"Jeopardy!" champ Austin Rogers offers a beautiful tribute to the beloved game show host.
We were once discriminated against, but we've ignored the lessons from our past by attacking newcomers instead of supporting them.
At some point in our fitness journeys, we've learned to associate soreness with a productive workout.
I don't think I could live with myself, knowing I let the pressure to fit in with a bunch of judgmental jerks get the best of me.
It's black fly season and if those little critters are taking chunks out of you, there are ways to fight back. Traditional chemical repellents don't always do the trick and are full of harmful toxins, but there are some natural ways to beat back those little beasties.
Are you at the dog park for you or your dog? The park isn't the time to catch up on work email on your iPhone, or sit on the bench and make out with your date. It's time for you and for your dog, so pay attention.
Male argonaut octopuses have a detachable phallus, which is a small sperm ball inside a hectocotylus (modified octopus arm). When a female argonaut octopus swims by, the male's phallus detaches from his body, floats to the female and mates with her. The female can store multiple phalluses in her spacious mantle cavity (the cavity in which the gills are found). Shortly after releasing its phallus, the male dies.
Yusra Khogali has made a habit of directing violent, hateful language towards people with white skin, so much so that I feel comfortable calling her out. When an individual at the helm of what could be a transformative movement distracts the public with hate, it is time for that individual to go.
In Paris Jackson's and many other people's circumstance, being biracial isn't easy. The reality is there are people in the black community who will simply not accept her as being "black," and some white people will think of her as being mixed race. One thing is for sure; it seems that now she is an adult and has had a bit of time to live her life, she wants the world to know that she is black. Can we let the girl live?
The headscarf worn by Muslim women is often a subject of immense debate in the media. It is donned for various reasons from the personal to the political. It is imposed on many but freely adopted by others. A piece of clothing that should ideally be an issue of freedom of choice and expression has been heavily politicized.