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Internet helps woman track down man who gave her a bike at a refugee camp 24 years ago
By May Wilkerson Jul. 29 2024, Updated 8:43 p.m. ET The internet can be a beautiful place when people channel their energy and skills towards a positive aim. Twitter, while often a place teeming with memes and cruel jokes, has also proven itself to be a helpful space for finding long lost friends and solving mysteries.
Someone figured out what that handle on car ceilings is for and people promptly freaked out
If you're looking for some aging inspiration, look no further, because Dorothy Hoffner is about to blow your mind. At 104, Hoffner just became the oldest person to parachute out of an airplane in a tandem skydive. That's right, skydive. At 104 years old—or to be exact, 104 years and 289 days old—beating the previous world record set by a 103-year-old in Sweden in May of 2022. But it's actually even more impressive than that.
Woman uses photo of her dog to perfectly shut down the myth that rape is a woman's fault
Health Ocean Wise Be Ocean Wise Planet Volunteers at a local shoreline cleanup True Pets Family accidentally brings wrong dog home but their cats knew Prudential Prudential Collins after being selected by Prudential Emerging Visionaries True Science Health Spikes line the concrete to prevent sleeping. Family Tia Savva has an invested father. Pop Culture Rick Astley rocking his Foo Fighters 'Everlong' cover.
Someone figured out what that handle on car ceilings is for and people promptly freaked out
18-year-old Twitter user Aimee recently took to Twitter to ask something most of us have probably wondered. Speculated about without even realizing it: "Serious question, what the fuck is this for?" she asked, next to a photo of that handle on the ceiling of every car that we all knew about and probably wondered about but never thought to even ask for some reason?!?!?!?!?!? Language people. Photo from Twitter @TaylorRaee23.
Someone figured out what that handle on car ceilings is for and people promptly freaked out
Equality is a birthright that belongs to everyone. But for girls and women around the world, equality isn’t yet their reality. Despite the persistence of gender inequality in our societies today, tireless changemakers are fighting to end gender discrimination everywhere so that women’s voices can be heard in all spaces—champions who not only dream of a better tomorrow, but understand the actions needed to make it possible.
Woman uses photo of her dog to perfectly shut down the myth that rape is a woman's fault
This article originally appeared on 04.16.19 This is Briana "Bree" Wiseman, a pastry chef and restaurant manager from Tennessee. The 22-year-old shared a photo of her dog on Facebook next to a plate of food and it went viral — but not just because her dog is really, really cute. In the caption, Wiseman made a powerful statement about sexual assault, using her dog, and the plate of food, as a metaphor. So far, over 325,000 people have shared the post.
Woman uses photo of her dog to perfectly shut down the myth that rape is a woman's fault
This article originally appeared on 04.16.19 This is Briana "Bree" Wiseman, a pastry chef and restaurant manager from Tennessee. The 22-year-old shared a photo of her dog on Facebook next to a plate of food and it went viral — but not just because her dog is really, really cute. In the caption, Wiseman made a powerful statement about sexual assault, using her dog, and the plate of food, as a metaphor. Wiseman wrote: So far, over 325,000 people have shared the post.
Someone figured out what that handle on car ceilings is for and people promptly freaked out
We all know that small acts of kindness can turn into something big, but does that apply to something as small as a pair of socks? Yes, it turns out. More than you might think. A fresh pair of socks is a simple comfort easily taken for granted for most, but for individuals experiencing homelessness—they are a rare commodity. Currently, more than 500,000 people in the U.S. are experiencing homelessness on any given night.
Health Care Neglects 40 Million US Addicts
By May Wilkerson 06/26/12 A major new study reveals that 16% of US adults suffer from addiction, but only 10% ever receive treatment. Most addicts in the US never get treated. Photo via Despite impacting millions of Americans, addiction receives a relatively measly amount of medical attention in the US, says a report released today by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA Columbia).
The 10 Best Sober Living Cities
Boston 1.jpeg Description: World-renowned for its thinking, the home of Harvard University and MIT is also known for its drinking, having taken top honors on a list of booziest US cities. But—as is often the case in towns that knock ‘em back—Beantown takes its sobriety seriously, too. And where better to annotate and highlight the pages of your Big Book than in this hub of Ivy-League intellect?
"Whoonga" Abuse Threatens HIV Patients
Home News By May Wilkerson 12/18/12 Smoking antiretroviral meds mixed with street drugs ("Whoonga") fuels immunity to HIV treatment in South Africa. A South African man smoking "Whoonga" Photo via "Whoonga" consists of antiretroviral medications mixed with street drugs for recreational use—and its popularity is undermining HIV treatment in South Africa, according to a new report.
Bizarre Hangover Cure Endangers Rhinos
Home News By May Wilkerson 04/04/12 The demand for ground-up rhinoceros horn in Vietnam—where it sells for more than cocaine—threatens an entire species. Rhino horn is a "must-have" in upper class Vietnam. Photo via Vietnam's growing "addiction" to rhinoceros horn threatens to wipe out the world's dwindling rhinoceros population.
"Rage yoga" involves swearing and booze breaks
Yoga is supposed to be a relaxing, meditative exercise that gets you ready for the rest of the day. But now, you might be able to achieve the same result by doing the opposite. Rage Yoga aims to calm you down and get you fitter by swearing, shouting, and enjoying a beer. Lindsay Istace, the founder of Rage Yoga, explains on her website that her method is "a practice involving stretching, positional exercises and bad humor, with the goal of attaining good health and to become zen AF.
Woman breaks down how astronauts pee and poop in space in viral thread.
Women deal with a lot of sexism and obstacles here on earth, so it makes sense that this sexism would follow them in to space. The first woman went into space in 1963, but it took another two decades for female astronauts to become common. Turns out there's a glass ceiling even outside of the earth's orbit.
After a woman was shamed by her nurse over her sexual history, she shared her story to help protect other vulnerable women.
In today's installment of the perils of being a woman, a 21-year-old woman shared her experience being "slut-shamed" by her nurse practitioner during a visit to urgent care for an STD check.
Racist women told Burger King manager to 'go back to Mexico.' He gave them a lesson in civics instead.
Social media may be "ruining society" according to a lot of people's grandparents. But it's also a pretty helpful tool for spotting racists and publicly shaming them. Incidentally, a lot of those racists are also people's grandparents... kinda makes you think, hmmm? Recently, two elderly white ladies were spotted in a Burger King in Central Florida being racist towards a man who they overheard speaking Spanish. That man turned out to be the manager.
AOC slams border patrol agents over leaked 'violent' posts about her in secret Facebook group.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called out the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol for fostering a "violent culture" after a ProPublica report revealed border patrol agents were sharing violent, threatening posts about her in a popular secret Facebook group. The posts about AOC came on the heels of her visit today to Trump's detention center/concentration camps, including one in Clint, Texas, where agents have been accused of keeping children in inhumane, neglectful conditions.
Jameela Jamil has some choice words for Amber Rose about promoting a diet tea to pregnant women.
Jameela Jamil is a gift to the world. The Good Place actor is a tireless champion for the body positive movement and has no problem calling out other celebrities for hawking dangerous diet products. She has come for the Kardashians, Iggy Azaelia, and even Cardi B (brave), and she WILL come for you if you use your massive platform to promote products that dangerously encourage young girls to lose weight. So consider yourself warned.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson takes down pool pic of his daughter after being dad-shamed.
First, let's be clear that confederate flags are racist symbols. Full stop. In modern discourse, what words and actions are considered racist is often debatable. People can argue about how to define "racist." People can debate whether intent or impact is more important. People can discuss whether to center the voices of the historical oppressed or the historical oppressors. But I have yet to see a reasonable argument for confederate flags not being racist symbols.
The 9 biggest details from the newly public Jussie Smollett court documents.
After a two-plus year inquiry, Canada has acknowledged that its epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women amounts to genocide. In 2016, the Canadian government launched the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) to examine the disproportionate number of Indigenous women who have been killed or have disappeared in Canada.
Homophobe gets flawlessly murdered by words for comparing Pride Month to Nazi Germany.
This photo should strike terror in the heart of all of us, as it symbolizes a heinous piece of American history. Rainn Wilson, the actor best known for playing Dwight Schrute on NBC's "The Office," has taken to Instagram with a photo and a story that reminds us that racism in America is unfortunately alive and well. The photo shows a tree in the front yard of a suburban L.A. home with a noose hanging from one of its branches. "So my friend Jamey texted me this photo," Wilson wrote.
Walgreens Takes Major Steps to Reduce Opioid Deaths
By May Wilkerson 06/22/16 Walgreens has announced plans to launch two opioid abuse prevention programs in Oklahoma and will expand to other states throughout the year. In Oklahoma and across the country, Walgreens is taking major steps to help decrease deaths from opioid abuse.
Tarantino compares the War on Drugs to slavery
The "Django Unchained" director says the mass incarceration of black men is "slavery, through and through" May Wilkerson December 20, 2012 4:41AM (UTC) This article originally appeared on The Fix. Iconic film director Quentin Tarantino believes that US drug policy, and the subsequent mass incarceration of African Americans, is comparable to pre-Civil War slavery.
Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America — But I’ve Never Felt More Sane
Illustration by Teresa Carreira. This story is published in the Spring/Summer edition of Anxy, a fresh, beautiful magazine that examines our inner worlds. Issue №1 features Margaret E. Atwood, Ijeoma Oluo, Matt Eich, and many more exploring our relationship with anger. I first learned about gaslighting in a college film class. We watched clips from Rosemary’s Baby and discussed how the protagonist, played by a harried Mia Farrow, is led to believe she is crazy.
5 Addictions You Are Permitted to Have Among Polite Society in America
Do you have an addiction? It’s not unlikely. Human beings are wired to seek pleasure. And most of us—if not all of us—are hooked on something. For some of us, it’s drugs or alcohol. Scary! If so, you’re probably pretty familiar with shame, secrecy or guilt, what with the media shrieking about Lindsay Lohan’s coke problem and celebrity DUIs and the latest designer drug to shield your kids from, at all costs.
Robin Williams Was a Powerful Voice on the Issue of Addiction
The following first appeared on Substance.com: Robin Williams died this week. He was 63. His death, reportedly a suicide by asphyxia, serves as a stark reminder of the insidiousness of addiction and mental illness. As an actor and comedian, Williams was both legendary and beloved. Among many other memorable roles, he was the goofy dad-in-drag in Mrs.
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