probably didn’t want to be praised for her decision to come out as transgender; she just wanted to be comfortable in her own body. But I’m going to praise her anyway.
Because when Gabel announced to Rolling Stone on Tuesday that she planned to begin living as a woman — after struggling privately with gender dysphoria for years — it was undoubtedly the most personal thing a major recording artist has ever gone public with, an admission that’s sure to make her the target of cruel insults and petty insinuations (to say nothing about what it might mean for the future of her band, Against Me!). (more…)
Ann Romney has become a central part of her husband Mitt Romney’s drive to the GOP presidential nomination. Her status as a stay-at-home mom while raising five boys emerged as a campaign issue on Thursday after it was questioned by a Democratic pundit. (more…)
Nerlens Noel commits to Kentucky in styleNerlens Noel – Heralded basketball recruit Nerlens Noel heard plenty of sales pitches from coaches over the last few years. But there’s nothing quite like the very real prospect of winning a national championship to lure an impressionable teenager to your school. (more…)
Selecting a watch that you will use and enjoy for many years to come can be a fun, easy process, with a little bit of knowledge. If you’re not sure which watch to buy and what kind of functions it should have, follow these easy steps. In the end, a watch is a reflection of you and your lifestyle, just like the clothes you wear or the car you drive. (more…)
The one announcing the false demise of Usher appears to have originated with Global Associated News, which claimed that the Grammy winner was killed in a car crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. The site, it should be noted, is a place for morbid folks to go and plug in a famous person’s name into a generator that creates their own celebrity death headlines. (more…)
Trisomy 18, also called Edwards syndrome, is a genetic disorder where a person is born with extra chromosome 18 material from a third copy which interferes with normal development.
Described as a relatively common condition, it occurs in about one out of 3,000 live births, killing half of those within their first week. (more…)
