Ellen Maud Bennett, 64, a Canadian costume designer with a penchant for fresh lobster, peonies, and the “perfect shrimp-wonton soup,” spent years feeling unwell. But when she sought medical intervention, no one offered suggestions beyond weight loss treatments. When her cancer was finally discovered, she had only days to live. “Ellen’s dying wish was that…
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Khloé Kardashian has never been one to censor her speech. Known for her no-holds-barred approach to telling it like it is, the reality star has, on multiple occasions, used social media to call out naysayers and dish on some of the most intimate aspects of her life. As a new mom to baby True, the…
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Unless you’re actually invested in this David vs. Jordan drama, the real Bachelor Nation developments are currently happening offscreen: Ashley and Jared are actually engaged, Twitter is locked in a battle over who this season’s contestants look like, and Raven blocked Bekah on Twitter. And then you have the Garrett and Lincoln controversies—about a problematic…
Read moreConversations around equal pay are blaring, largely thanks to the dozens of famous women calling out their male counterparts for getting bigger paychecks. This is, obviously, a very good thing. But for all the merit these declarations warrant — and all the echoing cries of “hell yes! Empowering!” — the dialogue is also tinged with…
Read moreAmerica is currently grappling with a seemingly never-ending flood of reports, allegations, and #MeToo accounts documenting just how pervasive sexual harassment and assault is in numerous industries. As it turns out, Congress is apparently no exception to this type of predatory behavior—and a new report from The New York Times details just how bad it…
Read moreOn Wednesday Former First Lady Michelle Obama took to the stage at the inaugural Obama Summit alongside poet Elizabeth Alexander for a wide-ranging discussion on topics like Twitter, raising children and the crucial importance of self-care. But perhaps her most pointed and valuable advice was for men in America and their grave need to get…
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