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If She Did It

If She Did It

'I'm Glad I Went to Prison'

‘I’m Glad I Went to Prison’

Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators

Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators

The Radical

The Radical

Laura Vanderkam: Where Did the Korean Greengrocers Go?

Laura Vanderkam: Where Did the Korean Greengrocers Go?

Playboy Bunnies. $2 Million Bugattis. Meet the World's Richest Minister of Agriculture

Playboy Bunnies. $2 Million Bugattis. Meet the World’s Richest Minister of Agriculture

The Rude Warrior

The Rude Warrior

Tales from the Essay Test-Scoring Business

Tales from the Essay Test-Scoring Business

The idea that men will be turned off by ambition or success is just another part of the big lie. It is meant to scare you and keep you from questioning the system. The only men who are turned off by ambition and success are men that are insecure about their own talents and success or lack thereof. You don’t really want to know those guys anyway, because they suck and they will constantly attempt to undermine you, and even if you are secure enough in yourself not to care it’s still really fucking annoying.

The Stutterer: How He Makes His Voice Heard

The Stutterer: How He Makes His Voice Heard