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15. The simplest way to explain sexual consent to men ~ The generational argument between Boomers and Millennials about the meaning of “no”
14. Critical debate: The graduation requirement we should have ~ What a space technology debate taught me about balance
13. My worst and most successful job interview ~ Journalists are one group who can definitely take the heat, including from interviewees
12. The DUI experience vs the flock ~ You find out who your real friends are when drunk
11. That time I made the Red Lobster crew cry ~ Why I grew to hate school graduation
10. Dating is hard, but stop letting online dating app users manipulate you ~ If your new beau is asking for money, swipe left and keep it moving
9. Angry, single people on dating apps: Log off ~ Tirades about how much you hate (wo)men will not get you into relationships
8. Alexander McQueen, your next foot model just got a diploma ~ In a year of social isolation and seniors robbed of graduations, this Hahnville High School faculty member went too far
7. The graduation gown story I hadn’t thought about in years ~ Do aliens believe in Heaven and Hell?
6. Unpopular opinion: I’ll miss social isolation ~ Coronavirus taught me more than I expected about my social circle
5. If your doctor or dentist won’t get vaccinated, do you still visit them? ~ Why I opted out of working with my dental hygienist
4. To the interviewee who recorded me, I get it now ~ If you’re being interviewed by the press, be your own advocate
3. The wildest tale of Putin is from Navalny, not Donald Trump ~ Poisonous underwear, 57 degrees below and thousands of arrests
2. Salute to women who divulge their age ~ If only we could get Regina Hall’s birthday song on Spotify
1. When men are the reason girls dodge slumber parties ~ Is avoiding men helping or hurting girls and women with trust issues?
14. Critical debate: The graduation requirement we should have ~ What a space technology debate taught me about balance
13. My worst and most successful job interview ~ Journalists are one group who can definitely take the heat, including from interviewees
12. The DUI experience vs the flock ~ You find out who your real friends are when drunk
11. That time I made the Red Lobster crew cry ~ Why I grew to hate school graduation
10. Dating is hard, but stop letting online dating app users manipulate you ~ If your new beau is asking for money, swipe left and keep it moving
9. Angry, single people on dating apps: Log off ~ Tirades about how much you hate (wo)men will not get you into relationships
8. Alexander McQueen, your next foot model just got a diploma ~ In a year of social isolation and seniors robbed of graduations, this Hahnville High School faculty member went too far
7. The graduation gown story I hadn’t thought about in years ~ Do aliens believe in Heaven and Hell?
6. Unpopular opinion: I’ll miss social isolation ~ Coronavirus taught me more than I expected about my social circle
5. If your doctor or dentist won’t get vaccinated, do you still visit them? ~ Why I opted out of working with my dental hygienist
4. To the interviewee who recorded me, I get it now ~ If you’re being interviewed by the press, be your own advocate
3. The wildest tale of Putin is from Navalny, not Donald Trump ~ Poisonous underwear, 57 degrees below and thousands of arrests
2. Salute to women who divulge their age ~ If only we could get Regina Hall’s birthday song on Spotify
1. When men are the reason girls dodge slumber parties ~ Is avoiding men helping or hurting girls and women with trust issues?