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A threat is still a threat if you make it on Facebook

Should your right to harass someone on Facebook be protected under free speech?

On Dec 2, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Why dudes don’t greet dudes

A recent hashtag showed how ridiculous it would be if men approached other men on the street. But why is it so strange?

On Nov 6, 2014 by Miri Mogilevsky

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What we won’t learn from the Las Vegas shooters’ social media history

Trying to connect the dots might do more harm than good.

On Jun 11, 2014 by [email protected]

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Why Slender Man is the perfect culprit for the Internet era

Slenderman is whoever you want him to be.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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Here’s why the New York Times wouldn’t run a #YesAllWomen comic

The subject matter was "too sensitive." 

On Jun 3, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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I’m mentally ill, and I should never own a gun

The decision to purchase a shotgun should not have been mine to make.

On Jun 3, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Hashtags can create radical change—but at what cost to their creators?

As the conversation spins dangerously out of control, #YesAllWomen shows that hashtags create a life of their own.

On Jun 2, 2014 by [email protected]

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‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ is a love letter to the ‘nice guy’ myth

Ann Hornaday called out the wrong movie.

On Jun 2, 2014 by [email protected]

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Why encouraging intimacy between men might save lives

To solve America's masculinity crisis, we need to teach men like Elliot Rodger there's more than one way to receive affection.

On May 30, 2014 by [email protected]

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Elliot Rodger’s case reveals the dirty underbelly of online communities

Isla Vista may have been the first Internet massacre.

On May 30, 2014 by Nicholas White

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It’s time for Reddit to flush the Red Pill

It's a poisonous cocktail to feed young men.

On May 29, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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#YesAllWomen shows that everyday sexism doesn’t end with Elliot Rodger

It seems to have taken a mass murder for this conversation to really take off.

On May 28, 2014 by [email protected]

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‘When Women Refuse’: What happens to women who say no to men

A disturbing compilation of news stories about what happens to women who turn down the sexual advances of men like Elliot Rodger.

On May 27, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow call out critic for linking their films to UCSB shooting

Anne Hornaday singled out Rogen's new film, Neighbors. 

On May 27, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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Elliot Rodger and the price of toxic masculinity

Elliot Rodger didn't kill six people because he was crazy. It was because he was a virgin.

On May 27, 2014 by [email protected]

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