As an Asian woman who is an Indonesian Javanese bred and raised abroad, I have had my difficulties understanding my identity, as it is a mix of everything that I went through in my developmental years. My parents are Indonesians who are both Javanese bred and who spent their time working abroad. I

I'm doing the opposite of spring cleaning right now, which is what I'm pretentiously calling Autumnal Digital Housekeeping, a.k.a. cleaning out my friendslists, unfollowing a bunch of people on Twitter who make me sad, reorganizing my Google Drive, and unsubscribing to a metric ton of spammy

I think the worst part about being a fan of horror movies is realizing just how many shitty horror movies one has to wade through to find the rare good one. It's even worse when you happen to be a feminist who likes horror. Let's face it: There are a lot of horror movies out there that are just

The bravery of combining your passion with your career is no small feat — just ask Chrishon Lampley of Love Cork Screw. The Chicago raised wine-lover turned her passion into a business, after a flooding of a bar she then co-owned forced her to shutter operations in 2011. With that part of her life

The best slavedoes not need to be beaten.She beats herself. – Erica Jong, "Alcestis on the Poetry Circuit"On our second date, Teddy told me that he was a sadist.He said, "I want to do horrible things to you." He looked at me intently. He wasn't playing around. A bead of sweat formed on the