She was accused by the “morality police” of violating dresscodes. — 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody, after being detained for allegedly failing to adhere to Iran’s strict dress codes for women. While law enforcement claims that Ms. Amini passed away because of underlying issues, her family and much of the rest of the country believe that her death was…

Writing a novel in a month is, surprisingly, good for mental health! — Last November, I wrote a novel in just a month! As Nanowrimo season approaches again, I wanted to share my thoughts from last year, in the hopes of inspiring you, whether you are a writer or a reader, to participate. I’m not entirely sure what I wrote counts as a…

Many are now living in shanty towns, and risking malnutrition. — One of the classic rules you learn in journalism school is that the newsworthiness of an event is inversely correlated with the distance and the number of deaths. It appears Pakistan is too far away from our hearts and minds for a flood that displaced half the population, and killed…

Police throughout the US have recorded complaints of the tracker devices being used to follow unknowing individuals. — Because the patriarchy just won’t let us have nice things, the police are receiving a growing number of reports of Apple’s airtags — tracker devices you can place on luggage or personal items to keep track of them from your iPhone — are being used instead to keep tabs on…

A Scottish town abolished the position after uproar over a man being named. — The role was the first of its kind in Scotland, and in the world. The Tay region created the position of “period dignity officer” to fight against period poverty. They would implement Scotland’s legal right to free period products, introduced in August, which made it compulsory for public buildings such…

He’s too much of a snowflake to take accountability for his actions. — Earlier this year, Jordan Peterson called a woman ugly on the internet and then, when people called him out on it, he immediately started crying about being cyberbullied. It is somewhat ironic that the guy whose fans think he is an “anti-snowflake-crusader” ends up being one of the biggest snowflakes…

You won’t run out of things to do. — Imagine a small mountain village, juxtaposed with a modern ski resort, and surrounded by abandoned buildings that are an urbex-ers dream. Bansko is a beautiful town and one that is like no other. …

It’s normal. — I love my job, but I don’t always love doing my job. Does that make sense? I mean, I genuinely think I am living the dream. I am making a living — not a fortune, but a happy, privileged living, out of writing about topics I care about. I travel…

And it’s pretty awesome. — Reddit is the best and worst of free speech and crowd-sourced intelligence. It has everything from cheery life advice to dark alt-right corners, passing through sexual niches of varying levels of repute. Basically, everything is there. Yet I had never thought of turning to Reddit for writing advice, until I…