You probably don’t think of your toilet as a life-saving friend, but it is, friend. I’m not even being dramatic! But if you do have a flair for dramatics, then let my buddy the toilet take it away…
As someone who is not American, I first heard about “purity balls” (eesh, that name) for the first time in 2014. It shocked me that fathers and daughters attend these dances to pledge her “purity” and virginity until she is married, giving her little choice or education on, you know, the importance of her own personal choices.
Then I saw this trailer for the documentary “Daddy I Do,” which highlights the bigger issue: the serious lack of sexual education in America. Watch filmmaker Cassie Jaye explore the issue in the video below.
Read more: http://upworthy.com/daughters-are-pledging-their-virginity-to-their-fathers-like-its-no-big-deal
Sometimes it seems like this is what some companies say in their boardrooms.
Tragic. Devastating. Absolutely heartbreaking. There is nothing I can tell you that will do justice to the lifetime of light and laughter Robin Williams brought to so many of us. I can just share sadness with the world at such an unexpected loss and help shed some light on something many of us aren’t comfortable talking about: depression. Depression is a serious medical illness. It’s not a passing bad mood or temporary sadness. It can be debilitating, and it happens to so many people. If you’re struggling with depression, please know there is no shame in reaching out for help in managing a legitimate illness.
Below are two videos. The first is an eight-minute clip from an interview with Robin Williams in 2010. The subject he discussed was suicide. It seems that one tactic he relied on was trying to compartmentalize suicidal thoughts and put them in a category where they were unspeakable. Unfortunately, for many people that tactic will only work for so long.
The second clip is the news about Robin’s death, as well as a retrospective of his career and photographs of him.
Chris Nowinski is a Harvard grad turned pro-athlete who has been raising awareness of the global concussion crisis within the sports industry and its link to brain trauma. Of course adults and kids shouldn’t stop playing sports, but it’s important to understand the risks of certain types of sports before you sign yourself or your kids up.
I have a fantastic present for whoever came up with the brilliant idea of punishing sick employees. Sorry … did I say “brilliant”? I meant outrageous. And, oops, did I say “present”? I meant “swift kick to the face.”
Check out this map to see how America stacks up against the rest of the world in providing paid sick leave for employees. The blue countries offer guaranteed paid sick leave. The red countries do not.
Then click the links below the map to show your support for paid employee sick leave by signing the NYC Campaign for Paid Sick Days’ petition to city hall.
Read more: http://upworthy.com/map-whats-one-thing-that-almost-everywhere-else-in-the-world-does-better-than-am
In just over a minute, Hugh Jackman will make you laugh — and then think — about some of the assumptions we make with regard to disease.
Even though the concert he mentions is long past, the fight to end this threat to kids wages on.
Seconds before potheads all around the U.S. exhale a mixture of smoke and I-told-you-so, CNN’s go-to doctor revealed that after doing some actual research, he is taking back all those negative things he said about medical marijuana. Skip to 2:03 to see an example of the evidence Gupta encountered that made him start supporting the marijuana plant. The debate that takes place in the second half of the video is able to cover much more ground when the both sides agrees to the basic premises at 4:19 and 4:39. It’s actually the best argument for and against pot that I’ve heard in a long time.
I know it’s synonymous with crap, but your toilet can do so much more! Can you imagine all that water and all those pipes and septic tanks turning our business into fertilizer? Or fuel? Or even clean drinking water? When it comes to doo-doo, there’s little our toilets can’t do if we think outside the pot.
Read more: http://upworthy.com/everyone-poops-but-26-billion-people-do-it-in-a-really-crappy-way
So why is it even being discussed, let alone fought in the court system? Anybody? Anybody?
FACT CHECK TIME:
The source for the 55% figure is this survey – which has a lot of data, based on a large sample size. And it also reveals that almost 75% of people surveyed support insurance coverage for birth control.
http://twitter.com/#!/SenatorReid/status/337213990335836160
Coming from the same man who said passing Obamacare would strengthen the health care system but is now agreeing with Max Baucus that it could be a train wreck, it might be wise to remain highly skeptical of Harry’s guarantees. The “immigration reform will strengthen Social Security” argument contains the same short-term-only accounting techniques and labor force assumptions that were used to “prove” Obamacare would save money and create jobs.
Flashback: Even those who are for immigration reform have compared the Gang of Eight bill to Obamacare. Be afraid:
http://twitter.com/#!/Frances_D/status/332678894614376448
Related:
@BarackObama cites study showing amnesty would save $410 billion over next decade
@BarackObama still spinning Social Security Adminstration’s analysis of amnesty
@BarackObama falsely claims amnesty will strengthen Social Security over the long term
Family planning is not just about being a little shy when they hand you that bag full of condoms and lube at the clinic. (Or was that just me?) In some countries, it’s about living or dying.
Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest creature? Now I’ve heard everything. Oh, you’re serious. They even suck at looking deadly.
Read more: http://upworthy.com/the-more-i-learn-about-mosquitoes-the-more-i-hate-them
The thought of doctors screwing up is terrifying. I’m not here to deny that fact. But if a doctor makes a mistake, should they be shamed into silence, or should the culture of medicine be open enough that others can learn from that mistake and overall care can improve?
Want to hear those three bone-chilling words? He first says ‘em at 7:29.
Read more: http://upworthy.com/these-3-words-can-be-the-most-gut-wrenching-thing-doctors-ever-hear-heres-why
