And here I thought Black Mirror was just a slightly disconcerting look at our potential cultural dystopia. I didn’t think it would actually happen! Well, hold onto your butts, because we’re totally on our way:
You’re telling me some asshole with even a passing knowledge of AI and photoshop could frame me for a crime I didn’t commit? We are truly living in the Matrix.
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“Adolescent Violence Toward Parents Is the Most Hidden Form of Domestic Abuse”
Without a doubt, domestic violence is as big a problem as we have in this country, rates of which have increased heavily over the last 20 years. But what do you do when the abuser is your own child? Adolescent-to-parent violence has been dubbed “the most hidden form of family violence,” but one that has accounted for 30 percent of violent offenders in juvenile detention facilities, according to one study. Even more disconcerting: The vast majority of victims are mothers. READ MORE
A Film Critic on… ‘Dolemite is My Name’
Eddie Murphy is arguably the most famous comedian alive, even if the second half of his career hasn’t been nearly the runaway success that the first half was. Even so, he’s rarely had to grapple with the chronic rejection that he does playing Rudy Ray Moore in the new Netflix film, Dolemite is My Name, which is about the struggling blaxploitation actor and his pimp alter ego. As Murphy prepares for a carefully plotted comeback, Tim Grierson wonders whether what we’re watching is a straight biopic, or an actor ruminating about what his own life could have been like if things had worked out differently.
Where the Preschool Money Goes
On average, preschool can run parents between $6,000 and $19,000 a year, and in some places, much much more than that. It really makes you wonder: How is it possible that watching kids nap and teaching them how to finger paint could be so @#$%ing expensive?!?! Adam Elder breaks down what all that cash is paying for.
Meet the New Porn, Same as the Old Porn
When Tumblr infamously banned NSFW content on its blogging site last year, many in the gay community believed that their last safe space to be horny online was gone forever. But even as the grunts and groans have fallen silent on Tumblr, gay porn accounts are settling into their new home on Twitter, where they’re not only rebuilding but becoming more inclusive and financially secure in the process.
Cleaning House
What it’s like to be the spouse of a hoarder? As hard as you’d imagine, and even worse when kids are involved — at least according to the husband of the hoarder Quinn Myers talked to:
One Giant Meal a Day
Imagine a world in which you don’t eat at all for 23 hours a day, and then for one glorious hour you can eat as much as you please — oh, and you lose a lot of weight. Sounds pretty nifty, right? What I’ve just described is a diet known as the One Meal a Day (OMAD) meal plan, and it’s been gaining in popularity as an even more restrictive version of intermittent fasting. Unfortunately, doctors aren’t convinced it works. In fact, the only thing it may be good for is turning into a sluggish zombie person and gaining those pounds right back later.
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
Who’s more qualified to talk about sex and relationships than a world famous porn star? Adult-film icon Tasha Reign is back to answer all your pressing questions on love and life, and this week she helps a hugger deal with a world that doesn’t love hugs, a non-traditional wedding person who wants to shake things up and a husband whose wife isn’t into kissing anymore.
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Jeff Gross is MEL’s senior editor for social media and content marketing. His daily ICYMI column, which chronicles all things meta on the site, is the quickest way to catch up on MEL, and the funniest thing you’ll read all day. Follow him on Twitter.
