#other-format

15 hilarious parenting comics that are almost too real.

Brian Gordon is a cartoonist. He’s also a dad, which means he’s got plenty of inspiration for the parenting comics he creates for his website, Fowl Language (only a few of which actually feature any profanity).

He covers many topics, but it’s his hilarious parenting comics that are resonating with moms and dads everywhere.

“My comics are largely autobiographical,” Gordon told me. “I’ve got two…

One Man Had A Plan For His Art, And It Wasn't To Hang In Some Millionaire's Sitting Room

Ralph Fasanella was born on Labor Day 1914. He was the son of an Italian immigrant, and one of his first jobs was slinging ice back in the days when “icebox” meant refrigerator … with a block of ice. He went on to work in a factory and as a truck driver, and then became a union organizer. That was before he became a fascinating painter. He often used large canvasses because he envisioned his work…

All Muslims Are Constantly Raging About Everything. Except When They Aren't.

So Newsweek decided to splash a sensationalist cover of rabid Middle-Eastern protesters under the headline “Muslim Rage.” It was so offensive that in no time the #MuslimRage hashtag was hijacked to sarcastically mock the cheap, tabloid nature of the magazine cover. Now that’s how you flip the script on ignorance, Interwebs! I’m having such a good hair day. No one even knows. #MuslimRage — Hend…

Do These People 'Look' Straight? The Photographer Who Is Snapping LGBT Faces Across America.

For anyone who feels like they fall on the LGBTQ spectrum, from bisexual to transgender, here’s a photographer who wants your photo. iO Tillett Wright’s photography project “Self Evident Truths” will make a photo record of LGBTQ people in the U.S. today. Why? Well, she wants to use the simplicity of faces to show that humanity exists in all of us.

In the video below, iO Tillett Wright explains…

Do These People 'Look' Straight? The Photographer Who Is Snapping LGBT Faces Across America.

For anyone who feels like they fall on the LGBTQ spectrum, from bisexual to transgender, here’s a photographer who wants your photo. iO Tillett Wright’s photography project “Self Evident Truths” will make a photo record of LGBTQ people in the U.S. today. Why? Well, she wants to use the simplicity of faces to show that humanity exists in all of us.

In the video below, iO Tillett Wright explains…

That Squeal Of Joy At The End Of This Clip Is Silenced In Some States

My wife and I are in the middle of the process of attempting to adopt children, and I’ve suspected all along that being straight, white, and middle-aged gives us a huge leg up. In fact, we have some gay friends who are also trying to adopt, and I always wonder how many kids they’re not considered for because of bias and bigotry inherent in the system.

Turns out, that bigotry can be codified into…