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Nick "Penis" Pavich, our cherished Grey Worm and the publisher of The Toast, is celebrating a birthday today. We won't tell you his age, but he's older than Demi Lovato and younger than Willie Nelson. Happy Birthday, Nick!

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The Secret Misandry of Archie Comics

I have no whimsical or intelligent introduction with which to frame this. Sometimes things just happen:
The female chief executive officer of Archie Comics is being sued for gender discrimination by her male employees. Nancy Silberkleit’s lawyers claim the suit is baseless because the ...Read More

Hey Ladies: Book Club

Most recently in this seriesHalloween Planning. To: Ali; Allison; [email protected]; Caitlin; Ashley; Nicole S; Morgan L.; Jen; Gracie (work) From: Katie Date: November 4, 2013 Subject: LADIES it's November Hey ladies, Halloween success? I think so. I thought Orange is the New Black was a great choice at the end. I'm sorry for being bitchy about it that night and ...Read More

Class Navigation: On Being Poor

I was working in a bookstore when The Secret came out. It wasn't an event on par with the seventh coming of Harry Potter, but any time a book gets Oprah Winfrey's thumbs-up a decent clerk must, at a minimum, know where it is on the ...Read More

Oh, The Places You Went

You must be so tired! That day was your day. You went to Great Places! You went off and away! You had brains in your head. You had feet in your shoes. And you steered yourself In directions you'd choose. You went on your own. And you knew what you knew. And you were the one who would pick what to ...Read More

A Few Thoughts on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

1. Stanley Tucci. 2. Stanley Tucci's teeth. 3. How you see even more of Stanley Tucci's perfect teeth when he bares them and throws his head back to laugh appreciatively. (If you keep reading, you have either read the books or seen both movies or, like me, enjoy reading spoilers so you know when to ...Read More

Gal Science: Why We Study

As The Toast searches for its one true Gal Scientist, we will be running a ton of wonderful one-off pieces by female scientists of all shapes and sizes and fields and education levels, which we are sure you will enjoy. They’ll live here, so you can always find them. Most recently: Get ...Read More

A Gender-Flipped Version of “The Bodyguard” Starring Kanye West and Brienne From Game of Thrones

The Bodyguard is a 1992 romantic thriller starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. I have never seen it. I would like to take this opportunity to make public my strongly felt views that this movie should be remade with Kanye West in Whitney Houston's role and Gwendoline Christie (Brienne on Game of ...Read More