the internet

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME? I Can't Use A Telephone

Sometimes I get freaked out if I have to call for a pizza, even if I know doing so will result in piping hot pizza. PIZZA.
Julieanne in
Tech, the internet, phones, etiquette, social anxiety, julieanne is an idiot, julieanne smolinski is a lunatic, email, relationships

Mar 27, 2013 at 9:00am | 282 comments

memes

It Happened To Me: I Got Dumped by a Meme

It all started with Reddit (as so many strange and terrible things do).
Jessa Kirk in
It Happened To Me, memes, the internet, breakups

Sep 12, 2012 at 11:00am | 242 comments

how not to be a dick

How Not To Be A Dick: In The Comments Section

A comment thread is over when names are called, especially if anyone brings up the Nazis.
Colleen Elizabeth in
Issues, how not to be a dick, tech, commenting, the internet

Mar 22, 2013 at 11:00am | 211 comments

the internet

Showering, and Other Things I Found Out From the Internet I Am Doing Totally Wrong

According to some sources, I can't even pee right.
Julieanne in
Healthy, the internet, bathing, research, fucking up, mistakes, julieanne is an idiot

Mar 28, 2013 at 1:00pm | 196 comments

family drama

How The “Cult of xoJane” Helped Get Me Through The Worst Days of My Life

I didn’t know it yet, but by the time I sent that tweet, my mom had already been dead for nine minutes.
Allan Mott in
It Happened To Me, family drama, death, the internet

Nov 19, 2012 at 1:30pm | 191 comments

creep shaming

On Creeps (And Why I'm Totally Fine With Calling them That)

This is your Internet and you have the right to see all the dong you want and none that you don't.
Julieanne in
Issues, creep shaming, creeps, facebook, netiquette, relationships, tech, the internet

May 1, 2012 at 11:00am | 139 comments

kickstarter

It's Time For The Backlash! Is Kickstarter Becoming An Etiquette Problem?

I now receive a minimum of one Kickstarter campaign solicitation in my email in-box every week. It feels a little like blackmail.
Annabelle Gurwitch in
Relationships, kickstarter, etiquette, tech, the internet

Jan 11, 2013 at 5:00pm | 128 comments

i barely know how sex works today

Babies from Belly Buttons, And Other Weird-Ass Child Misconceptions About Sex

When I was a kid, my parents made sure to tell me that babies were made from sperm and eggs, but it took me 15 years to figure out that balls don't live inside dudes like sleeping chipmunks.
Kate Conway in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love, i barely know how sex works today, kids, kids are weird, sex, sex ed, the internet

Aug 30, 2012 at 1:00pm | 115 comments

blocking

Blocking People on the Internet For Fun and Health!

I bind you, Nancy. I bind you from sending me wiener pics on Twitter.
Julieanne in
Tech, blocking, censorship, facebook, people ruining things for julieanne, the internet, twitter

Mar 28, 2012 at 9:00am | 89 comments

hateration

I've Decided To Stop Hating People I Don't Know

When I was 10, I was one of the founding members of the "I Hate Shonda Club," which boasted an impressive roster of three girls from my street.
Helena in
Issues, hateration, the internet, get over it

Jan 9, 2013 at 9:00am | 86 comments

the internet

Jen Kirkman: "I'm Quitting Twitter Until Men Start Speaking Up for Female Comics"

Don't worry, this is not another "are women funny?" thing, because ZZZZZ. This is something else entirely. )
Julieanne in
Issues, the internet, bullying, sexism, twitter, jen kirkman

Nov 30, 2012 at 1:00pm | 84 comments

technology

Sometimes I Want to Burn Down the Internet and Move Off-Grid

As much as I love technology and the convenience and connectedness that go along with it, I get weary of looking at screens.
Somer Sherwood in
Issues, technology, going off-grid, hermit in a mountain cabin, churning butter, iphones, the internet, the 90s

Aug 24, 2012 at 6:00pm | 82 comments

teen girls

Teen Girls Meet People On The Internet, And It's Not As Scary As It Sounds

The combination of teen girls and the Internet tends to provoke a specific kind of fear, one of tender innocents corrupted and potentially abused by older people, usually men.
s.e. smith in
Issues, teen girls, the internet, predators

Jan 16, 2013 at 6:00pm | 81 comments

creeps

Non-Crap Email from a Dude (Who I Went Totally Loco On)

I had a full fledged Overreaction to an email from a stranger. Here's the uplifting note he wrote me back
Julieanne in
Relationships, creeps, dudes, feminism, internet creeps, the internet

Jun 18, 2012 at 2:00pm | 81 comments

addiction

So, Uh, How Do I Know If I'm Addicted to the Internet?

I don't think my addiction is hurting anybody, but it's prrrrrrobably annoying a lot of people.
Julieanne in
Issues, addiction, facebook, forever alone, the internet, validation

Feb 7, 2012 at 9:00am | 72 comments

say something nice on the internet day

Who Is Your Favorite Online Writer?

My love affair with the Internet and its people.
Emily in
Entertainment, say something nice on the internet day, staff picks, the internet, writers

Feb 29, 2012 at 4:35pm | 54 comments

blogging

Does Blogging About Our Kids Screw Them Up?

I had the first inkling of “Maaaybe I should slow down on the blogging about my kid” around the time my son turned one-and-a-half and started looking and acting like more of an actual person.
Stephanie Kaloi in
Issues, blogging, tech, the internet, kids, parenting

Jan 9, 2013 at 11:41am | 49 comments

beef

The Internet Argument I Didn't Even Deserve To Win

Finally I got a return email. I was halfway to an adrenaline buzz as I opened it. But, instead of an attack that I was intentionally trying to draw out of her, I found this.
Noah in
Fun, beef, flame wars, netiquette, noah, the internet, trolls

Mar 9, 2012 at 12:00pm | 48 comments

gawker

How a Gawker Writer Who Trashed Me Became A BFF

Have you ever had someone write something really mean about you online? And then you found out they got hired to be sitting right next to you at work -- day after day?
Mandy in
Relationships, Gawker, sheila mcclear, the internet

Oct 5, 2012 at 11:00am | 45 comments

jezebel

The Online Culture of ‘Niceness’ Doesn’t Extend to the Ladies

If you're a woman with an internet presence, you need skin as thick as a redwood trunk to deal with the barrage of insults and threats that you'll unquestionably receive from misogynist trolls.
Katie J. M. Baker of Jezebel in
Issues, jezebel, the internet

Nov 21, 2012 at 2:30pm | 12 comments

chinese medicine

Can the Internet Fix My Problem Uterus?

Eastern Medicine Meets Western Lack of Health Insurance
Julieanne in
New Agey, Chinese medicine, homeopathy, the internet, Web MD

Aug 18, 2011 at 10:02am | 0 comments

relationships

It Happened to Me: I Fell In Love With an Internet Con Artist

Yes, it sounds like a movie, but this is a true story.
Dori Hartley in
It Happened To Me, relationships, sex, the internet

Sep 15, 2011 at 11:00am | 0 comments