With Bill Cosby's trial fast approaching, plans are already in motion to "rehabilitate his reputation," as his lawyer puts it.

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Angela Agrusa, the defense attorney tasked with defending Cosby at his June trial, gave a lengthy interview to The Hollywood Reporter about her strategy for the case, which includes somehow convincing the public that despite accusations of rape and sexual abuse from 57 different women, Cosby is actually innocent.

"I can't identify one other case in which the public has so conclusively come to the verdict of guilty," Agrusa told the magazine, conveniently ignoring the leaked deposition in which Cosby admitted to drugging women for the purpose of having sex with them. "This case is so difficult — it reminds me of an appeal. It's like the court of public opinion has found him guilty, and our job as lawyers is we now have to convince not just the judge but also the public why the initial verdict is wrong. The burden of proof for this one human being has shifted."

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Part of Cosby's image rehab is apparently coming from his youngest daughter, Evin Cosby, who posted an open letter about her father to Facebook Tuesday, about six weeks ahead of his trial. In her letter, Evin maintains that Cosby is "not abusive, violent or a rapist."

"My dad, like anyone in this country, deserves to be treated fairly under the law. My dad broke barriers and raised the conscious of America on important topics, especially for the advancement of women," she wrote. "He raised me to go to college, start my own business, and be my own woman. He is helping me raise my children and teach them family values. I know that my father loves me, loves my sisters and my mother. He loves and respects women… Sure, like many celebrities tempted by opportunity, he had his affairs, but that was between him and my mother. They have worked through it and moved on, and I am glad they did for them and for our family."

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Sorry, but drugging women for sex isn't advancing them. In no universe is that true. Evin, take a seat.

The most surprised pizza delivery person I've ever seen is the dude I scared when I opened the door while in the middle of dyeing my hair bright pink. Sure, the dye on my hands kind of looked like blood, and I was wearing a nightshirt with a giant picture of a cat on it, but still, he could have at least pretended there was nothing out of the ordinary.

And if that was surprising, imagine the shock on the delivery person's face when they realize they've been summoned to bring curry to Prince William and the former Kate Middleton at Kensington Palace. Because it turns out that Wills and Kate love to order out! I guess mutton roasts and tea sandwiches get a little boring when you eat them too many times.

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In a radio interview, the couple admitted to ordering takeout fairly often. While Kate loves Indian food (especially curry), Prince William has a hard time deciding between pizza, curry and Chinese food. Tell me about it, stud! I have legit lost hours of my life scrolling through my delivery app trying to decide what I want to order before eventually having to take a hanger nap and settling for a frozen burrito.

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What Wills and I don't have in common, however, is his aversion to spicy food. "I'm not good at spice," he declared, a line that for some reason strikes me as hilarious. I don't like fish, but I wouldn't phrase it as, "I'm not good at fish." Except from now on I probably will. Thanks, Prince William!

But lest you start to feel too much camaraderie with the royal couple, here's a reality check — they have people who order and pick up their takeout for them. I don't know how much you have to pay someone to be your on-call takeout person, but when I become a billionaire, you'd best believe I'm going to have one on my payroll. Because nothing tastes as good as not having to go pick up your pad Thai in a cat nightie feels.

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What the world needs right now is something seriously cool, super-fun and potentially mood-lifting. Enter: Disney movie announcements. Mercifully, Disney has once again come through for all of us loathing the daily drudgeries of life and craving some good news.

According to Variety, Disney's movie release schedule over the next four years indicates they're going to be the busiest studio in Hollywood. There appears to be a whole slew of films coming our way; brace yourself. While there's a ton of exciting films on the schedule, the one most people (like me) are incredibly excited for is Frozen 2, which is scheduled for release on Nov. 27, 2019.

That's right. I said it: Frozen. 2. Is. Happening. And no, I won't let it go (get it?).

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There's long been rumblings about when Frozen 2 would happen and who would be involved. Its place on the Disney release schedule has signaled that our time of frantic curiosity is coming to an end, and we can actually legitimately get excited about Frozen 2. Sure, it's more than two years away, but that didn't stop the cast of Frozen from tweeting out their excitement.

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Oh, and in case you were wondering how the fans of Frozen felt about this news...

Yeah, I think they're pretty excited for it. Why wouldn't they be? Arguably one of Disney's biggest hits in the animation department in recent years, the Frozen fandom has grown massively since its release. Sure, the endless covers of "Let It Go" and "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" probably drove you up a wall at some point, but it doesn't mean there's not a lot left to explore in the Frozen-verse.

If you happen to be one of the many Disney fans who isn't particularly hyped about Frozen 2 (I get it, but I'm rolling my eyes at you), then how about I make your day by announcing some other equally exciting upcoming Disney movie release dates?

Black Panther: Feb. 16, 2018

One of Marvel's most exciting franchises, which features a prominently and predominantly black cast, hits next summer.

The Incredibles 2: June 15, 2018

Get your supersuits ready for more fantastic Incredibles adventures.

Mulan: Nov. 2, 2018

Expect the live-action version of Mulan to be hella thrilling and empowering to women everywhere.

Captain Marvel: March 8, 2019

Brie Larson is taking on Marvel's first female-led solo superhero origin story. Hell, yes.

The Lion King: July 19, 2019

The live-action remake of a millennial favorite is going to make summer 2019 fan-freaking-tastic.

Indiana Jones (Title TBD): July 10, 2020

A fifth installment in the adventures of our favorite tomb raider is on the books for 2020, but why do we have to wait that long? Not cool, Disney.

I am high-key here for all of it. We need this kind of happiness right now, don't you think?

Which movie are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments below.

All over the country in households and classrooms and workplaces, conversations about gender and transgender identity are happening. Thanks to public figures such as Caitlyn Jenner and Jazz Jennings and increased media attention on the rights of the transgender population, it seems like everyone — from the preschooler to the preschooler’s grandma — is learning that sexuality and gender identity is a spectrum.

For many, however, the language related to gender identity is still unfamiliar. We sat down with our Hatch tweens and gender expert Hennessy Khalili-Winckler to close this knowledge gap and help the conversation around gender issues continue — because if you’re going to talk about it, you should have all the right words. As complicated as the language surrounding gender can seem, the Hatch Kids prove it doesn’t have to be.

• Gender Identity

Noun: The internal perception of one’s gender and how they label themselves.

• Transgender, trans

Adjective: noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s biological sex assigned at birth.

• Sexual orientation

Noun: one’s natural preference in sexual partners; predilection for homosexuality, heterosexuality or bisexuality.

• Ze/Zir

Pronoun: the most popular gender-neutral pronoun. Instead of using “he” or “she”, people who choose gender neutral pronouns identify as “ze.”

• Genderfluid

Adjective: noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time depending on the situation. These individuals may feel like a mix of the two traditional genders, male and female, but may feel more like a man on some days and more like a woman on other days.

• Cisgender

Adjective: noting or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds with that person’s biological sex assigned at birth.

• Intersex

Noun: an individual having reproductive organs or external sexual characteristics of both male and female.

• Agender

Adjective: noting or relating to a person who does not have a specific gender identity or recognizable gender expression.

Whoa, Caitlyn Jenner has a lot to say right now.

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Her appearance on Live! with Kelly on Tuesday was basically one long cringe. From the moment Jenner entered the stage proclaiming, "I want to win the best-entrance contest at the end of the year," to the end of the segment she spent ranting and interrupting the hosts, the 15-minute "interview" was honestly about 14 minutes too long.

Jenner was there to promote her memoir, and she sort of did, in a way, but mostly she just rambled on, constantly interrupting Kelly Ripa and guest co-host John Leguizamo's attempts to get the conversation back on track. At one point, she even belligerently questioned both hosts about their own sexuality and gender identities.

"Just think about that," she said, pointing at Ripa after asking her when she first identified as female. "When did you know you were a girl?"

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She then turned to Leguizamo, asking him if he enjoyed dressing in drag for a 1995 comedy role. It was a little awkward, fam.

Jenner hardly let Ripa or Leguizamo get a word in as she congratulated herself on her book, and then she wrapped up her interview by throwing some shade at Live!, because apparently she just needed to take the awkwardness up one more notch before she went home.

"I have been around for 40 years, from the old Regis and Kathie Lee — Kathie Lee’s [Gifford] the godmother to some of my children — and all this kind of stuff," she said. "I’ve watched your show for years, I’ve seen you go through all this stuff, and I’ve never been asked to co-host."

Um, that seems a little less likely after her Tuesday appearance.

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Watch the whole awkward segment below:

It turns out The Bachelorette may have fooled us all by revealing Rachel Lindsay's only good men when she got to meet them early on Nick Viall's After the Final Rose special.

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According to new reports, Lindsay is really disappointed by her crop of men for Season 13 because a lot of them are duds and simply out for fame. I expected big things from The Bachelorette this season, especially since Lindsay is the show's first black Bachelorette. But skin color aside, girl is also amazing. She is poised, gorgeous, a successful attorney and lookin' for love for all the right reasons. If anyone deserves to find her man, it's Lindsay. If ABC makes her season all about petty drama, you'd better believe I'll be spewing my dissatisfaction in some weekly articles.

The season hasn't even aired yet and already In Touch is reporting that several of Lindsay's men have been accused of infidelity and some are even convicted criminals. What the heck is an attorney supposed to do with a criminal? That’s not exactly a peer relationship.

Furthermore, In Touch has some pretty solid evidence that two of the guys are just on the show for the sake of drama. Apparently, suitors Blake Elarbee and Lucas Yancey both competed on another reality dating show together called Ex Isle. You're telling me they're not looking for fame? An insider explained, "Lucas brought his ex-girlfriend Brittney on the show, but during filming she hit it off with Blake."

"These guys do not get along in real life," the source added. "Producers must have cast them on purpose because it'll make for good TV."

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If this is true, I don't blame Lindsay for being disappointed with the show's casting. She's looking for a man that's ready to actually settle down, and if the guys are more interested in the beef they have with each other than the connection they have with Lindsay, I would imagine she'll kick them to the curb quickly.

I did some digging into Elarbee and Yancey (you know, so I'm ready come Bachelor bracket time). Here's what I found:

Elarbee lives in Los Angeles and is a drummer and private trainer. Though his Instagram is private, you can get enough of his profile picture to know this dude is jacked. But just because he values his muscles doesn't mean he's all about health. RadarOnline reports he was arrested for a DUI in 2010.

Yancey, on the other hand, is an actor, also from Los Angeles. I'm hearing the echoes of that "right reasons" song in my head right now. Though his Twitter profile picture looks like he's trying to show off his nose hair, he's a pretty attractive dude who, like Elarbee, seems to value his appearance. But judging from his social media pictures, it's pretty clear he isn't #EndGame for Lindsay.

Case in point...

Now, you might be thinking to yourself, OK, two out of 25 dudes isn't so bad. But Elarbee and Yancey are just the start.

There's also Bryan Abasolo, who is apparently a quick standout this season and has an instant connection with Lindsay. He's a chiropractor from Florida, and though it sounds like he has ambition and a good job like Lindsay, his career path has been filled with some sketchy happenings. For example, there was a lawsuit against him claiming he kept insufficient medical records and another suit alleging insurance fraud. Though all suits were eventually dropped, it's still enough to raise some eyebrows.

Wetpaint reports suitors Josiah Graham and Dean Unglert also have drinking-related offenses on their record.

Look, I love some Bachelor/ette drama just as much as the next reality TV junkie. I just also expect ABC to filter in at least a handful of guys who are actually marriage material.

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I guess we'll have to wait until the premiere of the show on May 22 to know if her men are good enough for fan-favorite Lindsay.

I have been through a rather unpleasant divorce myself, so I've been following the demise of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship with some interest since Jolie suddenly filed divorce papers in September 2016.

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Mostly, I've been worried about Jolie. I know from experience that being a single mom can be hard. And yes, Jolie has nannies and all the help money can buy, but she also has six kids! Six! So I've been watching and reading and hoping that Jolie is taking time for herself and slowly working her way through each one of the same stages of loss that I did.

Thus, it was with great joy that this morning I found myself reading an obviously well-researched article from the news site Radar Online, revealing that Jolie has now moved past the second-to-last stage of mourning a relationship (acceptance) and into the final phase: Voodoo.

Radar says, "Brad Pitt is freaking out over the vicious Maleficent beauty casting chilling voodoo spells to ruin his life," and gives irrefutable evidence that Jolie is doing so. Evidence like the fact that she once played a witch in a movie and Pitt's latest movie bombed at the box office for no other reason that it was cursed. By Jolie. Who is definitely a witch.

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Look, Brad; I feel for you, but I can't say I blame her. Voodoo is just a natural part of breaking up with someone in the 21st century. I mean, who among us hasn't cast a few spells to cause irrevocable harm to our former lovers? Who wouldn't use the lock of their hair we cut surreptitiously in the middle of the night way back at the beginning of the relationship (just in case) to burn in an occult ceremony?

And I know I can only speak from my own personal experience here, but in the months after my marriage ended, I can't tell you how much it helped me to get together with my coven (every woman has one, obvs, because all women are evil sorceresses) for a few glasses of wine, some cheesy rom-coms and a night of summoning the dark spirits.

The article goes on to say that Jolie is "rumored to have used black magic to woo Brad away from his then-wife, Jennifer Aniston," which, I mean, duh. Everyone knows that men have no free will of their own and are incapable of making decisions (good or bad) when they're under the power of a witchy female voodoo queen. There's no way Pitt can be asked to take responsibility for cheating on his wife even though he was the only one married at the time, because voodoo. Are you even listening? Mysterious lady magic!!

God.

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Anyway, now the source quoted by Radar Online says, "Brad’s terrified she’ll start using powerful spells and potions against him. He thinks she’s out to make his life a misery and destroy him."

Yeah, I'd be terrified too, Brad. I mean, you've seen the effects of these spells and potions before! And don't forget about that Disney movie, Maleficent (which Jolie probably didn't even need wardrobe or makeup for because she actually is an evil witchy-witch). I mean, who the hell would play a witch in a move if they weren't even a witch? An actor? Don't be ridiculous. Jolie can't do that — she's just a woman! A silly, evil, all-powerful woman capable of bending fate to her nefarious whims.

So, I'm sorry, Brad, but Jolie is just doing what she needs to do get over you. Voodoo is a completely normal, not to mention healthy, way to mourn the end of a relationship.

And as for you, Angie? Make sure you're resting in between occult ceremonies, use only organic ingredients in your potions (recent studies have shown it almost doubles their efficacy) and be sure to re-charge your hypnotic vagina to full power before using it to seduce another innocent man, m'kay?

As a sexually active woman who has been on birth control since she was 17, I’ve made it my business to know what things could potentially inhibit my contraceptives. Some things just don’t mix; but while antidepressants and antibiotics are widely known to interact negatively with BC, I was shocked to learn that some herbal supplements also mess with the integrity of birth control.

Melatonin

A natural hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, melatonin encourages sleep. Some people who experience trouble falling or staying asleep may opt to take synthetic melatonin in a pill or gummy form, but this can interfere with family-planning. Oral contraceptives increase the natural amount of melatonin the body makes, so when combined with synthetic melatonin, the efficacy of the birth control could potentially be compromised due to too much melatonin production.

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St. John’s wort

It’s a naturally occurring herb known for remedying mood disorders such as moderate depression, but it has recently entered the limelight for its manipulation of birth control. Because oral contraceptives and St. John’s wort are both absorbed through the same enzyme pathway located in the liver, SJW decreases the amount of the pill that’s absorbed, therefore lowering its effectiveness.

Soy

Many turn to soybeans as a holistic treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome, a hormonal disorder that causes the ovaries to enlarge and develop cysts. This is because soybeans are composed of compounds — called phytoestrogens — that simulate the role of estrogen. Sounds good, save that the downfall of imitating estrogen is that it replaces the natural production of estrogen. This can result in infertility, breast cancer and decreased libido.

Licorice

Taken to aid myriad issues of the digestive system such as heartburn, ulcers, inflammation and infection, natural licorice has many beneficial uses. But women on birth control should be wary of its disadvantages, namely that the compounds in licorice root disturb sex hormone production in the ovaries and could cause pregnancy.

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Red clover

Red clover has a vast repertoire of ailments it can alleviate, including PMS, respiratory issues, cancer, osteoporosis, high cholesterol and more. However, it too contains phytoestrogens, which work against the natural reproductive cycle and could therefore null the desired effect of birth control pills.

Dong quai

It’s known as “female ginseng” and is said to be great for treating PMS, cramps and even irregular periods. Like other supplements included in this list, dong quai has estrogen-esque effects on the body, causing it to rework the natural estrous cycle.

Wild yam

Though wild yam has been heralded as a fertility stimulator and “cure” for complaints such as vaginal dryness, PMS and menstrual cramps, there have been recent research developments that deem the usage of wild yam supplements unsafe to mix with oral contraceptives. While not proven, it is thought that wild yam can negatively affect birth control, rendering it inefficient, because it contains too-high levels of progesterone.

Dietary fiber

Slippery elm, guar gum, psyllium, oat and wheat bran, flax seed oil — these are all common types of dietary fiber that affect the absorption of OCP. These fibers cause the pill to be digested quicker, interfering with its natural cycle of absorption. When less of the pill is absorbed, its effectiveness is significantly impacted.

Black snakeroot

Emmenagogues are oils that trigger blood flow in the pelvis and uterus and can stimulate a woman’s period. Since black snakeroot (also known as black cohosh) contains a high potency of emmenagogues, taking this supplement can affect fertility and menstruation. If not properly monitored, mixing birth control and snakeroot could cause an unintended pregnancy.

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Vitex

Known by its more common nicknames, chasteberry and monk’s pepper, vitex is also used by women to treat symptoms of PMS. Vitex — the fruit found on chaste trees — modulates levels by preventing the release of the follicle-stimulating hormone. When combined with oral contraceptives, it could also modulate the synthetic hormones, influencing the effectiveness of the pill.

By Stephanie Osmanski

Originally published on HelloFlo.

If this doesn't get you all teary-eyed and verklempt, we're not sure what will. Not that, you know, we are or anything. Because faith in humanity... snooze. Nope, our hearts felt nothing when we heard that a family re-created a beloved local Blockbuster store at home — to soothe their autistic son.

Hector Andres Zuniga is 20. He is nonverbal and has autism, and he's been making trips to the nearby Blockbuster video rental store since he was 13. Typically, he'd visit the Sharyland, Texas, store at least twice a week to grab snacks and rent his favorite flicks, usually Rugrats, Blue's Clues or anything with Elmo in it.

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The staff at the store knew Hector well. When they found out the store would be closing (Blockbuster declared bankruptcy in 2010), they made a point of breaking the news in person to his mother, Rosa.

Rosa phoned her husband, Hector Sr., and proposed an idea: What if they purchased some of the inventory that their Blockbuster would soon be selling off and re-created the store environment for their son at home to lessen the blow?

(Not sniffling at all. That's totally you.)

“[Hector Andres] is a happy-go-lucky kid,” Hector Sr. said. “He’s all heart, he’s very tender, but like anyone else, he has bad days. And we knew one of those bad days were around the corner when we found out that the Blockbuster was about to close.”

Most of us can attest to the fact that when you're in the middle of breakup hell, it usually feels like that emotional pain is never going to end. And while we don't have a magic fix for that pain, we do have a little light at the end of the tunnel. According to a new study, just believing you're doing something to help yourself get over your ex can influence brain regions associated with emotional regulation and lessen the sting.

Basically, doing something is better than doing nothing after a breakup. At least that’s what the researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder discovered when they measured the neurological and behavioral impacts the placebo effect had on a group of recently broken-hearted volunteers.

“Breaking up with a partner is one of the most emotionally negative experiences a person can have, and it can be an important trigger for developing psychological problems,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Leonie Koban.

At a brain-imaging lab, researchers worked with 40 volunteers, all of whom had been ditched in the past six months. First, participants looked at photos of their ex and talked about the breakup while being measured by a fancy functional magnetic-resonance machine. Then, they looked at photos of a platonic friend while being subjected to a hot stimulus on their forearm (ouch!). What the scientists discovered is that similar brain regions lit up during physical and emotional pain while looking at both images.

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OK, that makes sense — the pain is neuro-chemically real, so now what? Well, the researchers gave the volunteers a nasal spray. Half were told it was a “powerful analgesic effective in reducing emotional pain,” while the other half were told it did nothing. Then they were sent back into the machine and shown the same two photos. The researchers found that the placebo group's brains responded differently to the photos they were shown, and most important, they felt less physical and emotional pain. Whoa.

What gives? Tor Wager, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at CU Boulder, said that, “Just the fact that you're doing something for yourself and engaging in something that gives you hope may have an impact.”

So, the next time you find yourself alone and pining for an ex, get up and do something you’re convinced will help you feel better, whether it's a bubble bath, a Netflix binge or a sweat-session at the gym. Because when it comes right down to it, “Doing anything that you believe will help you feel better will probably help you feel better,” said Koban.

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Our newest BFF is a mom who left her babysitter a very funny handwritten list of 10 "rules and tips" for caring for the kids.

No "In bed by 7:30." No "Must eat vegetables or no dessert." No "12 minutes of screen time, but teeth must be brushed clockwise and counterclockwise first."

Nope, this mom had a very different approach, starting with, "I encourage the kids to watch as much TV as possible, so they will leave me the hell alone. Feel free to do the same."

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Where was this mom when we were babysitting in the '80s? (Of course, if there were moms like this back then, the whole premise of Adventures in Babysitting with Elisabeth Shue would have been blown. And we like that movie, so....)

This comedian mom also advised the babysitter to learn how to breastfeed her kids on YouTube and maybe avoid taking candy or kittens from any creepy dudes driving vans.

She also commanded the babysitter to feed her kids "as much sugar as they want" and ended with one serious piece of wisdom: "Do not believe ANYTHING the kids tell you." Preach.

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The babysitter sent pictures of the note to her boyfriend, Malik Brazile, who then posted her photos on Twitter. Welp, Twitter ate it up like candy and kittens from a dude in a van. The snapshots got 32,000 likes, 16,000 retweets and 100 replies (ranging from amused to confused to all-out worship of the sarcastic genius who penned the note) — so far.

Consider us official members of Sarcastic Mom's fan club. Someone please create a sitcom based on this lady. Come on. It even sounds great: 10 Rules and Tips for Babysitting My Kids. (We'll expect royalties, thank you.)

In Hulu's latest original television show, The Handmaid's Tale, a theocratic regime has risen in place of the American government we know in a not-too-distant future. Some women can no longer have children. Some women can and are made to serve those powerful but barren couples as surrogates. There is a strict and gendered system of living, a return to "the old ways," the Bible is used as law and boy, it's pretty fuckin' bleak.

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It's not tough to see the parallels between America in 2017 and Gilead, the fictional new country in The Handmaid's Tale. In both worlds, there is a constant war on women's bodies. While women in America still (luckily) have access to birth control and abortions, this is an impossibility in Gilead. While American politicians in various states attempt to take away the rights women have to their own bodies – be it over healthcare, birth control, sexual intercourse, or even how we dress — in Gilead, male politicians control it all. There's no room to be LGBTQ in Gilead, nor is there room to be politically subversive, push against binary gender norms, or even choose your place in the world.

If we're going to contemplate how prescient The Handmaid's Tale is, then I think it's only beneficial that we talk about how you should resist in a time like this. Seeing as I'm a woman and women are constantly caught in the crosshairs in The Handmaid's Tale, here's how I would resist.

Access information as best as possible

Knowledge is power. Power is freedom. If I were living in the oppressive state of Gilead, especially as a Handmaid, I would do whatever I could to get the news of the day. It would be of the utmost importance to keep access to books, television, and even other who might be connected to free communities outside Gilead. It's not easy, but when the state attempts to control you, it's crucial to stay as woke and connected to reason as possible. In The Handmaid's Tale, Offred (the protagonist) is alerted to the existence of a growing rebellion in Gilead. She is aware of a spy network and she slowly aligns herself with them. She finds a way to access the library of her owner, The Commander, in order to keep her mind sharp.

Don't let them break you

As a woman, I feel like my mental and emotional strength would be the first to go. Watching The Handmaid's Tale, you see how quickly government enforcers, like Aunt Lydia, ingrain into the Handmaids' heads what is wrong with them, why this is happening to them, what they can do to be better. Resistance looks like strength.

Tear down the institution from the inside

Keeping your enemy closer in a place like Gilead, in the life of a Handmaid, is absolutely a good way to resist. If the opportunity to take down your oppressor presents itself as a path of covert resistance, you can take it. In The Handmaid's Tale, Offred

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Find your safe space and plan your resistance

In a controlling, oppressive, uber-Christian society like Gilead (yes, Gilead, and not America, surprisingly), you must remember you can control your body. In The Handmaid's Tale, Offred has her own room. The ability to have your own safe space is key. There you can maintain your sense of self, find a place for clarity. It also doesn't hurt that that safe space allows you the comforts to take care of your needs. All your needs. You feel me?

Support women, people of color and marginalized groups

In Gilead, a push for heteronormativity is a very real threat. There is no room for the LGBTQ community (those deemed "gender traitors" are killed or castrated) and there is little to no people of color or differently-abled citizens in The Handmaid's Tale. Living in a world like this means being able to use your privilege where you can to support other women, protect and shield those who need you, and try to grow stronger together.

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Never stop fighting

It's that simple.

Shots were fired yet again between Johnny Depp and his former business managers, Joel and Rob Mandel, at The Management Group. Depp stirred a new round in the war of words in his Tuesday interview with The Wall Street Journal.

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Depp believes TMG is to blame for not putting a halt to his spending by firing him as a client. He thinks it was their responsibility to reign in his spending.

"Why didn't they drop me as a client if I was so out of control?" Depp told The WSJ. "I've worked very, very hard for a lot of years and trusted a lot of people, some who've clearly let me down."

That didn’t sit too well with TMG who unleashed their own strong words back to Depp in a statement to USA Today.

“[Depp is a] "habitual liar who denies responsibility for his own outrageous conduct and coerces others to lie for him. Johnny Depp and his sister were involved in every significant business decision during the 17 years TMG represented him," the statement said. "Depp now admits to his extravagant spending, but blames TMG for not dropping him as a client."

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The financial war has been going on for months after Depp filed a lawsuit seeking $25 million against TMG for misconduct and mismanagement of his personal fortune. He stated that TMG is the reason he is $40 million in debt.

The Mandel brothers countersued and claimed Depp lived off of $2 million per month, which was well beyond his means even though they warned him. Depp doesn’t seem to agree with their philosophy.

“It's my money,” said Depp to The WSJ. "If I want to buy 15,000 cotton balls a day, it's my thing."

OK, Depp certainly didn’t buy 15,000 cotton balls, but he did enjoy 14 residences, $30,000 per month on wine and $3 million to shoot Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes out of a cannon. As much fun as that sounds, it was expensive.

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With new evidence entered by Depp’s lawyers on Tuesday, the case is taking another strange turn with a former TMG employee siding with the actor. While TMG calls him a “vindictive former TMG employee who was fired seven years ago,” Depp is banking on his testimony to help him get his money back.

In the meantime, Depp and his former business managers will continue to sling mud back and forth because both sides want to win.

It looks like Dr. Ian Malcolm didn’t learn his lesson the first time around. Or the second. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jeff Goldblum is set to reprise his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in the upcoming Jurassic World 2, currently slated for a June 2018 release.

It’s been almost 25 years since the original Jurassic Park, which starred Goldblum as the sarcastic but lovable leather jacket-clad mathematician. Against all odds, Dr. Malcolm survived that film and 1997’s The Lost World. But the character did not appear in the more recent installment of the franchise, Jurassic World, and the news that Goldblum will be back for the new flick comes after years of hopeful speculation among fans — and more than a few teases.

In a 2016 interview with Fandango, the actor was asked whether he might consider playing Dr. Malcolm in a future film. In what might be the most Jeff Goldblum response ever, he said, “I’m nothing if not open. I’m like an open-faced sandwich. My door is not always open — I took the door off. I removed the hinges from the door. I’m too open. I’m like a chicken piccata.” 

We’ll have to wait a year to see the dashing doctor cracking wise alongside Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, whose performances in 2015’s Jurassic World helped cement the franchise’s future. That movie earned a staggering $1.6 billion at the box office, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of all time. It will be hard to top that, sure, but with Dr. Malcolm back in the mix, it somehow seems possible. After all, as the actor himself put it in the same Fandango interview, “what movie doesn't need a little seasoning of Goldblum?”

Indeed.

In the meantime, Goldblum can be seen in Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, due out this November. It won’t have dinosaurs, but it will have plenty of that quintessential, smirky Goldblum charm.

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First Bill O'Reilly, now his golden boy, Jesse Watters.

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Watters (yes, the same Watters who did that horrifyingly racist segment about Chinatown for The O'Reilly Factor) now has a sexual harassment scandal of his own. It comes just days after O'Reilly got ousted from Fox News over his own issues with respecting women.

During a segment about Ivanka Trump, Watters made a smug and inappropriate comment about how Trump was using her microphone.

"It’s funny, you know, the left says they really respect women and then when given an opportunity to respect a women like that they boo and hiss," he said. "So I don’t really get what’s going on here, but I really liked how she was speaking into that microphone," making a gesture that to some people looked like he was simulating a blowjob. Honestly, if you watch the clip, the blowjob thing is debatable. But that doesn't make his comment relevant, appropriate or OK.

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Watters later defended himself in a tweet, saying he was only talking about how Trump's voice sounded.

"On air I was referring to Ivanka's voice and how it resonates like a smooth jazz radio DJ. This was in no way a joke about anything else," he wrote.

OK, fine. Watters' comment had a very icky feel to it, but even if he was referring to a BJ, it wasn't quite as egregious as harassing half a dozen women and then paying them millions in out-of-court settlements in an attempt to keep it quiet. We will give him that.

Considering the image issues Fox News is facing lately, thanks in large part to the O'Reilly scandal, Watters' comment clearly didn't go over too well. In fact, during Wednesday's episode of The Five, he announced that he's taking an abrupt vacation. "I’m going to be taking a vacation with my family, so I’m not going to be here tomorrow," he announced. "I’ll be back on Monday, so don’t miss me too much."

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After The New York Times ran its explosive piece exposing O'Reilly's and Fox News' settlements in multiple sexual harassment claims, O'Reilly took a sudden unexpected vacation and never returned. Could Watters be next? We can only hope.

File this under: Woman, you are singing the song of our people.

One mother has had it with homework — and the detrimental effect it's having on her 10-year-old daughter's mental health. So she told the school: Enough is enough.

It's the thing we all want to say about the insanity that is homework but are too afraid/people-pleasing/worried about retribution from school. And Bunmi Laditan said it. Loud and clear. How fantastic is that?

Laditan, author of the popular blog The Honest Toddler, is one spectacularly honest mom. Her daughter's homework-related anxiety and exhaustion had reached a breaking point at their house, and Laditan decided it was time to take action. She emailed the school to let everyone there know that henceforth, their family would be opting out of homework. Boom.

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“My kid is done with homework,” she posted on Facebook about her decision. “I just sent an email to her school letting her know she’s all done. I said ‘drastically reduce’ but I was trying to be polite because she’s finished.”

We've all seen the dreaded 2-inch-thick "homework packets." We've all watched our children burst into tears in utter frustration and exhaustion because there's no time between school and bed for them to simply be kids. It's happening at younger and younger ages. When my then-first-grader toted home a 20-page "packet" of work to be completed in 48 hours outside of school, I lost my mommy cool and said NOPE. But the packets kept coming, week after week. So my daughter's anxiety ramped up in the obvious tug-of-war between her mom and her teacher. What's a parent to do, honestly?

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Hold your ground seems to be Laditan's approach, and we're eager to hear what the school's reaction is. Her Facebook post is full of good sense — we wish more schools in the U.S. would consider this point of view.

"Children need downtime after school the same way adults need downtime after work. They need to play with their siblings. They need to bond with their parents in a relaxed atmosphere, not one where everyone is stressed about fractions because — SURPRISE — I'm not a teacher. Children need time to just enjoy their childhoods or is that just for the weekends (although we do homework on Sundays also).

Laditan is aware that the school might not see eye-to-eye with her on her "we out" manifesto. She's considering her options.

"My kid is all done with homework. If the school wants to punish her for it, then I guess I'll have to figure out how to homeschool. I'm very nervous about it because although I work from home, I do work. I also have a 3-year-old who only goes to preschool two mornings a week. And a 7-year-old in second grade. I'll have to hire a tutor to help me and will need to find a group of parents doing the same thing, but I have no choice at this point."

It's a sad world when a kid is so tired from staying up late to finish homework, they're barely functioning in school the next day. And it's a sad state of affairs when a mother can't count on a school to honor her need to safeguard her daughter's mental health.

Laditan added, "We all want our children to grow up and succeed in the world. While I believe in education, I don't believe for one second that academics should consume a child's life. I don't care if she goes to Harvard one day. I just want her to be intelligent, well-rounded, kind, inspired, charitable, spiritual and have balance in her life. I want her to be mentally and emotionally healthy. I want her to know that work is not life, it's part of life. Work will not fulfill you. It will not keep you warm—family, friends, community, giving back, and being a good person do that."

Seriously, we can't applaud this woman more for telling it like it is. We're eager to see if other parents will follow Laditan's lead in just saying no to homework. (We're sure thinking about it.)

Joe Biden is such a rape culture-crushing bae. Why, why didn't he run for president? Ugh.

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On Wednesday, he spoke to a group of male students at George Mason University about rape culture and he did not fuck around. No, nothing was sugarcoated. Uncle Joe just laid out the straight definition of rape in hopes that it would get into these dudes' heads and they would remember it and tell all their friends, because for some reason, there's still some dispute about what that definition is exactly.

"Guys, a woman who’s dead drunk cannot consent," Biden said. "You are raping her."

Preach, Uncle Joe.

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Biden also threw a little shade toward the new administration, talking about what is and isn't supposed to go down in locker rooms.

"I've been in a lot of locker rooms. I don't know where in locker rooms, where it is acceptable to talk about, 'Man, I was out this weekend and boy, I got a piece of her, and I did this and I did that,'" he said. "The guys who usually say that are usually the ugliest sons of bi... guns in the room. Here's the deal guys, you gotta speak up. You cannot let that kind of talk be bred on a college campus."

Biden and former president Barack Obama founded It's On Us, an organization seeking to "[c]reate an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported." Biden is still doing work with the organization, because of course he is.

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He is, after all, the man who gets standing ovations simply for existing at a basketball game.

James and Alisha Doherty have never been shy about their love for all things Batman and Batgirl. They are hardcore fans, people. Alisha knows every line of the Batman films of the '90s and James dresses up as the Dark Knight at kids' birthday parties and other local events.

And while the actual storylines of Batman and Batgirl don't include a Batbaby, this Nashville couple is thrilled to rewrite the script. Their very own Batchild is due on Halloween. Kapow!

Considering both James and Alisha love dressing up as Batman and Batgirl, it was a no-brainer for them to get decked out again for one of the most creative and hilarious pregnancy announcements we've ever seen.

“I think we both kind of knew we would be doing it even before we found out we were pregnant,” James told The Huffington Post.

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“We wanted to take a few of the most common poses and add our own twist to them,” he said. “Alisha had the ‘drinking for three’ idea and mine was the What To Expect When You’re Expecting one.”

“You can’t dress up in suits like that and not have fun doing something,” he said.

We've never dressed up like superheroes, but based on the results of the photo shoot, we're going to say they're onto something here.

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The April 20 photo shoot lasted only 30 minutes (and was way more low-tech than Batman and Batgirl tend to be in DC Comics). The couple set a timer on a camera in the living room and just went, well, batty.

The pictures pretty much say it all. This kid is one lucky little superhero already.

“We are very proud, happy, and thrilled. This baby coming is the biggest blessing of our lives," said James. "And we can’t wait.”

We're hoping the Batbaby also comes with an Alfred to handle all the diaper changes.

Until recently, infertility was pretty hush-hush — not something you discussed with people other than your doctors. But now that so many people are coming out of the infertility closet and it’s a frequent topic of discussion (which is a very good thing!), it also means that some incorrect information is out there circulating.

As National Infertility Awareness Week comes to a close, here’s an inside look into four common infertility myths and what you really need to know about the condition.

Myth: “Trying” to conceive means perfectly timing intercourse with ovulation

When it comes to infertility, there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and that includes perfect timing.

“Many women use basal body temperature charting, ovulation predictor kits or phone apps to schedule intercourse,” Dr. Thomas Molinaro, a reproductive endocrinologist at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey told SheKnows. “However, sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract for several days.” 

Turns out, your best chance of getting pregnant means having sex two days before ovulation. This is because the egg survives for less than a day, so waiting to have sex can be a big mistake, as fertility rates drop significantly even one day after ovulation.

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“Given that the timing doesn’t have to be perfect, many couples having unprotected intercourse are trying to conceive for longer than they realize!” Molinaro explained.

Myth: Patients with recurrent miscarriage don’t have infertility

There is a different between being able to conceive and actually giving birth to a baby.

“Even though they are getting pregnant, the fact that they are not achieving a live birth makes recurrent miscarriage a form of infertility that can be devastating and isolating,” Molinaro said. “These patients can suffer from many causes of infertility, such as uterine defects, older age and diminished egg quality. Seeing a fertility specialist can provide insight into some of these areas.” 

Myth: Infertility treatment means having twins or triplets

Good news: Infertility treatments are evolving all the time, and that means that getting pregnant with more than one baby isn’t a foregone conclusion.

Of course, some people may absolutely want to get pregnant with twins or triplets — and that’s still an option. But others may have been put off by tales of infertility treatments that led to being pregnant with multiples, including complications for the mother and babies and possible premature delivery.

“There are higher rates of multiple pregnancy with infertility treatments that utilize hormones to cause a woman to ovulate multiple eggs,” Molinaro explained. “However, modern infertility practices stress low dosages of these medications or use in vitro fertilization with single embryo transfer to minimize these risks.”

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Advanced IVF practices, like RMANJ, where Molinaro practices, use comprehensive chromosomal screening techniques to identify healthy embryos prior to transfer. Replacing one genetically screened embryo at a time can lead to high success rates without the complications of twins or triplets, he noted.

Myth: Infertility is a female problem

Women may be the ones who get pregnant, carry and delivery the baby, but it doesn’t mean they’re solely responsible for any fertility issues.

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“Many men do not think that infertility is their problem,” Molinaro said. “However, male factor is responsible for approximately 20 percent of infertility and may contribute to 30 to 40 percent of infertility cases where there are also female factors.”

Because this is so common, Molinaro recommends that men have a semen analysis early in the infertility treatment process.