EJ Dickson

Like many women, I am obsessed with true crime. I watched Law and Order: SVU obsessively and well into the post-Stabler years, even sticking around during the blond lady detective’s struggles with gambling addiction. I listened to every episode of…

If you’re a longtime fan of Orange Is the New Black, you can expect to see Alex Vause, the dangerously sexy convicted drug smuggler played by Laura Prepon, doing a few things. You can expect to see her entangled in a sweaty prison cell makeout with…

Since becoming a parent, I've been besieged with profound questions about the universe: how does one teach a toddler the meaning of consent? How, exactly, did I manage to create life? Why is it that throwing a ball at a group of toddlers on the…

It’s 7:00 p.m. and I am seated on the floor with my 10-month-old son, trying to prevent him from destroying a copy of Madeleine and the Gypsies while I interview a sexual assault survivor for a story. I’ve been trying to get this interview for…

Late Sunday evening, while the world was distracted by yet another Trump tweet, longtime celebrity couple favorite Chris Pratt and Anna Faris quietly announced that they were breaking up. "Anna and I are sad to announce we are legally separating. We…

On Wednesday morning, President Trump posted a series of tweets announcing that his administration would be banning transgender people from enlisting in the military. Trump's tweets prompted shock, outrage, and confusion throughout the LGBTQ…

When most female celebrities reveal their pregnancies, there are a few things we take for granted. We expect them to release candid photos of angelically snoozing newborns, sold exclusively to some glossy tabloid. We expect them to dispense some…

On Thursday afternoon, multiple outlets reported that O.J. Simpson had been granted parole after serving the minimum time for a nine-to 33-year armed robbery sentence. On social media, reactions are ranging from outrage to amusement, but Simpson…

Editor's Note: This piece includes explicit language about eating disorders. When I was in high school, I had what I liked to call the System. When I weighed myself in the fitness room of my school and noticed I was gaining weight, I would cut a…

On a slow Monday morning, the Internet exploded following reports that Mindy Kaling is pregnant. According to E! Online, the 38-year-old star of The Mindy Project is expecting her first child, which a source close to the actor referred to as an…

Like parched travelers wandering through a desert, for weeks we have been eagerly awaiting photos of Beyonce's twins, Rumi and Sir. On Friday morning, at a ridiculously early hour, Bey dropped the first Instagram of the twins' birth announcement, a…

Right before my son Sol was born, I promised myself that I would spend a minimum of 6 months breastfeeding him, per the World Health Organization (WHO)'s recommendations. While I was skeptical about the much-touted benefits of exclusive…

On Wednesday morning, the day after the Fourth of July, Rob Kardashian didn't go into work and try to power through his post-BBQ hangover, as most of us do. Instead, he decided to commit what is arguably a very serious crime. In the latest…

Quick Q: who's the best-selling poet in the United States? Shakespeare? Robert Frost? Emily Dickinson? Nope, all wrong! It's Rumi, the mystic and Muslim poet who is reportedly the inspiration behind one of Beyoncé's twin's baby names, according to…

Since it was revealed a few weeks ago that Beyoncé had reportedly given birth to the long-awaited twins, fans have been eagerly awaiting news of the babies' names. While reports have varied, with some suggesting that the babies' names are Shawn and…

Like many new moms, I was not happy with my appearance after I had my baby. I'd gained 50 pounds during my pregnancy, and at least 15 of those pounds stuck around after I gave birth. I felt like one of those fetishists you see in the British…

After months of obsessively refreshing our Instagram feeds and breaking out into hives whenever we got a Beyonce Google alert, the long-awaited Carter-Knowles twins are (allegedly) here. While they are (allegedly) still in the hospital with Beyoncé,…

Today, multiple outlets reported that Kim Kardashian and husband Kanye West are reportedly using a surrogate to carry their next child, due to her medical issues while she was pregnant with her son Saint. On last season of Keeping Up With The…

Look, I know that most of us are super excited about the reported arrival of Beyoncé's twins. I know we're all looking forward to learning their names and finding out their sex and birth date. I know we're all eagerly waiting for them to team up…