So-called loyalty tests have blown up on social media, where people offer to "test" each other's significant others by flirting with them, sometimes over social media, sometimes in person. If the person flirts back − or worse, makes plans to meet up − they fail the test, and their partner is left to decide how to proceed. (Trepany, USA Today)
Read MoreThe 56-year-old former lawyer, wife and mother of three has become a blockbuster brand by delving into her own personal trauma—her relationship with alcohol, her dyslexia, bouts of depression and a period of deep debt. Robbins has translated her bite-size advice into one of the most popular podcasts in the country. (Trachtenberg and Simonetti,, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreAccording to sex therapists, OnlyFans addiction — when compulsive purchases on interactive sex sites spiral out of control — has become worryingly common. Though it has similarities to characteristics of porn, sex, gambling, and shopping addictions, the unique factor seems to be that OnlyFans, and similar sites such as Chaturbate, provide parasocial fantasy. (Lewis, The Cut)
Read More“Closing doors during giving is an internal security protocol that was, unfortunately, taken out of context. No doors were locked, and no one was held in the room against their will. We do not force or coerce anyone into supporting the operations of our organization, and we never will. We apologize to those who may have been offended by the manner of receiving donations.” (Banks and André, Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe company ran into financial woes as its debts mounted, but it says it intends to stay open and resolve its troubles within months. A group of the company’s original founders that own almost a third of Hooters’ U.S. locations, including about half of its biggest volume restaurants, plans to buy and operate more of the outlets, Hooters said in a news release. (Kurtenbach, AP News)
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court appeared openly doubtful on Monday about Wisconsin's refusal to exempt Catholic Charities from making payments into the state's mandatory unemployment system. (Totenberg, NPR)
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