Amy McCarthy

Going back home for the holidays is both a blessing and a curse. Your mom is going to cook some excellent food, there are presents involved, and it generally feels like a vacation away from real life. Unfortunately, though, your parents still…

When the chance to enjoy unlimited pasta for seven weeks was presented to me, I immediately jumped because I am not an idiot. Back in September, Olive Garden launched 1,000 "Never Ending Pasta Passes," which would entitle the buyer to seven weeks of…

Today, the New York Times published an extremely controversial decision, and it’s not about Ebola, the Islamic State, or any other relevant or otherwise important news topic. In a piece titled "Brunch Is For Jerks, New York-based writer David…

It’s no surprise that someone who labels herself a “dissident feminist” would sometimes draw the ire of those who do our best to live inside a feminist framework. Writer and social critic Camille Paglia has long claimed that feminists are…

Not even the intricacies of foreign policy and financial markets are as heavily scrutinized as the bodies of female celebrities. Gossip rags hire entire staffs of photographers and writers to document the weight fluctuations, workouts, and cellulite…

I can’t remember the first time I ever watched a football game, likely because it happened right after being liberated from the womb. I’m an October baby, born right into the throes of college and National Football League season. We were not a…

After the release of the Ray Rice assault video, everyone had an opinion. Fortunately, the majority of people expressed support for Rice’s wife Janay, and called for him to be removed from the National Football League. There were still some people…

After TMZ released the full video footage of former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice viciously beating his then-fiancé/now-wife Janay, the entire media world erupted about what this new footage means — What it means for Ray Rice’s career. What it…

Going to Whole Foods is practically like breathing and doing yoga for millennials and 30-somethings, especially now that we’re all so focused on living healthy lifestyles. Whatever that means for you, it’s likely that you’ve found yourself muttering…

When you’re in your early twenties, having a roommate can be the difference between making it and having to admit defeat and move back in with your parents. Splitting the bills and having someone to share a bottle of wine with may sound nice, but…

As the recently leaked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton have shown us, sex scandals don’t always have to involve actual sex. As our smartphones have increasingly become glued to our collective hands, racy photos are becoming ubiquitous. A…

In recent months, a lot of attention has been focused on the harassment that women experience on the street. Organizations like Hollaback! and Stop Street Harassment have held protests across the country to bring attention to the issue, while other…

Women have always had to deal with a certain set of stereotypes related to their physical appearance. The “dumb blonde” trope is definitely not new, and there is evidence that shows that men and women alike are guilty of assessing competency and…

I feel like I’m pretty good at Instagram. I can use filters well enough to make my skin not look like sixteen ruddy miles of bad road, and I’ve learned how to accentuate my good features while downplaying errant zits and bad hair days. What I can’t…

As the World Cup draws to a close, sports media will be forced to find another subject to discuss besides soccer. It’s been an interesting athletic event, full of exciting twists (Brazil vs. Germany, anyone?), much-bemoaned turns, and most of all,…

Being fat in a society that is increasingly hostile to the way your body looks means navigating a lot of bullshit in your day-to-day life. Fat people experience harassment from strangers on the street, are shamed by people who love them, and often…

The cluelessness of Fox News hosts often makes the news, like Megyn Kelly’s assertion that Santa Claus is white and the constant idiocy of Bill O’Reilly. During a guest spot on the Fox News show Outnumbered, where four female hosts are pitted…

Social media is increasingly becoming the most dominant form of online communication, which has some people clutching their pearls over the dumbing-down of our society thanks to "text-speak" and a generation that has practically learned to read and…

Sex is something that is both pervasive and taboo in American culture. You can’t walk down the street or turn on the television without seeing sexualized images of (mostly) women, but there is still a huge reluctance to publicly discuss sex outside…