If you haven't been to Costco in a while, you might be surprised to learn that the wholesaler is a huge purveyor of organic snacks and under-the-radar foods. While the chain has a reputation for selling enormous packages of chips and cookies, huge bundles of toilet paper, and, yes, giant stuffed bears, it's also up on the latest trendy eats, too.

Whether you're a twentysomething shopping for yourself or you have a big family to feed, Costco has food options to fit your needs. Many of its snacks are sold in individual packages, so you don't have to worry about finishing, say, a giant container of perishable food before it expires. (Though if you are shopping for a larger group, you should definitely check out Costco's organic produce selection.) Ahead we rounded up some of the best foods available at Costco warehouses and on Costco.com — the cost of that membership just got so worth it.

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Elisabeth Ubbe was a young nursing student at a Swedish hospital back in the ‘90s when a doctor instructed her to place a urinary catheter for the patient in room one. She got right on it, heading into the private room where a girl, no older than 13 or so, was waiting in a gynecological exam chair. But as Ubbe got closer, she realized there was a problem.

“I didn’t understand what I saw between her legs,” Ubbe says. “I saw a smooth, tight surface, like the skin had been burned, and a tiny hole that did not in any way resemble a urethral orifice.” The girl had undergone female genital mutilation, also known as FGM or “cutting,” but at that time Ubbe had no idea what that was. She left the room to get the doctor, who had to come in to do the catheter himself. “I’m still ashamed I didn't know how to help this girl.”

Ubbe spent the next 15 years working as a nurse midwife, with the memory of the girl buried in the back of her mind, before going back to school for photography. Right before her graduation, controversy erupted when it was reported that 60 girls at a local school in Sweden had recently been subjected to FGM. The memory of the girl came rushing back to her, and that's when she started what many think is a shocking project: making portraits of the vulvas of women who’ve experienced cutting, to expose the practice of FGM.

According to the latest figures, upwards of 200 million women and girls across the world have been victims of FGM. And while westerners largely think of it as a problem in faraway communities in Africa and the Middle East, it is a growing problem in the U.S. and Europe. In America, it is estimated that more than 500,000 women and girls are at risk of or have been victims of FGM. That’s a three-fold increase from 1990. Another 180,000 are estimated to be at risk across Europe. These numbers are reflective of immigration changes, rather than an increase in the practice itself, but they show how, increasingly, this is not just a far-flung problem — but one that affects our friends and neighbors, too.

“Without a doubt the biggest misconception about FGM is that it doesn’t happen here,” says Amanda Parker, the acting executive director of the AHA Foundation, a group founded by the author and advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali to end honor violence in the United States.

Parker adds that this absolutely doesn’t mean we should condemn immigrant communities. Studies done in Europe show that most immigrants do in fact abandon the practice when they arrive, but Parker stresses that the cultural pressures remain for some. “Unfortunately these harmful practices are not always left at the airport,” she says. “The message is: Bring your faith. Bring your food and your holidays and celebrations. But this is a practice we cannot tolerate.”

In 2013, Congress passed the Transport for Female Genital Mutilation Act, which made it illegal to bring girls back to her family’s native country for FGM (known as “vacation cutting”) in large part thanks to the AHA Foundation’s lobbying. “Making it officially illegal can go a long way in helping parents who are feeling pressure say no to it,” Parker says. But there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure girls’ safety, and it all starts with awareness projects like Ubbe’s.

In Sweden, where an estimated 38,000 women have undergone FGM and another 20,000 girls may be at risk, it took months for Ubbe to find participants for her project. “It felt like everybody disapproved of my idea,” she says — until after many phone calls and visits to organizations working with immigrants in Sweden, she found her first subject. “She was really happy. She said, ‘It’s fine by me. I’m not ashamed of what I look like. I didn’t do this to myself.’”

Ultimately, Ubbe found and photographed three women who were willing to share their stories and their bodies with her. Because of the intimate nature of the photographs and the extreme taboo that surrounds not just talking about cutting but also talking about women’s genitalia in general in these communities, each of them has chosen to remain anonymous.

Ubbe says that there were many times when she questioned her concept. “I had to find the women and see their reaction to the process to know that this is something good,” she says.

For all three women who were photographed, it was the first time they had ever shown their vulvas to someone (outside of midwives; it is even taboo for husbands to look directly) and the first time they had ever looked themselves.

Worldwide, women’s experiences of FGM can be different based on where they are from in terms of the severity of the cutting, the age at which it occurs, and the reasons for doing it. But in general, it is an entrenched practice in parts of 29 countries across Africa, as well as smaller areas of the Middle East and Asia. It is mostly carried out on girls sometime between infancy and adolescence.

The World Health Organization categorizes the procedures themselves into four types: clitoridectomy, which is partial or total removal of the clitoris; excision, which is the removal of the clitoris plus the folds of the labia minora and sometimes the labia majora; infibulation, which is the narrowing of the vaginal opening by cutting and stitching the labia majora. The final type includes all the less common tactics, such as piercing, scraping, or cauterizing (burning) the genital area.

There is no medical benefit to any type of FGM. It only causes physical harms, ranging from lingering pain, loss of sensation, infections, urinary problems, sexual dysfunction, and complications during menstruation and childbirth. It is also associated with long-term psychological trauma.

Although some advocates of the practice use religion as a justification, no religious teachings mention it. It is instead a product of social or cultural ideas. For some communities, clitoridectomy is performed because the clitoris is thought of as a “male” or “unfeminine” organ, and so girls without it are believed to be “cleaner.” In other cultures, cutting is performed as part of a marriage or coming-of-age ceremony, with the idea being that facing the pain of circumcision is how you become a woman. In still others, it is performed as a deterrent to pre-marital sex by making sex painful — and in the case of infibulation, impossible — but also by creating an association in young girls’ minds between their sexual organs and trauma.

As misogynistic as the practice is, it’s not necessarily men alone who perpetuate it. Many circumcisers are respected older women in their communities, for example. Mothers and grandmothers often see cutting as a way of doing the right thing for girls, who must be married off to succeed. “They are not evil,” cautions Anissa Mohammed Hassan, who sits on a Swedish task force dedicated to addressing FGM in migrant communities. “You have to understand they are doing it for their daughters because if she is not mutilated she will not have a secure future.”

Hassan, who was driven to anti-FGM activism through her own experiences with it, sees Ubbe’s project as a powerful form of protest against the silence and shame that make it so difficult to stop cutting. “Normally the vagina is hidden and you can’t see it, but you can see these pictures,” she says. “And you can see how they’ve been hurt.”

Click through to view Ubbe’s photographs. Note: These images are not safe for work. Please view them with care and be respectful in the comments.

Ed. note: An earlier version of this article used the word "vagina," rather than "vulva," the more accurate term.

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Remember when your only plan for a Saturday night was to sink into the sofa and lose yourself to the SNICK lineup? You still have a fondness for orange soda and Barth's Burgers, and will never not expect a shower of green slime to come raining down whenever someone says "I don't know." No lie: Double Dare is the only sporting event you've ever truly appreciated.

It's all thanks to Nickelodeon, which has tapped John Cena to host its 2017 Kids' Choice Awards this Saturday, March 11. In honor of the event, we've decided to check in on some of the Nick stars who made our childhoods, erm, "all that."

First up: Larisa Oleynik, who played the titular teen with kinetic powers on The Secret World of Alex Mack from 1994 to 1998 before nabbing roles in other crucial '90s fare like The Baby-Sitters Club, Boy Meets World, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and 10 Things I Hate About You. Speaking to Refinery29 in a phone interview while rehearsing for her next musical (more about that later), the former teen star reminisced about being slimed ("It was a really hot day, so I think at the time I was like, 'this is refreshing,'" she said of getting hit during a school takeover in Kentucky) and meeting peak-'90s celebs at the KCAs.

"I remember the first year being super-excited about Brandy, like, I was just the most excited about her," the actress recalled. "And we were both wearing — God love the '90s — denim vests over some sort of floral babydoll dress. I was like, 'it's meant to be, we're soulmates!'"

She also remembers the KCAs as a "reunion" of sorts for Nickelodeon stars like Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Amanda Bynes, and Michelle Trachtenberg.

"That was a great opportunity to see all the other kids from the different shows," Oleynik said. "We kind of had a little posse. It was a great time to catch up with those friends, too, because All That shot in Florida and we shot in California. So usually I would get to see them, and it would be like a reunion."

For a mini-reunion of your own, click through to see what Oleynik and other Nick favorites are up to now.

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"We're going to destroy America by the end of this season," This Is Us star Mandy Moore told Variety this week. And after last night's penultimate episode of the heartrending NBC drama, we kind of believe her.

In the episode, we see a visibly drunk Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) getting in his car to, we presume, drive two hours to Cleveland to surprise his wife Rebecca (Mandy Moore) at her show. Earlier, his daughter Kate could tell that things between her parents were strained, so she encouraged her dad to go see Rebecca. The episode ends with an upsetting scene where a grown-up Kate (Chrissy Metz) tells Toby (Chris Sullivan) that her dad's death is her fault.

Fans might not jump to conclusions quite so quickly if it weren't for Ventimiglia's ominous insights into his character's decision to start drinking again years after telling his wife he was done. "Alcohol only messes up and further clouds judgment," he told Entertainment Weekly. "Jack's judgment is going to be clouded in a time that he's already really trying to hang onto his family structure...that escape ultimately will come back and bite him in the ass."

Obviously, fans can conclude only one thing: Jack dies in a drunk driving accident. And they are furious. Viewers are tweeting about how predictable Jack dying in this way would be, calling it formulaic and obvious. "If Jack dies in a drunk driving accident that will be the most predictable season finale ever," wrote one disgruntled fan. "I feel like an accident from drunk driving is almost too obvious. It would make me so sad to see him die that way," added another.

Some believe that a drunk driving accident would be, essentially, a terrible way to end a fantastic character's story line. "If Jack on #ThisIsUs dies drunk driving.. I'm going to be soo disappointed, because what a shitty way to end a really good characters life," a critic tweeted. "Such a great man/character...to go out in such an undignified way. Please don't let drunk driving be Jack's demise. I can't!!" said another.

Their anger and outrage is totally justified, because they're right: drunk driving accidents are indeed shitty and undignified. And the fact that that plot point seems predictable and obvious to fans also speaks to a truth about how tragically common those deaths are — and, yes, how avoidable the decision to drink and drive is. At the end of the day, a drunk driving accident is just as heartbreaking a way for a person to die as any, should This Is Us take that route. So feel all the feels, fans. We'll just have to wait and see how things pan out for Jack.

The drunk driving now seems too obvious. New theory: Jack miraculously makes it to Cleveland, then something CRAZY happens. #ThisIsUs 😭

— Brenda Wilkerson (@truebluebrenda) March 8, 2017

I'm bracing myself for Jack's death...is it too obvious that it's going to be a drunk driving accident?! #ThisIsUs

— Cynthia Rogers (@CallMeCdn) March 8, 2017

If Jack on #ThisIsUs dies drunk driving.. I'm going to be soo disappointed, because what a shitty way to end a really good characters life.

— Meagan Kirkeeide (@MeaganAlliese) March 8, 2017

Drunk driving kills Jack?!?! Not how I would've written this. #ThisIsUs

— 🌳 (@MatchboxGinny) March 8, 2017

If Jack dies in a drunk driving accident that will be the most predictable season finale ever #ThisIsUs

— Hannah Oakley (@hannahmariiee96) March 8, 2017

I feel like an accident from drunk driving is almost too obvious. It would make me so sad to see him die that way. #JacksDeath #ThisIsUs

— Rebecca (@xo_Rebecca_xo) March 8, 2017

What?! This is Us is going to end NEXT WEEK? And with a drunk driving death? This just feels wrong. 😡

— Amy Hill (@AmyinSoCali) March 8, 2017

It was drunk driving that did him, wasn't it?! Goddammit 😭😭 writers better not kill another dad this season. Idt I can take it #ThisIsUs

— Galapagos (@nursehorrible) March 8, 2017

Such a great man/character...to go out in such an undignified way. Please don't let drunk driving be Jack's demise. I can't!! #ThisIsUs

— complAKAted storm (@im_a_KEY_pa) March 8, 2017

I feel like you can't ever expect the obvious with #ThisIsUs. There's gotta be more to the story than Jack dying from drunk driving. Right?

— Megan RAGE (@Megan_Rage) March 8, 2017

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If you've ever gone into work the day after getting dumped or dealt with an asshole boss, you know the struggle that is speed-walking toward the empty supply closet as you hold back tears and pray no one intercepts you for small talk. There's a definite limit on how much emotion is acceptable to display while on the job, but that doesn't mean it's always within your control.

And no one knows that better than those with professions that practically list "poker face" in the job description. (And we're not just talking about card players.) What's an overly-expressive lawyer or psychiatrist who wears their emotions on their face to do? How about a stressed stockbroker prone to sweating under pressure? Perhaps a CIA operative or politician? Why, Botox, of course. Or, if you will, ProTox.

While many people choose to get injections as a prophylactic measure or to smooth out existing crow's feet and "11" lines, the majority of them still want to maintain as much facial range of movement as possible. But for a growing group of others, a frozen forehead is exactly the point.

New York City-based plastic surgeon Dara Liotta, MD, explains: "My friend, who is a psychiatrist, said she spends so much time while patients are talking to her trying to not contract [her facial] muscles, so as to not appear judgmental, that she barely hears what they're saying. I told her to just Botox it away, so she comes in now to get rid of those lines [between the brows]."

And it's not just in her practice. Dermatologist Joshua Zeichner, MD, also treats mental health professionals with Botox to minimize their expressions when communicating with patients. "I have one female patient who comes in for Botox injections, both for anti-aging purposes and with the side effect of looking more professional to patients. We actually had to touch up her Botox two weeks after because one eyebrow was raising up more than the other one, and she felt that it made her look inquisitive every time she talked to her patients," he says.

On the other hand, Dr. Liotta treats a trial attorney for the exact opposite reason — to erase lines with the caveat that the muscle responsible for furrowing the brows to express judgment remain strong. "Especially as a woman, she was like, 'I need to look disapproving; I can't look too soft.' She wanted to keep the ability to look hard, but still rejuvenated."

Another one of Botox's many off-label uses is for the treatment of hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating. We know the underarms are a popular spot, but it turns out that those who work in politics, media, and finance also frequently request it to keep their foreheads from beading up with sweat. "I have some people come in who are in the public eye and have the sweaty brow or sweaty forehead and they want it just for that reason. They're embarrassed because it shows that they're nervous," says dermatologist Roy G. Geronemus, MD.

According to Dr. Zeichner, his male patients in finance get Botox to have "more of a cool game face when they're making deals." Another nervous habit, jaw-clenching, is easily fixed by injecting the masseter muscle, adds Dr. Liotta. "You inject the jaw muscle, so people can't see when you nervously tense," she explains.

Of course, you don't have to work in one of the aforementioned fields to appreciate the benefits of ProTox. Just think of how mysterious and inscrutable you'll appear to Bumble dates. And how easy it'll now be to hide your annoyance when your manager asks you to stay late. Hell, you just might be able to get away with murder — unless Liotta's lawyer is called to the stand.

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As everyone with an iPod and a set of speakers knows, mood is directly influenced by musical selection. Turn off the lights and play enough Joni Mitchell and I promise, you’ll be crying in no time. We have that iconic scene from Love Actually as proof.

But this isn’t the time for tearing up. No, it’s the time for tearing up the world (see what I did there?) and being your fabulous self all day long. Sometimes we need an extra nudge to reach an adequate level of fierce, and that’s where music comes in.

Booming female vocals, formidable beats, and utterly catchy melodies that promote tenets of feminism: what more could you want in a power anthem? Blast ‘em and get out your jitters before the big interview. Sneak off to the bathroom for a dance break and get a major confidence boost. Put on your makeup to tune of feminist power anthems, and foundation won’t be the only thing you’ll be applying. You’ll come away with a sheen of confidence, too.

To put it simply, these songs are medicine ingested by way of ear canal. For best results, play immediately before A. a big interview, B. a hot date, or C. every morning, because there’s no better way to start your day than as a total badass.

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As a former dancer, there are few things that bring me more joy than dance movies. You needn't have grown up at the barre to love and appreciate films in which dance takes — for lack of a more on-the-nose expression — center stage. The need to dance is innate in every human being, and it cannot be denied (proof: Footloose). Movement and the self-expression it unleashes can be a great uniter, as seen in movies like Dirty Dancing, where it bridges socioeconomic and cultural divides.

It's always a perfect time to jazz-hand our way through the greatest dance movies out there. In order to determine which films would be eligible, though, we turned to a professional. We enlisted Justin Peck, whose road to choreographing a new piece for the New York City Ballet is the subject of the documentary Ballet 422, to help us nail down a few criteria.

"I think that if the dance has purpose behind each step, and it’s not just a novelty of having dance on film for the sake of having dance on film. That can translate into really good dance film work. It's about developing the characters through their movement," Peck told us when Ballet 422 came out in February 2015. "There's a much more visceral quality to seeing dance on camera as a means of storytelling. I think that people can relate to kind of the instinctual bodily response to music. People have been dancing for centuries; it's something that everyone can relate to and get something out of an experience."

Keeping these qualifications in mind (dance has to be a driving force in moving the story forward, versus movies with random choreographed numbers like Slumdog Millionaire), allow us to present the 30 best dance movies of all time — and where to watch them from the comfort of your own home. We know you want to perfect the lift from Dirty Dancing in private.

And a 5, 6, 7, 8...

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We're all guilty of it. You see a comedy, spew popcorn all over the place laughing, and then spend the next several days repeating your favorite jokes to your friends. Days turn into weeks, and before long you've memorized every single line from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. People who have never seen Anchorman, didn't find it all that clever, or would like to watch Anchorman without you talking over the actors may find this behavior particularly annoying.

Haters gonna hate, but we totally feel you. Sometimes movie dialogue is so on point that it just has to be treasured, repeated, printed on T-shirts, and so forth. Some lines just sparkle. The serious, somber, important films may win all the awards, but a good poop joke can really stand the test of time.

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Listen, the reasons behind President Donald Trump's Twitter behavior are elusive. It's difficult to discern why he was so obsessed with Kristen Stewart, why he once gave dating advice to Katy Perry, or, most recently, why he has it out for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Regarding the latter, though, Arnold has a theory.

"I think he's in love with me," the former California governor told SiriusXM's Michael Smerconish Tuesday. As Newsweek reports, Schwarzenegger proposed this theory during an appearance on The Michael Smerconish Program.

Host Smerconish asked, "Why does [Donald Trump] keep talking about you through his Twitter feed?"

For background, the 45th President tossed shade Schwarzenegger's way in January 2016. It all began with The Celebrity Apprentice, as many things do. It was announced in 2015 that Schwarzenegger would take on Trump's role on the NBC reality show. January 2016 saw Schwarzenegger's Celebrity Apprentice debut. (To distinguish between hosts of the reality show, the new season was called The New Celebrity Apprentice, the former host having thrown his hat into the presidential election.) Ratings for the new iteration weren't good, and Donald Trump gleefully — editorializing here — tweeted about it.

"Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got 'swamped' (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT," the 70-year-old wrote. He later added, "But who cares, he supported Kasich & Hillary."

Schwarzenegger quickly clapped back. (Listen, he said he'd be back, remember?) In a polite tweet, the actor, politician, and bodybuilder wrote, "I wish you the best of luck and I hope you'll work for ALL of the American people as aggressively as you worked for your ratings." Schwarzenegger followed up with a video response in which he recited a quote from Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address.

It seemed that might be the end of the Schwarzenegger-Trump beef. (I want to take a moment here to remind everyone that our president is currently perpetuating this Twitter beef.) This month, Schwarzenegger announced he wouldn't be returning to the show. His statement wasn't free of shade, however — he implied that the season's poor ratings were a direct result of Trump's actions in 2017. According to Trump, though, this is all Schwarzenegger's fault.

"Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't voluntarily leaving the Apprentice, he was fired by his bad (pathetic) ratings, not by me. Sad end to great show," Trump responded on Twitter.

But Schwarzenegger got the last word, writing, "You should think about hiring a new joke writer and a fact checker."

Smerconish has a point here in asking the question at all. Why does the leader of the free world waste his time on Arnold Schwarzenegger? (We have a few theories, but in the interest of diplomacy, we'll keep mum.) Schwarzenegger's response is in jest, but it points to the absurdity of the whole exchange. Why is Trump so celeb obsessed? Could it be that he still considers himself as one, rather than as leader of the free world? Who knows. But if it so happened that he were madly in love with Arnold Schwarzenegger, the world would be a much more interesting place.

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You've heard of the Beygency, right? It's the subject of a hilarious Saturday Night Live parody mocking an all-seeing organization that will come for you if you trash talk Queen Beyoncé.

But what if there was a far more insidious organization pulling the strings of our favorite pop diva? What if she was really just part of a massive conspiracy to control celebrities, politicians, and athletes, all while brainwashing normal people for world domination?

Enter: the Illuminati (which may have taken over the Cash Me Outside girl's Instagram).

Here's the truth: The Illuminati was once a real thing. It was a Bavarian secret society founded in 1776, organized like the Freemasons. It opposed the Roman Catholic Church's power and wanted to free itself from both the church and government restrictions.

The Order of the Illuminati became super popular — and grew from just five members to thousands. But the problem with popularity is that it's hard to remain secret. Eventually, secret societies were made illegal and punishable by death. This forced them to split up into smaller splinter groups. And while the Illuminati have reappeared in various forms over the years, it has never held the level of control control over society that conspiracy theorists believe.

Unfortunately, these facts haven't stopped the internet from conjuring up some of the most insane — and incredibly creative — Illuminati conspiracies ever, which are mostly fueled by Christian fundamentalists who believe the Illuminati's New World Order would be a sign of the coming of the Antichrist.

But lots of people believe in this stuff. Like 23% of voters, actually. Just type "Beyoncé Illuminati" in Google and you'll get over a million hits.

Every celebrity you hold dear is an Illuminati. Every celebrity who's ever died a tragic death was murdered by the Illuminati. And it's all to bring in a "New World Order" — in secret (because not everybody needs to know your business).

So we decided to take a look at the craziest, wildest, most-insane Illuminati conspiracy theories, and fact-check them. No, we can't straight up call Beyoncé on the phone and ask if she worships Satan for her secret society the same way we can ask about a juice cleanse. But we've attempted to point out the fine line between logic and paranoia.

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Why anyone would want two women as incredible as Rihanna and Naomi Campbell to be in a feud is beyond us. But one viewer watching Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Tuesday riled people up with the suggestion of a Rihanna-Campbell tiff with a pointed question for Campbell, a guest on the show, about a supposed fight between her and the singer.

"It seems Naomi Campbell and Rihanna unfollowed each other on Instagram. No social media pics or communication either. Is everything okay between the two of them?" the busy body eagle-eyed fan tweeted into the show.

"Everything's fine," Campbell smiled coyly, as if we were meant to think otherwise. "Of course it's fine... I'm an actress now, Andy," she cackled. Cohen replied, "I'm trying to think what the beef could be about."

Then the 46-year-old got real about any purported tiff with RiRi. "I don't have beef," she clarified. "I don't have beef, especially with Black women that I think are powerful. And out there we're all in the same thing. [We're in] the same struggle."

First of all: PHEW. Second of all: what a fantastic example to set for not just celebrities but for women and Black women everywhere. We're all fighting the same good fight, so we're better off sticking together. Campbell's sentiment garnered applause from the studio audience, as well as an (ever-coveted) high-five from Cohen.

But even though Campbell seemingly set the record straight, people watching at home were alarmed by the mere implication of a fight between their beloved kweens. They shared their bewilderment in hilarious GIF and meme form on Twitter. One person joked, "donald trump wont acknowledge climate [change] so im not acknowledging that naomi campbell and rihanna dont like each other." Fair.

Seriously, though: if anyone needs more convincing that it's all love between the stars, let us remind you of their adorable backstage interaction at the MTV Video Music Awards last year. There's also the touching Instagram tribute to Campbell Rihanna posted in August after the model sported Fenty designs in Vogue Italia. The 29-year-old called Campbell an inspiration to young girls everywhere, and said she was "blessed" to have her as a friend, "one that will pick up the phone at any hour of the night."

Read the full message below — and then enjoy the funny tweets alluding to these awesome ladies' supposed "beef," safe in the knowledge that it's total bullshit.

"What a delight to see this beautiful Queen in my designs for @VogueItalia! This is a crazy feeling man! @iamnaomicampbell ," she wrote. "From the very first moment in your career, you've touched and inspired so many young girls all over the world! I was one of them, and to see this come full circle is a trip to say the least! I'm blessed to have you as a friend, one that will pick up the phone at any hour of the night, one that still makes time even when she has none, just to send me vitamins and facial products, or even tanning oil for my vacation lol!!! That's why these photos mean so much more to me, you're a True beauty, One love!"

Remember: one love, people.

ooooo ladiieess! what happened w my girlies naomi and rihanna???? pic.twitter.com/Av5SDsG2Y6

— chloé (@chloemiIler) March 8, 2017

donald trump wont acknowledge climate trump so im not acknowledging that naomi campbell and rihanna dont like each other pic.twitter.com/w7TXoQpLl5

— Jordan the Commie (@KidsWithHats) March 8, 2017

I will NEVER ACKNOWLEDGE that Naomi Campbell and Rihanna have beef that's not real to me!!!! pic.twitter.com/CrFcpshae0

— h (@hellohibo) March 8, 2017

A Naomi Campbell & Rihanna beef is gonna be so much on Gay Twitter. Stay strong, Cisters pic.twitter.com/n3NfVwI2ON

— Sojourner Truth.com (@seabethree) March 8, 2017

Naomi out here being shady with Rihanna & I don't know what to think. LIKE HOW ? Why ? WHEN ? pic.twitter.com/UJFhUGWSwV

— ✨|Sebastián|✨ (@RocketDaGreat) March 8, 2017

Naomi and Rihanna have beef. Trump's America is not a world I want to live in anymore, I am tired. pic.twitter.com/IZSNrD6L79

— THE HOOD ORACLE (@MADBLACKTHOT) March 8, 2017

Rihanna & Naomi....my moms having beef@GOD pic.twitter.com/qbptRL4Zit

— 🌝 (@clapbackanna) March 8, 2017

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A bodywork technique called "fascia blasting" is making the viral rounds on Instagram, and like cupping and cryotherapy, it has a lot of people asking: What is this sorcery and do I need to be doing it, too?

The short answer: only if you want to. If you're into bodywork, treating your fascia probably won't do you any harm, but it's certainly not a do-or-die thing.

But what even is fascia? You can't see yours, but everyone has it. Put in the simplest terms, fascia is your body's connective tissue that surrounds muscles and organs. Experts use lots of creative imagery to try and explain it: "it's like the white, fibrous layer of an orange peel"; "it's plastic wrap around your muscles, like a sandwich"; "it's like the compartments of a T.V. dinner." If you're still confused, that's okay, because even researchers are mystified about the extent to which fascia exists in your body.

"We think of fascia like a tissue that supports muscles and tissues," says Charles Kim, MD, assistant professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine at NYU Langone’s Center for Musculoskeletal Care. "You can think of it as a bag of support around a substance."

Every move you make, every step you take, your fascia reacts to you. "If you’re dehydrated, suffer an injury, or perform any kind of high impact activity, this can cause the fascia to clamp up and adhere to itself and other structures in the body, such as muscles, bones, and skin," says Ashley Black, inventor of the FasciaBlaster (that thing you're probably seeing all over Facebook) and author of The Cellulite Myth, It's Not Fat It's Fascia. This makes your fascia rigid and stiff, which causes pain, tightness, or just dull soreness. (To be clear, Black treats athletes and regular people using her FasciaBlaster, but she is not a physical therapist. All of the doctors we spoke to for this story said that the FasciaBlaster is one of a handful of effective treatment methods for fascia tension.)

"In modern medicine, we don't have all the explanations or knowledge of exactly what fascia is, but we do know is that some people get adhesions to fascia and tissue, which cause irritation and pain," Dr. Kim says. "Physical therapists use myofascial — which means muscle and fascia — release methods to break up the fascia."

According to Black, foam-rolling, also known as self-myofascial release, might seem like the perfect fix, but this really just compresses your tissue and rolls over the fascia. It's still a great way to make a tense muscle feel better (and you should definitely do it before and after a workout, if you'd like), but Black says you've got to go deeper to target the fascia. "Imagine your hair is messy and matted, and you're just trying to smooth it over with your palms," she says. "Now imagine you have a hairbrush that actually combs out the knots. Which will leave your hair smooth and knot-free?"

The "hairbrush" Black is referring to is, of course, the aforementioned FasciaBlaster, which is meant to rake through deep layers of fascia. She created it so her clients could treat themselves at home. Black has identified 29 different "zones" on the body that people can target with a FasciaBlaster to feel better — but it can be painful and even cause bruising. Before you jump to order one, definitely consult your primary care doctor or physical therapist to make sure it's okay, on the off-chance your tightness actually comes from an injury.

Other hands-on techniques for relieving fascia tension exist, and they use friction and trigger points and are practiced by doctors and physical therapists, says Antonio Stecco, MD, PhD, president of the Fascial Manipulation Association and a faculty member at New York University. Like acupuncture or Chinese foot reflexology, the trigger points don't match up to the body part you're treating, but rather, they are vectors that connect to other muscles. "You never treat the area of pain; we treat the point that corresponds to it," Dr. Stecco says. And it can hurt badly, like a super-charged deep tissue massage.

If you're into bodywork, treating your fascia can't hurt, but it's certainly not a do-or-die thing.

Stretching can and should also be part of your daily fascia-maintenance routine, because it helps loosen up your fascia, Dr. Stecco says. Not to mention, it's a good thing to do to protect your muscles. You might also want to consider a deep tissue massage, because Dr. Kim says it's the least-invasive way to treat it. (Plus, it feels good.)

If your aches and pains seem sudden or just out-of-the-ordinary, you should definitely consult with a doctor to make sure it's not an actual injury that you're missing. In some instances, athletes (like runners) can develop a condition called "compartment syndrome," which happens when there's "too much pressure on the fascial compartments," according to Dr. Lee. In this case, you'd need surgery to remove them, but that's pretty rare and on the extreme end.

Besides making you feel looser and less sore, Black says that fascial manipulation may also change the way your skin looks. Just as fascia in distress can clamp onto itself and cause soreness, fascia can also adhere to your skin and cause visible dimples. "Fascia adhesions can pull the skin down and force the fat up, causing dents and dimples commonly known as cellulite," Black says. "If the fascia were to lay flat, so would the fat." (There are tons of before and after photos from loyal users on Black's Instagram.)

If you're skeptical, that's normal; any body-manipulation tool that promises instant, visible results is considered sketchy. (And hey, there's absolutely nothing wrong with visible cellulite in the first place.) Dr. Stecco says that fascial manipulation for cellulite could actually be legit, but it's important to note that this is just treating the superficial fascia, so it might not get to the root of your pain. "Any tool that has a large face can affect superficial fascia, because it becomes softer and changes the shape of your skin — if that's what you're after," he says. Like we said, there's no reason to stress about cellulite, but if you feel pain and want to make sure you're taking care of your fascia, then it's definitely not a bad idea to give these releasing techniques a try.

Like exercise and nutrition, whether or not you concern yourself with fascia is about finding the method that makes sense for you. "When you put all the different techniques together, they're very similar," Dr. Kim says. So whether you're blasting or just stretching, it's your fascia and your choice.

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Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz solved the health care debate for all of us yesterday. If everyone would just stop buying iPhones and focus on their health instead, there wouldn't be a need for comprehensive, low-cost health care! (Duh.)

"Americans have choices, and they've got to make a choice," he said, according to CNN. "So rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care."

His argument obviously ruffled a few feathers, and one Twitter user nailed the reason.

"I wanna get a feel for this," John Miguel McCauley tweeted on March 7. "RT if you've had a health care cost that was more expensive than the cost of an iphone (generously, $600)."

As of writing, his tweet has more than 18,000 retweets and more than 8,000 people had replied to McCauley with stories of health care costs that go way above the cost of an iPhone.

lawmakers: agitate for universal, affordable health care! The support is there! I got ~8k stories today and I'm a nobody with zero influence

— John Miguel McCauley (@Mickey_McCauley) March 7, 2017

So many people tweeted their stories that McCauley reached his retweet limit and had to link to his status so everyone could see the replies. Their stories should sound familiar for anyone who's had a medical emergency, or even a common procedure.

Dad went into the hospital when I was a kid. We had no insurance. Bill was over $60,000. https://t.co/GO2WF4I3eR

— Jacquelyn Clements (@peripatesis) March 8, 2017

Here's a bill I just got for allergy testing, re: this tweet --> https://t.co/gswXucObjr pic.twitter.com/hdPanF4rXD

— Danielle Capriato (@DCapriato) March 8, 2017

Insulin pump is 8-10 times that price. My daughter's birth was 25 times that price. https://t.co/5YnOT2iDzF

— Steven Sundbeck (@stevis23) March 8, 2017

And many talk about the shocking cost of health care, even when you do have insurance.

Even with insurance, my husband's hernia surgery cost us $2,400. https://t.co/qAdkQWtZ1P

— Karissa Laurel (@KarissaLaurel) March 8, 2017

I broke my leg and it was $1000 after insurance ($2000 before). https://t.co/FSrlobDnD0

— Strangely Literal (@StrangelyLiterl) March 8, 2017

My bills from getting hit by a car while biking last summer were >$600, even with health insurance, because of copays, anesthesia, etc. https://t.co/BdxAYUSwvh

— Kristen Sunter (@ksunter) March 8, 2017

These are just a few of the health care horror stories still rolling in on McCauly's tweet. So, no Jason Chaffetz, opting out of a new iPhone is not going to offset the cost of getting the care we need.

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March 8 is a historic day, especially in 2017. Not only does it mark International Women's Day, but it's also the first official "Day Without Women " women's strike. In addition to celebrating the achievements of women, some are taking the day off work to raise awareness about women's contributions to the workforce.

While everyone is observing the day differently, celebrities are overwhelmingly expressing their support for International Women's Day on their various social media accounts. Their posts include quotes, articles, and simple messages of support. Here are some of the ways they're highlighting all that women have accomplished.

"Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult" #internationalwomensday pic.twitter.com/3jzQcEpKnH

— Adele (@Adele) March 8, 2017

Happy #InternationalWomensDay Together, we are unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/1uil4S60yt

— Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) March 8, 2017

#InternationalWomensDay #intlwomensday pic.twitter.com/uAFIfMj2su

— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) March 8, 2017

#internationalwomensday Move over Wall Street Bull- this girl is here send a powerful message about gender diversity. #intlwomensday pic.twitter.com/BSPGK6p0yJ

— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) March 8, 2017

"Know the power of women in leadership." HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿power to those women today who are taking part in "A Day without a Woman." Women are 57% of the world's population. There is no country that does not need us. No child who exists in this world without us. We have power and value equal to men. We deserve to have equal rights, equal pay, equal opportunities for education and a voice that is listened to when we speak. We are your mother, grandmother, sister, auntie, peer, coworker, boss, wife, lover, and friend. We demand respect. Support us. #internationalwomensday

A post shared by Troian Bellisario (@sleepinthegardn) on Mar 8, 2017 at 7:37am PST

I'm grateful to all the women who came before me and fought for me to be able to be where I am. #ADayWithoutWomen #IWD2017

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 8, 2017

Thinking of these posters ahead of the #womenstrike tomorrow made by feminist collective See Red which formed in 1974 ✂️✂️✂️ pic.twitter.com/TV1egfI86f

— Rowan Blanchard (@RowanBlanchard) March 8, 2017

Some celebrities shared pictures of their own celebrations, like Alicia Keys, who shared this video with the caption "Being a woman makes me feel like..."

Being a woman makes me feel like... pic.twitter.com/WRkj7AOcJY

— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) March 8, 2017

Woman walking across street with a red cup😜... I got my red on too. Represent. #InternationalWomensDay #DayWithoutAWoman 🥊🌹❤ ✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/8EvIYGyjQ9

— Jussie Smollett (@JussieSmollett) March 8, 2017

#internationalwomensday The Future Is Female. ❤💋🎒⛑🦀🍄🌹🌺🍒🌶🚗📕❌⭕️‼️

A post shared by Phillipa Soo (@phillipasoo) on Mar 8, 2017 at 8:02am PST

Happy #InternationalWomensDay
This is Teresa Żabińska. Last night we celebrated her mother, Antonina. Today we celebrate all women! ❤ pic.twitter.com/daljLyjaoa

— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) March 8, 2017

I honor my mother, Marian Badi, as my SheHero ... Who is yours? #SheHero #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/WmOIIH9YOZ

— Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) March 8, 2017

Happy Women's Day! Stand taller today sisters. pic.twitter.com/ZLGSksdEJ9

— Danielle Brooks (@thedanieb) March 8, 2017

Often, celebs like Zara Larson used quotes from pop culture to get across their message.

🙃 #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/AACIz5x994

— Zara Larsson (@zaralarsson) March 8, 2017

I've learned SO MUCH about my privilege and how to make my feminism more intersectional thanks to woc here on twitter. THANK YOU 🙏🏼🥂🍔

— Zara Larsson (@zaralarsson) March 8, 2017

👭💃🏻👭💃🏻👭 #Internationalwomensday

A post shared by Shay Mitchell (@shaym) on Mar 8, 2017 at 7:59am PST

#internationalwomensday "I raise up my voice - not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard... we cannot succeed when half of us are held back." --Malala Yousafzai

A post shared by Emmy Rossum (@emmyrossum) on Mar 8, 2017 at 7:46am PST

HAPPY #InternationalWomensDay :)))) we are all sisters and together we are stronger. Love you all so much ❤👭🌍🤝

— Olivia Culpo (@oliviaculpo) March 8, 2017

You should check out all of JK Rowling's page, where she's sharing brilliant work by feminist authors.

Oh, and this, by @caitlinmoran, is fab too.#InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/etbjTVx57f

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 8, 2017

The Revolution Starts Now!!! ⏳🎥⏰🎉🎉🎉🎉 Happy International Women's Day!! 💘😂👑🌎🌍🌏🔥🔥🔥🔜♥️#luigiandiango 🙏🏻 @VOGUE_Germany pic.twitter.com/kgHQtUgOm3

— Madonna (@Madonna) March 8, 2017

What I’ve always wanted most is women and girls working together, and lifting each other up. There’s such a big world out there, and if you just take time to look outside of yourself, there is so much that can be done. In honor of International Women’s Day, I have a special announcement coming your way. Tune into my Instagram live at 2PM EST to hear more. #InternationalWomensDay #DoYou

A post shared by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Mar 8, 2017 at 7:11am PST

Sophie Turner used it as an opportunity to announce a new project.

Beyond excited that on #InternationalWomensDay I'm able to announce that I'm officially a patron of @womenforwomenUK pic.twitter.com/AfbYOEKRVM

— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) March 8, 2017

This Women's Day, let’s celebrate every woman, every girl. #ThatGirlIsYou #ThatGirlIsMe @GirlRisingIndia @kommuneity pic.twitter.com/VBAwQWurbo

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) March 8, 2017

❤️ Happy International Women's Day ❤️

A post shared by Alexa (@alexachung) on Mar 8, 2017 at 5:00am PST

#adaywithoutwomen ? you couldn't do 5 minutes without one. Its #internationalwomensday - celebrate the women that you love.

— Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) March 8, 2017

Emma Watson is celebrating in an extremely Emma Watson way by hiding feminist books in secret places around the world.

From midnight NYC time, book fairies around the WORLD will start hiding feminist books to mark #IWD #IWDoursharedshelf @the_bookfairies 📚

— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) March 8, 2017

Tomorrow is #ADayWithoutAWoman. If you can: Strike. March. Let the world feel your powers& feel them yourself! ❤🏆❤ pic.twitter.com/XBPgIKds27

— jenny slate (@jennyslate) March 8, 2017

#internationalwomensday #adaywithoutawoman

A post shared by @amyschumer on Mar 8, 2017 at 6:11am PST

"Though she be but little, she is fierce!"

Inspired by this kind, intelligent, & inquisitive little lady. #iwd2017

Day 8#jurassicworld2 pic.twitter.com/9d0pLnZIeB

— Bryce Dallas Howard (@BryceDHoward) March 8, 2017

So excited to read this! Perfect gift to give myself for #IWD2017 🙏🏾 #dearijeawele #WeMatter #ChimamandaNgoziAdichie https://t.co/MxT7SNmEOq

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) March 8, 2017

Men also chimed into the conversation, thanking the women in their lives and around the world for all their hard work.

#ADayWithoutAWoman pic.twitter.com/yvcwKwJ0bW

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) March 8, 2017

🔴@womensmarch 'this woman's work' written by kate bush recorded by @maxwell for @mtvplugged in 1997 #adaywithoutawoman #wearredtoday #3817 pic.twitter.com/WwdQStjDxl

— MAXWELL (@_MAXWELL_) March 8, 2017

Love and respect to all women around the world today and EVERYDAY. #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/8fqNtelCIZ

— Josh Duhamel (@joshduhamel) March 8, 2017

#InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/yjZHfx47HX

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 8, 2017

If you're observing in your heart, on social media, or through protest, any day is a good day to raise up our fellow women and promote equality — today just happens to be the loudest.

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In the past week, the phrase, "cash me ousside, how bou dat? " has become a meme, a song lyric, a t-shirt slogan, a Bitmoji, and a very telling point about how our culture views domestic abuse.

Let's back up a little: In September 2016, Dr. Phil had 13-year-old Danielle Peskowitz Bregoli and her mom, Barbara Ann, on his show because Danielle was stealing her mom's car and was "out of control." Actually, Barbara said she wanted Danielle put in jail or, as Dr. Phil succinctly put it, she "wanted to give up my car-stealing, knife-wielding, twerking 13-year-old daughter who tried to frame me for a crime."

As Danielle tells her story, the audience starts laughing at her and she notices, saying, "All these hoes laughing like something's funny," and then the catchphrase was born, "Cash me ousside how bou dat." (You can watch the full video here.) She means, "she'll catch you outside to do what she needs to do to you," Barbara Ann translates. Where's the punchline? You didn't miss anything: The Internet's just taken to mocking and appropriating a minor's violent threat.

Follow @wolfgrillz @wolfgrillz for 🔥 memes 👊

A photo posted by wolfgrillz (@wolfgrillz) on Jan 20, 2017 at 8:57am PST

"It's hard to label, because we don't know all the facts, but we know that when a young child acts out, those behaviors are usually a product of their environment and a warning sign that there's more to the story," says Bryan Pacheco, a spokesperson for the domestic abuse hotline and shelter, Safe Horizon. "What has she seen in her life that's encouraging her to act like that?" The Dr. Phil video would suggest she's seen quite a bit, and Pacheco points out that her mom's antagonizing language is concerning and could have egged her on — she calls her a bitch, a lot.

The video was dormant for about five months until it resurfaced with memes ablaze, and pretty much everyone starting experimenting with all the different ways to use her catchphrase, "cash me ousside, how bou dat." When the Internet took the reins, things exploded, and it's safe to say this is probably the most traffic Dr. Phil's YouTube page has seen since 2006.

People got poetic:

I'm about to be sliding in DMs like...
Roses are red. My heart is fat.
Be my Valentine or cash me outside how bout dat

— omgdanya (@Omgdanya) January 28, 2017

And someone wrote a trap remix:

Even Tom Brady used the turn of phrase to caption his Insta:

Catch me at the parade How Bout Dat

A photo posted by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Feb 6, 2017 at 4:31pm PST

Jesus also took the wheel:

church signs are getting out of hand 😂 "cash God inside, howbow dah?" pic.twitter.com/Bku138XFCu

— ㅤㅤㅤ (@whataboutdj) January 26, 2017

The meme has been hot for a little more than a week, which is an eternity in viral time. There was a fake story that was quickly shut down suggesting that Danielle died by suicide because she couldn't handle the bullying. Someone even launched a merch site with "cash me ousside" t-shirts, tote bags, and throw blankets. There are even Valentine's Day cards that say, "Roses are red, your eye gone be black if you cash me outside, how bou dat?"

While even the Dr. Phil show has its own issues (like most reality television, we can assume it's edited in a way that doesn't show all the facts, but rather a carefully curated puzzle of events), making memes and parodies of this teen's threats of violence normalizes the behavior in a dangerous way, Pacheco says. "It doesn't set appropriate boundaries, clearly it isn't appropriate, but if it's on TV it's something to laugh at," he says. Snowballing on the jokes isn't just a bad way to address her behavior, it actually makes it worse.

It's easy to laugh behind a computer screen, but there could be real-life consequences. Just today, a video surfaced on TMZ of Danielle punching someone on an airplane. "Not that it ever was a joke, but it shows what could happen to someone treating it as such," Pacheco adds.

You should always be conscious of what you're perpetuating, he says. "If you saw this behavior in real life with a family member or friend, it wouldn't be behavior you wanted to nurture." He also adds that there's a layer of victim-blaming that goes hand-in-hand with the jokes, because many people are saying that there's something wrong with her parents — while that could be true, speculating doesn't help her, it just points more fingers.

y'all made the "cash me outside" girl think that being disrespectful to her parents and a delinquent is fame worthy? wtf is society now

— kennedy grace (@woahkennedy) February 7, 2017

In most cases, a child's violent behavior is a call for attention and help, Pacheco says. They need a safe space — behind closed doors, not on national television — to speak with a counselor who can get to the heart of what they're feeling or experiencing. "Any person who acts out like this, there's going to be more to the story."

Also remember: Danielle is 13 years old. "The way a mother interacts with her daughter when she was six, her development starts there, but by the time she's 13 then the dynamics change because she might not be able to control them, or feel embarrassed by her behavior," Pacheco says.

If you notice this threatening language or behavior in a friend or family member, use it as an opportunity to check in with the person. Every year, more than 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies, according to ChildHelp. "Don't laugh, use it as a chance to engage, because you never know what someone's going through — it could be a cry for attention or connection."

If you are experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224 for confidential support.

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When Nike released their awesome plus-size clothing line, we were pretty psyched about it. Well, most of us were. Some didn't take too kindly to the fact that a major company was designing clothes for fat people to work out in, claiming that plus-size women can't also be healthy, and that Nike shouldn't be making clothes for them.

Now, Grace Victory, one of Nike's new plus-size models, is shutting down fat-shamers and their flawed logic.

On Monday morning, Victory aptly tweeted, "Fat shaming me and my girl on our Nike campaign is hilarious. We be laughing all the damn way to the bank."

She also followed up her tweet with a powerful blog post about how she combats body insecurities and body-shaming. In the post, titled "I Think I've Lost My Body Confidence," Victory opened up about battling an eating disorder, and how she avoids comparing herself to others.

"I've dreaded going out because I'm paranoid that people will look at me and think 'ew,'" she wrote. "I've struggled to simply get dressed because the curve of my stomach and the dimples of my thighs make me feel really sad. I've read fat shaming comments about myself which has filled me with self doubt and questions like; do I need to change? should I eat more 'healthily'? will losing weight make them stop? (spoiler, it won't)."

Victory also opened up about the pressure she feels as someone in the "body-positive community" to always feel good about herself so that she can encourage others, but that's not always a realistic goal.

"There is also an added pressure being part of the body positive community, to love myself day in and day out," she wrote. "But right now I just can't. Right now, I've lost my body confidence and I don't know how or when I'll get it back. I know its normal to feel this way, but it makes me even more upset that feeling so bogged down about my body is acceptable."

Victory is right — we don't always feel 100% great about our bodies, and that's okay. What matters, however, is what we do about it. As for her, she's got some great tips on how we can all fight against the negativity.

"I'm taking today out," she concluded in her blog post. "I'm going to have an evening to myself to indulge in self care, both physical and mental. Yes I'm going to have the longest bath, wrap myself in a blanket and watch crime shows. But I'm also going to go for a long walk, make myself a sexy dinner, read, meditate and place a small (I'm lying) order on Boohoo for some new threads for my upcoming trip.

I know I'll be back to feeling myself soon enough but for now, here's to a mini digital detox and some time out to find a little happiness."

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The Statue of Liberty went dark for an entire hour last night and people couldn't deal with the powerful symbolism.

That's because last night's Lady Liberty blackout happened to coincide with International Women's Day and A Day Without A Woman (aka, the women's strike), both of which are being observed today.

At first, no one was really sure what had happened.

Did some brave employee decide to turn off the lights in solidarity with women? Was it just the universe's way of winking at women as if to say, "Don't worry, we got this"? Was Lady Liberty actually alive and ready to join the strike?

Well, not exactly.

The National Parks Service issued a statement clarifying that the monument had gone dark because "power and a lighting system controller had been switched off in order to change out faulty lighting equipment," per The Washington Post.

But you can still acknowledge the symbolism and interpret it however you want — which is exactly what Twitter users did.

Some people were incredulous because the timing was too perfect.

The Statue of Liberty has gone dark? Seriously? If this was in a movie you'd think it was too on the nose.

— Emily V Gordon (@emilyvgordon) March 8, 2017

Many users wondered whether it was a planned thing or just a technical failure.

CNN has just reported that the Statue of Liberty has gone dark tonight.

Power failure or social commentary? 🤔

— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) March 8, 2017

Others pointed out that it was an accurate depiction of what's been happening lately in the world. With the new travel and immigration ban looming on the horizon, and the constant battle over transgender rights and women's reproductive rights, you might say that Lady Liberty is just plain fed up.

The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of America's values & our mission of inclusion, has gone dark. A sign of the times. pic.twitter.com/t4kEuj3Y9g

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) March 8, 2017

A power outage caused the Statue of Liberty to go dark for two hours last night. You get to choose your own metaphors for this one: pic.twitter.com/UC9F8tCzE5

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 8, 2017

Of course, many people took the power outage as a sign that Lady Liberty supports the women's strike, including the organizers.

Lady Liberty got the memo. On 3/8, we strike! #DayWithoutAWoman #StatueOfLiberty (Anyone know who this amazing artist is? Pls let us know!) pic.twitter.com/AGaHvk3gOj

— Women's March (@womensmarch) March 8, 2017

The lights are out at the Statue of Liberty...that's ONE MORE woman America CANNOT do without. #adaywithoutwomen #LightsOut

— Girls Really Rule. (@girlsreallyrule) March 8, 2017

Wow! The Statue Of Liberty is dark tonight. Looks like someone is getting an early start to #ADayWithoutAWoman. 🇺🇸❤️ #ImWithHer @womensmarch pic.twitter.com/odLbMHFFvS

— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) March 8, 2017

The #StatueOfLiberty has gone dark tonight. Lights off. America's closed. #DayWithoutAWoman started early pic.twitter.com/J2lzAnEz18

— Alexandra Halaby (@iskandrah) March 8, 2017

But comedian Aparna Nancherla delivered the ultimate mic drop.

She tweeted, "Apparently the Statue of Liberty lights went out due to a power failure. But I would argue women are also protesting due to a power failure."

Apparently the Statue of Liberty lights went out due to a power failure. But I would argue women are also protesting due to a power failure.

— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) March 8, 2017

Take note: Women everywhere — including Lady Liberty — are ready to smash the patriarchy. Happy International Women's Day!

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After my beloved dog died, I went straight off the deep end. Everyone close to me knew I wouldn’t take it well: This particular dog was like my left leg — Harvey went everywhere I went. He came to the office with me every day, and would bark at 5 pm to let everyone know it was time to leave. Harvey was a rescued border collie with terrible separation anxiety, and I was a lot calmer and happier when he was around, too. “I’ll have to be institutionalized after he dies,” I often used to joke.

When Harvey did die, he was still young, and it happened pretty suddenly: a mere twelve days after a cancer diagnosis. During the weeks after his death, I worried the institution idea was no longer really a joke. Two months passed, and my sadness over the loss only deepened. Time wasn’t healing all things. We adopted a new puppy, another border collie, because many pet grief self-help books said that loving another animal would help, in most cases. I took the puppy, Willie, to training classes, and bought him dozens of toys, but I felt like I had a hard shell over my heart that kept me from loving him. One night, I sat on the bathroom floor and sobbed so hard my nose bled, and the blood on my hands only made me cry harder.

“We need to get you some help,” my husband said when he found me, and I nodded, stuffing tissues up my nose.

The next morning, we laughed about it, what a scene it had been. But my husband still called a therapist, while I looked online for a dog medium. He couldn’t get an appointment with a therapist until the following week, but the dog medium could talk that Friday.

“Whatever helps,” my husband said, shrugging. My husband is a scientist, only believes in something when there’s solid evidence to back it up, but he was at a loss.

We were on a three-hour drive to to New York City when the medium, Wendy, called. I’d taken the earliest available appointment, forgetting that we’d have to be in the car at that time. We were on the way to see Hamilton on Broadway, a generous end-of-the-year gift from my boss. I was dreading the musical because I worried I might hate it. I felt like I had begun hating everything that would normally be unquestionably good, even sometimes resenting Willie, whose paws smelled like popcorn.

“Are you comfortable?” Wendy asked when the call began.

“Reasonably,” I said, shifting my seatbelt so it wasn’t digging into my neck.

“Do you have tissues nearby?”

I didn’t, there were none in the car, but I lied and said I did. I wondered if she knew I was lying.

For the past few months after Harvey’s death, the tiniest thing to go wrong would send me spiraling into tears.

Wendy asked about the reason for my call. She asked me to tell her a little bit about my relationship with Harvey. I told her that Harvey was a rescued border collie, that I’d had him for five years of his life, that he’d died of cancer at eight years old. I started crying, which she said was good, healthy. The GPS told my husband to keep left to stay on I-95.

Then Wendy said she’d ask for Harvey to join us. She said a prayer, or a spell, into the phone, muttering something about calling on the animal spirits. I imagined that she was sitting at her kitchen table, a book of spells in front of her, lighting a candle shaped like a dog. Wendy said Harvey’s spirit was coming in fast. I pictured Harvey’s spirit as having a purple hue.

Wendy said that Harvey said he missed me so much, and then — speaking as Wendy, now, she said — that there was more beauty in our shared grief than she usually sees.

“He was my soulmate,” I yelped. I felt bad saying that in front of my husband, because that word, soulmate, implies that you only get one. My husband kept his eyes on the road.

“Harvey wants you to know that this transition is harder for people than it is for animals. He misses you, but he’s happy now, too. He’s soaring all over the world.”

“He’s soaring?” I liked the image, his purple spirit flying.

She then said Harvey wanted me to know that he was grateful for me, because before I adopted him, people were always trying to make him into a different sort of dog. I let him be exactly who he was, which is where that extra beauty she saw came from.

I told Wendy that we’d recently adopted a puppy, also from Tennessee, Harvey’s home state. I wanted to know what Harvey would think of Willie.

“Well…” she paused, “he says he feels totally neutral about Willie. He’s not jealous,” she said. “But I’m asking him if he feels happy for you, and he said no, just neutral about it. He says time will tell.”

That’s what made me think that Wendy might be the real deal. Harvey never liked puppies, always gave them a curled upper lip. He would never have been happy about a puppy, but neutral sounded right.

But then Wendy said something that seemed a little too out there, something I wasn’t sure what to make of: She claimed Harvey would be send me eagle imagery that weekend, because eagles are part of his totem. “You’ll see eagles everywhere,” she said. “He wants them to give you strength.”

“Eagles,” I said. “Got it.” I didn’t want to spend any more time on that, so I asked her about the end of Harvey’s life, when we’d had the vet to the house to put him to sleep. We knew he was bleeding internally from the tumors in his abdomen, we knew there was nothing more we could do. I was haunted by his final hour — I had cried so hard when the vet arrived, I thought Harvey must have been distressed by my sorrow. I hadn’t wanted him to be upset at the end, and I wanted to know if I’d made him afraid.

“He wasn’t afraid, just weak,” she said, which was likely true, given his condition. “And Harvey doesn’t blame you for crying. That’s what family is.”

Our forty-five minutes were almost up. “Can you just tell him I love him,” I sniffed.

“Oh honey, you can tell him that yourself. And he knows, he knows, he knows.”

“Are you okay?” my husband asked when I got off the phone. I felt light-headed, like I’d spent too long in a sauna.

As soon as we arrived in New York, we got into a mild car accident. A van sideswiped our tiny Honda Fit. For the past few months after Harvey’s death, the tiniest thing to go wrong would send me spiraling into tears, but this time I was calm. A cop showed up and filed the accident report, he had an Irish accent and he looked like my uncle. I couldn’t see it, but I knew there was an eagle image on his badge, as there are on all NYPD badges. I liked the idea of Harvey reaching out to us through law enforcement; Harvey loved to follow the rules. If my parents’ dog acted naughty, he would herd her around the house for an hour.

Then, as soon as we were free to go, the eagle imagery was indeed everywhere. It was on the UPS truck parked in front of our hotel, on the logo of Guy Fieri’s restaurant, emblazoned on several clothing stores that we passed, carved into stone buildings. Of course, the eagle is an iconic America symbol, and it makes sense that they would be everywhere. There’s no wool over my eyes on that one — an eagle is a safe bet for that kind of exercise: If you look for images of the great American bird, they’ll be there. But for me, it gave me a purpose and a hope that I hadn’t been able to find for the past few months. It made me look up, look around, take in the view.

And later that night, I enjoyed Hamilton, which of course everyone does.

Before the dog medium, I’d had three psychic readings in my life: One psychic told me not to marry my boyfriend because he didn’t really love me (he didn’t), another told me to wrap up my graduate program a year early, because a great opportunity awaited me if I did (and I did get offered a fellowship shortly after graduating), and one woman told me I’d have a creative career, but that I’d have to wear a suit for many years first (well, still haven’t worn a suit, but I have had an office job while pursuing a writing career). Those three prior experiences didn’t really made me a believer in the power of the third eye, and I’m not exactly a believer now either, after the medium.

But I do know this: The medium, and those three psychics, each told me something I needed to hear at that particular time. They presented — or feigned — certainty about something that weighed on me. Their certainty freed me. Because of their advice, I broke up with the boyfriend, I graduated early from my program, and I felt sure a creative path would lead me somewhere, eventually. And even if I’m not a wholehearted believer in the mystical, I now lean on the medium’s certainty that Harvey isn’t gone completely, that our lost loved ones are still with us somehow.

I want to believe, and maybe that’s enough. On the ride home from New York, we saw a bald eagle in the sky, soaring over the Connecticut highway.

Annie Hartnett is the author of Rabbit Cake , out March 2017 from Tin House Books. 

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