Pornhub is helping one lucky woman pay for college and no, this is not a premise for a porno. For the second year in a row, Pornhub Cares, the philanthropic division of the adult website, ​is granting a $25,000 scholarship to one college student. And you don't even have to get naked to earn it!

The scholarship program began last year when Pornhub Cares launched an essay contest to help a hopeful student finance their education. The prize ended up going to 48-year-old mother-of-two MaryAnn Uribe, who is currently in the process of earning her bachelor’s degree from Troy University.

Last year's scholarship was open to all genders in all fields of study, but this year's award will specially be given to a woman in with the ambition to work in the STEM fields—that is, science, technology, engineering or math. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics although 47% of the workforce is comprised of women, only 24% of people working in STEM fields are female.

Pornhub VP Corey Price was kind enough to answer some of my questions about the Pornhub Cares scholarship program because believe me, I had a few.

Corey Price: I think the first and most obvious question is why did Pornhub decide to start a scholarship? Porn and STEM scholarships seem like an unlikely pair.

Someecards: At our core, we (Pornhub) are a technology company. This year we wanted to tackle a specific issue and the lack of gender equality in STEM fields really resonated with us. While women are succeeding in these fields today, much more needs to be done. We wanted to do our part in encouraging, and ultimately cultivating, world-class talent in these fields.

Last year's scholarship was open to men and women in any field of study. What went into the decision to focus this year's scholarship on women in STEM?

We wanted to switch it up this go-round and lend our efforts towards a specific issue. Women have long been vastly underrepresented in the technology industry as well as in the math, science and engineering industries. We anticipate launching the scholarship each year with a new specific angle.

How would you respond to those who think it is hypocritical for a porn site to offer women money by way of scholarship?

At the end of the day, we identify ourselves as a technology company and as a technology company are doing our part to create more opportunities for women in the industry, which is dominated by males. I want to be vehemently clear about this—the sole purpose of this scholarship is to provide recipients the opportunity to achieve their academic goals.

We want to initiate meaningful change in the world and better the lives of our fans. We’ve been able to do that through Pornhub Cares and are excited for future campaigns.

Pornhub has done other charity work in addition to the scholarship program. Do you think porn can save the world?

I think Pornhub can help save the world. We now represent much more than just adult entertainment. This past year we launch our philanthropic arm, Pornhub Cares, and have spearheaded various campaigns to benefit those in need. Past initiatives under Pornhub Cares include: launching a described video category on our site for the visually impaired, saving the whales by making a charitable contribution towards the conservation of whales for each video viewed on our platform during a designated time period and teaming together with Christy Mack to create a limited edition clothing line to support the fight against domestic violence. There are a lot more philanthropic campaigns still to come. So be on the lookout!

To qualify for the Pornhub Cares Scholarship female applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited post-secondary institution, be in a STEM-related field, and be 18 years of age or older. Those who meet the criteria can apply by writing a 1,000-1,500 word essay on how you are working to make the world a better place. You can also include a video with your submission ... but you should keep your clothes on. To apply for the scholarship, click here.

We know that most men are lovely people who treat everyone with respect. Every once in a while, though, you come across a real stinker who makes you wonder if chivalry has died a slow and painful death. Those stinkers, if nothing else, make for great stories.

We asked our lovely readers to email and Facebook us some of their best (worst?) "chivalry is dead" tales. We weren't looking for stories of men who simply wanted to split the bill at dinner (because this is 2016 and that's normal), but guys who went out of their way to be petty, childish or just overall buttheads to women. Our readers did not disappoint.

1. Jocelyn's boss clearly does not understand how periods work.

As a minority woman in a small town, I have gotten used to people's ignorance and downright rudeness. This instance in particular was infuriating and made me reminisce about the days men treated women with grace and respect. A former boss asked me one day at work why I had had to use the restroom so many times today because I was on the clock and I needed to stay out front. I told him: "Well, actually I'm....., you know." Hoping he would get the idea. After having to explain it to him I was told I needed to let someone know next time and to "take care of that" before my shift or on breaks. Right. Because I can totally control my menstruation and tell it not to bother me during work hours!! Can you believe this guy? What a gentleman. #chivalryisdead

2. Thankfully it seems Arlene did not go on a second date with this dude.

Went to meet this guy I met online at a local restaurant, we were going for Margaritas and appetizers. Online convo was okay, but real life convo not so great, I had to do most of the talking and asking questions, To which sometimes I would get a blank stare on his face, like he didn't understand the question, mind you basic questions like: Do you like to hike? Do you like live music? It wasn't like I was drilling him for the next Jeopardy spot. So I I was pretty anxious to bail out of there. I said I needed to get going, and offered to pay 1/2 the bill, or at least my portion. I had one drink, a couple of bites of appetizers, while he had several drinks and hardly left anything for the dishwashing staff to clean up off the appetizer plates. He then told me, "I will pay for this one, but I expect something in return, you can pay for the next one, and you can have what you want from me in return.", then told me how unfair it was that men have to always foot the bill for women, they cannot be feminists if they expect men to pay the bill." Needless to say I gave him $10 for my drink, told him there would never be a next time and that I am not looking for anyone to pay my way. He then waited for me to open the door for him as we were leaving. Actually waited there and repeated that all is fair with feminists??? It's not that I minded,but he was being pretty silly about the whole thing. If this is what he does to all his dates and still wonders why he is single, then he is getting the wrong dating advice from inside his head.

To be fair, Arlene also told us this story of two awesome guys who helped her at a home improvement store. We should all strive to be like them.

On another note, I went to the home improvement store to buy lumber and a lot of things to ready my rental for new tenants, there were two men there while I was struggling to figure out what size wood and what else I might need, they took the time to walk me through it all. Best advice from two customers, then they proceeded to help me load 5 gallon paint buckets into my car. I offered to give them money for their help and they did not want a dime, just two guys that wanted to help. That's the counter balance in this world. BTW, it was a father and son. Father showing his son how to help those that seem to need it, was amazing"!

3. So this is how Jessi is rewarded for offering to be the designated driver and not ditching her friends? Yeesh.

One night I was out with a few friends at a club. I'm not much of a club person, so I decided to be the designated driver so I could watch out for my friends. I had just returned from taking one girl to get some food and standing kind of awkwardly at the bar. A guy comes up to me and started a conversation, and asked if I wanted a shot. Considering it being my only drink (especially after just eating), I figured I would take him up on this offer. After the shot, he tried telling me about terrible person I would be if I still drove after a tiny drink that did nothing but the normal throat burn, and that I needed to go home with him. I told him there was no way I was ditching my friends, and if I really started to feel bad as we were leaving, than we'd just get a cab. He told me I had to go home with him either way because it would be rude for him to buy me a shot and stay with my friends over him. I firmly said no one more time as the bartender was coming back over with the receipt and he... left. Since I refused to leave my friends, I was stuck with the bill for something I had no intention of ordering. Or, rather, TWO somethings I definitely no intention of getting.

4. I feel like just buying Mayra a Christmas present would've been easier than trying to hide her package from her for several weeks, no?

I splurged on a purchase for myself close to Christmas time. They were shoes. Shipping usually took about a week. It reached 2 weeks and I still hadn't received the shoes in the mail. I almost filed a report with the seller online because it was showing that it shipped but I still hadn't received them. I was worried because I'd bought them online and I'd spent about $80 for them. My boyfriend at the time just stresses that due to the holidays my package must be delayed. So I wait and wait. Christmas Day arrives and there's a present under the tree. He took the shoes that had actually arrived, wrapped them up and gave them to me for Christmas. He didn't even try and take the shipping sticker off with my name on it.

5. The guy from Heather's story loves to point out the obvious, because that's super helpful.

Non boyfriend related.... just had my son (had my first c section and struggled so badly with it) well I have 2 other kids so I needed to be out n about a lot sooner than I should have been. I'm struggling getting my stupid stroller out of the car at my kids field day (had my son June 2nd, their field was within weeks of having him), guy walks by says "wow looks like you're struggling, sorry" and walks away. Not "hey do you need any help?" ......... even me, as a woman, try to help anyone and everyone possible!!!

Heather also shared another stroller nightmare, but at least this time, someone came to her aid. (Spoiler: it was not an able-bodied dude.)

Ohhhh another one:

We moved to the city when both my boys were toddlers (1 and 2).....I worked and so did dad. I would have to take the bus and 3 trains into Brooklyn from Yonkers to exchange the kids out to my husband (who had the car, come to think about it, that was kinda fucked up as well lol)..........well the first time going into this one station I didn't realize there was no elevator up to ground level (had a double stroller, 2 sleeping kids)........I literally just spent 3+ hours on public transportation and reached this obstacle that I had no clue what to do....... I take one son out and start dragging my double stroller (while holding my 2 yr old in my arms) up the 2 flights of subway stairs........2 cops and several people walk past me like they don't see my fkn struggling...... then a lady who was like 70 yrs old, grabs the other end of the stroller and starts helping me up the stairs. She gets to the top with me, looks at the 2 officers and says "you should be ashamed of yourself"........ will always stick with me cause she was so sweet and the entire time I begged her to not help me cause the stroller was so heavy. She couldn't believe just as much as me, that everyone just walked by not even offering to help.

6. At least the guy from Eva's story is organized? I don't know, I got nothing.

Chivalry is dead - didn't happen to me but to a friend. She went on vacation with a guy she had been dating to Iceland. Throughout the trip each of them paid for various things. When they got back, they split a little while later. He sent her a spreadsheet in 3 different currencies of the % she owed him for the trip.

7. We're sure Markella is strong, but like, come on, dude.

I went to college in New England, and after a big snowfall the students would routinely help each other dig our cars out of the snow in the parking lot (the campus work crew would plow the driveways, but not each parking space). One morning I helped this one guy get his car out of the snow bank, and so then it was my car's turn. The guy looks me up and down and says, "Well, you probably have more muscle than I do, so I'll drive and you dig." He made me dig my own car out of the snow while he sat comfy behind the wheel until the snow was cleared enough that he could maneuver my car out of the parking space.

8. We're very glad Jessica has broken up with this guy.

One night after working a grueling 16 hour shift at the hospital, I came home to find my boyfriend at the time out in the detached garage. I went out to see him but before I could say anything he hands me a bucket and says, "I pissed in this. Go dump it out. That's what you do right?" We broke up shortly after.

9. Yes, because clearly the right thing to do when you see a woman carrying a baby among lots of other things is to steal her bus fare, right Lisa?

The bus was just pulling up, I was juggling my baby, stroller, purse and baby bag and dropped my bus fare..it rolled right to this guy walking down the road..he looked right at me, picked it up, put it in his pocket and kept walking...

10. This reader's story would have been bad, but not so awful had the guy not gone out of his way to inform her that he was not required to hold the door open.

In July of 2005 I was 8 months pregnant with my second child. My oldest was almost two. I was hugely (and obviously) pregnant, I waddled and everything. One lovely July day, I was running some errands. My toddler was ready for a nap, and refused to walk on his own, so I had to carry him everywhere. My last stop was the drugstore. I'm walking toward the door with a toddler on my hip and a big purse (which doubled as a diaper bag) on my shoulder and keys in my hand. A man was also approaching the door, but I thought I would get there first. I paused to hoist my purse higher on my shoulder before I reached for the handle. That's when he stepped in front of me, so close he brushed my belly, swung the door open and charged into the store. I had to step back to avoid getting my foot stomped! I was taken aback, but didn't say anything and just proceeded into the store. He was waiting for me in the store lobby. As soon as he saw me he said, "I don't HAVE to hold the door for you just because I'm a man!" I didn't ask him to hold the door, nor did I comment on his rudeness, but since he brought it up....When you see a hugely pregnant woman with a toddler on her hip, juggling a big bag and keys, holding the door is just a kind and chivalrous thing to do. Whether you're a man or not!

At this point I would just like to personally thank all of the men out there who are not terrible. Please continue not being terrible.

On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 22-year-old history student Elexus Jionde posted this tweet that immediately went viral.

More than just an inflammatory remark, it was the first in a series of tweets intended to educate people on America's racist legacy that is often ignored entirely, let alone remembered once a year.

Here is a small sample of the 49 tweets posted that track America's history of racism and oppression starting from the abolition era up to the 1980's. It is an incredibly coherent and informative crash course in institutional racism, you can and should read the entire thread here.

Each tweet was posted as a reply to the previous, so that the stream of information could be read in a cohesive manner. Mysteriously, Twitter broke that thread, disenfranchising her first tweet from the rest.

Jionde told BuzzFeed that the break in the thread made her first tweet seem more inflammatory than informative, and attracted the attention of people who felt like Elexus was saying only white people suffered in 9/11.

Once the first tweet became disembodied from the rest, the harassment poured in. I’ve received death threats, racist jokes, and a lot of tweets regarding my future children having cancer. That [first] tweet has since gone viral, and without the 40+ tweets accompanying it, there are people in my mentions telling me that I’m a disgrace to my race and country for saying 9/11 only killed white people, when that isn’t what I said at all.

The irony of receiving threats just for trying to make a point about racism was not lost on Jionde.

It is still unclear why Twitter deleted the thread. Jionde has said that she has contacted the site many times but still has not received a response. The thread has since been re-established, but before that some on social media were quick to capture and preserve the entire thread on their blogs for others to read, including SNL's Sasheer Zamata, who published it to her Tumblr page. Thanks to blog rolls and facebook sharing, Jionde's Twitter thread has been shared tens of thousands of times.

To take a stand against women's body image issues related to the fashion industry, the UK's Women’s Equality Party has started the social media campaign #NoSizeFitsAll, asking women to share pics of their clothing size labels during London's Fashion Week.

Women are taught basically from birth that we should be ashamed of our body size, and the fashion industry plays into this in many ways, like parading around anorexic models. And "vanity sizing," (i.e. size "XS" clothes that are actually more like a "M," which explains why you have no idea what size you actually are). According to the Women’s Equality Party, one in five women in the UK cut the size out of their clothes. And 70% of those who do say it's because of "shame and embarrassment at their size.”

The campaign wants to "end label shame," and stop companies from marketing clothing as smaller than is actually is in an effort to trick women into thinking they're smaller. Vanity sizing is not only dumb, but makes shopping really confusing, as Philippa Matthews pointed out on Twitter.

Women taking part in the campaign have been posting full-body selfies, like this one.

Also, earlier this month, beauty editor Sam Escobar went viral with a series of tweets explaining why they listed their height and weight in their Twitter bio.

If we learned one thing this month, let it be this: size, like age, is nothing but a number. It doesn't need to define you, but it also doesn't need to be a secret. So you can keep your labels on. Unless that label is itchy, in which case BYEEEEE.

Scientists are saying that the shower pouf you clean yourself with is the grossest thing in your bathroom—and the bathroom is the room you poop in!

According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, those harmless-seeming mesh sponges are host to a wide range of bacterial species, and because they are usually stored in warm, moist environments, the bacteria spread rapidly and almost immediately. Bacteria and skin cells then get trapped in the folds of the netting, and are spread all over your skin every time you use one in the shower.

According to J. Matthew Knight, a dermatologist at the Knight Dermatology Institute, mold and yeast also are susceptible to growing in the pouf. Think about that the next time you rub one all over your junk to "clean" yourself.

Not only are shower poufs just disgusting germ factories disguised as something that will make you clean, they also could be dangerous. If you rub a particularly nasty shower pouf over freshly shaved skin, there is a chance that bacteria can enter tiny nicks and cause infection. It is estimated that 98% of Dermatologists suggest avoiding shower poufs and loofahs altogether.

If you are some kind of madman and still want to use the shower pouf despite all the facts saying that is essentially dirtier than your toilet bowl, you should remove it from the bathroom after use and store it in a dry area. Dermatologists also recommend replacing the pouf every 2-3 weeks. I'VE LITERALLY USED THE SAME SHOWER POUF FOR OVER A YEAR.

The fourth (and hopefully final) Anthony Weiner scandal is so gross and predatory, it's not even fun to joke about. (Even though Weiner is a funny name.) The Daily Mailreported on Wednesday that the disgraced former congressman carried on a months-long online relationship with a 15-year-old, starting last January. The girl, who remains unnamed because of her age, allegedly received shirtless photos and lewd messages from Weiner.

Weiner did not deny that he had exchanged these messages, but instead provided the Daily Mail with the statement: “I have repeatedly demonstrated terrible judgment about the people I have communicated with online and the things I have sent. I am filled with regret and heartbroken for those I have hurt.”

The messages are pretty incriminating. Weiner is under the alias "T Dog," rather than his old one, "Carlos Danger."

He again featured his son in his photos.

The girl first approached Weiner in a Direct Message on Twitter, and later told him in an email, “I was studying you—for a book of course. You were my Hannibal Lecter.” They later communicated on a variety of different platforms, including Facebook, Kik, Confide, and Skype.

The messages got pretty graphic, including one from Weiner that said “I would bust that tight p***y so hard and so often that you would leak and limp for a week.”

It definitely appears that Weiner knew how old she was, as the girl told him where she goes to high school (high. school.) and mentioned that she had just gotten her learner's permit.

The girl said that she believed that the relationship between Weiner and herself was consensual (and so she doesn't want to press charges), but she became uncomfortable when Weiner began bringing up "rape fantasies." She reportedly told a teacher and her father about the exchanges.

Read the full report over at The Daily Mail.

You probably have heard the fun fan theory that Steve from Stranger Thingsis the father of Jean-Ralphio from Parks and Recreation (evidence: they look astonishingly alike, the timeline matches up, and they're both from Indiana). Well, apparently comedian Ben Schwartz, who played Jean-Ralphio, heard about it too, and posted a bunch of pictures of him meeting his doppelgänger Joe Keery.

The resemblance is uncanny side-by-side.

Even they seem a little weirded out by it.

Hopefully the Duffer Brothers can write a part for Schwartz next season as Steve's long-lost cousin.

If you thought your wedding photos were nice, this couple just one-upped you. How? With a bunch of puppies!

Matt Crain and Sarah Pollack Crain tied the knot surrounded by a bunch of puppies from Pitties Love Peace, a Pennsylvania rescue shelter that Sarah is on the board of.

When it came time for the wedding photos, Sarah decided to forgo the basic AF flowers and replace them with puppies.

Sarah told BuzzFeed…

Animals are just a huge, huge part of our life and we wanted to find ways to incorporate them. I think you can also see the pure joy in everyone’s faces when they’re holding a puppy. It’s not a fake joy. It was just so beautiful.

Seriously, we can all agree that Matt and Sarah take the award for best wedding photos ever.

Congrats to the happy couple!

Remember Jumanji? Of course you do, the 1995 Robin Williams fantasy film about a magical, dangerous board game discovered by two unsuspecting modern day teens is a childhood classic for Millennials. Well, 22 years later they're making a new one! Kevin Hart is in it, and he shared the first photo from the set.

Hart said...

The chemistry & energy of our cast & crew was beyond amazing!!! This movie is going to be dope as hell...

However, if you're concerned that this movie's dope-ness will erase the original's legacy, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has you covered. Johnson is starring alongside Hart and Jack Black, and he posted a pic on Instagram explaining how this version of Jumanji is actually an extension of the original story, not a remake.

Johnson said...

...for the record we are NOT making a reboot, but rather a continuation of the awesome JUMANJI story...

It better be different, because they've got some very big shoes to fill. ​#RIP

Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner interviewed Gwyneth Paltrow for the latest issue of their newsletter, Lenny. It's pretty fun, because Paltrow swears a lot in it, as if to prove she could totally guest star on Girls or something. Mostly, it's Ms. GOOP revealing that she reads all the mean comments you write about her on the internet, and calling you out for that. Here are 6 things Gwyneth Paltrow said in this interview that will make you kind of sad for her, maybe:

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I think I would have been absolutely stumped if you asked me "Why are you doing this?" in 2008. I wouldn't have been able to tell you why, and there have been many times over the years that I've been doing that, that I'm like, "Why am I doing this? This is totally excruciating and unrewarding, and really painful, and everyone hates it and hates me."

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When I started, I was so earnest. Sometimes I'll see an early incarnation of a page, and I'll read something I wrote, and I'm just like, "Oh my God." I had to learn as I went. You don't appeal to as broad of a range of people when you're that earnest. You have to be a little bit more savvy about how you communicate.

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Everybody wants you in the caricature of you if you're a woman. You're supposed to be this and I'm supposed to be that. If you start to cast that off, it makes people very uncomfortable, especially if they're projecting a lot onto you and they identify with you.

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Because I was the first one of this generation to do this kind of thing, I got a lot of shit for it. I sort of welcomed it. Now I'm like, this is why I'm on earth. This is part of my journey, and I'm here to be this person, and that's OK.

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I was genuinely surprised at the vitriol. I mean, honestly, I sent this nothing issue from my kitchen that had a recipe and two things in it, or maybe it was just a recipe. I don't even remember. It had nothing in it, and the New York Times wrote maybe a four-page article. It's unbelievable. The response was totally bananas.

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My hope is that we are a truly modern lifestyle brand and that nobody remembers that I started it.

Anyway, sorry if Gwyneth got a look at our archive about her recently.

It's that time of the election! Everybody is election-crazy, even couples getting married. This couple took their campaign fever to a new level by creating a wedding invitation site inspired by Trump's campaign site. Yes, they're ready to Make Weddings Great Again.

Hunter Walker and Gloria Romero created the website to inform friends and family about their upcoming wedding in a way that would make Trump proud.

They write in their About Gloria & Hunter section...

After all of their efforts on behalf of the American people, Gloria and Hunter know it is time for you to celebrate them! Please make sure to come out and join them on October 7, 2017. Gloria and Hunter know we will all be stronger together and that we can truly make weddings great again.

Browsing the website you'll find endorsements from esteemed world leaders like their parents. For example, Hunter's moms...

...have traveled throughout the Arctic and Provincetown to educate the world about cats, terriers, the New York Yankees, and proper composting techniques.

You can even pickup swag in the Campaign Store!

Before you support the happy couple, you should note that...

The wedding is not taking any donations from super PACs or corporations. Gloria and Hunter are relying on the support of small donors like you!

So what do you say, are you ready to #MakeWeddingsGreatAgain?!

Don King was once the most famous manager/promoter in sports, but now the convicted murderer has a new job: telling roomfuls of white Trump supporters why African-Americans should vote Trump. He had a bit of a media snafu on Wednesday as he accidentally used the N-word while recounting the time he told Michael Jackson "you dare not alienate [white America], because you can never assimilate."

King's remarks at the latest Trump rally spoke about minority voters to a mostly white crowd. If Twitter is any guide, the speech failed to resonate either with minorities or white voters concerned that Trump is simply too racist:

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The folks at the grad school resource site GradSchoolHub.com put together this infographic that grads old and new alike should keep in mind after leaving school: how to ask for better pay. Our cultural reluctance to discuss money makes this uncomfortable for many (39%, apparently, and more for women), but everyone should at least ask for annual cost of living raises. You should also make as much as peers in similar jobs and be rewarded for exceptional performance, but for better or worse, it's up to you to ask. The biggest piece of advice? Chronicle your own achievements at work, because no one else will.

So, here's an internet community I'd like to talk about: tulpamancers.

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted the following status on Facebook: "thinking about Tulpas and how they're the scariest concept I've ever heard of." She then linked to this sub-Reddit, to which I recommend you dedicate several hours of your time. It's by and for people who call themselves "tulpamancers," people who purposefully create "living," "sentient" voices in their heads. These "tulpas" are considered sentient beings that happen to live within the same body as the tulpamancer. Or, as Reddit tulpamancers put it in their FAQ:

A tulpa is believed to be an autonomous consciousness, existing within their creator’s mind, often with a form of their creator's initial choice and design. A tulpa is entirely sentient and in control of their opinions, feelings, form and movement. They are willingly created by people via a number of techniques to act as companions, muses, and advisers. Tulpa forms can either be visualized in the mind's eye, or with practice seen as a hallucinatory figure.

Wait, you might be wondering, isn't this just a mental illness? They address this in the FAQ too:

Isn't this just trying to give yourself schizophrenia/multiple personality disorder/dissociative identity disorder?

No. Those are disorders that impair your ability to function in daily life. Having a tulpa is a form of healthy plurality that does not impede your mind or body.

Other FAQ questions include "Can my tulpa serve as an alarm clock?," "What if my tulpa sees my messed up fantasies or images and doesn't like me?," "Will my tulpa freak out if I masturbate/have sex?" "How do I permanently get rid of a tulpa?" and, horrifyingly, "Can my tulpa make a tulpa?"

Anyway. The podcast Reply All devoted a recent episode to tulpamancy, and it's truly worth a listen; they even talk to a real tulpa in it! Says the Tulpa: "How am I different? I wasn’t born human. I don’t think I’d call myself born." AHHHH.

Apart from explaining tulpas, the podcast chronicles a marriage that splits up because one woman, Shea, decides to tell her husband, John, that she has several of these other consciousnesses. According to a letter that John wrote the show's producers:

John wrote about feeling like she was unfaithful to him, like … her tulpas were forming strong bonds–way too intimate–with other tulpas. Um, Shea had told him that if two tulpas fell in love, that didn’t mean that the tulpamancers would be cheating. And, um, and he wrote that, towards the end of the relationship, he said, quote: “Let me play devil’s advocate. Say I accept the tulpas. What does Christmas look like? Do I have Christmas with my wife and then we drive up to California so Shea’s Tulpa can celebrate Christmas with the tulpa’s husband? That is an open marriage.” Uh, “That is not what either of us vowed and committed to at our wedding day.”

Of course, from her perspective, the issue is entirely different. In the podcast, Shea says:

I obviously can’t get rid of my tulpas. To me, that would be like killing them. Um … and it would be really traumatic. I would have a really hard time, um, with a lot of things that like I – I associate them with. Like, without Jas, writing would be super painful. Without Veron, art would be super painful. Um, I would have a hard time, you know, reading the books that I love because I’ve shared a lot of them, ah, with my tulpas and with my friends in the community.

It's really hard to know what to make of these tulpamancers—do they have an overactive imagination or a mental illness? Are they simply using an unhealthy coping mechanism, or can a tulpa actually be helpful to certain people? I don't have the answers to these questions, because every time I think I've got a handle on all this, another complication arises. For instance, what do you make of the person who prays to God and hears him talking back? Is that a tulpa? What about the fact the concept of tulpas comes from a mystical branch of Buddhism? Oh, and what about how the concept's resurgence is linked to adult fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic—that is (dun dun dun), bronies?!?!?!

If only I had a psychiatrist tulpa who could sort this out for me!

Mean Tweets is perhaps Jimmy Kimmel Live's most beloved segment, because everyone loves watching strangers get their feelings hurt on camera. In this late night staple, celebrities are handed a phone and forced to recite the most vicious insults ever written about them by the hate-filled Trolls of Twitter.

For Wednesday night's installment (the 10th to date), Kimmel's team pulled out all the stops, featuring major stars like Bryan Cranston, Margot Robbie, Melissa McCarthy, and Ryan Gosling. It got ugly fast.

Ouch.

Hillary Clinton, presidential nominee and former "pneumonia haver"—as the text under her name quickly reminds us—visited Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and took the show's hilarious awkwardness to new heights.

Galifiankis asked Hillary some hard-hitting questions—a thousand times tougher than the ones Jimmy Fallon asked Trump.

"When you went to Donald Trump's wedding, did he write his own vows? And did Michelle Obama write Melania's?"

And better yet, "Does Ivanka ever call Chelsea to talk about boys that have a crush on her, like her dad?"

For all the criticism Hillary gets for being supposedly humorless, this sketch suggests she's just had a deadpan sense of humor all along. Her ability for dry delivery makes her seem like a grown up April Ludgate.