Jessica RoakeWhat Else Is In the National Portrait Gallery’s “Offensive” Gay Show?The Catholic League has called some of the art “vile,” Rep. John Boehner has called for investigations into “how taxpayer funds are used”…May 10, 2016May 10, 2016
Jessica RoakeThomas the Imperialist Tank EngineThere is something rotten on the Island of Sodor, home to Thomas the Tank Engine. Viewers won’t find guns, violence, or anything even…May 10, 2016May 10, 2016
Jessica RoakeNot HelpfulPhoto by Dale Robinette/DreamWorks II Distribution Co. LLCMay 10, 2016May 10, 2016
Jessica RoakeHow to Survive Henry VIIIPhoto courtesy Giles Keyte/Playground & Co. Pictures for Masterpiece/BBC/PBS.May 10, 2016May 10, 2016
Jessica RoakeI AM GOOD MOTHERPhoto illustration by Slate. Photo by Thinkstock.May 10, 2016May 10, 2016
Jessica RoakeOddly Specific Fears For My ChildrenFor the Creative-Anxious Parent™ the world is a veritable junkyard of nightmare futures just begging to be collected– what if my child is…Aug 19, 2015Aug 19, 2015
Jessica RoakeAn Ode to the “Mom’s Night Out”Monkey Business Images/ShutterstockMay 8, 2015May 8, 2015
Jessica RoakeGinger Snaps: The Menstrual Horror Movie Of Your DreamsThe horror: Your body, if you are a cis girl, will betray you, and you will fall victim to its ceaseless, lunar-cycled blood reign for what…Oct 29, 2014Oct 29, 2014
Jessica Roake8 Unbelievably Bad Parenting Trends Through HistoryNervous parents, rest assured: History has brought with it a handful of very unwise parenting trends — some of which are so shocking that…Jul 25, 2013Jul 25, 2013