Tod Kelly is a writer, professional speaker and consultant living in the Pacific Northwest.  He is also the managing editor for the online magazine Ordinary Times.  Follow him on twitter at @rtodkelly.

REAL LIFE PORTLANDIA

Charging $60-$80 an hour, the business of professional cuddling is booming. But does cozying up to a paid stranger do more harm than good?

War of the sexes

For the past decade, the Men's Rights Movement has been gaining traction on the Internet—and growing ever more radical in its attacks on feminists. R. Tod Kelly goes down the MRM rabbit hole.