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Manscaping
Dudes: Cut The Crap, Cut Your Ball Hair
I never get that offended by guys who have pube preferences for the women they date — unless they are militant about bald vaginas — because I understand the dislike of a mouthful of long, coarse hair. And that's why I recently told my man that he needed to do something about that giant, overgrown mass between his legs that looked more like the front yard of Grey Gardens than a crotch. There are a ton of gender double standards that drive me up a wall, but the widespread social acceptance of unruly, unmaintained male pubes is something we can easily change with one simple sentence: More » -
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News roundup
Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
- The race for who will ultimately lose to New York Governor David Paterson's desire to appoint state Attorney General Andrew "Shucking And Jiving Is Not A Racist Phrase" Cuomo to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat is on! Bill Clinton, Nita Lowey and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are out, Caroline Kennedy might be in. [CNN, The Hill, New York Times, The New Republic]
- Senator Lisa Murkowski told Governor Sarah Palin not to even think about the 2010 primary, but plans to kick her designer-clad ass if she does. [Politico]
- Governor Bill McGrabbyhand Richardson will be your next Secretary of Commerce. [Washington Post]
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Haute Couture Cuisine
Pret-a-Portea, at the Berkeley Hotel in the Knightsbridge section of London, serves edible versions of designer collections, updated every six months, for a fashionable high tea. The hotel's pastry chefs go to fashion shows and a use a team of editors from various publications as consultants about the latest trends. The yellow Smythson "Maze Bag" is a banana sponge cake; there's a chocolate cookie version of a Valentino red coat — complete with gold buttons. Gushes writer Ben Seidler: "The tailor-made tea is served so that, whenever a guest takes a cake or savoury nibble, it is quickly replaced on the cake stand. Over and over, one can relive the excitement of a Louis Vuitton dress selling out and being re-issued, simply by stuffing one's face. (The display refills within fashion friendly limits, though, this is not an all-you-can-eat buffet)." [International Herald Tribune]
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Drive my car
"Driving Means Someone Is Brave": Women Return To Iraqi Roads
It's a freedom many of us take for granted, but driving has just become possible again for some Iraqi women. Though women were once common on Iraqi roads — they're not legally barred from driving as they are in Saudi Arabia — the U.S. invasion and subsequent violence brought the number of women drivers to almost zero. Now that the streets are somewhat safer, a Washington Post article says women are learning to drive again, some out of a desire for empowerment, and some out of pure necessity. More » -
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Dirt Bag (After Dark)
Jessica Alba Is Shilling Booze With Post Baby Bod
- Less than six months after giving birth to daughter Honor, Jessica Alba is is pimping Campari in her skivvies. [People]
- First he loses the prestigious Sexiest Man Alive designation to Hugh Jackman, and now George Clooney is allegedly miffed because he wanted to direct Frost/Nixon but the honor went to Ron Howard. Frost/Nixon scribe Peter Morgan says, "I expect I will spend the rest of my life making amends to him - and my wife - and to everybody about my decision. Now I will never have him ringing me again, asking to do my work." [Daily Express]
- Kanye West has "taken a very public fancy" to "glamour model" Sophie Howard. Howard, 25, won Loaded's Most Beautiful Breasts poll. She does sound like a winner. [Mirror]
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Food For Thought
Guy Eats Only Organic For 3 Years, Pees Pretty
In what the New York Times terms "a fascinating experiment," this California pediatrician, Dr. Alan Greene, has eaten nothing but organic food for three years. Hard? Yes. Expensive? Very. Worthwhile? Well... More »
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Jennifer Hollett of Current TV's Collective Journalism project reports on a group in Sierra Leone — where nearly 90-95 percent of all women are subject to female genital mutilation — called the Amazonian Initiative Movement, which is working to end the practice of FGM. In addition to educating women about the risks, AIM has started a program offering literacy skills and help starting new businesses to FGM practitioners, who often rely on performing FGM on other women to pay their own bills. Their hope is that, by eliminating the financial incentive to continue the practice, they can eliminate its spread. The full video can be seen by clicking on the image above left. [Current TV]
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Leftovers
"I Kissed A Girl" Is Beloved By Babies • Over-30 Broads Barred From Bar
According to a recent poll, Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" is the third most popular song among UK moms who sing to their children. • Ill-fitting bras can not only lead to backaches, but headaches and indigestion. • The University College London has created an online test designed to test how much an individual is at risk of developing depression. • More » -
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The ex list
Insulting Your Ex: It's All About You
Very few people wonder these days why J.P. Weichel and his ex-wife are divorced, ever since Weichel was charged with criminal libel for posts he put on Craigslist accusing his ex of sleeping with her divorce lawyer and beating their child. In fact, sometimes, talking shit about your ex says a lot more about you (and your maturity level) than it does about whatever he or she did to you. More » -
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Crap email from a crazy
"Scarlett Johansson Is Actually A Clone"
Perhaps if she were not so stunningly beautiful, we could dismiss this email, which arrived via the tips line this morning. But she is, and so we cannot ignore this urgent missive. Because: What if Scarlett Johansson actually is a clone? Breaking news via loony email, after the jump. More » -
Reader Roundup
Best Comment of the Day, in response to Candyland: "So does Hungry, Hungry Hippos reflect our nation's rising obesity rates or is it our vast consumerism?" We say: Hungry, Hungry Hippos is obviously an allegory for the erratic financial marketplace. Duh. • Worst, in response to Cameron Diaz: Blue Suede Shoes: "Looks like the person heeded Elvis' advice and stepped on her face instead." We say: that's a more creative way of calling her a butterface, but it remains a total fail.
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