Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong'o Might Be in The Jungle Book Film
Lupita Nyong'o and Scarlett Johansson are reportedly "in talks" to join the cast of a new version of The Jungle Book.
Fun with Etymology - Feminist Werewolves
Awoo, everybody. Welcome to the (retooled and improved) second installment of Fun with Etymology! I gave this piece a bit of a makeover since its original publication in December, the better to eat you with, my dear. Today we're going to talk about werewolves and where they come from (etymologically – we all know that…
Jesus Makes Stunning Appearance in California Woman's Pancake
A restaurant owner in Norco, California celebrated an especially magnificent Good Friday last week when Jesus Christ showed up in a fresh stack of pancakes.
A Tokyo Eatery is Setting Up Lonely Diners With Stuffed Animals
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One Tokyo eatery apparently feels really, really bad about people who come in and dine alone. Instead of doing the American thing and just giving them a free plate of cheesy fries, though, the restaurant has come up with an...interesting solution.
Joan Rivers Not Sorry For Joke About Cleveland Kidnapping Victims
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Comic Joan Rivers said she will not apologize for a "joke" she made about the Cleveland kidnapping case, even though at least two of the victims have spoken out about it through their lawyers.
HuffPostGay Posts Offensive Video of Drag Queen Shooting Trans Writer
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Huffington Post's Gay Voices section has finally removed a video from a drag performer which parodies shooting a prominent transgender writer.
Watch a 100-Year-Old Woman Talk About Falling in Love with Her Husband
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This woman's story of finding and keeping true love for decades will give you a good reason to shed a few tears.
Meg Ryan Cast as Narrator of How I Met Your Father
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It has recently come to my attention that most of the people in the known universe are rabid How I Met Your Mother superfans with many, many how-I-met-your-emotions. So I assume that this is a noteworthy fact for you guys: Meg Ryan has been cast as the narrator and titular father-meeter (picking up the mantle of Bob…
Roseanne Barr and Rosie O'Donnell Don't Mind If You Confuse Them
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In today's Tweet Beat, Roseanne Barr is all about her new hot bod, Erykah Badu is really into her new hat/would like to be pregnant and and Willow Smith has some amazingly wise advice.
Sorkin Says Lady Execs Are Also to Blame for Lack of Good Female Roles
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Aaron Sorkin is known for writing witty, rat-a-tat dialogue for his TV and movie characters, but unfortunately that quick paced, off-the-cuff way of talking doesn't always serve him so well in real life. Case in point, a response he recently gave during an audience Q&A for Tribeca Innovation Week that was thoughtless,…
Study: Little Boys More Likely to Get an Allowance Than Little Girls
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This is so perfectly perfect you'll rage-laugh about it for the rest of the day: Boys are more likely to get an allowance than girls. Men are literally handed more money from birth. But of course it's obviously because five-year-old boys are disproportionately working in STEM jobs and haven't opted for the "mommy track." …
Oprah's Ex-Stepmom Claims Oprah Wishes She Had Lighter Skin
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In the second part of a Daily Mail interview with Oprah Winfrey's ex-stepmother Barbara Winfrey, Barbara alleges that Oprah has had her partner Stedman followed, that Gayle is more important to Oprah than Stedman and that Oprah is obsessed with the color of her skin.
Lily Allen Challenges Every Female Pop Star to World's Lamest Fight
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Lily Allen has released the video from her song "Sheezus" from her new album "Sheezus" and it's... not very good. What's going on with women who released catchy pop songs in the mid-2000's this week? Did they all get together in their secret bunker and collectively decide to release all their bad stuff at once?
Chase Bank Is Shutting Down Porn Actors' Bank Accounts
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Reportedly, Chase Bank recently sent letters to hundreds of porn performers informing them that their accounts will be shut down by mid-May. This isn't the first time Chase has targeted those who work in the adult industry — and, sadly, I doubt it will be the last.
Brown Suspended a Student's Rapist But Allowed Him to Return to School
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A student at Brown University alleges that after she was strangled and sexually assaulted by a fellow classmate, her attacker was suspended for just a year and will return to class in the fall.
How Will and Kate React to Pursuits Enjoyed by Today's Youth
During their ongoing visit to Australia, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (a.k.a Prince William and Kate Middleton) stopped by the youth community centre in Adelaide to mingle with the normals and find out what the Aussie teens are into these days.
Did Tori Spelling Fake a Cheating Scandal to Land a New Reality Show?
Tori Spelling's new reality show True Tori is supposed to document—practically in real time—her marital problems with estranged husband Dean McDermott, who checked into rehab after it was reported in Us Weekly that he cheated on her. But the entire first episode rang so incredibly false that many are now questioning…
Conservatives Call Justice Sotomayor 'Illiterate' and 'Emotional'
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed so strongly with the Court's affirmative action-blasting decision yesterday that she broke from standard procedure and read a large portion of her dissent (which I'm legally required to refer to as "scathing") from the bench. Conservatives responded to her response by…