These might the kind of sound bites you'd think would come from, say, the premiere of a Michael Bay movie, but — nope! Roman Polanski and Francois Ozon, two iconic male directors, with scores of nuanced, sensitive and artistic films behind them (although, obviously, not without a patchy sexual history on Polanski's end) went to Cannes, arguably the highest-minded annual film festival there is, and said some of the most ass-backwards shit about women's relationships with contraception and prostitution that I've ever heard. As if it would be completely okay to do so. Except, as far as we know, it was received okay at the festival; after all, only one female director's movie was selected for competition up against 19 entries from men.
Jose Canseco claims that he passed the polygraph test administered as an attempt to clear his name after a Las Vegas woman brought a sexual assault charge against him. He's still Tweeting
And The Children Learned The FLOTUScopter That Day
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama dances with pre-kindergarten students while she visits the Savoy School May 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Savoy School, once one of the lowest performing schools in the District of Columbia, has shown significant signs of improvement since being designated as one of eight schools…
Harper Re-Releasing 1956 Coming-Of-Age Novel Chocolates For Breakfast
I don't make a habit of reviewing galleys of books that get sent to me, because — unlike panning The Hangover 3 or something, after which Doug Ellin will probably not show up at my house with tear-stained sleeves — there is the distinct possibility that the author will read my review, and I don't like to hurt people's …
Let's be clear. This article — "Dear Girls, Please Shave Your Pubic Hair" — written by "Bernie B" for Thought Catalog is clickbait that's meant to make you angry. And it works! I clicked, I got mad and now I'm responding to it. It's the ciiiiiiiiiircle of internet life and it moves us all, especially if you, like me, don't like it when some faceless dickwad tells you what to do.
What it's like to believe that you're dead
The New Scientist's Mindscapes column has a brief but fascinating profile of man identified only as "Graham" who suffers from a rare delusion known as Cotard's syndrome. Despite walking and talking and eating every day, Graham is convinced that he's dead.
Kaitlyn Hunt, the 18-year-old Florida high schooler charged with two felony counts
More Indian Yuppies Eschewing Arranged Marriage For Online Dating
In an attempt to explain the shifting romantic climate for women in India, Mumbai businesswoman Shyra Mogul — who escaped an abusive arranged marriage in her 20s and is now single again — tells NPR that her generation grew up on Bollywood rom-coms which, generally, feature a rich girl feuding with her parents over…
