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"Facials are degrading — and that's why they're so hot." So says America's leading sex columnist Dan Savage about the act of ejaculating semen on to someone's face. But the appeal of the facial can't be summed up with that single term. Rather, this act that's become the standard coda in porn is about much more than the longing to dominate or humiliate a sex partner. Understanding what makes it such a ubiquitous trope in adult movies (and in people's private sexual lives) means understanding a particularly male longing for acceptance. More »
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• French experts believe Diane de Poitiers, mistress of 16th-century king, Henry II, was killed by her desire to stay youthful. Forensic experts found evidence of chronic gold intoxication - meaning she probably drank gold in attempts to stay pretty. More »
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Screw bathing in the blood of virgins: Some beauty-obsessed Americans are going straight to the source and getting placenta facials. It's the "latest Hollywood beauty craze," according to the Daily Mail. Take that with the appropriate amount of salt. [DailyMail] More »
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The New York Times has discovered that - wait for it! - facials are not essential. Thanks? More »
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• Hot new trend: polygamist pastels? Yeah, whatever.• Facials that involve steam and extractions are bad for your skin. • NPR's "Fresh Air" host, Terry Gross, once got fired from a job as an inner-city school teacher. • Indigenous girls in Australia were forced to get contraceptive implants when they were as young as 12 years old. • The late Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop donated her entire fortune to charity. • Matthew Shepard's mother continues to campaign for gay rights. • Battered women get a "Princess Day to rebuild self-esteem. • The chief of police in Tehran was jailed after found nude with six women in a brothel raid. • In 5 years, scientists may be able to grow sperm from skin cells. • Stellamaris Mulaeh, a young Kenyan, tries to resolve ethnic divisions in her country. • Guards at an O.C. jail tased a cat to death. • Men are more likely than women to have mild cognitive impairment. • Adorable Iowans pull prank on neighbor's lawn and promise to help clean it up! More »
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Evangelical minister Adam Hamilton has written a book called Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White in which he argues that abortion should be available, legal and rare. In an interview with Newsweek, Hamilton says his job as a minister is "to support people no matter what decision they make." And Hamilton is not alone in his beliefs, even though popular notions of evangelicals would have you believe otherwise. (According to Newsweek, "about a third of white evangelicals say that abortion should sometimes or always be legal.") More »
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In the "Thursday Styles" section of today's New York Times, we learn that vanity and sadism go hand in hand — and know no limits! Beth Landman writes about aestheticians who are not just brutally honest — they are straight up mean. And the rich ladies who rely on them just love it! Isabel Dassinger, 50, sees Julie Lindh at NYC's Townhouse Spa. Ms. Lindh recently told Ms. Dassinger: "If you don't stay out of the sun and use the products I suggest, you will have saggy skin, jowls, and look like someone's grandmother in a couple of years." Ms. Dassinger was shocked at first but says, "You get used to it. Julie gets away with talking to people like that because she makes your skin look amazing." More »
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