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In a curious decision, a judge in Texas has ruled that a woman who was fired after she asked for a place in the office to pump her breast milk was not discriminated against. Donnicia Venters was working at a debt collection agency called Houston Funding in 2008 when she gave birth to a daughter. As she was about to come back from maternity leave, she asked the company's vice president for a private place in the office to pump her breast milk, and she was suddenly told her position had been filled. She then got a back-dated termination notice a week later, which cited "job abandonment" as the cause. More »
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A Florida judge has ordered a man accused of grabbing his wife by the neck and shoving her into the back of their couch to take the woman out on a proper date: Red Lobster, and bowling. Anything else shitty and totally inappropriate you want to suggest, judge? A gentle fingerbanging session, perhaps? More »
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In what we only hope was a ploy to get out of jury duty, one woman was super-racist on her NYC jury questionnaire. It backfired. More »
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In a scathing decision that's going viral, an Ontario divorce court judge slammed a couple for "marinating in a mutual hatred so intense as to surely amount to a personality disorder," among other considered opinions. More »
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In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, a 3500-square-foot apartment in Manhattan isn't big enough for Kelsey Grammer's wife, Kathie Lee Gifford tries to use the subway, and Oprah has the nerve to think someone else's name is weird. More »
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In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, the legends are dominating our TV sets. Liza Minnelli laughs at her encephalitis! Barbara Walters eats a feather boa! Elaine Stritch yells at a studio audience! Aretha Franklin scratches her butt! More »
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A sordid story from across the border has called into question notions of "judicial authority"... even when the judge was herself a victim. More »
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ixties supermodel and former ANTM judge, Twiggy, will host a three-part TV show about clothing swap parties that are apparently a huge trend somewhere. • Women in the Krebet village in Indonesia are keeping the ancient craft of batik wood figures and textiles alive thanks to the growing popularity for batik items in the West. • One of America's best chances for a gold medal is with the women's water polo team! Too bad no one watches water polo. • An Australian Vogue editor snipes that a Queen Bee bully and cycle winner from Australia's Next Top Model "scrubbed up all right" but she is "no Alice Burdeu." Who? More »
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