Q&A: Elizabeth Gilbert On Marriage Equality, Relationships Without Borders

Eat, Pray, Love's Elizabeth Gilbert was honored with an award by Immigration Equality last night after she, a marriage skeptic, used her latest book, Committed, to advocate for marriage equality and the rights of same sex partners in transnational relationships. More »

Pussyfooting Around The Issue

Debby Herbenick (no relationship to Quentin Tarantino) thinks sex is about "more than just the vulva, penis or anus." But she's not talking about mouths, breasts or brains. For her, it's all about the feet. [Psychology Today, image via SMercury98] More »
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Can't Top This

[Rio de Janeiro, May 30. Image via AP.]

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Supreme Court To Decide Whether Being A Thoughtless A**hole Is Covered By The First Amendment

Fred Phelps and his followers in the Westboro Baptist Church are a bunch of thoughtless, homophobic freaks whose actions shame all Americans. The Supreme Court will decide this summer whether or not that behavior is protected by the First Amendment. More »

Human Trials Of Breast Cancer Vaccine May Start In Two Years

Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic are working on a vaccine against the protein alpha-lactalbumin, which is only found in breast cancer cells and mammary cells of lactating women. If it works, it would be available for women over 40. [Guardian] More »

Female Engagement Teams Hit The Ground In Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, women Marines have begun to accompany foot patrols and encourage positive relationships between soldiers and Afghan civilians. Their tasks include obtaining medical care for Afghan women and encouraging them to sell handicrafts. Babysteps. [NY Times] More »
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The Power Of Goodbye

[Washington, D.C., May 30. Image via AP.]

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Women Buy Miniskirts When The Weather Gets Nice, And Other Press Releases Bored Reporters Will Publish

In preparation for the holiday, the Daily Mail helpfully republished an eBay press release that women buying miniskirts can predict coming warm weather. Can they also predict my "Correlation is not causation" tattoo? [Daily Mail, image via SerialK] More »
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Bret Michaels To Judge American Idol; Miley Cyrus Spills About Nick Jonas

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Give Me A Little Hiss

[Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France, May 16. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

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Privilege-Seeking Isn't Limited To Parents, But Parenting Is

In the Washington Post, Annys Shin describes the discord between the child-havers and the child-free that develops when each indulges their own sense of personal privilege about shared spaces. Often, it seems like the adults that need to grow up. More »
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