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Testing woes
Embrace Of Embryonic Testing During IVF Doing More Harm Than Good?
Older women who undergo in vitro fertilization are often encouraged to shell out for pre-implantation genetic screening in an effort to determine the best embryos to implant. But there's increasing evidence that the screening does more harm than good. More » -
Access Denied
And God Said "No"
Joe the Plumber doesn't plan to run for public office because, he says, "You know, I talked to God about that and he was like, 'No.'" Man, I had no idea my voice carried all the way to Ohio! [ThinkProgress] More » -
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Definition of is
Few People Agree On The Definition Of Sex
When a friend tells you she's not yet had sex with someone, what do you take that to mean? In all truth, studies show that the two of you might be thinking very different things. More » -
Clip job
The 21st Century Van Gogh?
A man is under medical (and hopefully psychiatric) observation in Hertfordshire, England after he attempted to perform a circumcision on himself with a pair of nail clippers. [Telegraph] More » -
crappy hour
Tales Of Schadenfreude & Sniping From McCain/Palin Campaign Continue
We just can't get enough when it comes to witnessing Republicans eating their own! Luckily, there's more news on that front, so, this morning, the HuffPo's Jason Linkins and I gleefully review the latest, greatest backbiting tearing apart the GOP. More » -
super powers
Can Humans Awaken Their Bat-Senses?
We may not all have pointy ears and sharp teeth, but Spanish scientists are convinced that inside every human lurks the best bat-power: echolocation, or navigating by sound. And they're determined to show us all how to unlock it! [io9] -
An affair to remember (and remember)
How The Sanfords Are Rewriting The Public Infidelity Script
The proper way for a politician to confess to cheating is to wait until caught, give a brief statement and for him and his wife to shut up. Today, Mark Sanford proved yet again he isn't reading off that script. More » -
Inside Out
New Microscopic X-Ray Technology Revolutionizes Microbiology
This fish was the first lucky organism to have its cells imaged using microscopic X-ray vision. This kind of image was never possible before. But now scientists can watch as living cells transform within your body. [io9] -
Leftovers
Many Women Marry After 30 • Aussie Men Love Living With Mum
Despite the rumor that you're more likely to be struck by lightning than get married after 30, 86 percent of women are married by 40. You're least likely to be married by 35 if you're a woman of color. • More » -
Priorities
Animal Rights First, An End To Violence Against Women Later?
This ad from Dutch animal-rights group Animals Awake uses sexual imagery and then extreme violence against a woman to make its point about fishing practices. Glad the fish are so important that depicting violence against women gets a pass! [AdFreak] More » -
Personal/Political
Vanity Fair's Palin Profile Reads A Lot Like Its Clinton One
The inevitable backlash to Todd Purdum's Sarah Palin profile has begun: Bill Kristol called it a "hit piece" and outed Steve Schmidt as the source of the postpartum depression gossip. But, given Purdum's Bill Clinton profile, perhaps that's premature.
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Judicial affairs
Cheb Mami's Forced Abortion Trial Starts Thursday
Singer Cheb Mam's trial starts Thursday in France for allegedly abducting his French lover in Algeria and forcing her to have an abortion there. She gave birth to a daughter. A reminder of who he is, after the jump. [BBC] More » -
mad science
Nanoparticle Breakthroughs That Could Save Millions of Lives
Although some kinds of nanomaterials (like carbon nanotubes) can be harmful to your health, scientists are quickly developing nanoparticle therapies that can fight cancer and bacterial infections better than any of our current medications. [io9] -
Don't douthat
Feminism Now Making Everyone Unhappy
Ross Douthat, he of the thesis that feminism is the root of all women's unhappiness, has a new thesis: it also causes marital unhappiness and infidelity. Yeah, 'cause that never happened before Feminism ruined Marriage. More » -
Birth this
Boonetown Rat
Your grandmother's favorite singer, Pat Boone (unless you're my grandmother, who hated him) is using his stardom to bring attention to the fact that Obama wasn't born in the U.S. Only he was, and Boone has no stardom. [Washington Independent] More » -
Deadly decor
Carnivorous Furniture Hiding In Plain Sight
British designers James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau have designed a variety of household robots that feed on innocent pests to generate power — and to last long after their human owners die. And, they look just like furniture. [io9] -
Weighty Matters
Bad Beth Ditto Demonstrates Women Can Be Successful No Matter The Size
Or so says UK doctor Michael McMahon, who has exactly zero vested interest in making sure people understand that the only thing fat people should focus on is their own self-loathing, weight-loss and obviously limited career potential! More » -
Judicial questions
Should Lynndie England Permanently Serve As America's Scapegoat?
In 2003, Lynndie England — along with her boyfriend and at least a dozen other soldiers — posed for a series of photos documenting prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. Now, she's a welfare mom who wants a second chance.
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crappy hour
Michael Jackson's Death Now Influencing Iranian Protesters
Is Michael Jackson bad for Iran? Is Minnesota Govenor Tim Pawlenty giving up on his bromance with Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell? Did John Edwards really make a sex tape? The Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman helps answer these important questions. More » -
Sexual equality
Where Are The Female Philanderers?
Whenever a male politician is caught or admits to cheating on his spouse, people inevitably ask: where are the female politicians' lovers? Melanie Mason of Politico asks some female pols that question, but leaves everyone with just as many questions. More » -
Blood simple
Dick Cheney Tell-All To Describe How He Fed On America's
The Washington Post is holding a contest for readers, asking them to pen the first paragraph of Dick Cheney's upcoming memoirs. How could we resist? More »InnocentsInnocence -
Funny, that
Sarah Palin Discovers Sense Of Humor
"I just wanted to reach out to the TV and say, 'John Kerry, why the long face?'" -Sarah Palin, responding to Kerry's quip that he'd rather she disappear than Mark Sanford. [Politico, Boston Herald] More » -
crappy hour
In The Tank: Sasha Obama Takes Rahm Emanuel For A Wet 'N Wild Hawaiian Ride
Last night's White House-hosted Congressional luau featured a dunk tank — and, even better, Rahm Emanuel on the hot seat! Gawker's Alex Pareene and I discuss that, fat-bottomed girls, Governor Mark Sanford and Michelle Bachmann's special brand of crazy. More » -
Sexual awakening
Women In China Seeking Sexual Fulfillment In A Changing Economy
Yang Zi is one of many Chinese entrepreneurs, but she's looking to fill a specific niche with her shop Boutique L'Amour : catering to sexually unsatisfied Chinese women's carnal needs. More » -
Creepy old men
Fox News Analyst Can't Keep His Hands Off The Host, Eyes On The Ball
Wow: Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano appeared on the channel to talk about the bailout, but instead found himself rather obviously distracted by his own erection as host Juliet Huddy pointed out her "stripper shoes" and touched his back. More » -
Roe v world
Courts Continue To Chip Away At Women's Reproductive Choices
It used to be that the anti-abortion movement had to temper its religious ardor with exceptions for the health and safety of women, and the Supreme Court agreed. The partial birth abortion question, however, taught them the pretense wasn't necessary. More » -
Case stripped
Justice Delayed, But Not Denied
The Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Savanna Redding, who was strip-searched in school after a classmate accused her of having prescription-strength ibuprofen; the court decided there wasn't any danger or reason to suspect the pills were there. [CBS] More » -
Fool me once
Songs In The Key of D(efensiveness)
The newest target of Sarah Palin's mama-bear instinct? Alaska blogger Linda Kellen Biegel, who Photoshopped some right-wing radio guy's face onto Trig's. Palin calls it "a malicious desecration." Hey, Sarah? It only works the first time. [Politico] More » -
crappy hour
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Political Wife Scorned
Today, Latoya Peterson of Racialicious and I talk about what we'd do in Jenny Sanford's shoes, roll out some Ludacris for the Iranian people, and, predictably, get sort of hung up on pictures of hot guys. More » -
Lyin' eyes
Top 10 Ways Male Politicians Confess To Extramarital Affairs
More and more these days, politicians appear to be straying from their marriages — but, unlike in the old days where a short public acknowledgment wasn't de rigueur, today's straying politicians are obligated to old press conferences to explain themselves. More »



















