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Reverend Fred Phelps: "God Hates Lady Gaga"
Fred Phelps, the hate-happy pastor of Wesboro Baptist Church, has, rather belatedly, discovered Lady Gaga- and now is calling for a boycott of the hussy's "pretentious prancing." If this weren't so crazy, it would be a masterpiece of absurdist prose: More »Jingle Bell Rock
[Bethlehem, December 22. Image via AP.]
More »Woman, 35, Arrested For Threatening To Kill Michelle Obama
Kristy Lee Roshia was arrested in Hawaii for making calls to the Secret Service threatening to "blow away" Michelle Obama. She told officials that she traveled to Hawaii in September, knowing that Obama would visit, "to protect [him]." [AP]Lady Gaga's Got A Mystery Man; Steven Tyler Enters Rehab
- Lady Gaga was seen partying in West Hollywood with a "boy-toy."
More »Combing Out Crime
Cleveland women are investing in weapons disguised as lipstick and combs after a local man "was indicted for luring 14 homeless, drug-addled women into his house of horrors and then allegedly sexually attacking them and strangling 11 of them." [ABC]Mean Environmentalists: Eat Your Pets
Environmentalists Robert and Brenda Vale say a dog uses as much annual energy as a car, a goldfish uses as much as two cell phones, and cat poop poisons otters' brains. Solution: get a bunny, then eat it. [Yahoo News]…Til You Drop
[San Francisco, December 21. Image via AP.]
More »The Passion Of The Parsnip: Vegetarianism And The Feelings Of Plants
Female Hunter Says Women Can Be "Positive Ambassadors To The Non-Hunting World"
"It's easy to stereotype a male hunter [...]. But when you see a woman out there in the field, it's immediately difficult to categorize her, because she doesn't fit the mold." — female hunter Holly Heyser (not pictured) [Utne]Making A List, Checking It Twice
[Chicago, December 19. Image via AP.]
More »Pregnant Servicewomen Now Face Jail Time
In what may be the worst military reproductive rights policy yet (and there's a lot of competition), one general has decided that soldiers under his command can be court-martialed and jailed for getting pregnant. More »Al Qaeda Now Recruiting Women
The wife of Al Qaeda deputy commander Ayman al-Zawahiri (pictured) has called on Muslim women to "work alongside men to defend their religion, their land, and themselves." This may be evidence that the group is low on, um, manpower. [CBS]To Infinity, And Beyond
[Baikonur, Kazakhstan, December 17. Image via AP]
More »Here Comes The Sun
[Rawalpindi, Pakistan; December 18. Image via AP]
More »City Of White
[Paris, December 17. Image via AP]
More »P Is For Paula, Who's A Little Bit Nutty
Paula has always struck me as a motherly name — for a mom who's a little bit kooky. More »Repent, And Salahi No More: Celebrity Names That Should Be Verbs
Ultra-Orthodox Call Women At The Wall "Nazis" and Accuse Them Of Being Non-Jewish
Another monthly prayer session, another confrontation between Women Of The Wall and the ultra-Orthodox at the Western Wall. Today: Shouts that the women were "not-Jews" and "Nazis," according to Israel's Army Radio. [Haaretz]Umbrella/Organization
[Jerusalem, December 18. Image via AP]
More »Bengals Wide Receiver Chris Henry Dies After Domestic Dispute
In a case with echoes of Tiger Woods, but with more tragic consequences, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has died after falling from a pickup truck during a domestic dispute with his fiancĂ©e. More »SJP May "Expand" Her Family; Peaches Geldof In Car Crash
- Are there more kids in Sarah Jessica Parker's future?
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