A Saudi Arabian cleric has warned his fellow countrymen against lifting the country's ban on allowing women to drive, asserting that letting ladies take the wheel will lead to a complete extinction of virgins within 10 years. Because everyone knows that ladies will only use their newfound freedom to cars to drive…
A new study found that among new moms who had difficulty getting their babies to breastfeed, pumping by hand rather than machine encouraged them to keep nursing longer. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, followed 68 moms who had trouble nursing shortly after birth, randomly assigning them to…
Well, this is a new one: an Ohio woman was arrested this weekend for spraying sheriff's deputies with her breast milk.
Victoria's Secret has convinced many people that breasts mainly exist to be pushed up and presented in an overpriced, lacey package for one's sexual enjoyment. Of course, their real function is to make milk that nourishes babies — and if you're willing to sell this precious body fluid on the black market, you could…
While shopping around for crap I'll have to buy to prepare for the birth of my baby, I've been researching breast pumps. In doing so, I've learned of all the varied activities a new mom can do if she uses a hands-free breast pump. I realize that for many mothers, breast-pumping is a necessity, but will you really be…
Lady Gaga's lawyers have threatened to sue the London ice cream parlor selling breast milk ice cream called "Baby Gaga." The establishment has received a cease and desist from Mother Monster — not that the product is being sold right now. The owner of The Icecreamists Limited has voluntarily agreed not to make or sell…
The breast milk ice cream being sold in London has been confiscated and tested for hepatitis. Shopowner Matt O'Connor is "outraged" and swears: "Our donor was screened at a leading medical clinic, and then the ice cream mix is fully pasteurized. We have had a fantastic response, and 200 women have come forward and…
Good news: The IRS has relented and will now allow breast pumps and related equipment to qualify for pre-tax flexible spending. Previously, the IRS had insisted breastfeeding fell under "nutrition," not "preventative care."
There were no major junk-touching skirmishes reported from airports this Thanksgiving travel weekend. But that doesn't mean the pushback is over, not with resurgent reports of young mothers and menstruating women, among others, grabbing headlines.
Warning: even if, on principle and intellectually, you have no problem with the concept of breast-milk cuisine, you will likely be grossed out by this vaguely sexual, milk-tasting photo. But the topic is sexy cooking with breast milk, so hey.
• Carolyn Rodgers, a poet and leading member of the Black Arts Movement, died on April 2. "What made her important was her unique use of language and her descriptions of our community," said Haki Madhubuti. He continues:
This billboard from Ohio's state health department promoting breastfeeding isn't going over well, and not because it implies formula can't satisfy infants. People find the milk on the baby's chin gross — that liquid came from a lady's breast!
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Weezer rocks out on Yo, Gabba Gabba!, a commercial suggests cheating on your spouse with an Avatar, and we discover the worst ever Crap Text Message From A Dude.
Today Andy Richter guest co-hosted Regis & Kelly in his first appearance since leaving Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show. He used the opportunity to air his grievances against NBC and Leno, then chowed down on cheese made of human breast milk.
"A woman in jail for public intoxication was accused of assaulting a jailer by squirting breast milk at her. The woman now faces a felony charge of third degree assault on a police officer." [AP]
The suggestion that Haiti is in urgent need of breastmilk donations has apparently launched a thousand breast pumps. However well-intentioned, the effort appears to be misguided.
Warning: Shiseido's Chikara shampoo and conditioner only contains the "concept of Mother's Milk" - allegedly, good for hair. But drop the breast-pump: the same nutrients can be found in plenty of other substances, minus the Oedipus. [InventorSpot, Image via Shiseido]
• The USO recently sent out care packages to women deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. This is the first time they have singled out female soldiers, which is great, but what's inside isn't: copies of Cosmo and tubes of mascara.
• The weird, curly, gelatinous thing in the image at left is actually a duck penis. And, curiouser and curiouser, the female duck has a similarly corkscrew-shaped vagina - only it curves the opposite direction.
• A 36-year-old Toronto woman has been charged with witchcraft and fraud. She allegedly fleeced criminal lawyer Noel Daley out of $150,000 by claiming that she was the embodiment of his dead sister. •
