When it comes to choosing Mr. Right, women are more interested in a guy with good manners than good looks. Whatever, we like a hottie who can burp the alphabet. Can we get a 'true dat', Audrina? [Daily Express]
Ninety-five percent of women have "issues" with their period. For women with more than the average "Ugh, you…

Shrinking Violets Have Shrinking Life-Spans

amparry

9/24/07 5:30pm

A new study indicates that women who keep quiet during marital disputes have an increased risk of dying from heart disease compared to women who speak their minds. Oh Katie, you're so doomed. [LA Times]
Thinking about getting pregnant? Want a baby girl? Get stressed. Want a baby boy? Get fat. [DailyMail, ScienceDaily]

'Boys Don't Cry' Back In The Spotlight

amparry

9/21/07 2:30pm

The man convicted of killing Brandon Teena has recanted part of his confession and is now claiming he was the lone murderer. (Teena's story was the inspiration behind the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, for which Hilary Swank won the Best Actress Oscar.) One thing kinda irks us about this news story: CNN insists on using…

Size Zeros: Too Hungry, Fragile To Hump?

amparry

9/19/07 4:30pm

Pro-ana's take note — striving to be a size zero is not only crappy for your health, but also for your sex drive. New research indicates that super-skinny women have lower libidos, not to mention fear of breaking bones during the act itself. [Daily Mail]
When does being shy about eating in public evolve into a…

Age Is But A Number For Cougars And Their Prey

amparry

9/17/07 5:00pm

Older women, younger men, can it work? CNN investigates the truly tired topic of $500K-worth-of-plastic-surgery-cougars and the men who love them. [CNN]
You know how when you have serious itching "down there" you assume it's a case of the crotch monkey's and start medicating yourself with Monistat? Apparently, most…

Will Britney Grovel for America's Forgiveness? Should She?

amparry

9/14/07 1:00pm

Rumors are flying that Britney Spears might appear on Sunday's Emmy Awards to apologize for her performance at the VMAs. WTF? What does she have to apologize for? She gave a shitty performance, she didn't go on a racist tirade or run over a crowd of schoolchildren. Britney, babe, don't let those assholes convince you…

Southwest Airlines Has Beef With Double-D's

amparry

9/12/07 5:00pm

Wow, "Keith" must be working some serious overtime! Southwest Airlines gave another woman hell for wearing "revealing" clothing, just a week after a woman was nearly booted off a flight for wearing a mini-skirt. Setara Qassim was forced to wear a blanket by a flight attendant because she thought Setara's top was too…

Pregnant And Smoking? You're Probably Depressed... Or Famous

amparry

9/10/07 5:00pm

Catherine Zeta Jones is not alone! More than one in ten pregnant women smoke, reports the AP (via MSNBC), and research suggests that many of those women suffer from depression, making quitting even more difficult. A Columbia University epidemiologist, tracked more than 1,500 pregnant women, and "22 percent smoked at…

Old Lady Shows Others Lost In The Wilderness How It's Done

amparry

9/07/07 5:00pm

Three cheers for 76-year old Ora Doris Anderson; the senior was thought to be dead after she went missing in the Oregonian mountains for two weeks but rescuers found her alive yesterday. Way to go, Grandma! [CNN]
A Daily Mail writer has her panties in a wad over usually demure women being fond of topless sunbathing.…

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Prove The Experts Right

amparry

9/05/07 5:07pm

Breaking News! Men go for hot women, according to a speed-dating study. Researchers found that the men in the study "tended to select nearly every woman above a certain minimum attractiveness threshold." However the women chose men whose attractiveness was on par with their own, because every chick knows a hotter…

Emotionally Retarded Hubbies Are Nothing New

amparry

8/31/07 2:00pm

A new study indicates that 90% of pregnant women feel stressed during pregnancy, usually over a number of "taboo" topics that they don't feel like they can discuss publicly. Among them? Nearly two-thirds worry that their partners don't appreciate how tired they are and write off any emotional outbursts as "hormonal"…

Kid-Crazy Jolie-Pitts Defy European Mathematicians

amparry

8/29/07 5:00pm

Austrian researchers have apparently quantified the age difference that results in the most kids, saying that women should find a mate who is 4 years older, while men should look for one 6 years younger. Um, somehow this math isn't making sense to us, but hey, Brad and Angie seem to have figured out a more logical…

CNN Schools Us On The Concept Of Female Frenemies

amparry

8/27/07 4:00pm

CNN the news network, known for its in-depth coverage of the Paris Hilton Goes To Prison Scandal, gets all deep in their exploration of "frenemies". Listen, sometimes really shallow girls turn on their friends over things like boys, and drugs, and fame. Is that so hard to understand? [CNN]
A professor at Harvard's…

Fat Women Don't Get Pregnant

amparry

8/24/07 4:30pm

Apparently, the fatter women get, the harder it is for them to conceive. Funny, it used to be the more underweight a woman was, the harder it was to get pregnant. But Nicole Richie, who just weighed in at a buck o' five, sure turned that nonsense on its head! [The Guardian]
Speaking of pregnancy and overweight women,…

Mary Jane: More Of A Guy's Kind Of Girl

amparry

8/22/07 4:30pm

Is smoking weed a guy thing? Charlize Theron and her homemade apple bong beg to differ! While we can think of plenty of female stoners we know personally, we're not too big on the ganj ourselves. The munchies are a brutal affront to bikini season. [The Stranger]
Breast density and high levels of circulating sex…

Heidi Fleiss Puts Hillary Clinton In Her Little Black Book

amparry

8/20/07 4:00pm

Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss and born-again goth writer Anne Rice are coming out to support Hillary Clinton for President. Heidi, who was turned away from a recent Clinton rally, says, "Any woman who's smart, how can you not be [a fan of Hillary]?" Something tells us that Rice, who has traded in writing…

This Is The Face of Plastic Surgery

amparry

8/17/07 3:00pm

Cosmetic surgery is being marketed as just another luxury purchase for women to add to their collection of Louis Vuitton luggage, Hermes scarfs, and Manolo Blahnik stilettos. Just look at Courtney Love — does that woman scream "chic" or what? [NY Times]
Young, hip NY couples are bonding in the boxing ring. No fair!…

Women's Libbers: Not So Groovy, Man!

amparry

8/15/07 4:00pm

Are the women behind now-shuttered feminist radio station Green Stone Media big ol' hypocrites? Former staffers say that Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda are refusing to pay severance and wouldn't file for bankruptcy because they were too embarrassed. The bigger news is that the NY Post is still using a retro term like…

Scary Form of Crotch Rot Makes a Comeback

amparry

8/13/07 4:40pm

The STD of yore, syphilis, is back, baby, and on the rise in New York City! This obviously has nothing to do with Zach Braff being in town all summer. [NY Times]
Kate Hudson may think that men are whores by nature (and that it's okay!), but nerds beg to differ. UC Berkeley math professor Dr. David Gale says it's…

Your New MySpace Friend? Thinspiration!

amparry

8/10/07 4:30pm

Eating disorder charities are asking websites like MySpace and Facebook to have stronger rules about their content, after they found that some girls are using the sites to promote the pro-ana mentality. But where will Nicole Richie post her teeny tiny baby bump pictures? [Daily Mail]
Feminist author Taslima Nasreen,…

Audrina Balks Trend, Hearts J.B.'s Belching

Shrinking Violets Have Shrinking Life-Spans

'Boys Don't Cry' Back In The Spotlight

Size Zeros: Too Hungry, Fragile To Hump?

Age Is But A Number For Cougars And Their Prey

Will Britney Grovel for America's Forgiveness? Should She?

Southwest Airlines Has Beef With Double-D's

Pregnant And Smoking? You're Probably Depressed... Or Famous

Old Lady Shows Others Lost In The Wilderness How It's Done

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Prove The Experts Right

Emotionally Retarded Hubbies Are Nothing New

Kid-Crazy Jolie-Pitts Defy European Mathematicians

CNN Schools Us On The Concept Of Female Frenemies

Fat Women Don't Get Pregnant

Mary Jane: More Of A Guy's Kind Of Girl

Heidi Fleiss Puts Hillary Clinton In Her Little Black Book

This Is The Face of Plastic Surgery

Women's Libbers: Not So Groovy, Man!

Scary Form of Crotch Rot Makes a Comeback

Your New MySpace Friend? Thinspiration!

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