Jezebel: central america

Comic Fatigues

Anna — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[San Salvador, September 15. Image via Getty]

A Salvadorean girl watches the military parade during celebrations to commemorate the 188th anniversary of the Central American independence from Spain on September 15, 2009 in San Salvador. Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate independence day on the same day. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Basket Case

Anna — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Madrid, September 15. Image via Getty]

A student in traditional costumes takes part in a parade to celebrate Nicaragua's 188th independence from Spain, which Central American countries commemorate on September 15. AFP PHOTO/Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Oprah Makes Oz A Star; Girl Gangs In Central America; Why Men Are Idiots

maria — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:40:00 EDT

Ed Note: We hear about and see so many stories that we can't find the time to comment on that we're gonna try something new: "Leftovers", a daily "accounting" of the stuff we had to leave behind. Let us know if you like it, and, obviously, feel free to click through on the stories and flesh them out for everybody.

• Oprah sells her old designer clothes to crazy fans. • Oprah to create a "Dr. Oz" TV show. • Central American girls flee abusive homes to join machista street gangs. • Cat poop coffee goes for £50 a cup at Sloane Square, London. • British man can't gain weight, hopes to "cure obesity." • Delude yourself into losing weight! • Miss World contestants have to prove that they actually care about helping people. • Woman photographs endearingly eccentric prostitutes in Las Vegas. • New book claims biological reasons for women becoming flustered and men being idiots. • A 42-year-old woman claims to having been forced to have sex with teens by her lover. • Baby Couture, a new magazine, shills for Prada Kids and makes a play-on-words with "flip-flops." • A man in Louisiana was denied a request to wear a short skirt in public. • Large-breasted gals told ill-fitting bras may be the root of their back pain.