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Annie: "I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me"

Latest obsession: Norwegian singer Annie's new single "I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me." Annie's brand of hip-switchin', gum-snappin', tit-perkin' dance-y pop music is so infectious and fun, and makes her—as Tyra Banks would put it—the kind of girl other girls want to be and that guys want to be with. Her second album, Don't Stop, comes out this September.

tweenage wasteland

Cosmo Girl Has The Spiciest -- And Smartest -- Advice When It Comes To Teen Sex

Down Under, two of the major teen magazines, rivals Dolly and Girlfriend, are banding together to fight government suggestions that the magazines come with "audience age recommendations," because of the sexually-explicit nature of their question-and answer-sections. According to the Daily Telegraph, "Tasmanian Senator Stephen Parry said he was concerned readers as young as 11 were writing in for answers to questions on anal and oral sex." (Because if they don't read the magazine, their questions will magically disappear, right?) Dolly editor Gemma Crisp told a government inquiry, "We see it as a service. It's our responsibility to provide the correct information rather than them (readers) saying to their 15-year-old friend, 'my boyfriend wants me to do this, how do I deal with it?'" We decided to see what kind of advice the American teen magazines are giving their readership. A look at sex coverage on the websites of Teen Vogue, Cosmo Girl, Elle Girl, YM and Seventeen, after the jump. More »


down under downers

In Australia, The Perfect Woman Is Cold-Hearted & Knows How To Clean

Apparently, selling spirits in the Southern hemisphere is as easy as imagining the "perfect girlfriend". An Aussie TV ad for a bourbon brand — which can also be viewed here, features a (possibly) Eastern-European woman sitting around in her underwear and saying things like, "I like guys who watch a lot of football... I know they sometimes go to the striptease, but it's okay. I'm not jealous. He can do whatever he wants, I mean, I don't care!" Is this what guys want? Someone who doesn't care? It's hard to decide if the commercial is offensive or just stupid. And is it offensive to women, to men, or both? Meanwhile, a new TV show in Australia called Perfect Housewife turns "woeful wives" into "champions of chores." A British host helps "lovely young mums" turn their pigsties into spotless homes. More »