Stieg Larsson's Girlfriend Seeks Credit, Revenge

Eva Gabrielsson and Stieg Larsson were partners for 32 years. Yet when he died suddenly and his Lisbeth Salander series became a posthumous international phenomenon, she was cut out — creatively and financially — despite the rumors that she was behind their writing (rumors she refutes.) In a new memoir, she asserts…
Furry Loses Permission To Be Legally Furry
A man described rather snidely as "a single, unemployed computer technician," was denied a legal name change. "Backing up his bid are friends — including one named Hobnose Bordercollie — who say they already call him Boomer the Dog."
Naked Cowgirl: "I've Been Naked For Years"
Times Square's litigious "Naked Cowboy" - aka Robert Burck - has issued a cease-and-desist order to self-styled "Naked Cowgirl" Sandy Kane who, like the Cowboy, is also not really naked. (Burck previously sued the Blue M&M.) [People]
Sticks And Stones: French Law Would Make Insults A Crime
France, for years notoriously laissez-faire when it came to domestic abuse, is making up for lost time: with proposed "anti-psychological abuse" legislation:
French Women Don't Get Slacks.
The vast majority of Parisiennes are breaking the law. Because, legally, women aren't allowed to wear pants:
A War On Christian Homeschooling? (You Wish.)
The case of Amanda Kurowski, a New Hampshire 10-year-old whom the courts have ordered out of home-schooling and into her local public schools, is making serious waves. Obviously, some are quick to call it religion-demonizing-by-evil-seculars. But is it?
Not Wanting A Cesarean Qualifies As Mental Illness?
A horrible case of accused neglect has taken a baby from her parents and raised questions about exactly why they were deemed unfit.
Does This Make Jimmy Soul A Felon?
Calling one's wife ugly may soon become a criminal offense under Malaysia's Domestic Violence Act. Women's Development Department director-general Noorul Ainur Mohd Nur describes emotional violence as "a form of abuse that scars women deeply and lowers their self-esteem, dignity and self-confidence." [Hindustan Times]
Medical Expert Says Refusing Preggo Women Alcohol Is "Sexist"
Whether or not pregnant women should be served alcohol when pregnant, and more to the point, whether they should drink it, has been a big controversy lately.
Amateur Sleuth Solves Murder, Lives Murder, She Wrote Dream
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