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Girls Rock
Four young Saudi women are challenging taboos by forming their own rock band. They're called the Accolade, after a pre-Raphaelite painting that founder Dina (band members gave their first names only to protect themselves) likes because "it shows a woman being satisfied with a man." Though Saudi women can't perform in public, and the Accolade currently practices in secret to avoid punishment by the religious police, they hope play real concerts someday, perhaps abroad. βItβs important for them to see what weβre capable of,β Dina says. They're also looking for a drummer. "Five guys have offered," says band member Lamia, but they really want a woman. [NYT]
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Leftovers
10-Year-Old Divorcee Goes Back To School β’ Mom Helps Son Create A Weapons Cache
β’ 10-year-old Yemeni divorcee Nujood Ali went back to school this month where she plans to study drawing and math; eventually, she hopes to become a lawyer. β’ A Pennsylvania mother admitted to helping her 14-year-old son build a cache of weapons to fend off school bullies. β’ Jason Donovan, a former star of Neighbours and ex-boyfriend of his co-star Kylie Minogue, says that Kylie dumped him in the '80s over the telephone. β’ Zookeepers in Ukraine have sent abandoned tigers to a nearby pig farm to be nursed by the mama pigs. β’ More » -
Leftovers
Trade Union Speaks Out Against "Sexist" Heels β’ Iraq War Limits Iraqi Women's Freedoms
The Trades Union Congress in England is urging employers to stop making high-heels compulsory for female employees on grounds that it is sexist and can lead to health problems. β’ Comedian Kristen Schaal reveals that not only is she well-read in British dramatists, she used to practice stand-up in front of cows as a child. β’ In England a man has been banned from visiting his girlfriend's home after neighbors complained about their noisy sex and the girlfriend's general "nightmare neighbor" behavior. β’ Another plucky-grandma-fighting-a-thief story? Oh, yes. β’ More » -
higher education
Middle East Recruitment Gives New Meaning To "College Girls"
A story in today's International Herald Tribune discusses the fate of women's colleges in this country. Specifically: Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Mount Holyoke, Wellesley and Smith. "In the 1960s," writes Tamar Lewin, "there were some 300 women's colleges in the United States; now there are fewer than 60." Sure, these schools boast accomplished alumnae like Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Emily Dickinson, Diane Sawyer, Katharine Hepburn and Madeleine Albright. But most American high school girls never consider applying to a women's college. However: There are a record number of high-achieving applicants, thanks to a recruitment effort by the admissions deans of these schools. The deans went where single-sex education isn't so weird: The Middle East. But! It's not always an easy fit: More » -
leftovers
Cliques Push Brand-Obsessed Teens β’ Queen Of Hip Hop Soul Starts Foundation For Girls
Tween Clique books link popularity/boys with brand name items. Prepare for disappointment, 7th graders of America! β’ Texas graverobbing teens and one adult make bong out of child's skull. β’ Professional British wedding planner doesn't believe in marriage. β’ People spend almost $2,000 a year on "pissed-off purchases," one women suggest couples kiss instead. Uh, okay. β’ Columnist Kathleen Parker says we should "save the males," oooh because they can lift heavy things? β’ Reporters without Borders asks Iran nicely to stop harassing "cyber-feminists." β’ Meanwhile in the Mid-East, Saudi women campaign against inconvenient late-night weddings. β’ Pro women's boxing comes to Japan. β’ An antidepressant may help teens with IBS. β’ Being breast-fed may lower a woman's breast cancer risk. β’ Penelope Cruz is set to become a stunning blonde. β’ Mary J. Blige starts foundation to help girls with careers and self-confidence. -
news roundup
Jeremiah Wright: Still The Least Of Our Problems, But Our Problems Kind Of Suck
- "He's obviously a well-educated, sincere man who has done good work in building Trinity United Church of Christ. But, to borrow a phrase that Wright might have used in one of his sermons, his rant at the Press Club demonstrates, that he is also a damn fool." [TheRoot]
- Surely I wasn't the only one who detected some philosophical ideological undertones to the Lauren Conrad-Heidi Montag feud, but both actually turn out to support bombing Iran. [NY Mag]
- Perhaps because Iran recently condemned Barbie dolls. [NYT]
- The Fed's bailout of Bear Stearns is the "worst policy mistake of the generation." Well, I mean, we pointed that out already, but when a former Fed head of monetary affairs says so it's apparently "news." [WSJ]
- It was a real delusion. It was like [former New York Gov. Eliot] Spitzer: "I am doing something dangerous, but because of who I am, and how smart I am, it is not going to come back to haunt me." -89-year-old financial manager and historian Peter Bernstein. [WSJ]
- And now we've got 18.6 million vacant homes on our hands! [Wonkette]
- "He's obviously a well-educated, sincere man who has done good work in building Trinity United Church of Christ. But, to borrow a phrase that Wright might have used in one of his sermons, his rant at the Press Club demonstrates, that he is also a damn fool." [TheRoot]
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foreign affairs
Sarah Left Women's Magazines To Try And Learn "Why They Hate Us." She Could Use A Drink.
Meet Sarah. She used to live in New York and cover fashion for women's magazines. Then she moved to Yemen. What's Yemen? Just a little country where prisoners go to when they get released from Guantanamo, where Al Qaeda is like the Beatles, where eight-year-olds have to go to court to get their own divorces and where women aren't allowed to laugh in public. They've been trying to blow up foreigners lately in Yemen, and the Embassy and its stash of liquor is gone for the moment, but Sarah is sticking around because the food is cheap and she never really liked showing her hair or speaking in public that much to begin with. Herewith, an IM interview with Yemenista, the only Jezebel reader with ready access to qat. It's nature's adderall. More » -
end of days
Eddie Murphy Is Loyal -- 'Til You Have His Baby
- Eddie Murphy is on crack if he thinks a little bling is enough to convince the world that he treats his girlfriends well. Um, remember that you fathered and denied, Eddie? [People.com]
- Oh come on people: There are enough real bombs in this world. Don't plant fake ones. [BBC]
- Memo to President Bush: We already know that your reasons for attacking Iraq were bullshit. So don't feed us any of your retroactive theories now. [CNN]
- Memo to Tony Blair: You lost your right to pontificate on the situation in the Middle East, too. [NYT]
- Does this guy have a t-shirt that says, "I Served In Iraq And All I Got Was This Lousy Bionic Hand"? [CNN]
- Eddie Murphy is on crack if he thinks a little bling is enough to convince the world that he treats his girlfriends well. Um, remember that you fathered and denied, Eddie? [People.com]
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end of days
Isaiah Washington Needs To Stick A Sock -- Or Some Other Implement -- In It
- Isaiah Washington — for the love of God — please keep your mouth shut. The latest from everyone's favorite fired homophobe? That ABC lied when saying that he had gone to rehab since "there is no rehab for homophobia." (Thanks to Slut Machine for this awesome graphic.) [People]
- New studies show that domestic cats are descended from 5 female cats from the Middle East's Fertile Crescent region, approx. 100,000 years ago. Middle East? Maybe this why they coined the term 'catfight'? [BBC]
- God save the Queen! Literally! Buckingham Palace will crumble into decay unless immediate emergency repairs are made. [BBC]
- Okay it's official: Every consumer product that comes from China is fucked. [CNN]
- Isaiah Washington — for the love of God — please keep your mouth shut. The latest from everyone's favorite fired homophobe? That ABC lied when saying that he had gone to rehab since "there is no rehab for homophobia." (Thanks to Slut Machine for this awesome graphic.) [People]
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rag trade
Barneys New York Goes Middle-Eastern: Will The Jews Follow?
- The long-anticipated sale of luxury department store Barneys New York finally went down this weekend, going to a Dubai-based investment firm for $832 million and making for what was probably the smoothest Middle Eastern negotiation in modern history. [WWD, sub req'd]
- Now that Barneys is owned by Arabs, however, does this mean Jews will take their luxury shopping elsewhere? [Portfolio]
- The European couture shows start July 2, and three design houses (Dior, Lacroix, Valentino) are duking it out for "fashion party to end all fashion parties" status. [WWD, sub req'd]
- Sinead O'Connor "gives a crap" about fashion. Way to pick a profile subject, WWD! [WWD, sub req'd]
- The long-anticipated sale of luxury department store Barneys New York finally went down this weekend, going to a Dubai-based investment firm for $832 million and making for what was probably the smoothest Middle Eastern negotiation in modern history. [WWD, sub req'd]
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