Health Care Talks Resume While 3 Democrats Call It Quits
Health care talks began anew on Tuesday, with Democrats pledging to send a final bill to President Obama before the State of the Union Address. But the looming issue of three senators opting for retirement has shaken the party.
Vogue India Puts Fendi Bib On Impoverished Child; Critics Freak
Many of you sent us the link to the
New York Times story about the August issue of India, in which a woman missing teeth holds a child wearing a $100 Fendi bib. In another shot, a toothless, barefoot man holds a $200 Burberry umbrella. Another photograph shows family of three riding a motorbike, with the mother…
Using A Woman Of Color As The "Background" In A Photo Shoot: It's Not Okay
A couple of days ago, a post titled "Background Color" appeared on Racialicious. The jumping-off point is a photograph, by Alex Hoerner, from Nylon magazine (at left), in which Beth Ditto from The Gossip is playing cards with the housekeeper in a motel. And yeah, the housekeeper is a woman of color. The post's author,…

