Astronaut Sally Ride Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

To coincide with the tribute to U.S. Astronaut Sally Ride's life that occured at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in D.C. last night, President Obama has awarded Ride — the first American woman to ever make the voyage into space — with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The honor was bestowed…
Sally Ride 'Never Hid' Her Sexuality, But That Doesn't Make Her Coming Out Any Less Meaningful
The San Francisco Chronicle's Joe Garofoli spoke with Sally Ride's family and friends about how the first American woman astronaut — and, now, the first known LGBT astronaut — was a private person who wasn't in the closet as much as disinterested in making a public statement about her sexuality.
Kanye West Creates Franken-Ring For Kim Kardashian Proposal
Picture, if you will, Kanye West swimming in a vault of precious stones a la Scrooge McDuck; after girlfriend Kim Kardashian's divorce from Kris Humphries is finalized, 'Ye apparently plans to propose with a one-of-a-kind ring made from his late mom Donda's personal jewelry collection. He visited a private jeweler…
Sally Ride, The First American Woman in Space, Succumbs to Cancer at 61
Early this morning, astronaut and physicist Sally Ride passed away after a 61-year-long life of exploration, boundary breaking, and ass kicking. When she blasted into space in 1983, she became the youngest American and the first American woman to leave the earth's atmosphere, thus igniting space camp dreams in a…
Rielle Hunter Sues For Book Profits • Gay Students Voted Prom King And Queen
• Rielle Hunter is reportedly suing Andrew Young, author of the The Politician, for all profits from the memoir's sales.
Ride, Sally Ride
Astronaut Sally Ride has been named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News for founding Sally Ride Science to fight what she calls "societal stereotypes and peer-group pressure" that discourages girls from studying math and science. [U.S. News]
Astronauts Suit Up For Vuitton; The Kaiser Actually Hates Swans
- One of Annie Leibovitz's Louis Vuitton ads with astronauts Sally Ride, Buzz Aldrin, and Jim Lovell is out. (Gorby was busy that weekend.) [WWD]
- Karl Lagerfeld: "Ballet is an extraordinary art: this torture of the body to make something so graceful. All this hard work, to look effortless."
Naomi Rocks Saris In Mumbai; First American Woman In Space Shilling For Louis Vuitton
- Naomi Campbell stalked the runway like a thoroughbred in Mumbai for a charity show. Last time Campbell blended fashion and philanthropy, the supermodel raised over $1 million for Hurricane Katrina survivors. [Daily Mail]
The Way We Were: Life Magazine Photos Of Women In The 1980s
As you know, the Life magazine photo archive is now online. We've been showcasing images of women in different decades. Although Life was a weekly until 1972, it hung around as a monthly until 2000.
$23,000 Plastic Surgery For The Feet? Blame Candace Bushnell
- Women are having their feet surgically-altered the better to fit into high heels. And, according to one well-compensated NYC plastic surgeon, it's because of Sex And The City. [TimesOfLondon]
- Will the dieting insanity ever end? Young women with diabetes are purposely not taking insulin in order to get skinny. And yes,…
