Apparently the women of Sri Lanka are completely undone by Enrique Iglesias. The BBC reports that the country’s president Maithripala Sirisena was shocked and appalled by the behavior of “uncivilized women” at Iglesias’ December 20th concert in the capital Colombo.
A woman, left tries to fly a kite as her son, second left, watches in the ramparts of the old Dutch Fort, in Galle, about 80 kilometers south of Colombo, Sri Lanka Sunday, Aug 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Two baby elephants play at an elephant orphanage in Pinnawala, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, June 10, 2012. The orphanage, which is home to 83 elephants, is currently a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
If there's one thing that Twitter is good for it's that it always provides a very public forum for the always-entertaining, generally lowbrow celebrity feud. And what unexpected pair were going at it last night in our favorite online arena? None other than musician M.I.A. and buoy of the black t-shirt industry…
M.I.A. has always mixed pop with politics. And her new video, for a track called "Born Free," is a nine-minute, disturbingly graphic film that raises more questions than it answers.
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Daily Candy: "Never mind the civil war you read about. It's mostly over, and Sri Lanka is now stable, beautiful, friendly, and safe." [Daily Candy]
[Merak, Banten, Indonesia; October 28. Image via Getty]
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The end result of a suicide bombing remains the same whether it's the work of a woman or a man. And yet, female suicide bombers remain relatively rare in Iraq, despite the lower status of women in society as a whole. There have been less than 30 female suicide bombers of more than 1,000 total in Iraq since the "end"…
How much did you pay for the last item of clothing you purchased? Was it a bargain? As The New York Times reports: "As consumers adjust to soaring prices for gasoline, food, education and medical care, just about the only thing that seems a bargain today is clothes - mainstream clothes, anyway." Part of the reason…
