Someone call Olivia Pope because there's a new fixer in town. Scrambling to relieve some of the pressure regarding the hugely discriminatory anti-gay laws and the upcoming Olympic Games, fast-talking, charm-slinging stud Vladimir Putin has just announced that the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will graciously welcome…
Hopefully, when Pres. #Putin says "we must not forget that God created us equal" he includes gays and lesbians in Russia.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) September 12, 2013
We recently spoke with Pussy Riot's Yekaterina “Katia” Samutsevich about her philosophical influences, sexism in activism, and the meaning behind the punk feminist collective's purposefully shocking name. Here are some highlights, culled from the questions you asked
Russian feminist punk activists Pussy Riot have a new song and video out today, titled "In a Red Prison." In it, they continue their harsh criticism of Putin and his allies in a very typically Pussy Riot manner: dancing in neon dresses and balaclavas on top of oil pipelines and rigs while shouting things like…
The many, many rumors are true: Reuters reports that everyone's favorite shirtless Russian president is getting divorced from his wife Lyudmila after 30 years of wedded bliss. No word yet on when we'll get some more photos of their mysterious daughters. Perhaps now the floodgates will open and a secretive family past…
Here's your chance to ask Yekaterina “Katia” Samutsevich — one of the three members of Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot
One of the women from Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot is living in hiding after she escaped prosecution for protesting Vladimir Putin on the altar of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral; last night she spoke with Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes while in disguise, wearing a balaklava, the group's trademark mask.…
When the Russian Parliament in its infinite pettiness decided to use orphans to settle a score or two with the United States and ban
Brigitte Bardot, the actress your dad would be most likely to describe as celebrity crush in a discomforting tone of voice that lets you know, once and for all, that a conversational threshold in your filial relationship has been crossed, has informed France that she will soon be going the way of Gerard Depardieu…
Yoko Ono, in conjunction with Amnesty International, spoke out yesterday in support of jailed Russian dissident performance artists Pussy Riot. Ono (no slouch herself when it comes to feminist performance art) announced that Pussy Riot will be the recipient of the LennonOno Grant for Peace.
Even though the Russian Orthodox Church was livid at Pussy Riot for putting on a spontaneous free concert in Christ the Savior Cathedral, it has since dialed back its finger wagging, insisting that if the incarcerated members of Pussy Riot are really, really sorry, well, then they've clearly learned an important lesson …
There has been a huge outpour of support directed toward Russian, feminist punk band Pussy Riot since three of their members, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, were sentenced
In a recent interview, Russian president Vladimir Putin threw in a quick endorsement of sweaty, pulsating, drunken orgies—because, as we all know, many hands make light work:
Two members of Pussy Riot have reportedly fled Russia and are seeking succor amongst feminists abroad, as well as possibly "recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new protest actions." Five women took part in the now-infamous impromptu church concert, but only three of the band's members (who join and perform with Pussy …
An annual inflatable sex doll race across the Vuoksa River in the Leningrad region's Priozersky district has been cancelled, according to The Moscow Times, ostensibly because the Vuoksa's water level is dangerously high right now. However, organizers for the Bubble Baba Challenge — which was set to celebrate its 10th…
Now that three members of Pussy Riot are safely behind bars
In a sort of surprising twist to the Pussy Riot saga
The three women who staged an extremely punk-rock protest concert
A new campaign to help Vladimir Putin recapture the Russian presidency is asking young women to strip on camera to prove that Putin has the support of "beautiful, young and smart girls." Ladies who take it off for their candidate could win an iPad2, or internet fame — says the campaign's website, "Every girl will be on…
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has hired a woman named Yana Lapikova as a personal photographer. She'll photograph Putin as he goes about his job, doing a little shirtless horseback riding, making his country safe for tigers and very, very unsafe for Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Lapikova's appointment has raised some…
Today in media stunts: Naomi Campbell interviews Vladimir Putin for British GQ. Her opening gambit? "You're in pretty good physical shape. How do you manage to keep yourself so fit?" It gets worse (better?) from there.
Reporters traveling with the president on his Hawaii vacation have been sternly instructed not to sneak in any shirtless photos of Obama while he goes snorkeling. Our president, in addition to fielding security concerns, has to fight his own objectification!
Vladimir Putin's rumored mistress, that is. Her name is Alina Kabayeva, and she is an Olympic gold-medalist, rhythmic gymnast, and member of the Russian parliament. And the mother of what may be Putin's love child.
The latest WikiLeaks scandal has rocked the world, provoked a response from Sarah Palin
A male alum photographed female students at an elite journalism school to honor Vladimir Putin's birthday. Taglines include, "They put out the forest fires, but I'm still burning" and "Vladimir Vladimirovich, can I be your co-pilot?" See, it's about partnership!
Earlier this week, Vladimir Potanin bought Ford Models. But just who is this billionaire oligarch, media mogul, mining tycoon, philanthropist, and ex-politician? And what's the deal with Potanin's former partner and that whole prostitution-ring scandal?
[Moscow, September 24. Image via Getty]
