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This, amongst other potential pick-up lines, is from 1986's article John Bercow Guide to Understanding Women. At the time, he was a 23-year-old Tory councillor in South London. Now, he's Speaker of the House of Commons: More »
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Michael Grove, the shadow education secretary and a prominent Conservative in England, gave a speech today at a meeting organized by the think tank IPPR condemning lad mags (like Nuts, Zoo, and Maxim) for promoting "instant-hit hedonism" and presenting women as "permanently, lasciviously, uncomplicatedly available." The result, according to Grove, is that the magazines promote a deterioration of responsibility in young men towards women, leaving British communities with apparently the worst social situation that could ever occur: single-parent families. Yes, lad mags may present a sexist image of women, but is focusing on the importance of "male responsibility" towards women reinforcing sexist and misogynist attitudes towards women or destroying them? (A poll on the website of the Guardian reveals that, as of this morning, 54% of respondents think that lad mags do not "make men feckless".) More »
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To quell the rising rate of abortion in Great Britain, Tory MP Nadine Dorries has begun a campaign to reduce the limit for late-term abortions from 24 weeks to 20 weeks. Dorries' snappy marketing campaign to push this piece of legislation is called "20 Reasons for 20 Weeks." The right-wing Daily Mail published all 20, and most of Dorries' tactics include the display of the sad-teeny-feet of babies born before 24 weeks. Zoe Williams of the Guardian pokes holes in these 20 Reasons, calling them "so flawed, often so illogical, so savagely misogynistic and so repetitive." Here's just one example of Dorries' and the DM's tenuous handle on the truth: they say that "two-thirds of GPs support a reduction in the time limit," but Williams points out that 77% of the British Medical Association voted to keep the limit as is. Dorries argues that "If we don't [lower the time limit for abortion] there is no question that we will overtake America in the next couple of years, making us the abortion capital of the world." But is America really the abortion capital of the world? More »
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"They want to know everything. What fragrance she wears. What her favorite restaurant is. If she has plans to start a home line. Who her style icon is. How she entertains. What her house looks like. What skin products she uses....As soon as I tell other women I am interviewing designer Tory Burch, the questions come flying, as if I'm up against a fashion firing squad." That's how Town & Country's cover profile begins, and I know the picture might be a little bit of a spoiler alert for those of you burdened with familiarity with her benign blonde mug, but it's about Tory Burch. Seriously, aren't you dying to know more? Is there a subject you could at this time find any more intriguing? Could the bait I am dangling by placing my summary of this profile after the jump be any more succulent? More »
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