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The other day, CNN astutely asked its Rhodes Scholar readers whether or not white Americans are racially oppressed. And they were serious! More »
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Female winemakers in an area of northwestern Spain known as Ría Baixas are becoming more and more popular, running over half of the regions 198 wineries, in an industry that is heavily male dominated. The region's specialty wine is Albariño, a fruity white that pairs well with seafood or poultry, but that doesn't mean industry critics won't try to insult the wine by calling it a lady wine and therefor not for serious (read: male) wine drinkers (Uh, and who do they think is emptying bottle after bottle of wine while watching ANTM marathons?). Sexist criticisms like this don't faze female winemakers; as one woman put it, "I think it's a wine that is too complex for some men." [WSJ, image via Wine Traveler] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5031591&view=rss&microfeed=true John Roberts is the dude who created one of my favorite recurring YouTube skits: The Jersey/Long Island Mom. (Check out his other classics The Christmas Tree and The Phone Call.) Maybe it's just a regional thing, but many aspects of his "mom" character resemble those of my mom, her sisters, and other women I've grown up around (replete with glasses upon glasses of white wine, compulsive cleaning, a wardrobe of workout gear, and talking on the phone while on the toilet). Anyway, here's an early Happy Mother's Day to all those moms out there, including mine, whose tendencies, while mortifying when I was younger, are nothing short of hilarious now. More »
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