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Single mother Svetlana Orlova was killed by her abusive ex-boyfriend, Ricardo Navarro, after she refused his proposal on a Spanish talk show. Navarro told the producers of Patricia's Daily Show that he and Orlova had split because of money issues. The truth is that Svetlana had a restraining order against Ricardo. On… Read more

These Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Barbies sure do make great role models for little girls! Not only are they clad in hot pants and go-go boots, but their thighs are roughly the circumference of matchsticks. They're even skinnier than regular Barbie, most likely because Mattel is using something called the "Model Muse"… Read more

A new study shows that urban dwellers might be at a greater risk for breast cancer than their rural counterparts. Researchers at the the London Breast Institute found that women who lived in London had "significantly denser breasts than those living outside the city," says Science Daily. Women with dense breasts as… Read more

Looking for a pencil sharpener that simultaneously files your Dixon Ticonderoga and denigrates women? Feministing points us to this supremely insulting office product portraying a headless female body on all fours taking a pencil up the ass. It's the perfect companion gift to go along with that miniskirt-shaped… Read more

A woman arrested on suspicion of theft in the Brazilian state of Para was put in a jail cell with 20-30 men, and, according to the BBC, the woman "was raped relentlessly and forced to have sex in order to obtain food." Para Governor Ana Julia Carepa said: "I am shocked and indignant, as a woman and as a governor," and… Read more

"I just saw him the other day. He stays so busy lining up his little productions, then I show up and make them hits. It works marvellously that way. And we stay in constant contact thanks to spy satellites." Miss Piggy on her ex-boyfriend, Kermit. [Mirror] Read more

A group of Texas students was surveyed by the Journal of Adolescent Health about douching, and I for one, am SHOCKED at the number of young women still surfing the Massengill wave. 55% of students reported douching at least once, while 30% douched monthly and 20% douched weekly. More disturbing is the fact that 22% of… Read more

Was the death of Lily Bart, the heroine of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth a suicide or an accidental overdose? Literary pundits have been arguing the question since the novel debuted in 1905, but a letter written by Wharton and recently unearthed points to the suicide theory. "A month before Mirth installments… Read more