With the July 17th death of Tech. Sgt. Jackie L. Larsen, 37, in Iraq, women service members have reached a grim…
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When I was growing up, I felt very alone in my SciFi fandom. I saw the first 4 Star Trek movies in an actual theatre…
Lori Drew, the woman who created a fake MySpace profile to harass her daughter's friend, Megan Meier, is arguing, again, that she did nothing wrong. She's been indicted on computer fraud charges for violating MySpace's terms of service by creating a profile for the fake Josh Evans. Her lawyers are now arguing that if… Read more
Elaine Donnelly is a crazy right-wing lady who hates the idea of gays in the military so much that she just can't…
There is a lot of evidence that African-Americans make extremely good customers. Market research shows that African-A…
Nerve.com advice columnist Erin Bradley takes on the oh-so-tough question of what a good insult is to throw at the…
Every year, approximately 100 men in the UK kill their current or ex-partners. Sometimes, the guy more or less gets away with it under a section of law that allows the man to claim "provocation," a term which encompasses adultery and nagging. As of next week, not only will provocation due to adultery or nagging be an… Read more
Nine short years ago, an Italian appeals court threw out the conviction of a 44-year-old rapist because his 18-year-old victim had been wearing jeans, sparking massive protests by Italian women that did little to overturn the law. Yesterday, an Italian appeals court upheld the conviction of a man that tried to use the… Read more
Sarah Tofte is a researcher with Human Rights Watch, and organization more known for its international policy and…
According to this report, the government of Malawi has recently decided that the female condom - approved by the…
In June, President Rene Préval of Haiti nominated Michèle Pierre-Louis to be his Prime Minister, a job subject to confirmation by the Haitian Parliament. Since then, Préval's political rivals have been attempting to derail her conformation by contending, in part, that she is a lesbian. There's naturally a supportive… Read more
Nixon may still be dead, but some things in life do have to change. Our hangovers, though, don't have to! Nor does…
From horrifying stories of contractors raped in Iraq to the seeming near-daily stories of disappearing female…
The "other day," Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Diane Mapes' sister saw two people arrested for having sex in…
I am, it appears, somewhat unusual in my penchant for staying friends — close friends, even — with some of my exes.…
Sue Jones-Davies is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Judith Iscariot in the Monty Python movie Life of Brian which, if you haven't seen it, get thee to Netflix now. Anyway, Sue recently become the mayor of Aberystwyth, a Welsh town that banned the movie upon its release. One of her first acts as mayor has been… Read more
- Cudmudgeonly uncle-anchor Jack Cafferty has disappointed millions of women everywhere by saying, "Viagra is used to…
In a recent survey that could hurt Egypt's tourism industry, two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to harassing women and…
The one-named Mayawati is the head of the government of Uttar Pradash, the largest state in India. In a country…
Ever since the end of the Democratic primary left some Clinton supporters less than inclined to support Barack…