Today Is Blue Monday Except It's Not and There Is No Such Thing
Have you heard of Blue Monday? It's the most depressing day of the year. And allegedly today is the day.
Debbie Downers Rejoice! Today Is A Most Depressing Day
In case you need a reason to stay in bed: January 19, 2009, is supposedly going to be the most depressing day in history, according to British experts. It has been dubbed "Blue Monday."
Clitoral Circumcision Will Make This Baby "More Beautiful In The Eyes Of Her Husband"
"When a girl is taken — usually by her mother — to a free circumcision event held each spring in Bandung, Indonesia, she is handed over to a small group of women who, swiftly and yet with apparent affection, cut off a small piece of her genitals."
Unlike Alveda King, I Am Neither "Reformed" Nor A Murderer
Not only is today Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade. (Erica Jong weighs in here.) And did you know that one of the most vocal abortion opponents is Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece, self-described "reformed murderer" Alveda King? (King, seen above…
Some Moms In Troubled Marriages Are Starving Themselves To Death
On Friday night, ABC newsmagazine 20/20 profiled 47-year-old Sue Harootunian, a 47-year-old mom of three who, like an increasing number of women, began succumbing to a long-dormant eating disorder well into adulthood (at her lowest, she carried a mere 80 pounds on her 5-foot, 4-inch frame.) According to 20/20, women…
