Although medicine continues to make tremendous leaps and bounds (just look at Charla Nash’s new face), it’s certainly not infallible. Amy Colton is just one woman who has first hand experience of its imperfections. When she hit 40, she was diligent about getting regular mammograms. But seven years after her first one, she discovered the ...
Apparently knowingly and recklessly groping airplane passengers, in the name of safety, is fair game in our country. The Texas government attempted to pass a bill prohibiting TSA agents in airports from intentionally touching flyers’ private areas while examining for safety. Unfortunately, the bill that was cleared by the Texas House of Representatives on a ...
The women who commit sexual abuse are terrifying creatures with a hidden agenda. However, a new list of “hot” sex offenders helpfully ranks them according to their level of attractiveness. Why publish such a thing? What makes “hot” an appropriate adjective? Apparently after reading the thunderstorm of angry comments, they realised they needed to clear ...
A cheerleader was raped by her school’s football star Rakheem Bolton and the 16-year-old refused to cheer for him at a game. So she was kicked off of the squad. Her parents sued the school for inhibiting her right to free speech, but the Supreme Court refused to hear it. Apparently “school spirit” means cheering ...
I cannot figure out whether the members of American state legislatures are hypocrites or completely oblivious when it comes to reproductive rights issues. A bill that would mandate women getting abortions to have ultra sounds performed so they can view the image and hear the fetal heart beat tentatively passed the state Senate floor today. ...
Two big changes regarding transgender rights have been proposed this week. One would legally recognize transgendered citizens as a third gender, and one would refuse to recognize a sex change. Let’s see if you can guess which law was proposed in the US and which in Pakistan. If you guessed that Pakistan proposed recognizing a ...
Miss San Antonio, Texas, had her crown taken away from her because, she claims, they thought she was too fat to keep it. Domonique Ramirez, a 17-year-old who wears a size 2, had her crown given to the competition runner-up in February, but has since won it back. The jury clearly wasn’t too sure what ...
Applicants for a new $500 scholarship must be “Male – No less than 25% Caucasian.” The Former Majority Association for Equality, the group who launched the scholarship, swears that they are not motivated by racism, but by equality. Their mission statement reads: We have a very simple mission: to fill in the gap in the ...
Is an abnormally high reduction in the number of children born in your own race considered racist or genocidal? Or are you simply looking out for your family by allocating resources and making sure every child is wanted? A controversial billboard in Texas proclaims “Black & Unwanted” with a photo of a sad Black baby’s ...
Newly engaged and already in a sweat about the BIG DAY? Is your inner bride humming Girls Just Wanna Have Fun instead of the Wedding March? Forget Weddings for Dummies and Bridal Basics 101. Consider having an out-of-town wedding, and leave traditional expectations at the airport. Look no further than the travel section of the ...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
Meh, the night bus. It isn’t ideal, but with the price of trains nowadays and the hellish standing-up-from-Edinburgh-to-Manchester situation...
Ladies, learn to know the signs of ovulation! So many women have no idea and so many headaches and...
Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and...
Dear Madame X, My girl is hot but every single time we get into a fight she is all...
My first encounter with Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto’s 1988 novel (translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus) was in...
A slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical...
