Most psychologists say there's no significant correlation between birth order and personality because it's impossible to control other variables, like a family's financial status, age differences, natural temperaments, marriage quality of parents, gender, and other endless factors. Still, they're as irresistible as horoscopes.
We look to birth order not only because it's definite and measurable, but also because we see evidence of its effects in nearly every family we examine. Who hasn't known an overachieving firstborn; the charming, freedom-loving baby of the family; and a forlorn, sensitive middle child. We could name someone who defies their birth-order personality, but they may be the exception. So with the help of celebrities, let's go over who's who and see if your birth order suits you.
A 59-year-old British man was arrested at a Spanish airport yesterday for handing out about 52,000 Euros ($72,285) in cash and traveler's checks to passersby after having had too much to drink on a flight in.
Turns out he'd just received an inheritance, and "began handing out cash while laughing," a spokesperson for Spain's Interior Ministry said.
The man who initially caught everyone's attention because he "looked like a tramp" and "had a disagreeable smell" was taken into custody, told to put his money away, and to fly home. The British Foreign Office was informed of Happy Drunk's bizarre behavior but didn't need to get involved to have him return home.
British police are investigating the tabloid News of the World and other papers for allegedly paying private investigators to obtain private phone numbers, bank statements, and voice mail messages from top celebrities and politicians. — AP
Violence erupted across Iran, as Iranians held a new wave of demonstrations. Baton-wielding police officers broke up the protests. — BBC News
Last week, US jobless claims dropped to the lowest since the beginning of last year, signaling that layoffs may be slowing. — New York Times
A new study shows that obesity is hitting California's economy. — LA Times
The Feds have busted a huge dog-fighting ring, rescuing about 350 dogs. — CNN
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the subject of an extensive New York Times Magazine profile this week in which she discusses "the place of women on the court." At her confirmation hearings in 1993, Ginsburg said she hoped to see at least three or four women seated on the court after her. As she still waits for even one woman to join her, Ginsburg has noticed that she is judged differently than her male counterparts. She recounts one example:
"Once Justice O’Connor was questioning counsel at oral argument. I thought she was done, so I asked a question, and Sandra said: 'Just a minute, I’m not finished.' So I apologized to her and she said, 'It’s OK, Ruth.' The guys do it to each other all the time, they step on each other’s questions. And then there appeared an item in USA Today, and the headline was something like 'Rude Ruth Interrupts Sandra.'"
By simply interrupting a fellow woman Ginsburg was soon portrayed as rude or aggressive, while the same assertive characteristic in a man goes unnoticed. The justice's little anecdote reminds us that sometimes women face different standards in the workplace. Have you ever come across this?
"I spent most of my 20s looking to find a man. What a waste of energy. Now I actually have a man and I’m able to focus on becoming a woman. . . . Maybe this is a very, I don’t know, young girl statement, but when you’re not seeking to gain the approval of your man, it’s amazing what you can accomplish."
Amy Adams discusses how she can move on to becoming a woman now that she's engaged.
An informal Sugar HQ poll revealed that when it comes to fantasy rocker guys, we're all over the map! Answers to the question "Which rocker from any era would you hook up with if you could?" yielded icons like Jim Morrison and Jimmy Hendrix to the unexpected (for me, anyway) Lenny Kravitz and Anthony Kiedis. (Please note: the question asks which rocker in his prime would you hook up with, since a lot of these guys went to Crypt Keeper seed after years of rocking!)
My choices are a secret, but I want to hear from you. Who's your fantasy rocker guy?
I'm all for going green to help save the environment, but I'm not sure the Earth Angel battery-free, hand crank vibrator will make a dent in the million ways the earth is going to pot. (I suppose that one less discarded battery that doesn't leak cadmium, lead or mercury into a landfill will add up eventually.)
The Earth Angel will vibrate for up to 30 minutes if you crank it for four, but I wonder if you'd still be in the mood having to work this hard to get it going. Also — did I mention it's close to 100 bucks?
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the subject of 
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