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Nancy Pelosi out as speaker as Republicans win House — Washington Post What the election means for abortion — Double X California rejects pot legalization — LA Times Iranian woman to be hanged today for adultery conviction — Daily Mail George W. Bush says Kanye's Katrina criticism was disgusting — Huffington Post Porn star Sasha Grey wins another mainstream role — The Frisky Katy Read more
Prime time television was dominated last night with election coverage, as many of us watched with anticipation to see if the results would reflect our ballots. Granted, it's not a presidential election year, so I'm sure the ratings were a lot lower than they were in say, 2008. Still, there's something really exciting about watching the results slowly pour in and how the bigger races shake out. Read more
It's election day, but is it really a good year for women in politics? — Double X Jake Gyllenhaal talks love, drugs, and sex in Esquire UK — PopSugar The OMG moments from last night's Gossip Girl — BuzzSugar Mike The Situation defends calling women "grenades" — Jezebel Birth control is not really causing gender dysphoria in fish — Feministing Italy's prime minister makes homophobic Read more
There are plenty of apps and tools to help you though today's elections, but if you're a Twitter fanatic like I am, there are a huge number of ways to stay up to date on news, results, and other important details during Election Day. In a recent blog post, Twitter outlined some of the best ways to follow election-related news on Twitter. Take a look at a few suggestions after the break. Read more
White House reaches out to women voters, a crucial group for Democrats — Politico Sneak peek at tonight's Jersey Shore finale — BuzzSugar Kim Kardashian turns 30 — PopSugar As of today, "don't ask, don't tell" is back on — New York Times A look at why Obama is asking to keep it in place — Huffington Post Facebook shares your sexual orientation with advertisers — Read more
After November's election, the number of women in Congress could drop significantly. Right now, 90 out of 541 seats are filled by women, and experts guess that number could drop to 80. But does it matter if the men who replace them favor "women-friendly" policies such as reproductive rights, equal pay, and maternity leave? I'd say sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't. While powerful Read more
The Obama administration has had a rocky relationship with its stance on gay marriage, so our interest was piqued at Joe Biden's recent comments in support of same-sex marriage. On Meet the Press the vice president said: "I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual — men and women marrying — are entitled to the same exact rights, all Read more
The flying car is finally here! Well, almost. Though it doesn't look like The Jetsons' floating bubble or Marty McFly's Delorean, the Terrafugia Transition is street legal and can be preordered for the low price of $279,000. That's more than a space flight aboard the Virgin Galactic, but at least you'll be able to drive it (and pilot it!) again and again. Requirements for piloting are pretty Read more
Argentina's first elected female leader, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has announced that she has thyroid cancer. She became president in 2007 immediately succeeding her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner, but she will hand over power to her vice president on Jan. 4 for 20 days so she can undergo surgery. Fernandez, who has been compared to Argentina's icon Evita, is extremely Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You wouldn’t normally think of credit unions as sexy or hip. They don’t have glossy ad campaigns and beautiful branches on every street corner. Even their basic definition—non-profit financial co-ops — sounds boring. But these days, more and more Americans are clamoring to join the club of credit unions because of their Read more
