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Author Curtis Sittenfeld Talks About Using Laura Bush as Muse
Author Curtis Sittenfeld's new book American Wife — a novel about a quiet librarian and wife of a bumbling American president — hits the stands this week. Buzz and I put our heads together to come up with a few politically-oriented questions before she chatted with Sittenfeld. Here's what the author had to say:
Do you think readers will forget that the book is based on Laura Bush?
Bookmobile: Lewd American Wife Based on Laura Bush?
Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld has written American Wife — a novel about a quiet librarian, and wife of a bumbling American president. The main character "Alice" might as well be called "Laura," as the story meshes snippets from Mrs. Bush's life with the stories of Sittenfeld's imagination.
Radar has provided some arousing excerpts from the book.
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Berlusconi Insults Women Again — And They're Fighting Back
Feminism is back in vogue in Italy. Some say it lay dormant in spite of a vibrant '70s feminist movement, but thanks to raging misogynist Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, largely silent Italian women have had enough and are speaking up.
"[T]he scandals surrounding the prime minister have been like a violent slap in the face for millions of women who are just now waking up from a state of passivity," said political scientist Francesca Izzo.
Front Page: The Public Wants a Public Healthcare Option
- A majority of Americans want a public option for health insurance according to the latest poll. — WSJ
- George W. Bush will be giving talks as a motivational speaker.
Politicians, Narcissism and Cheating — Oh, My!
There's been no shortage of politicians in the news who cheated on their wives (Sanford, Spitzer, Clinton — we're talking about you), and the television show The Good Wife is even dramatizing this all-too-familiar story. Most social scientists and psychologists are not surprised; many of the traits that are required for political leadership are prevalent in narcissism: ambition, risk-taking, and charisma. You don't need to be a narcissist to be a political leader, but it doesn't hurt.
Do, Dump, or Marry? Tom Brady
Tom Brady is definitely a hottie. In an interview for September's Details, the New England quarterback reveals that he fancies himself a family guy, too. Tom, who already has one son with his ex Bridget Moynahan and is expecting another with wife Gisele, says he ultimately wants four or five kids.
Saudi Vice Patrol Gears Up For a Summer of Enforcement
Yesterday we examined Americans' sometimes confusing morals — but could you imagine if the US had a vice patrol to enforce them? Residents in Saudi Arabia do face that reality, as the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is gearing up for a Summer of morality patrol.
What will get you potentially jailed or publicly flogged?
Do You Feel Sorry For Bernard Madoff's Wife Ruth?
The Pierre Michel salon in New York City will no longer give Ruth Madoff her regular foil highlights in Soft Baby Blonde. Her florist has stopped providing her with her favored lismachia, Queen Anne's lace, and thistles flower arrangement. Even her two sons have taken to referring to her as Ruth rather than as Mom.
First Wives Urged to Stay Away From Sexist Berlusconi's Italy
How do you say "sexist" in Italian? Berlusconi. At least that's what a group of female academics in Italy think.
Sarah Palin Still Hasn't Dumped Her Pro-Marital Rape Nominee
Revelations about Wayne Anthony Ross, Sarah Palin's choice for Alaska attorney general, have me wondering: what did she possibly see in him?
Some of the accusations leveled against Ross include: he's called homosexuals "degenerates," ridiculed an African-American student who was offended by a KKK art project, worked to undermine Native American tribal sovereignty, and defended men who rape their wives. Is there anyone he hasn't managed to affront?
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