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Do You Still Care About Eliot Spitzer's Call Girl Ashley Dupré?
Reformed call girl Ashley "Kristen" Dupré has finally opened up about her experience with "Client No. 9," or as you may know him, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. While involvement with an illegal prostitution ring didn't result in any federal charges for the governor with a tough-on-crime reputation, it did cost Spitzer his job.
City of Love Issues Manual to Stop Forced Marriages
Paris, the universal capital of love and romance, created a manual on forced marriages this week to help officials spot and prevent cases of young women being forced into matrimony.
An estimated 70,000 young women in France are victims (or potential victims) of forced marriages, according to a government study. City officials who conduct weddings often don't know how to deal with their suspicion — clearly they haven't spent time in Vegas!
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Front Page: Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage
- Voters in Maine voted to repeal legislature-approved gay marriage yesterday by 53 to 47 percent. — Politico
- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host the Oscars together this year. — BuzzSugar
- Michael Bloomberg has won a third term as New York City's mayor, after spending a record $90 million on the campaign.
What's Next For Abstinence-Only Sex-Ed Programs?
When Obama decided not to renew the Title V grant program that funds abstinence-only sex education programs in his 2010 budget, places like McLennan County in Texas found their coffers, already depleted when their $800,000 grant ran out in 2007, dwindle from $1 million to zero.
Since 1997, $1.9 billion in government funding ($1.5 billion of it federal money) has gone to abstinence-only education, turning it into an industry unto itself. Although the Senate Finance Committee voted to restore the funding 12-11 last month, the measure needs to pass the full Congress, which is unlikely.
Some Doctors Object to the Pill on Moral Grounds
In the very first episode of Mad Men, Peggy Olson goes to the gynecologist seeking a prescription for the pill. Watching the scene, I cringed as the doctor grills Peggy about why she would want the contraceptive pills if she were not married. He says: "As a doctor we'd like to think that putting a woman in this situation isn't going to turn her into some sort of strumpet."
Heather Graham Races For Public Option — Love It or Leave It?
In a new commercial called "Track Meet," actress Heather Graham flashes her toned bod and a bit of cleavage to make the case that America needs a healthy public healthcare option. The spot, sponsored by MoveOn, claims that insurance companies have gotten lazy and bloated from the profits — but a little competition from a fit and lean public option should get the system back in shape. With a new poll showing that the majority of Americans want a government-run health insurance plan that will compete with private insurance, this ad might convince the rest of Americans who oppose it.
Levi Johnston Pitches Nuts — Love It or Leave It?
Levi Johnston, teen dad and pain-in-the-ass to Sarah Palin, knows how to laugh at himself. After taking time out of his busy schedule to escort Kathy Griffin to the Teen Choice Awards, Levi has now fit a commercial for pistachios into his busy 15 minutes of fame. Since Levi has no shame, the Wonderful Pistachios commercial includes a joke about "using protection."
Front Page: Obama Set to Deliver Big Gay Rights Speech
- After appointing the country's third openly gay US ambassador, Obama plans to deliver a "big gay rights speech" on Saturday. — Huffington Post
- Romanian-born German Herta Müller has won the Nobel Prize for literature for her novels, poems, and stories depicting repression in Romania. — New York Times
- Harvard has been ranked the world's top school.
Jon Stewart Calls Out Obama on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
On last night's show, Jon Stewart pondered whether gay people frighten Americans more than terrorists. Why else would Obama stall the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), turning away openly gay Americans ready to fight for the country?
The official word from the Obama administration is that they have too much on their plates right now to figure out how to let gay Americans serve in the military.
Check This: Coming Out of The Political Closet
This week's Modern Love column in the New York Times is called, I Married a Republican: There, I Said It. It's a tale of a war protesting, straight-ticket voting Democrat who falls for a Republican. She decides to accept him because he says, "I vote for the best candidate.
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