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Do Tell: Who's Your Favorite Pop Culture Witch?
The witches of popular culture come in all different varieties. There are the truly scary witches, like the queen in Snow White and the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, the harmless witches, like Samantha from Bewitched and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and the mischievous witches, like Endora from Bewitched. To get in the spooky spirit just in time for Halloween, tell me which famous witch has you under a spell!
Top Official: Burqa Not Part of France's "National Identity"
Cheese. Wine. Baguettes.
Say What? Karl Lagerfeld on Moms and Models
"No one wants to see curvy women. You've got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly."
— Karl Lagerfeld weighs in on the never-ending debate about thin models.
Anger Is All the Rage With Women These Days
A story printed in the Daily Mail yesterday almost had me in a fit of rage, which is ironic, because it was all about a rage epidemic taking over the "fairer sex" (their term, not mine). New statistics reveal that aggression and physical violence perpetrated by women is at all-time high in the UK. It seems that this trend is particularly newsworthy because rage is considered a masculine emotion, unfit for the ladies.
Women Around the World Persecuted For Being "Witches"
It's hard to believe that in this day and age, countless women around the world are being accused of something that sounds pretty medieval. According to the UN, women accused of being witches are persecuted and sometimes murdered around the world. Even children thought to be witches are being targeted, too.
Front Page: Teen Tennis Star Takes Center Stage at US Open
- Seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin is taking the US Open by storm, beating some of tennis's biggest female stars. — FitSugar
- Former first lady Laura Bush defended President Obama's upcoming speech to schoolchildren, a speech some conservative parents oppose because they say Obama is trying to indoctrinate children. — AP
- A British playboy has been found guilty of killing a tenant who got in the way of his real estate deal.
Front Page: Huge Gender Pay Disparity in UK's Financial Sector
- Women who work in the UK financial sector can earn about 80 percent less than men, according to a new inquiry. — The Guardian
- An Obama adviser who came under fire for being tied to the 9/11 Truth movement has quit. — AP
- President Obama will make the case for a public insurance plan when he speaks to a joint session of Congress about health care on Wednesday.
The Case For Letting Women Into Military Combat Roles
Since 1994, American women have been able to serve in direct combat in air and sea missions, but when it comes to ground operations, they are forbidden to fully participate.
Kelly Martin, an Air Force veteran, penned an op-ed out today on the topic. She maintains that women have the physical strength and mental aptitude to serve on the ground and Kelly also believes that female soldiers offer a strategic advantage.
Say What? Laura Ling and Euna Lee Break Their Silence
"Most of the North Koreans we spoke with said they were fleeing poverty and food shortages. One girl in her early 20s said she had been told she could find work in the computer industry in China. After being smuggled across the Tumen River, she found herself working with computers, but not in the way she had expected.
Say What? Barbra Streisand Was Told Women Are Frivolous
"Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world. 'What do you mean you're going to direct? Women are the actresses, they're frivolous, not the ones responsible for finances.'
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