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Très Trivia! Are You in the Know?
This week China welcomed Barack Obama to town by selling random things with the president's face on it. Do you know what other stories lit up the headlines?
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Grab Bag! Problems in Your Relationship? Just Do Lunch!
- Lunch dates might be the key to a happy relationship. — Glamour
- How long do men think sex should last? — Em & Lo
- Today is the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Doctors Tell Women to Ditch Annual Pap Test
There may be no need to feel guilty about putting off your annual trip to the gynecologist anymore! New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists assert that healthy women should not get cervical cancer screening pap tests every year. Instead they encourage women to get the screening every two to three years.
Abortion Coverage: Missing What Many Never Knew They Had
One of the most convincing arguments for passing the public health plan without abortion coverage is that very few women use insurance to cover abortions to begin with. But if you've heard the statistic that only 13 percent of abortions are billed to insurers, that's not exactly the whole truth.
The Guttmacher Institute, the pro-choice organization responsible for the study the stats were pulled from, contests the 13 percent statistic has been taken out of context and widely used through the media — like, say, in the Wall Street Journal article we linked to yesterday.
Speed Read! Jon Stewart Takes on Rogue Warrior Sarah Palin
- Jon Stewart explains that his problem with Sarah Palin has nothing to do with her looks or her family. — Daily Show
- Texas may have accidentally banned all marriage when it banned gay marriage in 2005. — The Frisky
- Sexist man alive Jon Hamm is missing from People's Sexiest Men Alive list.
Hillary Talks Sexism, Obama's Job Offer, and Mad Men to Vogue
Hillary Clinton finally sat down for a long-overdue Vogue interview. She offended editor Anna Wintour during the primaries by turning down the fashion mag out fear of looking "too feminine." And though she won't be on the December cover, the article is as substantial and satisfying as a cover story.
Speed Read! Family and Friends of Iran's Neda Speak Out
- Family and friends of Neda Agha Soltan, the young woman brutally killed in Iran while protesting, are speaking out about persecution suffered under the Iranian government and Neda's commitment to protesting. — Jezebel
- Hillary Clinton is in Afghanistan for President Hamid Karzai's Thursday inauguration.— New York Times
- Sports fans appreciate a win more if their team almost loses. — Lemondrop
- Australian authorities are investigating whether Scientology is guilty of imprisonment, forced abortion, physical violence, and blackmail.
War on Drugs Makes Women the Enemy
If you've been following the story of Cleveland's alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell, you know it's horrific. Eleven female bodies have been found in and around the man's home, leaving the public wondering how could these crimes go on undetected for years. Writing in the Daily Beast, Cleveland journalist Mansfield Frazier says he knows why: Sowell was able to kill drug-addicted women without anyone noticing because the war on drugs targets women.
Guess the New Oxford American Dictionary's Word of the Year
It's that time of year again! Pumpkins, turkeys, and the word of the year. Every dictionary chooses its own, so expect this to be the first of many.
Speed Read! Sarah Palin Faces Oprah
- Sarah Palin sat down with Oprah yesterday to chat about abortion, John McCain, and Levi Johnston. — Huffington Post
- Speaking of Levi, we will not see his Johnston in Playgirl. — Gawker
- Lesbian couples make the best parents, according to a new study.
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