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Study: Living in sin not so bad after all
Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com’s Broadsheet calls out the New York Times for misrepresenting statistics in the title of their article, “Living Together First Doesn’t Make Marriage Last, Study Finds.” Flory examines the statistics of said study and looks to other sources to sum up with her title “Living in...
Ending things improperly on March 16, 1998… Dear Breakup Girl, I want to end my marriage, but I don’t know how to tell him. Is it fair to write him a letter or should I tell him in person? – Kat Dear Kat, Rule of thumb: unseal the deal the same way that you sealed...
Back in high school, my sister and I came up with a flawless policy: the only guys worth dating were either Jewish or Italian. It was some ill-informed, possibly offensive stereotyping whose underlying basis was a premium on swarthy looks and/or in-your-face intellectualism. Of course, this schoolgirl theorizing fell apart in...
Soccer guys are so sensitive (and need BG bad)
Okay. While we were all watching Apollo Ohno and rooting for the Canucks (depending), strange things have been going on in England. Maybe you’re heard of soccer, which those crazy kids call “football?” And the World Cup, which happens this summer in South Africa? Very big deal. VERY big deal....
Good (enough) lovin’: Q&A with embattled author Lori Gottlieb
Lori Gottlieb’s Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough–which started life as an article that got a whole lot more people to read The Atlantic–has been getting heated attention since its publication in early February. The book has garnered high praise from many relationship experts, book critics,...
This week at Happen: Hot for teacher
MSN.com, Match.com, HappenMagazine.com: they’re in a healthy and satisfying 3-way relationship. Meaning that you can find MSN/Match.com’s “Ask Lynn” columns –penned by BG’s alter ego — over at Happen now as well. This week Lynn lectures a Former Student in Florida who is hoping she’s in the clear to act on...
Mars Venus LIVING
Relationships Rejuvenate the Aging Brain
In this week’s video message John discusses new research which indicates that communication we have in our relationships stimulates the brain’s healthy growth and function as we age. In fact just this week, UC Irvine neurobiologists have provided the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health and staves off...
Dear Lauren: I’m Heartbroken and Need Your Advice
Dear Lauren, I am in a long distance relationship. Before he left we committed to spending our lives together. It was great! We emailed and web chated everyday; we even planned my visit to see him. But the lack of communication grew day by day. After about a month, I ended...
New Study on Couple Cohabitation: Love American Style
For most of the second half of the last century, couples cohabitating were said to be “living in sin.” And prior to 1950, well let’s just say it was not done. In the 19th Century, cohabitation was considered a scandal. Today, as we suspect you know, more couples than ever before...
How Women Unknowingly Start Arguments
The most common way women unknowingly start arguments with their intimate partners is by not being direct when they share their feelings. Instead of directly expressing her dislike or disappointment, a woman asks rhetorical questions and communicates her disapproval. Even though this is often not the message she wants to...
How Men Unknowingly Start Arguments
The most common way men start arguments is by invalidating a woman’s feelings or point of view. Here’s a common example: A man will often make light of a woman’s negative feelings. He will say something like, “Don’t worry about it.” Said to another man this phrase would seem friendly and...
Would you go to Paris without seeing the sights? Of course not. But a lot of people go to the gym, and or consider themselves to be fit, without ever doing a regular stretching routine. In fact above aerobics, and above strength training, healthy bodies depend on having a full and...
Feministing
Ask Professor Foxy: Will Masturbation Ruin Me For Sex With Others?
This weekly Saturday column "Ask Professor Foxy" will regularly contain sexually explicit material. This material is likely not safe for work viewing. The title of the column will include the major topic of the post, so please read the topic......
The Feministing Five: Elaine Tyler May
Elaine Tyler May is a Professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, whose research focuses on gender, sexuality, reproduction and culture. She is the author of half a dozen books, including Great Expectations: Marriage and Divorce in Post-Victorian......
A story just broke on a gay sex scandal at the Vatican. Homophobe Benedict must be Popeing his pants. WTF of the Day: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has sent a letter to public colleges and universities asking them......
via Mother Jones, this is a cute concept for a music video: the mostly-male Swedish band Hold Your Horses re-enact major works of art. 70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L'Ogre on Vimeo. Seeing these men adopting the......
Feministing Spring Tour Kicks Off!
So as you may already know, Feministing decided last year to start an official college tour, and oh, did we have fun in the fall. Not only were we humbled to find we had so many awesome readers in......
Sports, sexism and sparing our lady parts
This week, Sports Illustrated ran an article about sexism in Olympic sports, using the example of ski jumper Lindsey Van, whose sport, despite her best efforts, is not yet allowed in the Olympics. At least, not for women. This year,......
The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans
So it is fish fry season and this recipe comes just in time for lent. Not only is it quick and easy, it is heart healthy too! What you need: 2 pounds fish fillets 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup fat-free milk or low fat buttermilk 2 splashes of hot pepper sauce 1 tsp...
The Saturday Review (and Giveaway): Weight Watchers Snack Cakes
A few weeks ago, Weight Watchers got in touch with the Sisterhood, wanting us to give their new and improved snack cakes a try. Um, okay. Twist my arm. Snack cakes? Yeah, I’m got a bit of a sweet tooth. Guilty. Weight Watchers has recently reworked their creme filled snack cakes –...
Fitness Friday::Name your poison
Fitness Friday is upon us, and this week I’m going to give you my top fitness picks, and in turn I want you to share yours! There are so many Sisters (and hopefully some brothers lurking out there), with different experiences we can all learn from. So check mine out...
The Monday Project Link-Up: What Would Have Happened If I Waited?
This week’s Monday Project was to take a look at what things would be like if you postponed this little thing called a weightloss journey. If instead of being on it right now, what if you had waited? Stayed complacent? And instead, started in, say, two years from now, what would...
It’s time! Time for our very first Spring Fling Team Challenge Leaderboard! Which team will come out on top? We’ve been busy analyzing all your hard work, mixed in a bit of subtracting and a dose of dividing, and our calculations show… Weight Loss Warriors -1.09% Hood Mamas -1.08% Team Fabulous -0.92% Completely Committed Chicks ...
Thursday Three: Make-Ahead Breakfasts
Good morning! Have you had your breakfast this morning?? If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times. EAT YOUR BREAKFAST! No, it’s not me yelling at you, it’s them. You know the ones. The ones we refer to when saying “They say you should eat your breakfast!” Whoever “they” are. The really smart people who...
Karin's Coaching Blog
How Listening to Your Body Can Make You Happier
A few days ago I picked up Deepak Chopra’s new book ‘The Ultimate Happiness Prescription: 7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment’ and I was delighted to find out that he dedicated one chapter to the practice of listening to your body. Most of us are masters at listening to our thoughts....
You Don’t Have to Change to Be Loved
Most people are so busy to make improvements that they don’t notice that they stepped out of heaven. - Byron Katie Listening to Byron Katie’s book ‘I Need Your Love - Is That True?” I was reminded of the great paradox, the one that can be so hard to accept: Life...
One of my all time favorite books on writing is Brenda Ueland’s “If You Want to Write. A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit”. It is an uplifting, witty, helpful and supportive book for writers. Written in 1938, it is still relevant today. Below is what Brenda says about creating one...
Who Do You Want to Be in 2010?
2010 is upon us! What better time than the days between Christmas and the New Year to regroup, rethink and redesign. Not only does this time hold promises of possibilities and new beginnings, it also offers an opportunity to sort out your life, start some things anew and reinvent yourself. In mythology...
It’s that time of year again and while preparing for Christmas, I couldn’t help but think that the most precious gift we can give to each other is to live our lives with an open heart. Happiness is a skill we are all born with. Keeping it alive in a society...
On a day when I am overwhelmed by the feeling of overwhelm and trying to relax the tight knot in my stomach, I stumble across Steth Godin’s new ebook: What Matters Now and find this entry: EASE We are the strivingest people who have ever lived. We are ambitious, time-starved, competitive, distracted....
Change.org's Women's Rights Blog
Married at Age 8, Divorced at 10: Story of an Empowered Child Bride
At eight years old, when most little girls are playing with dolls and stickers, Nujood Ali was making her way to a Yemeni courthouse to demand a divorce from an older husband who regularly beat and raped her. Her groundbreaking win at age 10 set the stage for other child...
DoD Stops Payment on Military Spouses' Tuition Assistance
While I will be the first to defend a military life as beneficial to a family in many ways, I am not naïve enough to pretend that it doesn't come at great sacrifice. While it is wonderful to be able to live in places that I might not have otherwise...
Cover Girl Culture: Documenting The Media's Impact on Girls' Self Esteem
A new documentary called "Cover Girl Culture" aims to "awaken the media generation," showing the degenerative effect that the fashion and media industries have on young women's self-esteem and body image. The documentary, by former Elite International model NIcole Clark, shows how professionals in the fashion and media industries negate blame...
Stupak Sounds Off on “Good Morning America”
I agree with President Obama: It's time to pass real health-care reform that will make a difference in everyone's lives. NARAL Pro-Choice America is going to continue to work with the president, our allies in Congress, and other progressive partners in making this critical change a reality. Our first order of...
Girls Banned from Attending Prom Together
If two girls want to attend prom together, hang out together, dance together, and yes, even show some high school-appropriate PDA, why should that be anybody else's business? I went to prom with half-a-dozen other girls, navigating the obstacle of poofy dresses, and singing too loud (and off-key) to the radio....
Gates Declares It Is Time For Women On Subs
I am not certain if he is a champion for true equality in the fleet, or if he secretly just wants to make my BFF Elaine Donnelly's blood pressure sky rocket, but last week Secretary of Defense Robert Gates declared in a letter to Congress that there was to...
Carrie and Danielle
It’s somewhat difficult to state how much money a helicopter pilot can earn. This is solely due to the fact that different pilots gain drastically different salaries. In addition, the amount of money that you can make as a helicopter pilot can change according to your geographical location. Then [...] No...
Budgeting Spreadsheets: Cut Expenses to Save
The way people live and the things they buy really show what kind of person they are in terms of their spending habits and what they find important. Many people have money problems and turn to budget cuts that they just cannot follow to try to cure their financial [...] Related...
Prepaid Credit Cards: Setting and Keeping a Budget
At one point in time or another virtually everyone is going to have to set a spending limit or a budget. A lot of times it can be very hard for someone to stay within the limits set and just as difficult to keep track of finances. When someone [...] Related...
Keeping the Bills Paid, Budgeting for Stay At Home Moms
With the current economy there are so many people that are having a hard time getting their bills paid. A large part of the problem can be attributed to the increased costs of goods while there are wage cuts and even if there are no cuts there aren’t raises. [...] Related...
Ranking high in the search engine results pages: Content is King and the Content Silo is his Throne:
Ranking high in the search engine results pages (SERPs) relies on two main factors: * Relevance * Authority Of course, there is an infinite amount of nuance when it comes to achieving these twin Holy Grails of search engine optimization (SEO). But these are the two overriding principles that you’ll want to [...] Related...
eFITology is a privately owned and family run company, founded by fitness experts who knew there had to be an better way to purchase equipment, and educate themselves about fitness in the process. The website, eFITolgy.com, was launched this March, and is an all-inclusive website that not only sells fitness [...] Related...
COMICAL LIFE!
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"Mumbai belongs to India" or "India belongs to Mumbai"??!!Well,check this cartoon depicting "Chak De India" Introductions featuring Bal Thackery and Raj Thackery!By swathipradeep | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon...
Indian Sikhs beheaded in Pakistan,M.F Hussain's Nude Paintings of Hindu Deities,Taslima's Burka article sparks communal riots in Karnataka.What is wrong with this World?? When will people LEARN to RESPECT OTHER RELIGIONS & "Live in HARMONY"??My Cartoon appealing for WORLD PEACE!!By swathipradeep | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your...
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Race-Talk
Does your race and income matter if face the death penalty?
It is no secret that our country’s criminal justice system has consistently proven to be biased against minority communities of color. Statistics published by the NAACP show that even amongst those found guilty of crimes, African-Americans continue to be disproportionately sentenced to life in prison, face higher drug sentences, and...
Also about us: South Asians and civil rights
Every year, the South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY) awards fellowships to law students who will be pursuing unpaid summer internships in the public interest. The fellowship winners are recognized at a reception, where an experienced South Asian public interest attorney speaks about a current social justice...
A reflection on the wages of whiteness: Violence and the politics of privilege in the UAH shootings
The faculty shooting at the University of Alabama – Huntsville in February, in which Amy Bishop, a white faculty member, murdered three of her colleagues of color and wounded three others after being denied tenure for a second time, is the most recent evidence of how hard it is to...
King and the Palestinian struggle for freedom
In two of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most memorable writings, his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and his 1967 speech, “Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence,” he bemoaned the failure of Americans to speak out, to break their silence when witnessing injustice and immoral acts against humankind. He...
Looking ahead to 9/11/2011: The time for national healing begins now
In mid-February, people around the country marked the National Day of Remembrance to acknowledge the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the internment of 120,000 Japanese American citizens and residents during World War II on the basis of their national origin and ethnicity. It has been over 65...
Facing the Other: Challenging Islamophobia within the South Asian community
In the nearly 10 years since September 11, progressive writers of color have written a great deal about Islamophobia and the U.S. wars against majority Muslim countries. A lot of this commentary has centered on white mainstream politics and the U.S. government’s flawed response to 9/11 encompassing the occupation of...
Hair Removal Products UK
The Rio Scanning Laser x 60 – Targets maximum hair
The Rio Scanning Laser is a long-term solution for permanent hair removal and to boot you can use this product in the privacy of your own home. The Rio Scanning Laser hair removal works by sending laser beams to the hair follicles with intense energy that instantly kills the hair...
Ultra hair away is a safe, natural, lasting solution for unwanted hair removal
Ultra Hair Away solves mankind’s oldest cosmetic problem that is unwanted body hair. It is a hair inhibitor that frees both men and women from the painful and costly process of waxing, electrolysis, sugaring or even laser hair removal. Ultra hair Away was developed after years of biological research and...
Ingrow Go – Quickly works on ingrown hair and razor bumps
As both men and women need to remove unwanted body hair, both are faced with the problems of ingrown hair and razor bumps, both seek ways and means to set this right. Ingrow Go is proven to provide relief. Ingrow Go Ingrow...
Taking care of sensitive skin after waxing – Some useful tips
Hair removal for men is necessary because unwanted hairs grow again and again. It also applies to women who often find this problem annoying and embarrassing. These unwanted hairs can grow on any part of your body including face. Facial hair removal for men and women is something often done....
Waxing is a temporary process of hair removal and causes pain when the strip is removed from the skin. Although the pain is short-lived, many people feel the discomfort. However, it is possible to reduce pain during waxing. Waxing can be made less painful if you...
Effective shaving techniques – What works best?
Most people become conscious of excess body hair during adolescence and continue to do so until they die. Whether it is facial fuzz or dark visible hair on the arms, legs or the bikini line, most men and women are determined to annihilate hair from their entire body except their...
French-Leave (Fashion, Style, Design)
International Women's Day 2010
To all fashionable women, I dedicate this powerful poem by Mary Angelou: Phenomenal Woman. I shall just quote a few lines here:I walk into a roomJust as cool as you please,And to a man,The fellows stand orFall down on their knees.Then they swarm around me,A hive of honey bees.I say,It's...
All that glitters is not gold; but all that is gold, glitters, right? :) Now that even the sun is golden, crispy and warm to us here in Austin, I couldn't help get inspired to do a home-decor-inspirational post.Presenting someone who needs no introductions, Kelly Wearstler. Applaud. Now, a lot...
500 Days of Summer-- Retro-chic Inspirational
I looooved the freshness that Zooey Deschanel's clothes were oozing out in '500 days of summer'. I recently watched the movie and couldn't help myself from observing and craving for everything that she was wearing from head to toe. Truly retro-chic. Her 1960's or 70's hairdo with the bangs and...
One of my serendipities while shopping in Bombay last month was Kazo. The store was stocked up with mixed radiances offering ambivalent statements of choice. To me it looked as if they were trying to sell to the woman who knew she had in her a girl she'd never want...
Let's raise this one to Keira Knightley!
If you have seen her cover-shoot with Elle, how can you not fall head over heels in love with her waves and bangs? Add to it her smoky eyes. She is just so good you can drink her beauty in sips and relish! Of course, I'll let the men do...
Let's not make a fuss about V-Day. True. It is pretty corny and cheesy for some while very special for some others. However, theres another category of people who fit somewhere in the middle of these extremes; people who don't think this day is absurd but also don't eagerly wait...
Corporette
Something on your mind? Chat about it here. Our casual wear recommendation for this week is this fabulous dress from Land's End's new line, Canvas. We're usually not khaki fans (not our best color), but we like this dress enough that we might try it. We'd wear it...
Liking these posts? Follow us on Twitter or fan us on Facebook — this is the edited version of what we’re reading! (We also Tweet if we hear about a good sale.) - The WSJ has a very interesting pair of articles right now -- first, an article about how the...
Bargain Friday’s TPS Report: Petal Pencil Skirt
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. tThe Limited has a lot of suiting on work pieces on sale right now, and reader K asked for our thoughts on this skirt. "I think it's really fun and might be work-worthy with a...
Nordstrom is having a big shoe clearance, so we swung by to see what, if anything, struck our fancy. We lurrve this interesting take on the classic slingback -- the yellow accents really make the navy pop. We like that Bruno Magli was judicious with the use of...
Open Thread: Charitable Giving
We got this question from reader C, and it struck us as an interesting topic... I have an article/poll idea: How much do Corporette readers donate to non-profits and which types of non-profits? I tend to donate $25-100 to all of my alumni associations (high school, college, law school), and...
Thursday’s TPS Report: Ponte cowl neck dress
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices. Reader C wrote in to rave about this dress for the plus-sized readers. "It's a great dress, really comfortable and really flattering. Also, the website says it has an elastic belt, but that's not...
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Odd Couple: Billy Corgan & Jessica Simpson?!?!
In the midst of all the John Mayer, Jessica Simpson drama, it seems we all overlooked Miss Titties' new relationship with....Billy Corgan! File this under MISS MATCH. And Gross. So why didn't he ever come clean about the romance? "If I go, ‘Oh, we're just friends,' then it's like, ‘Did they...
Jane Fonda got botched plastic surgery
Two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda unveiled a new haircut and some botched plastic surgery on her face, the Daily Mail reports. At a pre-Oscar bash in Beverly Hills on Saturday, the 72-year-old's skin was smooth in all places except around her eyes. Thick ripples and wrinkles could be seen stretched...
Up In The Air actres Vera Farmiga looks like someone just picked her off a rose bush out of Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland Nicole Richie looking glamorous and straight out of the 70's Not sure why she is here but Miley Cyrus actually looks like a star for once Rachel McAdam...
Confession: I Fantasize With Threesomes-a Real Girl's Story
Fantasies to make realities better?! You be the Judge.....
Barbara Walters: Asking Ricky Martin to admit he’s gay destroyed his career!
Barbara Walters offers some spoilers and tidbits on her favorite and worst interviews. Out of the 93 interviews the 29-year veteran has given, the one she regrets most is asking Ricky Martin to admit he's gay. "In 2000, I pushed Ricky Martin very hard to admit if he was gay or...
Woman shaving vajayjay caused car crash
A Florida woman caused a car crash as she shaved her bikini area while a passenger held the wheel on Tuesday. Megan Barnes, 37, told police she wanted to "be ready" to meet her boyfriend on her way to Key West....
Fuzzygalore.com - Girlie Motorcycle Blog
Suzuki DRZ 400: My Very First Dualsport Ride
Today marked a new chapter in the book of my riding life. Today under the patient tutelage of some of the guys at ADVrider, I went on my first dualsport ride. Being a complete noob, I put myself firmly at the tail end of the group of bikes when we pulled...
Long Island: Where the Buffalo Roam
Long Island is home to some unusual residents. In the town of Riverhead, sits the North Quarter Buffalo Farm. Though the island seems like an unlikely place for them to thrive, the herd is said to be about 300 strong. Each time we are out that way I love to...
Gratuitous Winter Motorcycle Photos: Suzuki DRZ 400
I thought for sure I would be in for a rude awakening heading out riding over the weekend without the toasty warm hug of my my trusty Gerbing jacket liner and handlbar muffs. I was pleasantly surprised that even though the temps were in the mid 30’s it just wasn’t so...
Motorcycle Dreams To File Under Someday: Highway 12 and The Lolo Pass
Few things can excite a motorcycle rider like a sign that reads “Winding Road Next 77 Miles“. Living here on the eastern end of Long Island I find it hard to believe that such signs exist out there in the world. Surely they are just the stuff of legend like...
Sights from the Road: 4 Vintage Gas Pumps in Connecticut
The Classic Auto Wash in Cromwell, CT is covered in a fiberglass menagerie of animals, dinosaurs and people. When we rode by the first thing that caught my eye though was the row of vintage gas pumps that stand front and center. They are really beautiful specimens. Pumps from: Sinclair Gasoline...
Geek Girls Anonymous
The Big Bang Theory: Doing more for Geek Girls than meets the eye
As a nerd with a strong geeky side (what does that make me, a ‘neek’?) and a healthy sense of humour, The Big Bang Theory is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise non-nerdy TV landscape. From the moment I first watched it, I feel in love: this was...
I’m not sure if everyone has heard this term before, but it’s fairly popular in comic book culture and especially among the female readers. It all came about after a webpage titled “Women in Refrigerators” got started years ago, and they were tracking the many ways in which the comic...
A diagram in understanding the true diversity within geekdom
I found a little something that I think y’all are going to appreciate. You know how Chelsea and I keep talking about the importance of defining what we think being a geek girl is, rathe than adhering to yet another limited stereotype? Well when I talk about this to people,...
Alright, this is something that needs to be addressed. I have heard this question over and over, and Sahar and I actually had a full discussion about this when we were first falling in geek BFF love. What is the difference between geeks, nerds, and dorks? Can one person be...
To be or not to be a geek girl – part II
I was going through the CBC news this morning (it really is a great way to enjoy your morning coffee) and I stumbled across an article that made me think of yesterday’s GGA post. In the article below, it’s noted that: “Homer — the bumbling main character in The Simpsons...
To be or not to be a geek girl
I found another very interesting article about geek girls, and I can’t help but wonder something: in our haste to get more girls to admit to their inner geekiness, are we creating yet another type of social pressure? If a girl really doesn’t want to play video games, is that...