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Tina Fey, The 24-Year-Old Virgin

Jessica WakemanOctober 15, 2009 //

Tina Fey, poster child for the abstinence movement? Naaaah. She was just homely, the 30 Rock star told David Letterman last night. (Sorry, Sarah Palin.)

Even though Tina held onto her V-card until the ripe old age of 24, this story’s got a sweet ending! The fabulous Ms. Fey ended up having her daughter with the guy who took her virginity: her husband. How old-fashioned! Keep reading »

Meghan McCain Shows Boobs, Threatens To Quit Twitter

Jessica WakemanOctober 15, 2009 //

Meghan McCain is threatening to pull a Miley Cyrus and quit Twitter! Meanie commenters got a little too vicious with the Senator’s daughter after she posted a Twitpic depicting her, um, choice of literature.

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Quote Of The Day: What Would Joan Jett Do?

Jessica WakemanOctober 15, 2009 //

“When people said to me, ‘Girls can’t play rock ‘n’ roll,’ I’m like, What are you saying? Girls can’t master the instrument? I’m in class with girls playing cello, violin, piano, Beethoven, Bach. You’re telling me they can’t play guitar?”

—Joan Jett from Joan Jett and The Blackhearts in Esquire magazine. (FYI, Kristen Stewart cut her hair short because she’s playing Joan in a biopic about her first band, The Runaways!) Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Men Are More Likely To Leave When A Partner Is Seriously Ill

Jessica WakemanOctober 14, 2009 //
  • A study in the medical journal Cancer found that a man is seven times more likely to leave his partner if she is seriously ill than if the tables are turned. This might be due to the conditioning of women to be caretakers of their loved ones. [Times of London]—Insert tasteless John Edwards joke here.
  • Nan Robertson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times, passed away last night. Robertson wrote The Girls In The Balcony about the fight for workplace equality among women employed by the Times and won the Prize for an article about her bout with toxic shock syndrome. Although Robertson’s TSS was not caused by a tampon, her experience helped raise awareness about the connection between tampons and TSS. [New York Times]

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    Women Love Vampires Because We Want … Gay Men?

    Jessica WakemanOctober 14, 2009 //

    Further proof some men don’t know jack about women: Esquire magazine says chicks go bananas for vampire love stories because we lust after … wait for it … gay guys. Gay guys don’t want to be with us the way vampires can’t be with us and you know us ladies: we just want what we cannot have.

    No, I’m not buying it either. Keep reading »

    Jaycee Lee Dugard On The Cover Of “People” Makes Us Feel Icky

    Jessica WakemanOctober 14, 2009 //

    Really, people? Or maybe I should say really, People? Kidnapped for 18 years, Jaycee Lee Dugard and her two children finally escaped their lives as prisoners of Phillip Garrido this August, much to the joy of the Dugard family. But not two months have passed before Jaycee is on the cover of People magazine. Keep reading »

    “The Daily Show” Does D.C.’s Big Gay Rights Parade

    Jessica WakemanOctober 14, 2009 //


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    There was a huge gay rights march in Washington, D.C. this weekend and “The Daily Show” had its best man on the case. John Oliver hit the streets to talk with rainbow-wearing folks about their nefarious aims—equal rights, fair treatment, dangerous things like that. Brace yourself, folks, because they’re here, they’re queer, and they have a gay agenda. Keep reading »

    Unsafe Abortions Kill 70,000 Women Every Year

    Jessica WakemanOctober 14, 2009 //

    Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women each year, according to a recent study of 197 countries by the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute. The three-year study also found abortions are happening in countries where they are legal just as often as in countries where they are illegal—despite the fact that 40 percent of the world’s women live in places were abortion laws are strict. Said Sharon Camp, Guttmacher’s president:

    ”Legal restrictions do not stop abortion from happening. They just make the procedure dangerous. Too many women are maimed or killed each year because they lack legal abortion access.”

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    Today’s Lady News: Woman Calls Cops Over Domestic Abuse, Gets Evicted

    Jessica WakemanOctober 13, 2009 //
    • Chicago resident Kathy Cleaves-Milan is suing her former landlords, Elm Creek Apartments, for evicting her due to “criminal activity” after she reported to police her ex-boyfriend had shown up at her apartment brandishing a gun. The company said it was concerned about potential gun violence, but it was afraid Cleaves-Milan could not have paid her rent without her ex. An attorney for the ACLU Women’s Rights Project said her landlord’s actions put women in the position of being trapped with an abuser so they don’t lose their housing. [Chicago Tribune]
    • Last November, a police officer in London, responding to the U.K.’s version of a 911 call, left a woman in an apartment with a rapist without further inquiry. On Monday, Vitas Jalonis was found guilty of raping the 32-year-old victim. However, police officer Matthew Harris is now under investigation for responding to an emergency call from a neighbor who heard the victim screaming, but then taking Jalonis’ word for it when he answered the door and said everything was OK. Hours later, after the victim had been raped again, she called police herself and Jalonis was finally arrested. [BBC]

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    Getting Laid: It’s Only An iPhone App Away!

    Jessica WakemanOctober 13, 2009 //


    Ladies: beware of gentlemen furiously checking their iPhones with suspiciously thorough knowledge about the early ’90s punk scene. Pepsico’s energy drink company AMP UP is hawking a free app that feeds men lines based on a woman’s interests, like whether she’s a “treehugger” or a “goth.” The Before You Score app proclaims to help dudes demystify 24 “types” of our confounding species, including flattering ones like “cougar,” “rebound girl,” “princess,” “nerd” and “out of your league.”

    Guys? If you need to consult your iPhone so you can talk to us and/or fake an interest in politics or the environment in order to be interesting, you’re out of our league already. Keep reading »

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