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A Trip To The Penis Museum Is In Order

Ami AngelowiczApril 13, 2011 //

Iceland is the place to be. Aside from the hot springs, the moon rock, and all of its inhabitants looking like sexy aliens, Iceland is home to the world’s largest collection of cock. The Phallological Museum in Husavik has an extensive collection of 209 peens and penile parts belonging to 92 different species. You can catch a glimpse of whale, seal, and — for the first time — human dick. Yup, they just got their first Homo Sapien specimen, donated by 95-year-old dead man, Pall Arason. What a legacy to leave behind. I’m in! Who is coming with me? [Huffington Post, Phallus] Keep reading »

Want Gender Equality? Head To Northern Europe

Julie GersteinOctober 12, 2010 //

If you need us, we’ll be in Iceland. That’s because according to a new report from the World Economic Forum, Iceland is tops for women. The Global Gender Gap Report found that women do best in Iceland, Norway and Finland. What makes these Nordic countries so much better than the rest of the world? A smaller gender gap. As the study states, “The Index rewards countries that reach the point where outcomes for women equal those for men, but it neither rewards nor penalizes cases in which women are outperforming men.”

The study evaluated four main categories: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, and health and survival. The U.S. came in 19th. And at the bottom of the list — Pakistan, Chad and Yemen. [NPR] Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Iceland’s Lesbian Prime Minister Marries Her Girlfriend

Jessica WakemanJune 29, 2010 //
  • Iceland’s prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, married her girlfriend, Jonina Leosdottir, on Sunday, when the country’s same-sex marriage law became legalized. Congratulations! [AP]
  • Nevada’s Republican senatorial candidate, Sharron Angle, said she opposes legal abortion even in the case of rape and incest, while appearing on “The Bill Manders Show,” explaining, “I believe that God has a plan and a purpose for each one of our lives.” Angle also said she is “pro-responsible choice,” adding “there is a choice to abstain, [a] choice to do contraception.” [Huffington Post]

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Iceland Bans All Strip Clubs

Jessica WakemanMarch 27, 2010 //

Iceland has passed a law to shut down all strip clubs, making it illegal for any business to profit from the nudity of its employees.

Well, duh. It’s cold up there.

Actually, no: politician Kolbrun Halldorsdottir, who first proposed the law, said on Wednesday, “It is not acceptable that women, or people in general, are a product to be sold.” Iceland began hammering that point home last year when it passed a law effectively banning prostitution by criminalizing the purchase of sex; the strip club law is simply the next step. Keep reading »

If Elf Sex Is Real, We Should All Move To Iceland ASAP

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 18, 2010 //

I remember the first and only time I visited Iceland. I was there for a brief layover on the way to Amsterdam. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that it looked as if I were landing on the moon. Not only that … but the airport looked like a strange space station from the 1950s and all of the people looked like sprightly clones. It was kind of wonderful, but a little bit frightening. Kind of like a vintage episode of the “Twilight Zone.” If only I had stayed a bit longer, I might have discovered why all of the Icelandic clones were grinning relentlessly. It wasn’t all the vodka they were consuming—apparently it was the elves. According to this video, Icelandic people often partake in something called “elf sex.”

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Today’s Lady News: Bea Arthur Does Good & Iceland Is Best For Women

Jessica WakemanOctober 28, 2009 //
  • Bea Arthur, the “Golden Girls” star who passed away earlier this year, left $300,000 for a homeless shelter for LGBT youth. Thank you for being a friend, Bea! [PinkNews]
  • Iceland is the best place in the world for women, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index. The index ranked 134 countries based on women’s access to resources and opportunities like income parity, health care, paid maternity leave, and political empowerment. Iceland took Norway’s place this year as the best place in the world for women to live, while both the USA and the UK slid down the list. [Forbes]
  • Five people have been arrested in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a homecoming dance in Richmond, California, last week. So far all of the men arrested are under the age of 21, which is depressing. But what is even more horrifying is how police say possibly as many as 10 suspects took part in the gang rape while as many as 20 stood by and watched. [ABC News]

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What It’s Like To Be Single Around The World

Ami AngelowiczJuly 11, 2009 //

After thinking a lot about that crazy singles map of the US and how all the ladies on the East Coast are screwed, I got back to my navel gazing about what it means to be single. (I have plenty time alone to think about these things.) I moved on from my bubble of self-absorption (played out) and started wondering what it must be like to be single in other countries—not that I’m thinking of fleeing or anything. Is it better in France where fidelity is not a cultural moray? Is it worse in India with the caste system and arranged marriages? And what are those cold singles in Iceland doing to stay warm? Well wonder no more, because Liz Tuccillo (Mrs. “She’s Not That Into You” and former “Sex and the City” writer) is travlling the globe to demystify singlehood in an awesome web series called, “How to be Single.” Um…amazing! After the jump, a few of my fave revelations from single sisters around the world. [Your Tango] Keep reading »

Well-Endowed Museum

SimchaMay 16, 2008 //

Today’s news is all about penises. Showing off the family jewels usually just involves a zipper, but for Sigurdur Hjartarson, it takes a museum. The curator and collector has opened the Icelandic Phallological Museum dedicated to the penis specimens of 261 animals. From the 2mm hamster wang that requires a microscope, to the 154 pound, 5 1/2 foot long sperm whale dong, these objet d’arts have been well mounted and hung. Keep reading »

The Daily Squeeze: Taser Parties, Motherhood In Sweden, And Sex On Drugs

Catherine StrawnMay 9, 2008 //
  • Apparently Taser parties are the new Tupperware parties. [BBC]

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