“George Huguely has been officially charged with the murder of 22-year-old University of Virginia student Yeardley Love. Love was killed early Monday morning. The Daily Progress reported Huguely admitted to police that, during an argument with Yeardley Love, he “shook Love and her head repeatedly hit the wall,” according to an affidavit requesting a search warrant. It was reported that Love was found face down... [Read More]
It’s now a rare event where a television franchise such as American Idol inspires the courage to question and challenge cultural ‘norms’. We thought it was important to bring you this great article from today’s New York Post. Bravery of Arab TV ‘Idol’ Veiled poetess hits ‘vicious, barbaric clerics’ By LUKAS I. ALPERT A burqa-clad contestant on the Arabic version of “American... [Read More]
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid argued for passing a $15 billion job stimulus because ‘violence against women has gotten out of hand.’ Reid’s comments, as noted in by Tracy Clark-Flory in Salon.com continued “Why? Men don’t have jobs. Women don’t have jobs either, but women aren’t abusive, most of the time.” He continued, “Men, when they’re out of... [Read More]
This week’s Parade Magazine debunks some Super Bowl myths. Read the article for Katie’s comments on domestic violence. http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/100207-the-truth-behind-super-bowl-myths.html [Read More]
On 12/29/09, Linda Stasi, columnist at the New York Post (www.nypost.com) commented on Charlie Sheen’s continuing to profit from ‘bad behavior’. Below are excerpts from the column. What are your thoughts? —————— Nothing says “holiday joy” like jail for TV’s most famous men. Late Thanksgiving night, the highest-paid (not to mention the randiest)... [Read More]
Just when we think that the world has hit a new low, the democratically elected government of Afghanistan has passed the “Afghan Shiite Personal Status Law”, which mandates that a wife have sex with her husband at least every 4 days and can only leave her home with his permission, except in certain specified emergencies. Stunning. [Read More]