" SEATTLE - Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch.But then last week, a lesbian complained that an usher at Safeco...
"A wave of horrifying violence has swept the townships around Johannesburg in the past week, The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Nolen reported in an article Tuesday Xenophobic rage explodes in South Africa. At least 22 people are dead, hundreds injured and an estimated 4,000...
"For some women when the thought of slipping on a Corset comes to mind, one can only think of lying down on the bed trying to squeeze into an uncomfortable garment that is two sizes too small, or maybe having to have someone else lace or snap up the back of the piece so that...
Remember that time you were innocently writing a gmail when you noticed all the ads on the page had to with knitting and soap collecting, your two favourite hobbies? Apparently you're not the only one to find that...
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If you are a business professional, you understand that your work attire is a mirror reflection of your inner personality. What you wear to your job is one of the most positive attributes you have to offer of yourself towards your career aside of the actual work you do day...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is teaming up with singer Pink to protest the use of horse-drawn carriages in New York City. This comes after a NY Times expose revealed that the city is not doing a...
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"The lives of millions of women could be revolutionised within months by the arrival of the contraceptive super-Pill.
It promises to end the misery of pre-menstrual tension and banish periods.
Lybrel, the first Pill designed to be taken continuously, is likely to appeal to...
While I have my issues with Alexie, he is one of the few real Indians read beyond the community. How well non-Natives will comprehend or are willing to acknowledge is another matter. - The...
Kilmer Middle School in Vienna, Virginia has a "no physical contact" rule. Like many schools, officials at Kilmer created the rule to try to give kids personal space and limit the effects of what they see as the...
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"Men too can experience hot flashes like those of menopausal women—if they undergo chemical castration.
New findings have verified a way to detect hot flashes. This could help develop treatments against these uncomfortable events in patients who endure chemical castration...
I've been broke. I've never been poor."Broke" is temporary.
It's running out of money before you run out of month (and being
thankful that Seattle is overgrown with blackberries in the summer,
because at least you've got a free source of fruit until the next
paycheck comes...
With the popular press these days loving to insinuate that climbing Everest in the 21st Century is about as difficult as, say, shoveling your driveway, I thought I would share this excellent narrative by my friend...
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"The number of police officers in England and Wales has fallen for the first time since March 2000, Home Office figures have revealed.
The total dropped by 173 officers to 141,873 at the end of September.
Police...
Jade Goody - who has been at the centre of the Celebrity Big Brother race row - said she is "disgusted" with herself after watching footage of her behaviour.
Following her eviction from the house, Jade told Big Brother presenter Davina McCall that watching the video clips of...