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Jane Fonda Sorry For Dropping Slang On-Air

Seeded on Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:06 PM EST (Indy Channel.com)

Actress Used Vulgar Term Talking About 'Vagina Monologues' The veteran actress and antiwar activist used a vulgar slang term while talking about the play "The Vagina Monologues" with "Today" show host Meredith Vieira.

arts, today-show, vagina-monologues, jane-fonda, eve-ensler, v-day

Happy Valentine's Day -- 'The Vagina Monologues,' 15 years later

Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:44 AM EST (msnbc.com)

The Vagina Monologues has been translated into 45 languages and performed in over 119 countries, and in 1996 it received the Obie Award for "Best New Play." Eve Ensler is the award-winning author of the book by the same name, a feminist-activist, and the founder/artistic dire …

rape, arts, womens-rights, feminist, incest, vagina, eve-ensler, vday

Larger Share of Students Succeed on A.P. Tests

Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:00 AM EST (The New York Times)

A higher percentage of students in public high schools are taking and passing Advanced Placement exams, according to a report issued by the College Board.

education, college-board, nytimes, education-and-schools, colleges-and-universities

(Humor) Kitchen-Floor Conflict Intensifies As Rival House Cats Claim Same Empty Bag

Seeded on Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:05 AM EST (The Onion)

MAPLEWOOD, MO—Ongoing turmoil in the troubled kitchen-floor region of the Branson household reached a boiling point Tuesday, as relations between rival house cats Boswell and Johnson erupted into fresh violence.

odd-news, cats, humor, satire, cat-in-a-bag

Senate Passes Bill to Expand Government's Spying Powers

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:00 PM EST (The New York Times)

The Senate vote, a major victory for the White House, also gives legal protection to phone companies that aided government wiretapping.

washington, privacy, surveillance, us-news, nytimes, phone-tapping

Williams defends right to raise Islamic law

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:09 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

LONDON (Reuters) - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams defended his right to raise sensitive issues such as Islamic law in Britain but said on Monday that his handling of the matter may have been clumsy and misleading.

religion, anglican, sharia, general-synod, archbishop-of-canterbury, rowan-williams

Christians Wrong About Heaven, Says Bishop

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:47 AM EST (TIME)

What, Rowan was getting too much attention so Durham speaks up? "N.T. "Tom" Wright is one of the most formidable figures in the world of Christian thought.

religion, heaven, anglican, uk, bishop-of-durham

'Asterix' earns more gold

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:36 AM EST (The Hollywood Reporter)

Can't imagine it without Christian Clavier -- now I REALLY need that regionless DVD player -- The continuing appeal of broad French comedy in Europe pushed "Asterix at the Olympic Games" to the No.

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Julian backs 71-unit rentals for abused

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:24 AM EST (The Indianapolis Star)

The Vernon needs renovation anyway, this would be a great use for it...The Julian Center proposes a 71-unit apartment project at 34th and Meridian streets for long-term rentals for women of domestic abuse and their children. The $8.3-million project would renovate an exis …

business, indianapolis, domestic-abuse, womens-shelter, julian-center

Woman jailed over rape claim

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:10 AM EST (Manchester Evening News)

OK, This one concerns me -- false accusations like this can undermine the credibility of actual victims of sexual assaults -- "A woman has been jailed after falsely accusing a man of raping her. Stacey Challoner, aged 20, was given a four-month sentence at Manchester Crown Court.

rape, world-news, uk, false-accusation

How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:15 AM EST (The New York Times)

Some members discover it's tough to erase all their information from the site.

technology, privacy, nytimes, facebook-com, computers-and-the-internet, electronic-mail

The Vagina Monologues in Indianapolis, V 1({})

Seeded on Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:15 PM EST (VDay official site)

The Indianapolis Arts Community presents Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues February 22nd and 23rd at the Wheeler Arts Community Theatre. Doors Open at 7:30 p.m. The show begins at 8:00 p.m.

indianapolis, arts, vagina-monologues, vday, julian-center

Archbiship 'horrified' at sharia row

Seeded on Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:56 PM EST (Manchester Evening News)

Poor Rowan...THE Archbishop of Canterbury is "horrified" at the hostile reaction to his controversial comments on sharia law and mounting calls for him to go, his predecessor said today.

religion, islam, uk, sharia, archbishop-of-canterbury, rowan-williams

V-Day Announces Its 10th Anniversary

Seeded on Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:46 AM EST (vday.org)

V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2008 with women and men from the U.S. and throughout the world.

stop-violence-against-women, us-news, womens-rights, vday

Microsoft to bid for God's omnipotence.

Seeded on Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:27 AM EST (NewsBiscuit)

Microsoft has made a bid of $99,000,000,000,000,000,000 to God for His omnipotence. It is rumoured that God, who already knew of the offer, is tempted to sell up. It seems that He is considering starting another universe and needs capital to get the project off the ground.

business, microsoft, humor, satire, take-over

Britney Spears to be adopted by African child

Seeded on Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:21 AM EST (NewsBiscuit)

The family of Arthur Zimba, an 8-year old Malawi boy, have asked for privacy as they help his new adopted sister, Britney Spears, settle into her new life in their village, far away from the dangers of her LA lifestyle.

entertainment, britney-spears, humor, celebrities, satire, african-child

Fitzgerald vs. Hollywood

Seeded on Sat Feb 9, 2008 2:50 PM EST (The New York Times)

What can Pat Hobby, Fitzgerald's fictional hack of a screenwriter, tell us about the current strike?

books, review, nytimes, the-book, f-scott-fitzgerald, books-and-literature, writing-and-writers, hollywood-calif, last-tycoon

Washingtonians

Seeded on Sat Feb 9, 2008 1:13 PM EST (The New York Times)

The columnist Dana Milbank is an anthropologist of 'Potomac Land.' -- From the Book Review '' "So much to skewer, so little time.

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Tentative Deal Is Reached in Writers' Strike

Seeded on Sat Feb 9, 2008 1:05 PM EST (The New York Times)

FINALLY!..."The governing boards of the two writers' guilds are expected to meet as early as Sunday, and the long and bitter strike could be over by Monday morning."

media, business, strikes, television, motion-pictures, nytimes, organized-labor, writers-guild-of-america, los-angeles-calif

Archbishop claims introduction of Sod's Law is inevitable

Seeded on Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:32 AM EST (NewsBiscuit)

A satiric perspective on poor ABC Rowan -- If you like The Onion you'll love this..."Dr Rowan Williams told Radio 4 that the law could apply to many areas, such as toast landing butter-side down or three buses arriving together after a half hour wait. "...

odd-news, humor, archbishop-of-canterbury, murphys-law

What did the Archbishop actually say?

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 11:38 PM EST (Archbishop of Canterbury official site)

Boy, is he IN it..."There has been a strong reaction in the media and elsewhere to the Archbishop of Canterbury's remarks of yesterday on civil and religious law.

religion, law, islam, uk, archbishop-of-canterbury, rowan-williams

Archbishop of Canterbury 'should resign' over Sharia row

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 1:24 PM EST (The Times)

Poor Rowan can't catch a break -- A senior Church of England clergyman called today for the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, over his remarks supporting Sharia in England.

religion, islam, anglican-communion, uk, sharia, archbishop-of-canterbury, rowan-williams

Religious police in Saudi Arabia arrest mother for sitting with a man

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 1:16 PM EST (The Times)

Starbucks IS an evil influence, knew it all along...A 37-year-old American businesswoman and married mother of three is seeking justice after she was thrown in jail by Saudi Arabia's religious police for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks coffee shop in Riyadh.

women, starbucks, saudi-arabia, world-news, mutaween

Does Islam fit with our law? Is a clash of civilisations looming? It's now time to find the links rather than the conflicts between English and Islamic law

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 8:46 AM EST (The Times)

Opinion from the UK: Is a clash looming between the laws of the West and Islam? In the wake of 9/11, commentators such as Samuel Huntington have spoken of a conflict between an economically powerful but increasingly amoral West, and a resurgent and moralistic Islam.

law, islam, world-news, uk