Aviation Urination

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Is there anything more horrifying than having to urinate on an airplane and having no access to the lavatories?

Should We Be Rooting for the French Women Today?

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After all, they do have to put up with Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

The 10 at 10

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Charl Schwartzel wins the Masters, parenting makes you fat, and Americans drink the most wine in the world.

That’s What She Said…

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France’s ex-justice minister, Rachida Dati, had an embarrassing slip of tongue in an interview this morning when she mixed up the words “fellatio” and “inflation.” Dati, who is now a member of parliament, told Canal Plus that “I see some [foreign investment funds] looking for returns of 20 or 25 percent at a time when [...]

Photo of the Day: Wine Vending Machines

Self-service wine tanks have arrived in French supermarkets.

The News—Obama plays chicken, BP points fingers

Good morning, gentlemen. Here’s your news feed for this Wednesday morning. Obama plays chicken with GOP over tax cuts and stimulus plan President Obama will be rolling out his economic plan in Cleveland today, which is expected to propose the following: body slam Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy into oblivion and move billions of [...]

The News—Here Comes the G.O.P.

Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections In today’s sign of the apocalypse… just kidding. The G.O.P, however, is making big strides against Democrats ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, Republicans are about even with Democrats in voters’ minds when it comes to who they think [...]