A mom in the Bible Belt posted this story about her 5-year-old son, who wore a Daphne costume to preschool for Halloween. Read on to see what happened next.
Berlusconi Defends Own Womanizing by Saying at Least He’s Not Gay
The politician faced public inquiry about his relationship with a teenage belly dancer when he lied to police to release her from arrest following a 3,000-euro theft.
Naked Russian Man Thankfully Not in Your Parking Lot
NSFW, kind of.
Aaron Gouveia, ‘Dad of the Year’ on 96.5 the Buzz
Listen to the podcast here.
Guyland Author Michael Kimmel on ‘Dads Unplugged’
Michael Kimmel expounds on the idea that men must now rethink their ideas of masculinity to stay afloat.
Florida Immigration Bill Only Targets Non-Whites
A Florida bill introduced by Republican state legislator William Snyder would emulate Arizona’s SB-1070, which requires police to accost suspected illegals—only Snyder’s version incorporates a visa waiver list.
Is Kanye West’s New Album Cover Banned in the U.S.?
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” due out November 22, depicts a naked, demonic West lying beneath a naked woman with wings and a tail.
Ohio High School Chants a Homophobic Slur at Football Game
Taking a cue from Yale DKE pledges, students from North High School in Eastlake, Ohio, had this to say about the opposing team.
In Yale Fraternity Pledging, Rape Is a Laughing Matter
This week, a YouTube clip of a Yale University Delta Kappa Epsilon pledging ritual went viral on campus. Posted Wednesday night, immediately after the events took place, the video documents the DKE pledges marching blindfolded on Old Campus—home to the majority of Yale’s freshman women—shouting chants such as “No means yes, yes means anal” and “Fucking sluts.”
Dream Comes True for ‘Muhammad Ali’ Author
Children’s book author meets with his hero Muhammad Ali. — Felix Rodriguez wrote his children’s book Dad, Me, and Muhammad Ali about a dream meeting with the Champ, a personal hero. The book, about growing up fatherless, inspired Ali’s wife, Lonnie, to invite Rodriguez and his son to Kentucky for a book signing, where his…
Men Are Too Stressed to Tell When You’re Angry
Balk on The Awl reports sardonically on this study, which suggests that physical differences in brain responses dictate how we gauge others’ emotions: Science, which has been doing a terrific job of late at giving men excuses for being total dicks, comes up with another winner: Dudes who are under stress cannot tell when someone else…
Women’s History Museum Blocked Because of Existing Museums for ‘Quilters,’ ‘Cowgirls’
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), along with Sen. Coburn (R-OK) (above)—who has voted against an amendment protecting sexual assault victims, opposed abortions in the case of rape, complained that improved women’s health coverage was “unfair,” and blamed abortion rights on the “gay agenda”—has now called for a “hold” on a bill providing land in Washington, D.C., for the National Women’s History…