November 24th, 2009 by Alyssa
Kathryn Lopez has an interesting column on NRO highlighting just how sexualized Newsweek magazine has become. Next to all of the other trash the magazine runs–including articles by porn stars, prostitutes, and a sex industry president who brags about all of the porn one has access to for less than $150/month–the Palin cover is pretty mild.
Lopez writes:
In response to the Palin cover, Newsweek was accused of “sexism.” Its scandalous sex-scandal complication suggests something simpler: It’s all about sex — perverse and paid for — just as long as it doesn’t cost anyone more than $150 a month. A once-respected newsmagazine’s reputation evidently isn’t too high a price to pay.
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November 24th, 2009 by Alyssa
I agree with the Weekly Standard: it’s only fair that–after the Sarah Palin pics–Newsweek uses one of these photos on the cover of its next issue:
According to HuffPo, the photos are of Couric celebrating her new gig at CBS Evening News back in ‘06. Wasn’t the whole point of switching to Evening News to be taken more seriously?
And who are those children she’s grinding on!? Please don’t tell me those are her daughters…poor girls must be humiliated. Oh, Katie…
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November 17th, 2009 by Mollie
Much was made a couple of months ago when the Centers for Disease Control released a report on the effectiveness of various sex education programs (“Meta-analysis of Group Based Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy, HIV and other STIs”).
“Abstinence-only Sex Ed Rejected by Expert Panel,” announced one pop-medical site headline, writing “there’s no evidence that abstinence-only sexual education programs cut teens’ risk…” In a see-I-told-you-so tone, the article added that the CDC Task Force report recommended “group-based comprehensive risk reduction (CRR) programs that focus on condoms and delaying sexual initiation.”
Unfortunately the article’s headline and conclusion – indeed the CDC’s report itself – are erroneous and misleading in light of a Minority Report published on November 7 by members of the Task Force. It looks like the CDC gamed the data to get the result it wanted. Worse, the CDC is apparently refusing to release the quantitative data for public scrutiny.
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November 16th, 2009 by Eva Lorraine
Two’s company; three’s a party. At least that’s what the teen television show, Gossip Girl, wants us to think. Though not a fan of Gossip Girl, I did tune in to see Monday night’s episode, which featured a sexual threesome.
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November 11th, 2009 by Alyssa
Or so wishes the Left.
In an August National Review article, National Organization for Marriage President Maggie Gallagher attributes the quote in this post title to “a man in the entertainment industry.” It is very telling of liberal tactics when it comes to their dealings with Carrie.
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November 4th, 2009 by Jill
The New York Times blog picked up and posted this bit of news in its Idea of the Day for Nov 4: Free Online Sperm and Its Perils:
Priced out of expensive regulated sperm banks, prospective parents are turning to a ‘booming gray market’ in unregulated sperm donation, an article says. Let us count the ways this may not be a good idea.
With no medical screening or legal protections – and some male donors willing to “agree to a procreative sex rendezvous” – the Gray Lady got this one right!
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November 4th, 2009 by Mollie
Consumer Reports Health found that 19 of 20 brands of latex condoms passed the test for strength, reliability, leakage, and package integrity.
But the Tampa Bay article, In the Market for Condoms?, added these caveats:
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November 4th, 2009 by Mollie
Several bombshells actually. At the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination in Reston VA last month, Dr. Diane Harper – a lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, and a consultant to the World Health Organization – surprised her audience with several statements that undercut the case for mass HPV vaccination in the US:
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October 13th, 2009 by Mollie
Rape is a horrendous crime that can never, ever be tolerated in a civil society. Neither can false charges of rape. Both are devastating to the lives of their victims. Cathy Young raises some interesting insights and questions in her Newsday op-ed, The Unique Power of Crying Rape:
The recent incident at Hofstra University, in which a student claimed that she was gang-raped in a men’s room, has reignited the ongoing and often bitter debate about false accusations of rape. Are false rape charges a serious problem exacerbated by feminist claims that women don’t lie about rape? Or is the issue being blown out of proportion to discredit feminists and cast doubt on the credibility of rape victims? Should women who bring false accusations be prosecuted or treated as troubled people who need help?
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October 13th, 2009 by Jill
I came of age in the anything-goes, if-it-feels-good-do-it, there’s-nothing-wrong-with-sexual-behavior-like-bunnies-and-dogs era. Many young people today have moms and dads who grew up then, too. Maybe they never told their children, regardless of their own behavior which they may now regret, that intimate sex in the context of marriage is the best, most enjoyable sexual relationship to have and should be the goal.
But some may have been lucky enough to have a mother who told them that the old fashioned way of sex within marriage really is best and worth waiting for. Read the rest of this entry »
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