West said he saw the light after finding out that his cousin was gay. All we need is for every homophobe to have their favorite cousin come out!
Church wants gays but entertainment doesn't?
Submitted by Jacqueline Schneider on March 30, 2006 - 8:26pm. LGBTQ Media VisibilityThe cool thing about Keds
Submitted by Katharine Jones on March 29, 2006 - 1:20pm. The Sport of FashionMischa Barton's latest advertising campaign for Keds has a few eyes rolling - again.
The Israeli lobby takes some heat
Submitted by Daniel L. Sorrell on March 29, 2006 - 2:04am. Religion and the Public SphereDoes the stink of anti-Semitism linger behind the routine critiques of the Israeli lobby?
National Geographic Weighs in on the Tyco Mystery Beast
Submitted by Miriam Gross on March 28, 2006 - 10:53pm. Food PoliticsLast week, National Geographic News did a little article on that mysterious, wonderful creature who appeared in Tyco's back yard in North Carolina.
The slender creature has a kangaroo-shaped head, big upright ears, and a long ratlike tail.
I think it sounded prettier when I described it a couple of weeks ago, but never mind. National Geographic probably knows more about what animals look like than I do.
Animal Pharm
Submitted by Jennifer Huang on March 28, 2006 - 2:51pm. Food PoliticsIntroducing Omega 3 fatty acids to pigs is the latest in “pharming,†a process using transgenic animals (often food) as the vehicle for delivering supplements and medicine.
Guilt-free bacon
Submitted by Jennifer Huang on March 28, 2006 - 1:09pm. Food PoliticsThe next minor miracle of genetic engineering may appear at the breakfast table in the form of heart-healthy bacon. Popularizing consequence-free bacon may, in the long term, promote ill health by reinforcing the taste for fatty meat in the American diet.
Spree shopping and the foreign mass market
Submitted by Katharine Jones on March 28, 2006 - 11:05am. The Sport of FashionA recent article in Women’s Wear Daily reported on a shopping trend amongst teenagers in Singapore. Known simply as “sprees,†these mass orders from online retailers are just the latest evidence of the westernizing and globalization of seemingly not-so-foreign-now markets markets.
Chick-lit goes global
Submitted by Rhea Saran on March 28, 2006 - 12:45am. Artspy: Developments in the artsChick-lit is growing in popularity as a genre -- both in the Western world where it started and, increasingly, further east.
McDonald's tee shirts stink
Submitted by Katharine Jones on March 27, 2006 - 11:51pm. The Sport of FashionIs the image of what some see as one of America's worst gifts to the modern world really what anyone needs to make a fashion statement?
Bird Flu Revue
Submitted by Miriam Gross on March 27, 2006 - 11:09pm. Food PoliticsThere was a neat article in the New York Times last week about a growing fear accompanying the spring bird migrations in the Republic of Georgia.
In the early morning hours, the cobblestone alleys that wander this city's slopes are normally crowded with schoolchildren, walking in groups with their backpacks and books. But such sights have lately become rare.
According to the article, school attendance has dipped to half of its normal levels. It’s an interesting way of looking at the avian flu virus, and the way natural processes like a March thaw and the migration of birds can take on a doomsday aspect when everybody's waiting for the big leap of an animal-to-human pandemic.
I Broke my Back on a $10 million Mountain
Submitted by Alexis Dahan on March 27, 2006 - 10:55pm. Considerations on the 7th ArtSupporting actor Randy Quaid asks Brokeback Mountain producers $10 million for a vocabulary mistake.
Reconstructing lives
Submitted by Lauren Berger on March 27, 2006 - 8:04pm. The Unnatural BodySometimes plastic surgery isn't just a disturbing Sweet 16 present.
Another Liar…oops it was just in her book proposal
Submitted by Janet Mock on March 27, 2006 - 7:15pm. Cut On the Bias: The Fashion BusinessFormer Times of London fashion reporter caught using others’ materials, called fashion’s “James Freyâ€
Teaching Traumatized Students 101
Submitted by Vi Landry on March 27, 2006 - 4:57pm. The New New OrleansIn the wake of Katrina, the long-deficient New Orleans public school system is crying out for help, but not getting an answer.
Just like everyone else, your face will disintegrate...
Submitted by Lauren Berger on March 27, 2006 - 4:18pm. The Unnatural BodyAnd there's not a damn thing you can do about it. But that won't stop billion dollar anti-aging cosmetics companies from trying to convince you otherwise.