Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - Posts
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A post from Double X writer Sarah Elizabeth Richards:
Kerry, you’re right that surrogates
need not be motivated by compassion alone. That’s because being a
surrogate is a tough job. Never mind the social stigma they face
explaining to their families and neighbors why they’re carrying someone
else’s kids.
Surrogates often have to deal with multiple births, Caesarian sections and mandatory bed rest. One Arizona surrogate even carried quintuplets for one couple ... (Read more in Double X.)
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Italian Vogue is celebrating Barbie's 50th anniversary—not to mention the first anniversary of its historic all-black issue
(isn't that the most gorgeous photo of Naomi Campbell you've ever
seen?)—with a very cool little supplement called "The Barbie Issue,"
full of fashion shoots starring black Barbies. Jezebel has an excerpt; may I recommend it as a mid-afternoon pick-me-up?
As one commenter, dandelionbrowne, pointed out, one of the most
striking things about the spread is the wide range of skintones, facial
structures, and hair types on display. It sounds like the dolls are ... (Read more in DoubleX.)
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There's much to rue in the story of how Henry Louis Gates Jr. (editor-in-chief of our sister site, The Root)
was arrested at his house last week. Was it supposedly disorderly
conduct when Gates asked to see a Cambridge cop's badge and ID? Or when
he said the cop was making a mistake based on racial profiling? The
charge was dropped this afternoon, lucky for the cop ... (Read the rest of this post, or the whole conversation, in Double X.)
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Chris Brown has a thing or two to teach Mark Sanford and John Ensign about how to say you're sorry. In his taped apology to Rihanna,
for punching her in February, the singer sounds forthright and sincere.
He's straightforward and direct. He invokes his mother, more than once.
He says he's getting help and he promises not to do it again. All the
boxes checked, including remorse.
Should we believe him? For me this raises all kinds of questions about ... (Read more in Double X.)
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