Not to be outdone by Thelma and Louise co-star Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon is making headlines this week. Rumor has it that she’s a cougar on the prowl … and her prey is a 31-year-old ping pong player. Although Sarandon’s publicist claims that her relationship with Jonathan Bricklin is strictly business, the gossip is flying.

The first question, naturally, is what kind of “business” a 63-year-old movie star has with a “ping pong aficionado.” I mean, is she researching a role? Seriously, what other reason would there be for playing with balls of with a young guy?

Joking aside, People reported in April that Sarandon is indeed business partners in a ping-pong club with Bricklin.

Sarandon and Bricklin, who are co-investors in SPiN, the New York City ping-pong bar, have denied rumors that they’re an item. Sarandon split from her longtime partner Tim Robbins in December and tells Entertainment Weekly that while …

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A recent article from the CBC argues that Obama’s appearance on The View this past week may have hurt his credibility. Why? Because Obama is the first sitting President to appear on a daytime talk show, and many pundits and journalists believe it portrays a desire to staunch bleeding poll numbers by wooing the show’s audience of middle-aged housewives. To which I respond: UGH.

Look, I’m no big fan of The View, but why exactly are middle-aged, working-class women somehow a lower class of voters? If Obama goes to a BBQ joint to talk to average-Joe Americans, people don’t worry that he’s losing his credibility with New York intellectuals, do they? So why is it that trying to appeal to women makes Obama’s politickin’ less serious and potentially damaging?

A current poll on the CBC website shows that 69% of respondents believe that the appearance did hurt his credibility, however keep in mind that CBC is a Canadian news source and most likely a …

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When I picture a pedophile I imagine a leathery-looking man sporting a terrible spray tan, with a creepy mustache, wearing sweat pants while driving an ice cream truck — not a middle-aged English teacher. Perhaps that’s why Melinda Dennehy is getting off so easy for sending multiple nude photos and racy texts to a 15-year-old male student.   Maybe it’s because she doesn’t fit the societal mold of who a pedophile is supposed to be, and I think this is largely the problem when it comes to treating sex offenders equally.

The forty-one year-old high school English teacher and single mother of two will not be serving any jail time.  Instead of facing a trial with felony charges and the seven years in prison that her actions suggest, she has been ordered to stay away from the teen and his family.   She has been given two years probation.

The boy who received Dennehy’s provocative photographs informed police that she also sent him text messages offering to perform explicit sexual acts on him.  He also added that she kissed him on the mouth in a classroom at least two times.

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In a recent interview, veteran actress and comedian Bette Midler bemoaned the current lack of funny women in film. Although Midler admitted that there were plenty of fantastic female comedians on the small screen — she mentions Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Judy Gold, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg and Debra Messing as being some of her favorites — she notes that, for the most part, women are still confined to more traditional roles in comedies, letting the men take the driver’s seat:

“There are a lot of funny women out there but they’re not in the movies because there are not that many funny women in movies any more – they’re mostly carrying coffee for the iron man,” she laughed.

Bette might have a point. Take last summer’s blockbuster comedy, The Hangover. Women were alternately portrayed as sweet and hot or mean and hot, but they were usually the butt of the jokes and rarely the ones making them. Even the Tina Fey/Steve Carrel …

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Helen Smith on Kathryn Jean Lopez Makes Sarah Palin Look Moderate
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HM on Anna Fermanova is a Sexy Model With Large Breasts, Also May Be a Russian Spy
“Furthermore lets remember that this is the Post, head over to the NY Times and you’ll find almost no mention of this case much less a front page article on it with a half page photo of Fermanova in a bikini.”

Mr. Carlos on Palestinian Muslim Guilty of “Rape by Deception” after Lying to Jewish Woman in order to have Sex with her
“So…if I go out to a nightclub and I pretend that I am a medical doctor, and some gold-digger throws herself at me, and THEN we have CONSENSUAL sex in the alleyway, only for her to later discover that I am a Taco Bell assistant manager, I should be prosecuted for RAPE BY DECEPTION?”

Alzaetia on God Hates Nerds: Comic Con vs. Westboro Baptist Church
“Let’s organize a ZL road trip to their home church!”

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“Because as far as I can tell, this has come from a book by a man who condones torture, and believes that the current president is in cahoots with Islamic extremists.”

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“The sad news is that some women still suppress their sexuality. The good news? Middle age can be a blast, and a revelation.”

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“I am not the type of idot to fall all over myself apologizing for my opinions because you spout a sob story.”

DeAnna on God Hates Nerds: Comic Con vs. Westboro Baptist Church
“Not all Kansans are gay-hatin’, funeral-protestin’, bible-thumping nut jobs.”

Liz on Animal and Alcohol-Free Cosmetics Launched in UK to Meet Demand for Halal Make-Up
“Better to remain silent and have people think you might be a fool, rather than open your mouth and have it be confirmed beyond a doubt.”

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Gigi on Why Are People So Afraid to Intervene in a Domestic Violence Situation?
“Perhaps we could have a night of soul shredding insults with a side of you pulling out chunks of my hair, breaking one of my eye sockets, bruising my ribs, and crushing one of my hands because my cousin sent me a text or because I said something with the wrong attitude. I promise to make the best sammiches ever.”

Kai on Are Modern Housewives Becoming Extinct or Just Oppressed?
“As someone who doesn’t even want kids, I would find the idea of staying home and raising children to be horrible. but I recognise that others are different.”

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I’m the first to admit that the trip to McDonald’s for a Happy Meal has been a not uncommon experience for both of my daughters. I’m very well aware that they are not the most nutritionally sound dinner options, but once in a while the little flimsy cardboard box containing McNuggets, fries, and a toy is just the way to go. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, however, is coming down hard on Happy Meals, taking the fast food giant to task for “predatory marketing practices” by using cheap plastic toys to get kids eating fatty junk.

California’s Santa Clara County has already taken the first step, actually banning toys from the Happy Meal package. This is in the name of combating childhood obesity, a cause that First Lady Michelle Obama has faced head on. As an increase in obesity rates continue, the fast food industry is facing growing pressure.

From Foster’s:

In New Hampshire, 33 percent of third-graders are overweight or obese, according to a recent state Department of Health and Human Services survey. It’s part of a rising trend of childhood obesity in the state fueled by unhealthy eating habits — including fast food — and a lack of exercise, said Lisa Bujno, bureau chief of DHHS’s Division of Public Health.

She said McDonald’s isn’t all to blame.

“An occasional Happy Meal isn’t going to be a problem,” Bujno said. “It all goes back to what you take in and what you expend for energy … It’s about choices.”

You know, I can’t help but feel that the focus is on the path of least resistance here. It’s a lot easier to point the finger at Mickey D’s or BK for foisting junk food on our children, but I very strongly believe that the bigger emphasis should be on increasing physical activity.

I offer as an example my younger daughter. She is picky to the extreme and adamantly refused to eat anything but pizza, fried chicken tenders, and cheese for the first half of her life. She’s six now and has expanded her repertoire to cookies, chips, macaroni and cheese, and tuna fish sandwiches. Oh, and Happy Meals.

Before you come down on me too hard here, please know that there are veritable tons of fruits, vegetables, protein-heavy snacks, and yogurt around. This child’s older sister would rather have blueberries than chocolate and actually seeks out broccoli. Furthermore, the strictly enforced expectation is that she has to eat a bite of everything at the dinner table. I keep hoping that her dietary horizons will broaden, but it hasn’t happened yet.

The thing is, …

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Not a joke. Well, actually, maybe a little bit. So, maybe you’ve seen the internet video sensation called the Jane Austen Fight Club, but if you haven’t, you should. It will probably make you giggle, and it’s right up there. Definitely worth the watch.

NPR’s Blog of the Nation recently discussed this charming …

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