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St. Ismeria: Jesus’ Great-Gram or Just Another Morality Lesson for Women?

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Painting of Jesus, Mary, and a Bevy of Women
In case you aren’t aware from the decorations that have been decking the halls of Wal-Mart since about October, it’s just about Christmas.  While I am not a hard-core religious zealot and think of Christmas more as a time to spend with family and friends sharing love and laughter than in a church, I am put off by the cheap commercialism that has hijacked this once-holy day.

So let’s talk about Jesus Christ, shall we?  Or, more specifically, let’s talk about his great-grandmother.  Maybe.

According to Ireland’s University of Limerick historian Catherine Lawless, manuscripts dating back to 14th-15th century Italy tell the tale of Ismeria, a reported miracle-worker in her own right and quite possibly the great-grandmother of Christ.

Cool.

From AOL News:

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A Study Suggests American Women Are Prudes, Bad Flirts, Socially Awkward

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A study conducted by an ever so reliable source—an online dating site, has concluded that American women are a pack of prudes. The study ranked women according to country on their online flirting skills, or rather their ability to ask men out on dates.  Spain came in first place while the United States came …

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Topless Sunbather Investigated For “Sensually Applying Sunscreen”

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Oh, breasts.

Whether it’s that infants are growing them or that they’re being photographed without someone’s consent , they’re a constant topic of discussion. They cause problems, garner unwanted attention, and drive me crazy when I’m trying to work out.

And that’s when they’re covered up.

Right now, the Italian police are investigating a topless female sunbather accused of “sensuously rubbing sun cream on herself on a public beach” in Rome.

According to news outlets, a woman sitting near by with her sons, aged 12 and 14, became aggravated when the woman began rubbing sunscreen on her body, as it ”troubled” her sons.

A police spokesman is quoted in the article as saying:

A patrol was stopped by a mother of two sons who was angry at a topless sunbather and the way she was applying suntan cream…. The patrol went and took her details and she argued, still topless, that she could so no harm in what she was doing as it was a public beach.

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Susan Sarandon, Ping Pong Balls, and the Cougar Double Standard

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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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