It’s been four months since the Taliban attacked Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl who had spent years …
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Ellen DeGeneres Fans Fight Anti-Gay Group Over JCPenney Gig
An anti-gay group has launched a campaign to remove Ellen DeGeneres as JCPenney’s spokesperson because she’s “not a true representation of the type of families” who frequent the department store, according to the group’s …
Christian Bale Roughed Up in Failed Attempt to Visit Chinese Activist
Bale, who visited with a CNN crew, was punched and eventually turned away by plainclothes security guards.
‘That Picture Was a Terrible Mistake’: Jane Fonda Sits Down for 10 Questions
Jane Fonda talks men, sex advice and that notorious North Vietnam photograph.
Rosa Parks’ Archived Writing Reveals Attempted Rape
Before she was known for her defiant act that catapulted the American civil rights movement into prominence — and placed her at the center of it — Rosa Parks had long been a human rights activist and crusader for social …
Censorship Gone Too Far? Canadian Catholic School Bans Rainbows
When it comes to (man-made) rainbows, students are told to stick it where the sun don’t shine.
Is This the Beginning of an End of Whaling in Japan?
The annual kerfuffle between Japanese whaling ships and the anti-whaling activists who chase them around Antarctic waters every winter is once again getting its seasonal share of ink and airtime. But this year the familiar …
Reading While Eating for September 28: Gaffes, Quips and Murders
Tuesday’s links talk driving, falling and prepubescent rapping.
