The week’s honorable mentions.
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Kerry Washington Helps SNL Skewer Its Lack of Diversity
But is self-deprecating humor really enough?
Maureen Dowd Would Really Like to Know Why President Obama Isn’t More Like Scandal’s Olivia Pope
This is the greatest piece of Scandal fanfiction to date.
Students Want Playboy Model Back In Spanish Class
The 21-year-old teacher lost her job after old videos surfaced
Meet Hollis Johnson, the Man Paula Deen Calls Her ‘Black Sheep’
Here’s what we know about her longtime friend and bodyguard.
French President Francois Hollande’s Camel Eaten in Mali
The man is having a seriously bad month.
Some French Refuse to Abandon Love for Horsemeat Even as Britons Choke on Scandal
Despite the many historic alliances and cultural ties between Britain and France, the two countries now seem to be quite divided on one subject: eating horsemeat.
French Chateau Demolished ‘By Mistake’ During Renovation
A Polish millionaire says his workers accidentally destroyed the 18th century chateau he was renovating, but villagers in the vineyard town of Yvrac smell a rat.
Pippa Middleton Cancels U.S. Book Tour Because of Kate’s Topless Pics
Poor Pippa Middleton. Here she is, trying to make an honest living as a party planner. But now, the royal family is getting in the way of the world’s most famous sister-in-law.
Pippa, whose party-planning book Celebrate is due …
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Confesses the Errors of His Ways — Sort of
The former favorite for France’s presidency tells a French newsweekly he’s to blame for the sex scandals that brought him to disgrace–but does a fair bit of rationalization too.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Lashes Out Against Sexism in Blistering Video
It might be one of the most scathing takedowns in parliamentary history.
Now It Gets Real: Bachelorette Couple Caught in Alleged Scandal
But they look so good on Instagram!