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Do you need a new vagina?

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:34:00 +0000

Ladies, have you ever had your heart broken? Have you ever been betrayed by the lowdown dirty cheat you once thought you'd grow old with? Have you known the pain of watching your spouse live it up with some blonde 10 years your junior? It hurts, doesn't it? Kind of makes you want to buy a new vagina.

In anticipation of her new tell-all memoir, "Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders," the perennially outspoken Brandi Glanville is opening up about her very public and messy divorce from actor Eddie Cibrian. In her book, the 40-year-old mother of two reveals that after Cibrian left her for singer LeAnn Rimes in 2009, "I decided that since Eddie ruined my vagina for me, he could pay for a new one ... A week after the vaginal rejuvenation surgery, he was on the phone screaming, 'What the f--k cost you $12,000? Did you get a nose job?'" She also bought herself a new set of breasts. Ah, I still remember when a big breakup just meant gluing crystals onto your vajayjay till it "shined like a disco ball." Simpler times.

Camille Paglia on “Watch What Happens Live”

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:04:00 +0000

Last night, Salon contributor and "Glittering Images" author Camille Paglia joined Bravo's Andy Cohen to share her thoughts about the impact the "Real Housewives" series has on radical feminism.

Here, Paglia breaks down how the Housewives have helped women with "the fabulosity of their sexual power."

Taking a question from a fan, Paglia argues that "Real Housewives" helps to redefine feminism:

Here, Paglia singles out the housewife she finds the most socially acceptable — and the one she finds most reprehensible:

Is reality TV good for girls?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

We all know how to raise girls with healthy self-esteem. Encourage them to be physically active. Set a positive example by showing them you believe in yourself. And let them watch reality TV. Wait, what?

OK, it's not quite that simple. In surprising-to-no-one news this week, a new study from as reliable source as the Girl Scout Research Institute found plenty to confirm all your worst fears about girls who define themselves as "regular" reality watchers. After surveying 1,100 girls aged between 11 and 17 nationwide, the Girl Scouts found that compared with their non-reality TV watching peers, reality fans are likelier to agree that gossiping is a normal part of girls' relationships (78 percent vs. 54 percent), that girls are naturally "catty" with each other (68 percent vs. 50 percent) and that it's "hard to trust" girls (63 percent vs. 50 percent).

Regular reality-TV viewers also report spending a significantly larger amount of time on their appearance and are far likelier to agree with statements like "Being mean earns you more respect than being nice." Apparently, reality fans don't join the Girl Scouts to make friends; they join to win.