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Spousal Secrets No More

Aug 23, 2014
How far would you go to stay out of jail? Would you publicly humiliate your wife of 38 years, portraying her as some kind of shrieking harridan? Would you put the innermost secrets of your marriage on display, inviting voyeurs to rummage at will?

French President Dismisses Companion Amid National Struggle Over Social Norms

Jan 29, 2014
The French have been shaken by François Hollande's curt, 18-word termination of his relationship with "the woman of my life." The whole matter has taken a significant political turn with the unexpected and noisy anti-Hollande street demonstration that followed the president's statement. This protest was unanticipated and heterogeneous in composition and turned seriously violent.

Bill Gates Doesn’t Want Minimum Wage Raised

Jan 28, 2014
Bill Gates and other members of the 1 percent worry about having to pay more taxes to increase wages; the United States turned its back on the Arab Spring; meanwhile, an Oklahoma legislator wants to forbid all marriages so gays won't wed either. These discoveries and more after the jump.