Dating Website Kicks Out Members Over Weight Gain

Winter weight gain – who cares? BeautifulPeople.com, apparently. The international dating website has this week expelled 5,000 members for piling on the pounds over Christmas.

BITCH:NEWS
06 Jan 2010 17:30 GMT

Women in the Noughties: Self-Loathing & Scared?

“…for the first time in the whole of our history, our unhappiness didn’t come from men or oppression. It came from us. From other women. From within. The Noughties was the decade of self-hate.”This was the depressing conclusion Camilla Long came to as she reviewed the decade in ter...

BITCH:NEWS
23 Dec 2009 10:00 GMT

Brittany Murphy Dies From Heart Attack at 32

I was absolutely shocked to find out that Brittany Murphy passed away yesterday morning from a heart attack.Murphy was only 32-years-old, was recently married, and while she hadn’t filmed a movie since Sin City in 2005, she was anything but forgotten.

BITCH:NEWS
21 Dec 2009 10:16 GMT

"Beautiful Star" Benefit Album for Women's Charities

If you’ve ever thought the way women are written about by the music press can be dismissive, you’re not alone. The people behind magazine Wears The Trousers are bored by the way women are represented and judged by the majority of music magazines, saying,

BITCH:NEWS
17 Dec 2009 12:03 GMT

Does The Colour Pink Actually Stink?

Earlier this year I blogged about PinkStinks, a website which was starting to receive some attention in the blogosphere. PinkStinks was at that time a new campaign, which aimed to promote positive role models and an inclusive, diverse message about what it means to be a young girl while combating negative gender stereotypes.

BITCH:NEWS
16 Dec 2009 18:19 GMT

Stores Refuse to Stock Chris Brown's "Graffiti"

But really, what was he expecting? Did Chris Brown really think he'd be able to release this album with all of that business with Rihanna behind him? He made the face of one of America's favorite R&B singers into something viciously unrecognizable by beating her. Since the infamous incident, the public has - for the most part - taking Rihanna's side in the highly public beating. Chris Brown has tried to improve his image, but has apparently failed, if record sales have anything t...

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14 Dec 2009 21:15 GMT

Respect For Cheryl Cole & Her Two X Factor Wins

You may have heard by now that Joe won the X Factor competition last night which leaves Cheryl Cole sitting smugly on two wins in row. Despite being the youngest judge and the newest judge, it appears that Cheryl actually knows what she’s doing. 

BITCH:NEWS
14 Dec 2009 10:52 GMT

Proposed Ugandan Law: Death Penalty for Being Gay

Sickening anti-gay legislation currently being discussed in Uganda’s parliament - which could result in the death penalty for those convicted - has been attacked by human rights organisations, religious and political leaders the world over.The bill initially proposed that all those convicted are sentenced to a minimum punishment of life imprisonment but was recently amended to include a definition of 'aggravated homosexuality' which would be punishable by death. 'Aggravated homosexuali...

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09 Dec 2009 10:45 GMT

Lie of the Tiger: Why Elin Nordegren Needs to Dump Woods

In all seriousness, what the hell is wrong with Tiger Woods?Between the 27 or so women who have come out of the Woods Work claiming that they too have had a “hole in one” with Tiger and his panicky voice mails to one of his many bits on the side – I really feel ashamed that I used to be  Tiger Woods fan.

BITCH:NEWS
08 Dec 2009 14:35 GMT

Have We Stopped Caring About Celebrity Meltdowns?

This week I spotted a picture of Paris Hilton at some party and realised that this was the first I'd heard of her for a few months. The notorious heiress is not the gossip rag fixture she once was. Lo and behold, the Guardian ran a story ove...

BITCH:NEWS
02 Dec 2009 08:38 GMT