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Life This Is Not About Emma Sulkowicz’s Rape — It Is About You
Late last week, Emma Sulkowicz, the recent Columbia graduate who spent her last year of college with her mattress strapped to her back, released a new rape-related performance piece to the public, titled “Ceci N’est Past Un Viol (This Is Not A Rape)”. Hosted on its own webpage, and existing entirely on the internet, the…
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The Schmooze Sarah Palin Defends Josh Duggar — by Slamming Lena Dunham
You just knew that Sarah Palin was going to defend Josh Duggar. But attacking Lena Dunham? Come on. The former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate , angrily calling out the “radical liberals in the media” for “crucifying” Josh Duggar as a pedophile while letting Lena Dunham off scott-free. Bristol Palin also wrote a…
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Opinion Actually, Dr. Ruth, the Talmud Does Not OK Rape
On Monday, Dr. Ruth Westheimer appeared on the “Diane Rehm Show” and made what have already become widely circulated remarks suggesting that, once a couple is naked and in bed together, consent is considered already granted and irrevocable: “I am very worried about college campuses saying that a woman and a man… can be in…
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Life Did Dr. Ruth Just Compare Rape to Jaywalking?
Someone needs to remind Dr. Ruth that “No, means no.” Everyone’s favorite dirty bubbe has faced some heavy criticism in the past couple of days after she revealed some very problematic views on consent while promoting her latest book, “The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre.” But rather than…
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Fast Forward Miami Beach Rabbi Suspected of Molesting 11-Year-Old Girl
Editor’s note: In December 2017, a Miami-Dade County judge expunged the record of Rabbi Steve Karro’s arrest, noting that he had not been found guilty of any charges stemming from the 2015 arrest or of any previous criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation. A rabbi from Miami Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion that he…
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News Manny Waks Travels Around World To Confront His Alleged Abuser
Manny Waks stands on a street corner in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He drank so much the night before that he doesn’t remember what time he got back to his hotel room. His voice is hoarse and his eyes are hidden behind a pair of black sunglasses. Waks is not sure why he got so wasted,…
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Life Emma Sulkowicz Carries Her Mattress to Graduation
Emma Sulkowicz graduated from Columbia University this week, mattress in tow. The 23-year-old student, who filed a rape complaint againt classmate Paul Nungesser in 2013, her 50lb, dark-blue dorm mattress to highlight the university administration’s non-responsiveness to her claim. In September 2014, she turned the protest into a visual art project for her senior thesis,…
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The Schmooze Mute Survivor Shares Painful Saga at Women’s Spring Luncheon
“My mother is not only beautiful, but articulate and will take you on a journey with her” Regina Skyer — daughter of Holocaust survivor Ruth Wachner Pagirsky — told the guests at the April 23rd Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial To the Holocaust’s 23rd Annual Spring Women’s Luncheon at The Pierre. “Sixty-nine years ago…
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