“It started with a question…why are bras so expensive?” Thus begins the story of Harper Wilde, an online bra startup, which is selling a “Notorious RBG” bra this month at a 35-percent markup. The bra —- indistinguishable from the retailer’s other bras but for the minute embroidered words “when there are nine,” marks a zenith…
Some will tell you that it’s inappropriate to label the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic “an erotic fantasia on monogamist themes.” Some will say that to draw a connection between America’s greatest legal mind and amorousness is debasing and sexist. And some, who have actually seen the film, will say, WOWEE-ZOWEE. via GIPHY A lot…
Supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t get the nickname “notorious” by staying quiet and keeping her questions to herself. Actress Felicity Jones says Ginsburg hit her with tough questions the first time they met, when Jones was preparing to portray Ginsburg in the upcoming biopic, “On the Basis of Sex.” “When I first met…
Say what you will about the evils of the internet, but watching a comedian challenge the oldest Justice on the Supreme Court to a wrestling bout makes the whole thing feel worth it. On Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert released the most delightful video to hit YouTube since the sneezing panda: a clip of himself working…
The interview proper begins at 7:11. Click here for the full transcript Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an icon, a living legend, a hero and a meme. She was the second woman to become a justice of the United States Supreme Court (that’s what “associate justice” means), where she has served the…
Supreme Court justices aren’t known for their sense of style. The long, black, shapeless judicial robe that they wear is practical, allowing the justices to focus on important matters (like saving the Constitution). But Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dubbed the “Notorious RBG” by her ardent admirers, manages to add a bit of flair to her otherwise…
“How dare you? How dare you do this?” Those were Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s words in response to the man who gave her her first ever “#MeToo” moment, requesting a sexual favor in exchange for information about an upcoming exam. He was her professor at Cornell, and she was an undergraduate student. As…
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