‘Avatar’ has a racist message?
Philadelphia: Near the end of the film Avatar, the villain snarls at the hero, “How does it feel to betray your own race?” Both men are white — although the hero is portrayed as a blue-skinned, 9-foot tall, long-tailed alien.
Star talks of drugs and sex
London, 08 Dec 2009: British pop star George Michael, currently getting ready to tour Australia in February, has been talking …
Drug May Boost Women’s Sexual Desire
Cairo, 20 November 2009: An investigational drug that didn’t perform well as an antidepressant appears to slightly boost sexual desire as well as the number of satisfying sexual encounters in women with lagging libidos, a study shows.
The research was presented this week at the 12th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine in Lyon, France.
Pill makes girls’ sex drive soar
London, 17 November 2009: A wonder drug hailed as a “Viagra for women” has been discovered by accident — after it failed trials as an antidepressant.
Flibanserin did not work as a mood-booster — but made women’s sex drive soar, a study found.
Girls who took it reported greater levels of desire and “satisfaction”.
China ‘black jails’ under scrutiny
New York, 12 November 2009: A new human-rights report claims that Chinese citizens are kidnapped and held in informal detention centres, known locally as “black jails”, to prevent them from bringing complaints to the central government.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the practice of locking up disgruntled petitioners has evolved into a lucrative cottage industry, one which authorities continue to ignore.
Opponents of same-sex marriage leading in Maine polls
Early reporting indicated voters were leaning toward upholding the state’s law permitting gay and lesbian unions, but the tide shifted as returns trickled in.
Reporting from Portland, Maine – Opponents of Maine’s law allowing same-sex marriage claimed victory Tuesday night in their repeal effort, following a heated campaign that polarized the state and drew national attention.
China to develop space military capabilities
Beijing, 03 Nov 2009: China’s Air Force will begin to develop “offensive operations” in space, a high-ranking military official has said in a seeming departure from Beijing’s recent opposition to space militarisation.
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force Commander Xu Qiliang said on Sunday that space militarisation, or the development of weapons and defensive technology in outer space, was a “historic inevitability” and that “competition between military forces is moving towards outer space”.
Now, a coffee to boost men’s sexual prowess!
Move over Viagra, for something simpler has arrived in town to give a boost to men’s sex lives –Coffee!
The new brands of the drink like Tongkat Ali, Kopi Jantan, Ali Cafe, Superbest and Radex, are now available in Malaysia, which promises superior sexual performance.
Gore Vidal calls Polanski’s sex victim a young hooker
London, 30 October 2009: Noted writer Gore Vidal has come under fire for calling Roman Polanski’s teenaged unlawful sex victim a ‘young hooker’.
Polanski is currently battling his extradition to the US after Swiss authorities in Zurich arrested him last month.
Study Shows Linkage Between Teen Girls’ Weight And Sexual Behavior
London, 29 October 2009: A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl’s ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviors. The study results are published in the November issue of Pediatrics, now available online.