Culture

Who’s high-maintenance now?! New generation of vain men are more likely to get beauty treatments than women

The new generation of 30-something men have grown up with the likes of David Beckham and Brad Pitt as style icons, breeding thousands of copycats who no longer see spas as the domain of women. A survey released today reveals that a third of men would now describe themselves as vain. One in three men also admitted that they indulge in a beauty treatment at least once a month to maintain their looks, compared to just one in four women.

Bill Cosby Remains Quiet As New Allegations Emerge

Bill Cosby is keeping quiet as new allegations of sexual assault emerge. “I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn’t have to answer to innuendos,” the 77-year-old comedian and actor told Florida Today backstage at his show Friday night in Melbourne. “People should fact check.

Bill Cosby JOKES he is an ‘evil man’ and pretends to cry in first performance since latest wave of rape allegations

Shameless sexual predator Bill Cosby performed a parody about being ‘an evil man’ on Thursday night during his first public appearance since multiple fresh rape allegations were leveled against him. Opening a comedy show for a charity organization in the Bahamas, the 77-year-old – who is yet to officially comment on the latest women who have come forward claiming he drugged and raped them – Cosby joked through fake tears (right): ‘Parents are coming and taking their children home, saying to me ”Bill Cosby you are an evil man!

Attorney Accused Of Hypnotizing Female Clients And Forcing Them To Commit Sex Acts

An Ohio lawyer is under criminal investigation for hypnotizing a female client during meetings and directing her to engage in a series of sexual activities while in a trance and under his control, police report. The probe of Michael Fine, 57, was detailed yesterday in an emergency court motion filed by the Lorain County Bar association, which is seeking an immediate suspension of the lawyer, who has been practicing for more than 30 years. According to the court records, a second woman recently told police that she believed that Fine sought to hypnotize her during meetings in his office (where the pair discussed the woman’s divorce case).

Sex Ed Conference For High School Students Touts Alternatives: Bathe, Shave And Role-Play Together

Controversy is surrounding a sex education conference in Oregon as the event has hosted students as young as 11 years old. The conference gives tips on masturbation, using internet porn and quirky alternatives to sex. Lesson plans taught at the Oregon Adolescent Sexuality Conference include tutorials on porn websites, pamphlets on sexting and information about “teledildonics,” or the remote use of sex toys over the Internet, KOIN-TV reports.

Marine Dad Takes Stand After Daughter Gets ‘F’ for Refusing Islamic Indoctrination

The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) today announced its representation of John Kevin Wood, and his wife, Melissa, in their battle with La Plata High School in Maryland over the Islamic indoctrination of their 11th-grade daughter in her World History class. Their daughter was required to complete assignments where she had to affirm that “There is no god but Allah” and the other Five Pillars of Islam. The case gained national attention when the school banned John Wood from entering school property after he objected to the religion of Islam being taught in his daughter’s history class and demanded that she be given an alternative assignment.

Cops: 350-Pound Thief In Motorized Scooter Caught Sitting On Stolen Walmart Steaks

A 350-pound Wal-mart shopper was arrested yesterday after he was found sitting atop five stolen rib eye steaks in the seat of a motorized scooter that he was riding around the South Carolina store. Rodney Fowler, 43, was spotted Tuesday afternoon placing the steaks in his scooter by a Walmart loss prevention officer, according to a police report. “Suspect sat on the steaks and exited the store passing all points of sale, without attempting to pay for said merchandise,” cops noted.

Billy Graham: In Our ‘Lawless and Wicked Age … We’ve Taught the Philosophy of the Devil — ‘Do As You Please’

World renowned evangelist Rev. Billy Graham, the founder and chairman of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,  said that our children are growing up in a “lawless and wicked age,” infused with the “philosophy of the Devil, who says, ‘Do as you please.’” Further, rearing children in this culture is difficult because “we have taken God out of our educational systems and thought we could get away with it,” said Rev.

New Jersey cop exposed himself to young male drivers during traffic stops

A Newton police officer was arrested Monday on accusations that he unzipped his pants and exposed himself to young male drivers during “numerous” traffic stops. Jason R. Miller, 37, of Hampton Township, a patrolman since 2001, turned himself in at the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office and has been indefinitely suspended without pay pending the outcome of the criminal case, according to a statement issued by Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch and Newton Police Chief Michael Richards.

Thief Swipes Disabled Women’s Tricycle, Walker From Home

The mother of two disabled women is pleading for a thief to return the walker and tricycle taken from their home. Anna Lisa Abrahams was shocked when she looked through her surveillance video. Despite the signs warning about her cameras, she watched as the thief came back not once, but twice.

Ferguson Cop Advises Residents to Get a Gun: ‘We will not be able to protect you or your family’

Things are about to get real in Ferguson, Missouri, regardless of the decision of the Grand Jury in the Michael Brown case. So real, in fact, that the governor of Missouri has already declared a State of Emergency and called in the National Guard. So real, in fact, that at least some of the local cops believe citizens need to arm themselves, because they know they won’t be able to protect them from the chaos that is sure to ensue.

DC Schools Strip Christmas From Calendar After Muslims Complain

The Montgomery County school district in suburban Washington, DC has voted to strip Christmas from the school calendar after complaints by Muslims, who say the move doesn’t go far enough. In a 7-1 vote, Montgomery’s Board of Education removed references to Christmas, Easter, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah from next year’s school calendar, replacing them with ambiguous terms such as “winter break” and “student holidays.” The decision was made after complaints by Muslim parents that the Islamic holiday of Eid wasn’t being recognized.

Hollywood Sex Abuse Film Revealed: Explosive Claims, New Figures Named

The spotlight again will be trained on the alleged sexual abuse of minors by powerful Hollywood players when Amy Berg’s disturbing new documentary, An Open Secret, debuts at the DOC NYC film festival in New York on Nov. 14. The subject was forced out of the shadows earlier this year when Michael Egan III filed lawsuits against X-Men director Bryan Singer, veteran TV executive Garth Ancier, former Disney exec David Neuman and producer Gary Goddard; all four denied the allegations, and by August, Egan had dropped the suits after prior inconsistent statements emerged (he also was scolded by a judge for lying in court).

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