Arab-American wins Miss USA pageant 2010!

Rima Fakih, a Muslim Lebanese-American, has been crowned Miss USA 2010. She is from Dearborn, Michigan. This is a first in pageantry and most people will probably regard this as some sort of accomplishment. Well, pageants are not really scales of social progression. In fact, they are a constant reminder that we live in a misogynistic world filled with double standards and female objectification. At any rate, we wonder if it was politically motived or just by chance or luck. Click below for the crowning.

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Venomous conservatives not gaga for Lady Gaga

This had to come at some point. These are the same people that wanted to ban Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna and more. She’s not GG Allen here, but she rattled some feathers and we love it. It wasn’t that risque, it’s actually caricature-ish pop. Who can do art or speak of progress and please the conservatives these days? They honestly need to shut up and put up because this is no time to go backwards. Gaga is merely an iconoclast of the times, the wave is much bigger, sweet “midwest and under the bible belt” Sandy. Oh, and, of course it had to be on the most accurate and non-partisan network – Fox.

Mariah Carey announces tour dates for “Angels Advocate” tour

So, now it’s called the Angels Advocate tour not the Angels Cry tour and it will take off right after her New Year’s gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It’ll span a little more than a month and, as of now, it only consists of North American dates. She needs to get around the world with this one as a whole lot of people are waiting for her, never forgetting Australia. Dubai and Beirut again would be nice. Or maybe Port Ghalib. Click below for the tour dates.

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US House passes health care bill!

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Congratulations to the US for the passing of the healthcare bill that would protect everyone in the US and not just those who can afford it. It’s a great day for everyone and a commemorative one to the people who had suffered the shackles of a capitalist-driven health system. This reform was necessary and also and indication that socialism is not a bad thing after all.