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Ideas Women Worldwide

Zorra What? A Eurovision Hit, Spanish Machismo And The Enduring Evil Of The “Z” Word

A debate about the Spanish entry for this year’s Eurovision prompts one woman writer to challenge the benefits of re-appropriating the word “slut.”

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Dottoré!

Take It As A Neapolitan Compliment

One woman’s Neapolitan insult is another woman’s compliment.

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Geopolitics Trump And The World

Profanity And Diplomacy, Translating Trump’s ‘Shithole Countries’ Insult

-Analysis- By the end of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, people will wonder: Was there anything he did not say? Any line he did not cross? As a lifelong businessman, he has declared war early and often on diplomatic niceties, proud to speak “like the people.” The problem is that he is a person who speaks […]

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Food / Travel

Fukyu! Montreal Court Bans Sushi Restaurant Name

LE JOURNAL DE MONTRÉAL, LA PRESSE (Canada) Worldcrunch A sushi restaurant in Montreal has been forced to change its name after “Fukyu” was deemed too “risqué” by neighboring residents. La Presse reported the lawyer of the building’s owner, David Gavitian, said that many in the neighborhood saw the restaurant as a nuisance, with many business […]

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