A woman was offended to be called the 'village bicycle' after she jokingly told a colleague she had slept around as a teenager.
The anonymous Mumsnet user, believed to be from the UK, explained she took issue with the 'sexist' term, saying if she had been a man she would have been described as a 'player' instead.
Fellow users were divided over whether it was sexist to say, with some arguing it was a legitimate response to an inappropriate work conversation.
Efron and Lochte. Zac Efron has another Olympian connection: the Wrap reports that Efron’s character’s backstory in the upcoming Baywatch movie is an unintentional retelling of the saga of Ryan Lochte, who recently embarked on an apology tour after it was discovered that his claims he was robbed at gunpoint in Rio were fabricated to cover up drunken vandalism. Like Lochte, Efron’s character is reportedly an Olympic swimmer who becomes embroiled in controversy after committing a crime, a source who spoke under the condition of anonymity told the Wrap.
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Who hasn't had a little work done?
Well, a lot of celebrities that you think have had surgical enhancements, actually just have good genes.
From Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez to Christina Aguilera and Dolly Parton, just about every woman in Hollywood has been accused of having fake breasts! But who has admitted they really do have breast implants?
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Redeem now Insider spoke with stylists about the fashion trends they think went out of style last year. Some trends inspired by the 1990s, like bucket hats and checkerboard prints, are fading, they said. Other stylists said chunky sneakers are out, and slimmer shoes are back in. Fashion works in cycles, and certain trends from the past few years have already started to wane.
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FeminismThe women's movement may have been in hiding through the 'ladette' years, but in 2013 it has come back with a vengeance. Introducing the new feminists taking the struggle to the web – and the streets The Guardian Women awards
The campaign for women's liberation never went away, but this year a new swell built up and broke through. Since the early summer, I've been talking to feminist activists and writers for a short book, All The Rebel Women, and as I tried to keep up with the protests, marches and talks, my diary became a mess of clashing dates.
Van friends. Thanks to a “Bound 2” joke that Kanye actually liked, Seth Rogen got his own personal listening session … in a van … completely freestyled by Kanye West. According to an interview with Rolling Stone, Kanye wanted to know what Rogen thought of the entire album, so as Kanye does, he stuck him a van and gave him best the listening session of his life:
Shortly after his and James Franco’s parody of the rapper’s “Bound 2” video — “Bound 3,” in which [Rogen] played the role of topless Kim Kardashian —West cornered Rogen at a New York hotel and invited him to his limo van for a listening session with a twist.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with artist Christine Suggs about their new graphic novel, "Ay, Mija," which follows a teenager's first trip to Mexico to connect with relatives and their own heritage.
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