Doll feud hits cyberspace
By Nicholas Casey
The Wall Street Journal Europe
24 Jul 2007

BARBIE and her rivals, the Bratz, have taken their long-running fight for playground supremacy off to an important new venue: MySpace-like social-networking sites. Mattel Inc.’s Barbie has been under attack for six years from MGA Entertainment Inc.’s... read more...

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So men talk just as much as women? Tell me something I didn’t already know
Michele Hanson
The Guardian
10 Jul 2007

More news from the DBO (Department of the Blindingly Obvious): it’s a myth that women talk more than men. Researchers at the Universities of Texas and Arizona have found that the verbal output across the sexes is almost equal — about 16,000 words a day... read more...

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Newsreader strikes a blow for journalistic integrity, but Paris packs a stronger punch
Michael Tomasky
The Guardian
30 Jun 2007

When Mika Brzezinski, a presenter on the US cable channel MSNBC’s morning show, refused this week to read a bulletin about Paris Hilton’s release from jail and even attempted to burn the script on air, she struck a blow for journalistic seriousness and... read more...

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