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Ginnifer Goodwin Talks Veganism, Wears Leather for "W"

Emily Farris — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:28:00 GMT

Ginnifer Goodwin, otherwise known as Margene the third Mormon wife on HBO's "Big Love," recently got all gussied up for the June issue of 'W.' She wanted to let everyone know she's nothing like Margene or like Gigi, her character in "He's Just Not That Into You." It was a good interview and the pictures (after the jump) in which Goodwin describes herself "as seemingly tough and hardened but always on the verge of falling apart” are gorgeous. In fact, the whole thing makes us like her more than we already do. Except we have one little problem with it. The story is supplemented with a blog post on Goodwin's recent turn to veganism. The actress says she did it for health reasons and also because of the way animals are treated at industrial farms.

So why then is she wearing...

"Versace’s leather jacket; Kiki de Montparnasse’s silk bra; Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière’s viscose jersey briefs with attached leather belt. Yves Saint Laurent gloves; Falke hosiery."

Just wondering. We love hamburgers and leather handbags. So we can't hate on a girl. But she might piss off a few vegans with that get-up.

[W: Not So Goodwin]

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Today on "Oprah": Q&A With Polygamists [VIDEO]

Emily Farris — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:41:00 GMT

VIA THE REMOTE ISLAND: We love us some Oprah. We even like the semi-boring Friday episodes where Mark Consuelos tells his Mr. Mom stories. But, most of all, we love when Oprah talks to people who may or may not be crazy. We've been waiting all weekend to see her trip to the Yearning for Zion Ranch so we can watch her ask the polygamists if they like Big Love...

Here's a sneak peek of today's episode below...

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Scanner Roundtable: If Gay Marriage Is Legal, What About Polygamy?

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:14:00 GMT

The question posed by our headline is the very question the United Provinces of Canadia is dealing with today, thanks to a case involving the practice that is heating up in the country's courts. Two men linked to Warren Jeffs, the nutso Utah sect leader, currently facing serious jail time, are each of accused of having multiple wives.

Their argument is simple...

Blackmore’s lawyer, Blair Suffredine, said during a telephone interview that marriage standards in Canada have changed.
“If (homosexuals) can marry, what is the reason that public policy says one person can’t marry more than one person?” said Suffredine, a former provincial lawmaker. Canada’s Parliament extended full marriage rights to same-sex couples in 2005. [Canoe]

Before you go and get all excited, remember this: we are creeped out by these Jeffian cultists as much as the next person, but should we promote gay marriage while also saying, "Oh, but yeah... we don't condone that totally medieval practice?" Are we any better than those wacko Republicans who claim gay marriage in America will open the floodgates for people to marry their pet snakes, underage relatives with eight heads, and horny lepers.

P.S. Ironically, it was one gay couple's battles with the legal system reminded them of what polygamists must go through, and that thinking led to their HBO series Big Love.

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Because It's Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Slutty Halloween Costumes

Emily Farris — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:30:00 GMT

I always pull together my Halloween costume at the last minute. No matter how much thought I put into it the entire month of October, the perfect costume never comes to me until I'm on my way out the door to celebrate with slutty cats and French maids.

Last year was no exception. I arrived home at 8 with the vague idea of dressing up as VMA Britney, but needed to leave by 8:30 and didn't have time to buy a wig and my silver bikini was no where to be found.

I thought about what I could utilize (my red hair) and took an inventory of the clothes I hadn't yet packed for my move (very few). What I came up with was a pretty - dam - good - if - I - do - say - so - myself Pippi Longstocking.

(Okay, so by this point I was more of a sloshed Pipi. Anyway...)

I can't take credit for this industrious Halloweening of mine. I owe it to my father. My parents divorced when I was three, and my mother never celebrated Halloween because her crazy religion didn't allow it. Dad arrived one year realizing we didn't have costumes and not wanting to endure the picked through pink plastic princesses and black wigs of K-Mart. He did, however, have a few sheets in his car—a pale blue sheet and a Budweiser sheet (maybe he'd just done laundry or he knew we weren't going to be dressed up?). A few holes and a piece or two of string later, my sister Jo and I were instantly transformed into ghosts. I don't remember which one of us actually ended up as the Budweiser ghost; I know neither of us wanted to be, and we fought about it. I also know my dad felt bad, but what I wouldn't give to be the Budweiser ghost now...

With no Budweiser sheets to be found this year, I must resort to pulling together another Halloween costume. I don't know why I do this to myself: think about what I'll dress up as so early in the month when I know I'll end up changing my mind or pulling together the perfect costume the hour before I head out. Maybe I do it because it's just really fun to think about what I can be for one night.

I probably put too much thought into it. Most women want to look sexy or slutty—and why not? It's fun, and it's not often I get to wear fishnet stockings and red lipstick these days. For me, though, it's more about having a good costume, and if I happen to look sexy while I wear it, that's more than okay.

On the un-sexy side, the idea of getting a bunch of women together and dressing up as polygamist wives has certainly crossed my mind, but I'll be in my hometown of Indepdence, MO for Halloween this year, and for those of you who don't know, Indepdendence has the second largest Mormon population in the country (next to Salt Lake City).

I could certainly dress up as Sarah Palin, but my American flag bikini has gone the way of my silver bikini (it never actually existed in my life) plus, I don't want to get beat up by a Republican.

Perhaps it's time for Vote Girl (my 2004 alter ego and Halloween Costume) to make a re-appearance.

She was pretty kick-ass. I was at Kent State in Ohio doing GOTV and I got busted by campus security. "We've had reports of a scantily-clad crazy lady in the commons..."

Are you already thinking about your Halloween costumes? If so, what are you thinking?

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Creepy Remix of Creepy Polygamist Interview

Emily Farris — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:13:00 GMT

This ArtofBleeding mash-up of a recent ABC interview with three polygamist wives from Eldorado, TX is terrifying, yet somehow less creepy than the original.

Sloppy Seconds: $1 Million for Your Meat

Emily Farris — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:01:00 GMT

Arnold Schwarzenegger: if I can't run for president, I'll just buy up land until the country is all mine! [Yahoo!]

In other people who are taking over the world: Bill Gates wants to revamp the pharmaceutical industry. [Wired]

You can purchase Barack Obama's sloppy seconds (waffles) on eBay. Get 'em while they're hot! [Wonkette]

Okay, seriously, folks. Why don't rich people just hire poor people to drive them around when they're drunk? [Us Weekly]

Ginnifer Goodwin says her show "Big Love" is "sugar-coated polygamy." You think? [People]

PETA is offering one million dollars to anyone who can create in-vitro meat that looks and tastes as good as the real thing. "In vitro meat production would use animal stem cells that would be placed in a medium to grow and reproduce. The result would mimic flesh and could be cooked and eaten. Some promising steps have been made toward this technology, but we're still several years away from having in vitro meat be available to the general public.... " We'll pass for the juicy steak over there, thanks. [LA Unleashed] [Image]