Valentine's Day

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Our Sexiest Presidents
 Our Sexiest Presidents 
PRESIDENTS DAY + VALENTINE'S DAY
Feb 14, 2010 5:18 AM CST

Our Sexiest Presidents

Ranking chief executives Nos. 1 through 43

(Newser) - With Valentine’s Day tomorrow and Presidents Day on Monday, Nerve ranks America’s chief executives, from Washington to Obama, on sex appeal. Richard Nixon—“Certainly the least sexy person connected in any way to Deep Throat”—is 43rd and last; here are the top five:
  • Theodore Roosevelt:
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Farmer Makes Manure Valentine
 Farmer Makes Manure Valentine 
Feb 12, 2010 4:51 PM CST

Farmer Makes Manure Valentine

Half-mile-wide heart charms wife—no, really

(Newser) - Some might say it's gross, but you have to give Bruce Andersland an "A" for effort. As a Valentine for his wife, the Minnesota farmer created a half-mile-wide heart made out of manure. His wife of 37 years says it's the biggest and most creative Valentine she's ever seen....

UK Cleric to Women: 'Submit to Your Husbands'

Church blames divorce on behavior of 'modern women'

(Newser) - Two clerics at a British church have shocked parishioners by urging wives to "submit to their husbands in everything." Angus MacLeay of St. Nicholas Church in Kent distributed a leaflet last week entitled "The Role of Women in the Church," which tells women to "remain...

Valentine's Day a Star-Studded Mess
 Valentine's Day a 
 Star-Studded Mess 
MOVIE REVIEW
Feb 12, 2010 6:49 AM CST

Valentine's Day a Star-Studded Mess

Critics massacre sappy ensemble romantic comedy

(Newser) - Romantic comedy Valentine's Day is stuffed with stars and subplots, but the quantity doesn't make up for the lack of quality, say critics in mostly negative reviews.
  • This "is a date movie from hell," writes Peter Travers at Rolling Stone , wondering how Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall persuaded
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Saudi Police Begin Valentine's Day Crackdown

 Saudi Police Begin 
 Valentine's Day 
 Crackdown 
banned holidays
Feb 11, 2010 10:39 AM CST

Saudi Police Begin Valentine's Day Crackdown

The holiday, and any item invoking it, are banned

(Newser) - The Saudi religious police are cracking down on stores selling items that are red or in any other way allude to the banned celebration of Valentine's Day. A Saudi official says policemen are inspecting shops for red roses, heart-shaped products, and gifts wrapped in red, and ordering store owners to...

Best Aphrodisiac Foods
 Best Aphrodisiac Foods 
when in doubt, stick with wine
Feb 10, 2010 1:09 PM CST

Best Aphrodisiac Foods

From the known (oysters) to the bizarre (banana bread), the sexiest foods

(Newser) - If you're looking for a Valentine's Day meal to put you and your lover in the mood, skip the chocolate—you'd need to eat 25 pounds to feel its euphoric effects. And despite the inclusion of popular aphrodisiacs like oysters on many V-Day menus, most meals are so heavy "...

Eatery: Have Sex in Our Bathroom

Toronto restaurant offers its restrooms to the randy

(Newser) - Diners who feel like getting frisky in the bathrooms of Mildred's Temple Kitchen this Valentine's weekend will have a green-light and a knowing wink from the management. The Toronto restaurant has suggested its restrooms—which are individual rooms, not stalls—become one of the "101 places to have sex...

What Price Love? $63.34 on Valentine's Day

Spending on spouses or partners is expected to drop

(Newser) - The recession hath made its mark on love, as an industry group expects Valentine’s Day spending to fall by about 6% this year compared to last. The National Retail Federation estimates someone in a relationship will spend $63.34 this year on their spouse or significant other, a drop...

NFL Inspires Preemptive Irritation
 NFL Inspires 
 Preemptive Irritation 
NFL PLAYOFFS
Jan 24, 2010 5:11 AM CST

NFL Inspires Preemptive Irritation

Favre? Manning? Jets and insufferable NYC media? Ugh, ugh, ugh

(Newser) - Sunday’s NFL conference championship games provide the impetus for Katie Baker to vent her preemptive irritation: No matter the result, we’re all in for two weeks of tiresome crap about something(s): Brett Favre, Brett Favre versus Peyton Manning, the New York Jets and their tiresome media and fan...

Valentine Fave Gets Updated Messages

This year, Sweethearts adds 'text me' and 'tweet me'

(Newser) - Sweethearts are a time-honored part of Valentine’s Day, but there are a pair of up-to-the-moment additions to the messages we’re used to seeing on the heart-shaped candies: “text me” and “tweet me.” The new phrases won online voting, and replace the likes of “...

Nine Has 7 or 8 Too Many Stars
 Nine Has 7 or 8 Too Many Stars 
OVERSTUFFED FILMS
Dec 30, 2009 12:40 PM CST

Nine Has 7 or 8 Too Many Stars

Please, Hollywood, stop cramming A-listers into movies

(Newser) - In addition to its lack of critical love, Nine is “gargantuanally over-cast, the latest in a long tradition of jam-packed ensemble films”—and it’s not a good trend. The upcoming Valentine’s Day is even worse, looking to be “only slightly less crowded than a SAG...

A-Rod's V-Day Treat: 5 Ladies
 A-Rod's V-Day Treat: 5 Ladies 
Feb 17, 2009 9:05 AM CST

A-Rod's V-Day Treat: 5 Ladies

Ballplayer hangs with Madonna pal, model, 'hot chicks'

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez may be having image troubles, but it doesn’t seem to have hurt him with the ladies: He spent Valentine’s weekend with a total of five women, the New York Post reports. He spent Friday night with Madonna buddy Ingrid Casares at a Miami Beach restaurant, hung...

Single? Where Not to Go Today
 Single? Where 
 Not to Go Today 
TRAVEL
Feb 14, 2009 1:12 PM CST

Single? Where Not to Go Today

Singles can salvage the day, if they know where (not) to go

(Newser) - Valentine’s Day can be exhausting—for singles looking to avoid nauseating sightings of canoodling lovers. Travel and Leisure magazine offers tips on how to sidestep Cupid:
  • Ditch New England B&Bs for “groovy southwestern spas known for their (cough, cough) group activities.”
  • Candlelit restaurants are “a
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Indian Women Fight Back With Pink Panties

Women fight back after Hindu extremists vow to disrupt Valentine's Day

(Newser) - An extremist group opposed to young couples in India celebrating Valentine's Day is being deluged by pink panties, reports Radio Netherlands. The protest—organized after members of Sri Ram Sena attacked women drinking in pubs and vowed similar action today—seems light on the surface but actually is a sign...

6 Digital Ways to Leave Your Lover

Breaking up via text or email? That's so outdated.

(Newser) - If couples are having fewer public fights nowadays, it might be because they're busy liveblogging their entire breakup on Twitter, NPR reports. Beyond dumping the dude in 140 characters, here are six other ultra-modern ways to become uncoupled:
  1. Watch "The Break-Up Poem" on LiveVideo.com for tips on
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Mexicans Kiss Off Smooching Ban

Town's effort to ban kissing sparks passionate national protests

(Newser) - Outraged Mexicans joined forces—and lips—to kiss away a city's efforts to ban public smooching, the Los Angeles Times reports. Guanajuato's law drew national ridicule and protesters soon started kissing en masse in front of city hall. Newspaper columnists and politicians lined up to defend the kiss as a...

Lay Off, Cupid: Men Need Their Own Holiday

(Newser) - If men had time to catch their collective breath after racing around town to find the right Valentine’s Day gift they would realize they’re getting the short end of Cupid’s arrow, Chuck Cohen rants in the Christian Science Monitor. “The truth is there are more guy-giving...

Binge Now: Chocolate Prices May Spike
Binge Now: Chocolate
Prices May Spike
Feb 13, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Binge Now: Chocolate Prices May Spike

Soaring cocoa prices slim down candy makers' profit margins

(Newser) - Soaring cocoa prices have left chocolate makers wondering how far they can hike prices without souring business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Crop woes in Africa have kept cocoa pricey despite the global commodities slump. Chocolate companies are mostly holding prices steady for now but many are expected to fatten...

For Valentine's Day: E-Condoms
 For Valentine's Day: E-Condoms 
Feb 12, 2009 2:47 AM CST

For Valentine's Day: E-Condoms

NYC unveils safe sex Facebook page

(Newser) - New York is turning to social networking to promote safe sex, reports the New York Times. The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has introduced—just in time for Valentine's Day—a Facebook page and Facebook application promoting condom use with "e-condoms." They're not actually condoms, but...

Love Bites: Songs for the Dumped

Top songs to nurse rage this Valentine's Day

(Newser) - Roses and chocolates be damned. The pink-and-red holiday can be especially harsh on the recently dumped. MTV suggests tunes to nurse your inner rage:
  1. Ain't It Funny: Who knows breakups better than J-Lo?
  2. Shut Up and Let Me Go: Enough said in this tune by the Ting Tings.
  3. Before
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