Bromancer Judd Apatow has a new film in the works, written by two women! Not that the plot summary is any kinder to the ladies than his previous flicks. The script, by Annie Mumolo and Saturday Night Live cast member Kristin Wiig, who will also star, is reportedly about "women competing to plan a friend's wedding party." How Apatow: The women plan obsessively, the men just crash. [ Variety ]

Is a female political class emerging in Iraq ? Several women have formed a new party to defend women's rights, while female members of Parliament seek greater influence. All despite criticism from religious leaders and other women. [ New York Times ]

A new study shows that young women are more likely to practice safe sex after watching a TV show that deals with the issue than an educational news program. Viewing the same show made guys less likely to bother with protection. [ New York Times ]

Eating hamburgers at age 21 will make you as fat as Coco Rocha, the size-4 model who is speaking out about the job opportunities her nonanorexic, post-pubescent body has cost her. [ New York Daily News , New York Times ]

The Daily Beast rates the laziest countries in the world . (Hint: We win.) [ The Daily Beast ]