The XX Factor

We’re Talking About: March 18, 2010

-Friends and family bristle as couples fight via Facebook status update. [ New York Times ]

-A Virginia infertility clinic sparked international controversy by giving away American eggs to British women. [ Washington Post ]

-” JihadJane ” and the rise of female jihadis. [ The Daily Beast ]

-A federal appeals court rules that parents can block sexting cases. [ New York Times ]

-Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Washington’s only grown-up? [ The Daily Beast ]

-A maligned hipster foodie defends his rarified tastes. [ Salon ]