-That famous statistic,
the 50 percent American divorce rate, may be greatly exaggerated
.
New York Times
reporter Tara Parker Pope calls it into question in her new book
For Better
,
at least as a reading of “marital stability” among her college-educated audience. [
Time
]
-We know the recession has increased the number of women earning more than their husbands. Are highly
educated women also now more willing to marry less educated men
? Where earning potential was once a top criterion in vetting a man, do “hard-working,” “laid-back,” and forthcoming with “affectionate hugs” now fill the bill? [
CNN
]
-Actress
Charlotte Lewis has accused Roman Polanski of raping her
when she was 17, contradicting her own 1999 account of her highly consensual relationship with the director. Which Lewis-past or present-is telling the truth? [
The Daily Beast
]
-The U.K. cabinet now includes its first Muslim minister, the young, divorced Pakistani-British baroness and
Conservative Party co-chairman Sayeeda Warsi
. Will she push for a shift in Britain’s treatment of Muslims? [
The Daily Beast
]
-Consider the “gayby.” In the new memoir
She Looks Just Like You
,
Amie Klempnauer Miller ponders the legal, cultural, and personal quirks of lesbian motherhood
. [
Salon
]
