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Swinging Goes Mainstream?

This June, CBS will premiere Swingtown, a series about sexual experimentation (between married neighbors) and other taboos in the mid 1970's. What do you think about this subject matter being showcased on major, accessible-to-all television network?

On another note, would you consider swinging with your partner?

Check out the New York Times article about Swingtown here.

20 Cities, Islands & Countries Threatened By Global Warming

Britain is having its warmest May since 1772 -- and many believe that's thanks to global warming. ProTraveller reports that 20 cities, islands and countries are threatened by our upward-climbing temperatures, and postures that, as a result, such beloved destinations as the Virgin Islands, Tokyo and New York might disappear due to rising tides.

According to this report, London could be underwater within 100 years. Check out the whole story here.

U.S. Ranks 27th on List of Best Countries to Be A Mom

Save the Children released its 9th annual Mothers' Index that ranks the best — and worst — places to be a mother and a child. Sweden tops the list while the African country of Niger ranked last.

The United States, which came in at 26th in 2007, placed one slot lower this year at #27. The top-10 countries have high scores for mothers' and children's health, educational and economic status. Conditions for mothers and their children in countries at the bottom of the Index are bleak. On average, 1 in 21 mothers will die in her lifetime from pregnancy-related causes. More than 1 child in 6 dies before her fifth birthday, and roughly 1 in 3 suffers from malnutrition, while only 3 girls for every 4 boys are enrolled in school.

Suri’s Drinking Habits Becoming “Bottle-Gate”?

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter, Suri, was spotted sucking on a bottle in NYC earlier this week, spawning comments and criticism from various news outlets who say that at two years old, the tot should no longer be drinking from a bottle.

Us Weekly called on some experts to weigh in on the situation. "Most pediatricians recommend a bottle should be given up by age 1 — almost certainly by 18 months," Dr. Charlotte Cowan, author of the Dr. Hippo book series, tells Usmagazine.com. However, Dr. Cowan said that constant traveling with her parents might shed light on why Suri is still relying on a bottle. "When babies are challenged, their diet is upset, their sleep is upset," Dr. Cowan says. "They will regress back to previous habits ... lingering with a bottle is comforting. You could argue that her parents have decided that this is not the time to try to wean her off if they're traveling frequently."

Yet, every child is different and the important thing, some experts said, is to not distress over a situation like this one. "We panic and feel as if we have to break a child of that habit before it's really necessary to do so," psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow, who has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, tells Us Weekly.

What do you think? Should Suri have been weaned off the bottle already? Any tips for Katie and Tom?

Poll Reveals 34% of Moms Have Had an Affair Since Having Children

A new study of women with young children, conducted jointly by Cookie magazine and AOL Body, reveals that 34 percent of moms report having had an affair since having children, and 48 percent suspect their husbands have had or are having an affair.

The survey, entitled "Sex and the American Mom," polled a nationwide group of more than 30,000 mothers with at least one child.

A whopping 34 percent of women admitted to having had an affair since having kids, and more than half (53 percent) said they have thought about it. Fifty-eight percent of women said they fantasize about sex with coworkers, delivery men, and other dads.

So tell us -- have you had an affair or would you?  

 

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