October 12, 2008 7:48:19 AM CDT
(Newser) – Madonna says you can take your ageism and shove it, reports the Daily Mail. "Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism, it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain age you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual,” the less-than-bashful 49-year-old said. "Are you supposed to just die? I've never been a conformist."
Source Daily Mail (UK)
Sep 8, 08 9:51 AM CDT During a performance in Rome Saturday night, Madonna dedicated her hit single "Like a Virgin" to the Pope, Reuters reports. "I dedicate this song to the pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God," the 50-year-old announced on the stage of her Sticky & Sweet tour. The Vatican has not been a fan of the Material Girl, denouncing her shows, replete with religious imagery, as among the most "satanic shows in the history of humanity." More »
Aug 25, 08 11:50 AM CDT Is Madonna using her Sticky & Sweet world tour to strike back at John McCain’s celebrity ad? During a remix of “Like a Prayer,” a screen flashes images of destruction followed by shots of Hitler, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, and then McCain, reports the New York Times. Barack Obama makes a cameo in another montage including images of Gandhi, John Lennon, and Al Gore. More »
Aug 11, 08 8:00 AM CDT This is one legend who isn’t shopping a comeback. At 84, Hollywood icon Doris Day has changed her name to Clara Kappelhoff—her birth surname—and lives in obscurity in rural California where she spends her days rounding up stray animals to take back to her 11-acre fortress-like ranch, the Daily Mail reports. More »
Aug 4, 08 12:51 PM CDT Following the lead of Madonna and Demi Moore, women in their 50s and 60s are trading the tight pull of traditional facelifts for techniques that push out the face to resemble the baby fat plumpness of teenage definition, reports New York. The magazine dubs the sought-after look the “New New Face.” More »
Jul 10, 08 11:57 AM CDT Britney Spears "is excited, but in a grownup way" about collaborating with Madonna for her Sticky & Sweet tour, a pal tells People. The recovering pop tart, who filmed the taped segment yesterday, “has come a long way in the last year. She has settled down and is full of life but not childish," says the friend. More »
celebrity • Madonna • aging • working mothers • older women
