Ashley Dupre

Ashley Dupre

Ashley Dupré Hates on the Haters (Plus, Her New Single!) Now that Eliot Spitzer is back in the headlines for teaching a class at City College and over (largely debunked) rumors that he's planning a political comeback, the prostitute who unwittingly participated in his downfall has taken the opportunity to speak out. Not against Spitzer — she actually says in a recent blog post that she's "happy" for him. "Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone deserves a second chance," she wrote. "Me too, right? Well, apparently not." Dupré claims she's been improperly judged for making money from the scandal. In fact, she has some harsh words for the women of New York:

ladies, ladies, ladies — so many of you have been cool, supportive and loving. But there are those of you out there who just love to judge. Let me say this — most girls, to varying degrees, of course, want to be pampered and have nice shoes, designer handbags and gorgeous clothes. I know many women who target guys with money and use them to get these things. They toy with them, flirt, go on dates, have sex and then drop hints about that new dress at the store down the street or being short on rent money — and the guys deliver it. This is a dishonest relationship. I see this all over New York City.

Some women aren't as vindictive, but still dive into relationships with wealthy guys who they don't love or even find attractive, but they stay in it because they have a nice home, a car and spending money — they would rather stay in an unfulfilling or loveless relationship than lose that security. This, too, is a dishonest relationship. I see this type all over the suburbs of New Jersey with the housewives who are strung out on mood stabilizers or the couples who put all their attention on their children so they don't have to deal with their own issues. What about going to those sugar daddy websites? Is that legal? Should it be? Is what I did any more dishonest? Get real and get over yourself.

Pole dancing dol

Pole dancing dol

"The pole dancer starts dancing when music begins," says the box that contains this not-so-sexy pole dance doll. With Miley Cyrus' recent controversial pole dance at the MTV Teen Choice awards and now this doll, one thing seems clear. Pole dancing isn't just for grownups anymore. Are we intentionally raising a generation of future strippers? Or is pole dancing becoming so mainstream, with pole excercise classes cropping up nationwide, that the sex factor is being literally stripped away from one of the great phallic symbols of our time? What do you think?

There are pole dancing classes for women to tap into their inner vixen, poles on sale to install in your bedroom or basement for exercise and entertainment, and poles in the firehall for firefighters to speed to the truck and get on the road. And now there's a kids' doll in a sparkly acqua dress that dances on a pole. She's "Pole Dancer" who goes up and down, 'round and 'round, with her own disco ball and round performance stage. No, not exactly the role model of dolls to inspire your little girl, is she? It's highlighting a sexual dance that continues to serve the purpose of entertaining men, mostly in men's clubs, but increasingly on a more public stage.

Pole Dancer should be in the running for a Toys Oppressive And Destructive to Young Children (TODAY) award from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood coalition. One of five toys nominated for the 2008 TODAY was Dallas Cowboy Barbie — blending the iconic perfect-figured plastic 50-year-old with the cheerleader stereotype. What a message: Forget about getting in the game, women should keep cheering on the boys! The recommended age for Barbie begins at five.

Chupacabra Pictures

Chupacabra Pictures

Chupacabra pictures of a chupacabra found in Texas back up last year's chupacabras news. Do these photos really show a chupacabra or just an ugly dog? Is it another Bigfoot hoax? Is el chupacabra found for good? You might be surprised. Cuero, Texas was ground zero for chupacabra pictures in 2007, when a lifelong hunter found an odd piece of roadkill that looked like a hairless dog with metallic blue skin and sizeable fangs. Deeming it to be a chupacabra, the alleged chupacabra pictures - posted on Fox News - pointedChupacabra Pictures Reveal the Chupacabra Found Might Have Known Origins to a 40-pound creature.

Cuero - or Quero - once again made news with chupacabra pictures, when in 2008 a deputy recorded a creature looking like a chupacabra. The dashboard video - posted on CNN - showcases a creature that looks eerily like a mix of dog and coyote that could easily weigh in at more than 40 pounds. At that time, we reported on these findings in the article "Chupucabra Goat Sucker Puts Cryptozoology in the News Spotlight."

Chupacabra Facts - or Fiction?

Call it chupucabra, chubacabra, or chupa, the recent avalanche of chupacabra pictures makes it hard to doubt that chupacabras are indeed around. The lore surrounding chupacabras suggests that these creatures suck the blood of their prey, usually livestock. Accounts of humans proclaiming a chupacabra found vary, and in some cases the cryptid animal is said to be the size of a bear, while in others it features dinosaur like spikes on its back, hinting toward a more reptilian origin.