Brittany Maynard has sparked a national debate on assisted suicide, after the 29 year old woman killed herself after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The choice to die in Oregon, and the number of people that have had assisted suicide over the 18 years the Death with Dignity act has been in place is discussed in this excerpt from …
Navy Seals Face No Easy Day for Secrets of Bin Laden’s Death
The Navy Seals, the killing of Osama Bin Laden, and issues of secrecy about their military operations is under scrutiny with the release of No Easy Day, by Matt Bissonnette. With the member of Seal Team Six now being sued by the government for $4.5m for breaching secrecy in telling his account of killing Bin Laden, and other members of …
Transgender Model Lea T. is the New Face of Redken
Lea T., the transgender model, has been selected as spokesmodel for popular hair brand Redken for their new campaign. With Barney’s, Gaultier and InStyle also hiring transgender models, what does this recent trend say about our society’s acceptance of the trans community? We look at Lea T.’s comments about the endorsement deal, in this Lip News clip with Jackie Koppell …
Republicans Take Back Control in Midterm Elections
<div class=”video-container”></div> Republicans took back control of the Senate in the Midterm Elections as predicted and Senator Mitch McConnell, the soon to be majority leader, essentially bragged about the victory saying that the Obama administration has tried to tell the American people what is good for them for too long, while soon to be demoted Senator Harry Reid said …
SNOWMAN Official Trailer 2014 Documentary
<div class=”video-container”></div> Watch the official trailer for SNOWMAN, the 2014 documentary about avalanche controller Kevin Fogolin. Filmed by Mike Douglas, the film is an incredible look at avalanches, and the people whose lives are centered around the lethal power of nature. For more incredible documentary news and discussion, watch BYOD on TheLip.TV: http://ift.tt/1lSxHx1 BYOD Short Clips Playlist: http://ift.tt/1safNYy BYOD …
Ghost Marriage Grave Robbers Stealing Women’s Corpses
<div class=”video-container”></div> In China, women’s bodies are being dug up from cemeteries and used for “ghost marriages,” so that dead bachelors will have companions in the afterlife. This shocking tradition is very old, but has seen a resurgence with an improved economy. With families selling the bodies of their deceased unwed daughters, and even killing women to sell them …
Indian Father Tortures, Kills Daughter’s Alleged Rapist
<div class=”video-container”></div> A father in India killed his 14-year-old daughter’s alleged rapist after inviting the 45-year-old man over for dinner and torturing him. 36-year-old Vinod Kumar then turned himself into authorities and confessed to burning the other man’s genitals with hot tongs before strangling him to death. Kumar, who is now charged with murder, also told police that he …