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Ex-assistant to U2 bassist found guilty of stealing $3.5 million from him

DUBLIN — A former personal assistant of U2 bassist Adam Clayton was found guilty on Friday of stealing 2.8 million euros ($3.5 million) from the Irish musician’s bank accounts. Carol Hawkins, 48, was convicted of 181 counts of stealing cheques from the 52-year-old between 2004 and 2008, Irish media reported.…

Forget the personal assistant; save money by making your wife do it for free

For a long time, the media infatuation with shoving women back in the kitchen where they belong has been justified through the cutesy euphemism “stay-at-home-mom” instead of the classic description “housewife”. The fantasy of dependent womanhood had a feminist justification—she’s staying at home raising the children, The Most Important Job…