My partner is impotent. The medication he is on makes his penis small and tucked away, as if he is constantly cold. With the nicest attention it will peak its head out before limply pulling back. Sex is entirely out of the question. But this article is not about it. It is about me.
The Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada – specifically Vancouver and its environs – has had far too many women go missing. Many, though not all, have been street-workers. Prostitution, compounded by addiction, is clearly a high-risk occupation, one that remains without benefit of worker’s protection plans. Too often when they’ve gone missing, police have ...
It was with some awe that I, as a female child and then teenager growing up in a Western, democratic country, received news and associated gossip about women of my mother’s and grandmother’s generations who had ‘made it’. There were several after all: the thrice divorced and childless Queen’s Council; the UN Ambassador from India, ...
Men want sex and women want commitment. Women are needy and manipulative and men are slow witted fools who stare vacantly at the TV muttering “football…boobs…” Although the media portrays us this way, this is just not true.
Guest ContributorOctober’s release of Mira Nair’s Amelia came and went with all the effect of a cropduster that had forgotten its load. Yes, Hilary Swank was the perfect choice to portray the flier, looking so much like Earhart it was sometimes downright eerie. And yes, the blending of archival photos as transitions into action was a ...
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Newly engaged and already in a sweat about the BIG DAY? Is your inner bride humming Girls Just Wanna Have Fun instead of the Wedding March? Forget Weddings for Dummies and Bridal Basics 101. Consider having an out-of-town wedding, and leave traditional expectations at the airport. Look no further than the travel section of the ...
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
The Duggar family, famous for their religious beliefs and 18 children, have just announced on the Today Show that they are adding to their brood. My friend was obsessed with their show “18 Kids and Counting” a few months ago. She yearned for a life of such structure and tranquility: I’ve been kind of obsessed ...
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Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
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Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
