After less than three months of marriage Kim Kardashian announced she is to divorce her husband Kris Humphries. Most of us were quick to assume the wedding was all a publicity stunt, but are whirlwind marriages really that uncommon, even outside Hollywood? Many young couples are seduced by the dream wedding perhaps not seeing past ...
How liberating it was, when I first saw Carrie wreaking vengeance on the cruel classmates and uncaring adults in her life. And how bold an image — a bucket of pig’s blood meant to represent menstrual blood. They don’t make horror films like that anymore. An ordinary girl beaten down and abused, who finds supernatural ...
Pop-diva powerhouse, Beyoncé, recently announced that she is in the process of developing her own label. “I see so many male artists building these empires and passing their knowledge on to other artists and development. I see myself doing the same thing, and hopefully other young artists when they grow up and have been around ...
The new Avengers trailer is out (see below) and the movie promises excessive amounts of car explosions, life-threatening situations, gratuitous shots of cityscapes and epic “saving the world” battles. Fans of the original Marvel comic series will be happy to note that the Avengers consist of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk and ...
(September 19, 2011 – October 4, 2011) A moment of silence, please, for The Playboy Club. It passed away in the night, while its viewers were peacefully sleeping. It was three episodes old. It is survived by Mad Men and Pan Am. When it first hit the scene there was hope for the show. It ...
Just when you thought your favourite TV show was safe, Renee Martin from Womanist Musings reminds us how sexism (and racism) is everywhere. The Big Bang Theory is one of the few comedies that I continue to watch. I know that it has its problematic elements, but sometimes you have to say, hell with ...
It’s not often that a day goes by without hearing the word “penis.” Hey, I’m not complaining. Austin Powers had some funny euphemisms for it, but lately, I find that I want it raw and uncensored (the word or the actual flesh and blood). And this is just what’s on the menu this fall. I’m ...
Or I could be like you Jess, and live on a sparkly rainbow and drive a unicorn around and just sing all the time… I’m not going to do that. Why not? It’s fun. Because I have a penis. Within these lines is the crux of the plot of New Girl. It’s an odd-couple tale ...
Nancy Upton is awesome. She is also a member of the community of plus sized women who kick ass. American Apparel is not so awesome. Their worlds have collided thanks to Nancy and a ridiculous contest created by the delusional minds of American Apparel. They decided to play down their sexist, sizeist image by creating ...
With so many talented female musicians out there, sometimes I forget about the term “groupie.” Although its meaning has changed decade-by-decade, it’s still lurking around in some form or another. But, as I realized when I stumbled across a history of notorious groupies, it’s definitely a label that has slowly dissipated during the years (although ...
There’s not much that hasn’t been said about Alexander Trocchi’s treatment of women, real and literary. I read Young...
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My attention was brought this week to an article claiming that men exaggerate more than women. Nothing new in...
There I was in the supermarket. It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary shop. Nothing sinister about the...
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...
Dear Madame X, I suspect that one of my female co-workers might have a crush on me. I think...
After the publication of his fourth and most successful novel The Slap, which was turned into a TV miniseries...
The phrase “working mother” is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
