At some point it was drilled into our brains that pink is for girls and blue is for boys. You would think that we’re now past the point of associating colour with gender, but an intense controversy over the new J. Crew ad says otherwise. In the ad, a mother paints her son’s toenails pink ...
The new birth control ad from Bayer makes me want to throw my remote through the television. The pill contains folic acid, for people who are taking birth control and then suddenly get pregnant. This doesn’t inspire confidence in the product for me, but then again, neither does the ad. A group of young, successful ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
