You know the saying “It’s not the journey, it’s the destination?” Well, my hair story is a journey. A journey of self-discovery. I know what you might be thinking. What the hell kind of First World feminist, skewed self-awareness and failed attempt at philosophy is that? This piece is about much more than hair. It’s ...
While some of us had hoped it, others expected it and a few known it, there is now scientific proof that men prefer curvalicious ladies. Lavinia Rodriguez, a clinical psychologist in the US, studied trends in physical attraction and found men are most drawn to women with a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7. (For example if ...
Do the handsome ones always get hired? Scientists wanted to find out, so they set up a test: We sent 5312 CVs in pairs to 2656 advertised job openings. In each pair, one CV was without a picture while the second, otherwise almost identical CV contained a picture of either an attractive male/female or a ...
Applicants must be between 18 - 23 and attractive. Women under 5’2″ need not apply. What is this? A casting call? An escort service? Nope, they are the requirements necessary to become an urban law enforcement officer in Xindu, China. In other areas of the country, these officers have developed a bad reputation – they are the strong arm of the law ...
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...
