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Bald Is Beautiful

Bald Is Beautiful

March 10, 2012 No Comments

Baldness. It’s all the rage -– well, it is with men. Of course, there’s nothing new about male pattern baldness being on the increase, as it has been for some time, and we all know being hairless is not so different now, and nothing to tease men about (well, almost nothing). So why do some ...

Cure For Baldness?

Cure For Baldness?

January 6, 2011 No Comments

  Scientists think they have found the reason that so many men go bald. They say the hair is still developing, but it is too small so looks like it is not there. Although bald areas had the same number of hair-making stem cells as normal scalp, there were fewer of a more mature type, ...

Advice From The Victorians (On The Subjects Of Marriage, Sleeping In And Balding)

Advice From The Victorians (On The Subjects Of Marriage, Sleeping In And Balding)

October 5, 2010 4 Comments

People often blame feminism for the changing relations between men and women, but with the republishing of a Victorian house management book it is clear that not much has changed in the last 150 years. Enquire Within Upon Everything was first published in 1856 and contained information on everything from etiquette to laundry tips to ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

Mooncup Menstrual Cup