“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Wait. Whatever it is, it doesn’t really matter. Your job has already been predetermined. Scientists are now saying that “a person’s exposure to certain sex hormones in utero strongly predicts career choices made later in life.” The more testosterone you get while you’re cozy inside ...
There was nothing soft or kind about Hitler. If I could use one term to describe him it would probably be “cold-blooded killer,” but you have to wonder: would Hitler have been more in touch with his “feminine side” if he downed a bit of estrogen? Throughout the war, the Allies looked at various ways ...
The age-old cliché about the beauty of womanhood is having the gift of life. Eva Ottosson, 56, will take that idea to the next level by giving her life-making gifts to her daughter Sara, 25, who was born without reproductive organs. The womb transplant could take place as early as next spring in Gothenburg, Sweden. ...
Is it impossible to take gender equality from the streets to the sheets? From the boardroom to the bedroom? You wouldn’t think so, but Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam do. The pair has released a controversial new book entitled A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the world’s largest experiment reveals about human desires. Declaring themselves the ...
Biologists see heterosexuality in animals as the norm, and as a result many gay couplings go unacknowledged in their research. When they are hit over the head with it they are baffled — there no room in Darwin’s world for bathhouse antics.
Mick, Morning Quickie
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...
