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Divorce Is Depressing (For Men At Least)

Divorce Is Depressing (For Men At Least)

September 15, 2011 1 Comment

In Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert’s divorce catapults her into a journey of self-discovery. If the protagonist was a divorcé, would the theme of autonomy still be so strong? A recent study says no. The story will change depending on the individual, but it seems the end result is similar — men don’t cope with ...

For The Love Of A Good Lawyer — Prenups Come To The United Kingdom (Too Late For Paul)

For The Love Of A Good Lawyer — Prenups Come To The United Kingdom (Too Late For Paul)

October 22, 2010 No Comments

The pre-nup has washed up on the shores of Britain. Courts in England and Wales have finally accepted pre-nuptial agreements as legally binding documents. Is this a triumph of cold-hearted capitalism over love? Undoubtedly, but that doesn’t mean it is not a good thing. Marriage has always been a contract between two people to love ...

Who’s Your Daddy?

Who’s Your Daddy?

February 15, 2010 No Comments

Men in Manchester and Edinburgh are taking part in a two-year trial for an injectable male contraceptive. Comments by readers on this article talk of an end to men being tricked into supporting children who are not theirs.

Courts Try To Define Fatherhood

Courts Try To Define Fatherhood

November 22, 2009 No Comments

Mike raised a daughter who wasn’t his own for four years. When it was discovered he divorced the mother but still continued to see the girl and pay child support as the biological father was out of the picture. When his ex-wife and the biological father got married he tried to stop child support. But ...

The Dick In American Pie

The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...

How Many Lovers Is Too Many?

Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...

A Beloved Novel

Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...

The University Men’s Non-Wanker Centre

My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...

The Patriarchal Overlords And Your Shoes

Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...

Why Macho Men Are Sexy

Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...

Fifty Years Of A Clockwork Orange

When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...

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