June 13, 2011
Most of the time couples separate due to “irreconcilable differences” — basically a broad term for “shit went down and we don’t want to get into the details.” But when life’s so short, why focus on the negatives? Jack White and his soon-to-be-ex-wife, model Karen Elson, aren’t dwelling on minor details — they’re throwing a ...
Tags: alcohol,
amicable split,
celebration,
celebrity couples,
dancing,
dating,
divorce,
divorce party,
drinking,
famous couples,
Jack White,
Karen Elson,
marriage,
party,
relationships
May 16, 2011
Poles aren’t only for strippers anymore. They’re for athletes. At the third annual US Pole Dancing Championship, held last month in New York, competitors told reporters that they would like pole dancing to be part of the summer Olympic roster. Though you may be surprised there’s actually a pole dancing community big enough to push ...
Tags: athletes,
athletics,
dance,
dancing,
entertainment,
erotic,
fitness,
Flirty Girl Fitness,
Olympics,
pole dancing,
sexy,
sports,
strippers,
stripping,
U.S. Pole Dancing Championships,
women
March 8, 2011
There’s nothing wrong with girls who play sports or boys who dance. In fact, the two aren’t really that different from each other. They both involve balance, physical conditioning, partnering or team work, discipline, perseverance, and a competitive streak in personality. Most of the time girls who play sport are not treated too badly. We ...
Tags: boys who dance,
dancing,
dancing is sexy,
Dirty Dancing,
femininity,
fitness,
gender expression,
girls who play sports,
masculinity,
Patrick Swayze,
sexual orientation,
team sports
February 26, 2011
Dancing. It’s as old as time; it’s an expression of our protozoan origins and animal spirits; a ritual, an art form and a leisure activity. It’s in our history, our culture and our genes, from royal weddings to prime-time television. So why don’t men do it that much? I’m not talking about the low-slung, anguine ...
June 21, 2010
Dancing and music videos go together like Fred and Ginger. Janet Jackson lead the rhythm nation and Britney Spears followed in her choreographed steps. But the women of the noughties are falling short, preferring poses to fancy footwork. But less dancing can only lead to better music. Hortense from Jezebel is saddened by this state ...
Tags: Britney Spears,
California Gurls,
dancers,
dancing,
Katy Perry,
music,
music industry,
music vidoes,
objectificaiton of women,
Oops I did it again,
pop music,
sexism,
sexualization of women,
singer songwriters,
songs,
Thinking of You,
video,
video killed the radio star
September 15, 2009
Patrick Swayze, famous for his 1987 role in Dirty Dancing as Johnny and in the movie Ghost, has lost his battle with cancer. He was 57 and passed on while at home with his wife, his childhood sweetheart from Houston. As a child of the 80s I, along with most young women, love Dirty Dancing. ...