As I lay stricken in bed the other night, twisted in agony and gurning manfully at the grinding torment of my gallstones, I thought to myself for the hundredth time that hour: Why did I eat all those sausages? Well, why did I do it? I’ve had the gallstones for a while and I know ...
On Leap Day, socially forward women can break free of the confines of gender, creating a topsy-turvy world where social conventions are, for once, benched. For years, you have waited for your boyfriend to pop the question. Every sports event you stare at the JumboTron and during a romantic dinner you eat in small bites ...
I read in the press this week that the previously popular theory that the male human chromosome was gradually disappearing (known as the “Rotting Y” theory) has recently been debunked by research. Apparently, some monkeys to whom we’re distantly related turned out to be just as manly as us, or something, and this shows that ...
The other night, I was watching one of the many, many cooking-based shows currently broadcast, wall-to-wall and round-the-clock, on television. A group of people were cooking for another group of people – I forget why – and, as is often the case in these jeopardy-seeking productions, something went a bit wrong. A tray of ...
War, border tensions, street violence — all of these maladies are caused by the male sex drive, say psychologists. A new study supports the “male warrior hypothesis” that men evolved to be aggressive, especially towards outsiders. Researchers say that males needed to be aggressive in order to get the girl and reproduce. So through natural ...
Is monogamy natural for humans, or are we actually predisposed to a life of promiscuity? In answering either of those questions many would look to human biological norms to find an answer. But after thousands of years spent developing complex societies and civilizations how much of our behaviour is based on what is so-called “normal” ...
Oh, evolution. How strangely unfair you can be. A social experiment on female attractiveness proved just how human nature works: the more attractive and sexual a woman is, the more likely she is perceived to be a good mate, leading to suitors and receiving gifts. Caroline was the focal point of the research. It is ...
Appearance may seem like the number one factor when choosing a mate, but we can’t underestimate the importance of voice. Sound has a huge impact on attraction. Say you had to choose between Gilbert Gottfried and Heath Ledger. One has an extremely high-pitched voice and the other has a low-pitched voice. Who would you choose? ...
Your husband may think he’s not ready to be a father, but once he is, his body will clue in and make sure the job is done right. Researchers looked at 624 men in the Philippines for 4.5 years and discovered that they had lower levels of testosterone after the birth of their children. Why? ...
Scientists have been trying to explain the evolution of the female orgasm for a very long time. While the male orgasm is sort of a no-brainer (it makes men want to have sex so we all won’t go extinct), scientists can’t seem to figure out why women have orgasms. Apparently the idea that women should ...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
