During a couple’s “honeymoon phase” usually the only thing on the menu is sex. But once this phase is over and your crotch is burning from over-stimulation, perhaps you start to focus on other parts of your relationship. Maybe you even find lame excuses to say no to sex. Supposedly, this is a phenomenon unique to ...
Small changes in legislation can positively affect women’s lives. Take India for example. In 1993, a law was implemented requiring that a third of all local government council seats be held by women. The hope behind the legislation was that “women’s status might improve” by putting them in positions of influence and power where they ...
Narcissism is characterized by vanity, a sense of entitlement, manipulation of others and an excessive love of oneself. These traits are probably familiar. But now the personality flaw has another characteristic: a health hazard. Researchers found that narcissism may be damaging to a man’s health but not to a woman’s. Undergraduate students were tested for ...
Nicky Moffat, the highest ranking woman in the British army, makes some good points about ways in which women in the army are institutionally undermined. She also uses distinctly sexist language, of the sort men often use to describe women in male-dominated roles. In a recent interview Moffat stated that she doesn’t “whine” or “play ...
Axe body spray brings to mind naked women chasing men on the beach, and men spraying themselves in the hopes of getting laid. That strong, musky scent represents manhood, treating women like prizes and anything but subtlety. But that symbolism may change as Axe unveils its new body spray for women: Anarchy. Does this mean ...
That significant other you are living with may be as different from you as someone from outer space, according to new psychological research. A new study suggests that the personalities of men and women are dramatically different and have been underestimated in other research. The study surveyed 10,000 people using a new form of personality ...
One Christmas I finally got Holiday Barbie. After begging my parents for years, I could breathe a sigh of relief. The only problem was she was too pretty to play with. I couldn’t even take off her elaborate white dress. Already, I wanted to take my Lego back out of its box. What reminds me ...
Santa gets all the credit. He hears what people want for Christmas and personally delivers it, but I bet Mrs. Claus is the brains behind the whole operation. This year it’s time for Mrs. Claus to share in some of the glory. While Santa is off doing his thing and eating all the cookies ...
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a mini-me! At least that’s what we all hope for, according to an online study. Out of 2,387 participants, most said they would prefer their firstborn to be of their own gender. It may have been pure comedic genius in Austin Powers, but do we really want ...
Time‘s Person of the Year is “The Protestor.” Fair enough. Nobody can deny it was a year where people expressed dissatisfaction. The protestor can be anyone — man or woman. But when you take the protestor out of the equation to look at other candidates for the Person of the Year title, there’s a notable absence of ...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
Meh, the night bus. It isn’t ideal, but with the price of trains nowadays and the hellish standing-up-from-Edinburgh-to-Manchester situation...
Ladies, learn to know the signs of ovulation! So many women have no idea and so many headaches and...
Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and...
Dear Madame X, My girl is hot but every single time we get into a fight she is all...
My first encounter with Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto’s 1988 novel (translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus) was in...
A slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical...
