With sensational headlines about sex lessons for five-year-olds and transsexual lessons for kids, it turns out that the school sex education programs in the UK will be as comprehensive and age-appropriate as most of us thought anyway. That is, the school programs will “stress the importance of marriage and the challenges of parenthood”. After all ...
Housewifery is all the rage, as women long for a time where they are lauded for their ability to make a bed. Sandra Tsing Loh says that since we’ve been sharing the load, housework has become “the labor of a mediocre colleague whose performance could be better.” She wants a traditional wife in her home, ...
Although the Prophet Mohammed married a nine year old girl, marriages to minors are no longer justified, according to a senior Saudi cleric. The issues has been at the forefront of debate since it was reported that a man offered his 8 year old daughter in marriage to a 47 year old man to settle ...
Despite the best efforts of international navies, piracy remains a flourishing industry in otherwise destitute Somalia, to the point of the establishment of a stock exchange for locals to support aspiring hijackers. How does a woman get ahead in this traditionally male career?
Feminists have become one of the most misunderstood groups around today. At least 100 years ago, everybody knew it was about getting the vote, and in the 1960s it was about sexual equality. Amazon.com WidgetsThe Noughtie Girl’s Guide To Feminism, by Ellie Levenson, examines what feminism hopes to achieve today.
It is impossible to turn on the TV without seeing a parade of scantily clad women with thick make-up tearing up about their relationship with Tiger Woods. As more and more women come forward people are beginning to notice that they are all white. Is Woods racist? He has a very white, blonde wife. Swedish, ...
Dear Madame X, My fiancée and I were both virgins when we met. She was because of religious reasons but I had just never had the opportunity. We’ve had sex quite a bit since we got engaged and it is very nice. I had gotten some advice from friends though, and it seems like we ...
A New York Times article published this week looks at the stigma that surrounds cousin marriage in the United States. With 10 per cent of marriages world wide taking place between cousins, what is the harm? Well, genetic deformities are killing people in the Arab world. We meet some couples in the article who share ...
A Japanese man has married his girlfriend. They met playing Love Plus, a dating simulation game. The catch is that she doesn’t exist outside the game. (Video after jump)
Dear Madame X, For our fifth wedding anniversary I would like to invite a woman to share the bed with my husband and I. It has been his fantasy for years and I am finally comfortable enough to fulfill it. What is the best way to go about this? I am anxious to avoid the ...
Golden Globes audience was “shocked” when Meryl Streep dropped the s-bomb on live television Sunday night. She was about...
Dear Madame X, There is much discussion of The Obamas, a new book by Jodi Kantor that discusses...
Several weeks ago I picked up my old copy of Collected Stories, a volume of Carol Shields’ short stories...
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns...
We all love Meryl Streep and were thrilled to hear her endorsement for turning an online museum and resource...
He looked out of the window, out of his apartment, and into the dark of the winter night outside....
If you’ve always been interested in kink, sex parties, or S&M but too afraid to try it, take yourself...
Recently I went to a concert with a (male) friend. He was a friend of the band, and we...
