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The Everyday Complexities Of Saying Hello

The Everyday Complexities Of Saying Hello

January 22, 2011 No Comments

It’s a familiar scene.  Man and woman go to a pub / restaurant / shoe shop.  They are served by another woman.  The man is friendly to the barmaid / waitress / assistant at first, but as their conversation continues this quickly turns to brusqueness, and ultimately he becomes distracted and almost uninterested.  As the ...

Quote Of The Week

Quote Of The Week

November 22, 2010 No Comments

In the best marriage the husband and wife both work and take care of the children. – 64% of Americans

What She Said About His Baloney Pony

What She Said About His Baloney Pony

October 9, 2010 1 Comment

Meet “Jimmy.” He has a kink in his penis about a third of the way along the shaft which makes it hang belly up. He’s girlfriend of six months, recently described it to a friend of hers as a mini-walrus lolling awkwardly on a crowded beach, sans tusks. Her friend responded with some intimate info ...

Will Tabasco Sauce In Condom Kill Sperm?

Will Tabasco Sauce In Condom Kill Sperm?

August 4, 2010 4 Comments

Dear Madame X, I’ve heard that putting Tabasco sauce in used condoms is a good way to avoid them being used by the girl afterward to get pregnant. I’ve been doing this for years but when I mentioned it to friend he said it as just an old wives tale. Does it work? What can ...

Men Pleased At Surprise Pregnancies — Women, Not So Much

Men Pleased At Surprise Pregnancies — Women, Not So Much

March 2, 2010 2 Comments

We all know people who raise an eyebrow when a woman announces a surprise pregnancy. Did she poke holes in the condoms, or merely skip some pills? But the latest research shows that men are happier about the accident than women.

Not So Different After All

January 7, 2010 No Comments

Men want sex and women want commitment. Women are needy and manipulative and men are slow witted fools who stare vacantly at the TV muttering “football…boobs…” Although the media portrays us this way, this is just not true.

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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...

Why Manly Skincare Is Better

Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...

Laptop Bags: Too Big And Too Sparkly

Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...

Mooncup Menstrual Cup