Do you spend more money when you’re single or in a relationship? The University of Minnesota conducted a study which correlated perceived sex ratio to increased spending in males. According to the results men living in an area with more men than women are less likely to save and more likely to borrow money. Are ...
The Greek Government has decided to expand the list of recognized disabilities to include pedophilia, exhibitionism, kleptomania and even pyromania. People who suffer from these conditions will now receive government disability pay. The National Confederation of Disabled People is up in arms, and criticizes the decision. The Confederation argues that pedophiles now get more money ...
Women who work full time are already seeing their wages grow at twice the rate of men’s, according to the UK’s Office of National Statistics. If this rate keeps up, women’s pay will overtake men’s by the year 2020. That would be 50 years ahead of previous forecasts. This is just a prediction, and it may ...
Cloth diapers may soon be given to low-income families in the USA. Legislation is currently being debated that would provide subsidized diapers, including washable diapers, to low-income families. As long as those receiving reusable diapers are shown how to use them properly I really hope this legislation is passed. Disposable diapers are unbelievably expensive and ...
We know that domestic violence is a strain on society. It’s way too common, incredibly complicated to deal with, and it’s also expensive. The aftermath apparently costs Canada 6.9 billion dollars a year. That includes emergency room visits, chronic health issues, and increased doctors appointments. But the end of the violence is not the end of ...
The feudal system should remain as dead as the dinosaurs, but in China it’s coming back with a vengeance. To curb a steadily increasing divorce rate and stop women from marrying for money, the Chinese Supreme Court has recently stipulated that “property bought before marriage, either outright or on mortgage, reverted to the buyer on ...
When it comes to love, there are various reasons for wanting to throw in the towel. Although we see sensational celebrity breakups splashed all over gossip magazines and it seems like we all have a friend who has been cheated on, the UK’s 2011 matrimonial survey tells us that infidelity is not the number one ...
If you’ve ever seen the movie Coyote Ugly, you were probably mildly entertained for the hour-and-a-half you sat through it and then put it in the dark recesses of your mind. Recently, it all came flooding back to me as I stepped into a Manhattan bar. My wildest dreams would come true if certain movies ...
Some women have a shoe obsession, others are addicted to clothing, but for most women, makeup is “the one.” Women’s intimate relationship with makeup comes at an astronomical cost. They’re spending up to $165,000 on makeup over their lifetimes, according to a new study by Biosen, a deodorant company. Apparently, they’re keeping up to 16 ...
Large families by choice differ greatly from large families forced into the balancing act due to multiple births like twins or triplets. Either way it occurs, do children of large families suffer? Not really, a new paper finds. Large families could understandably put a toll on each individual child’s life and success. Jon and Kate ...
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...
