I don’t know about you, but I read books for the story. The protagonist’s gender doesn’t matter so much as the central message and the general feeling you get when you’re reading. I like to feel inspired, enlightened or mystified, among other grand sentiments. Thankfully, the National Post seems to be with me on this. ...
It’s no big deal, it’s just your brains. Once you hit sixteen, you go to get your full plastic surgery makeover and never look back. If your lips are too small, the doctors fill them out. If you’re too skinny, they stretch your skin and make you look plump and healthy. If you have scars, ...
It’s no shock that the people most excited about the royal wedding are not the tabloid tattlers, or even the British public, it is the little girls. Finally the Disney princesses have their real life counterpart that girls can aspire to. But how does one become get a tiara? That’s where “Princess Prep” comes in. ...
The message behind Beauty and the Beast is that inside every ugly person is a pretty one waiting to get out. Beastly is a modern, edgy remake about a pretty boy who becomes… well, not ugly so much as alternative. He must learn that he can be loved despite his new look and in the ...
Do the handsome ones always get hired? Scientists wanted to find out, so they set up a test: We sent 5312 CVs in pairs to 2656 advertised job openings. In each pair, one CV was without a picture while the second, otherwise almost identical CV contained a picture of either an attractive male/female or a ...
Applicants must be between 18 - 23 and attractive. Women under 5’2″ need not apply. What is this? A casting call? An escort service? Nope, they are the requirements necessary to become an urban law enforcement officer in Xindu, China. In other areas of the country, these officers have developed a bad reputation – they are the strong arm of the law ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
