Happy Victoria Day! It is the day that signals the beginning of summer parties throughout the country and many Canadians forget that it is a celebration of the birth of Queen Victoria. While it may seem like a British tradition, Canada is the only country in the world to observe this day as a holiday. ...
Contrary to popular belief, the tradition of a bride in white does not originate in any cringe-y symbolism about her virginity. This has made me wonder (in a pensive, sitting-on-my-bed-à-la-Carrie-Bradshaw kind of way), do brides, then, simply take part in this tradition for tradition’s sake? I got to thinking about this recently when I was ...
I’ve been buying vintage kickers since before it was cool. I’ve never spent much money on them; a fiver here, a tenner there. A suspiciously stained corset from a Glasgow costume shop was my most expensive purchase at about twenty pounds. I’d never dream of paying ten thousand pounds (about $15,000!) for a massive pair ...
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...
