For better or for worse, the popular franchise The Bachelor will come to Canada in the fall of 2012. Although it was only announced this past Monday, casting begins now. Let’s hope the one hunky man and his Canadian pick really fall in love and make it work — which would be contrary to the ...
Is romance dead? You would think so from seeing the prolific over-sexualization of women in music videos and gratuitous sex scenes on television and film. Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez are only a few artists out of many that come to mind when I think of songstresses whose fashion motto is “barely ...
Dear Madame X, I have dated lots of women over the years, but never seem to be able to form a long-lasting relationship with any of them (longest was five months). For some reason, I never fall in love with any of the women I date and lose interest in them after a few weeks. ...
Esther Freud’s novel The Sea House describes the internal frustrations of Lily, a young Londoner re-evaluating her life while doing postgraduate research in a rented house by the ocean. As an examination of love and lovers, the novel, which encompasses the parallel story of the architect Lily is researching, failed to stir me. Lily is ...
No mere boyfriend can compare to the leading men in romantic movies. We are so used to seeing kisses in the rain, impassioned speeches, and perfectly lit sex scenes that we begin to wonder why our life isn’t more like the final scene of our favourite movie. We’ve written on it before, but we thought ...
John Galt may stop the motor of the world by going on strike against the irrational, unproductive masses, but Dagny Taggart really revs my feminist engine. Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged has been criticized and dissected since it was published in 1957, but it has managed to stand the test of time and, to this day, remains ...
Sexomnia is the latest sleep disorder to stump doctors everywhere. Sufferers engage in sexual acts while fast asleep, waking up in the morning with zero recollection of what transpired. One women’s first person account with her husband’s disorder reveals how it can be bad for a relationship, but also incredibly exciting.
What makes a relationship normal? How can you be sure that your romance works well? The makers of “The Normal Bar,” a survey that asks questions ranging from what your race is to how much you enjoy your sex life, are hoping to answer all of these inquiries. Everyone loves a good romance or sex ...
You may dismiss it as lovey-dovey jibber-jabber when you see those couples in a restaurant holding hands across the table, gazing into each other’s eyes and spewing out pet names to each other, but it always has a way to make my heart melt. The use of special names indicates a special bond between two ...
Dear Madame X, Is there any food that can make a person horny? We have all heard the rumours about oysters and green M&Ms but there must be something that can cause a positive chemical reaction. I’m not trying to manipulate anyone here, but it would be good to be able to use all the ...
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...
