Dear Madame X, My boyfriend has grown a beard and I hate it! Can I tell him to shave? He really likes it but I don’t know how long I can take it. Eyes Are Burning Dear Eyes Are Burning, Honesty is a good policy normally but you don’t want him to feel ugly. How ...
My attention was drawn this week to an article in the Guardian. This article made the point that, in these days of greater-than-ever freedom and appreciation for female sexuality, male sexuality has become a feared and mistrusted aspect of modern life. From current misgivings on the sexualization of children — in which girls are the ...
Marianne Powers is a typical woman: self-loathing and over-analyzing of every pore in the mirror each day. After realizing how much her mirror obsession was controlling her and her friends alike, she decided to create a little test. She would go a full month without looking in a mirror or reflective surface of any kind. ...
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, ...
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 ...
If you’re ugly and can’t find a date then this website is for you! Fed up with the “lovey dovey dating sites that show perfectly pretty people walking hand in hand on a wind swept beach”, The Ugly Bug Ball (or TUBB as it cleverly calls itself) aims to bring ugly people together. They point ...
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...
