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Hooray For Suicidal Vampire Books

Hooray For Suicidal Vampire Books

June 9, 2011 No Comments

Conservative parents have found something to complain about for every generation. First it was Elvis and his corrupting hip swings, then it was Marilyn Manson, and when I was a kid it was Harry Potter books with all their black magic and paganism. The current panic that conservative parents are trying to raise is that ...

Bloody Good Books

Bloody Good Books

March 1, 2011 1 Comment

Everybody seems to love True Blood, and The Sookie Stackhouse Novels that the show is based upon are even better. If you think seeing the TV show is good enough you are missing out. And if  you haven’t seen the TV show these books definitely stand alone. This is a ten book series with an eleventh in ...

Letter From Sookie To Bella

Letter From Sookie To Bella

June 13, 2010 1 Comment

We all know that Bella Swan is a terrible role model for women, but when Sookie Stackhouse heard that she’s been up to, she couldn’t help but get involved. She takes the troubled teen under her wing, and explains the ways of the world to her fellow vampire-lover in this letter.

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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