Polygamy is outlawed in many nations for multiple reasons. One of them, a scholar explains, is a link between monogamy and democracy. Get ready to get pissy, ladies. Apparently, since the first sun rose over Mount Olympus, men in democratic nations have been expected to have only one wife. For, in a democracy, all men ...
Ever since Columbine, violence in public schools has been recognized worldwide as a serious issue that needs to be addressed to protect teachers and students. While it’s a safety precaution to sound the alarm bells when an 18-year-old high school student is caught on camera going into the girls’ washroom wearing a hooded sweatshirt, latex ...
Love has always been a difficult concept for writers to put into words. It’s an abstract feeling that can’t be trapped inside the box of language. The challenge becomes even more apparent when you’re trying to describe romantic love to youth. In The Amber Spyglass, the last book in the Dark Materials trilogy, Philip Pullman ...
When it comes to sex, parents want to shield their children as much as possible. It’s understandable that they would rather them get their learners’ permits before driving in the fast lane, but eventually kids will grow up, drive fast and have sex. The UK government is trying to slow down this process by introducing ...
For the safety of everyone, Swiss officials take the sex industry into their own hands…and construct boxes. While the sex trade is a controversial subject in most countries, authorities in Zurich are looking to revamp an already legal industry. The changes include three designated areas for sex trade workers and the introduction of sex booths, ...
If you’re feeling anything like Rihanna as of late, it’s a sure bet that chains and whips excite you. It’s not like there’s anything particularly wrong with wanting some innocent S&M if it’s not hurting anyone (who doesn’t want it), but when you’re a woman who has experienced violence at the hands of your partner ...
As we all know, victims of violence exist worldwide. Some remain silent, some speak out and some are subject to such massive human rights violations that their story gets coverage on the international news scene. Recently, we’ve seen coverage about violence in the Congo. It sends shivers down my spine when I hear that women ...
Domestic abuse isn’t about anger — it’s about control. A chilling new report by the National Domestic Violence Hotline says the one in four women who called said their partners “pressured them to become pregnant, told them not to use contraceptives, or forced them to have unprotected sex.” “It was very eye-opening,” said Lisa James, ...
The marital spat has always been comedy’s bread and butter. Because it comes from a place of love, spouses can say things that a stranger would never get away with. Within half an hour the couple are snuggled up in bed and the credits roll and everyone feels good. It is the conflict which produces ...
In a landmark ruling, a judge has ruled the prostitution laws in Canada are unconstitutional, because they contribute to the danger faced by sex workers. Prostitution has never been illegal itself, but everything related to it has been — from living off the avails of prostitution, to running a bawdy house. The result it that ...
Dear Madame X, I suspect that one of my female co-workers might have a crush on me. I think...
After the publication of his fourth and most successful novel The Slap, which was turned into a TV miniseries...
The phrase “working mother” is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
Ali G interviews Naomi Wolf about feminism!
Some men are leg men. Some like bottoms. Some prefer breasts. Some men even like personalities. Me, I’m a...
Bloody Facebook. I knew there was a reason I became a reluctant convert. It’s all very well having hilarious...
Looks like the producers of Jersey Shore just got more than they bargained for! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, one of...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend has grown a beard and I hate it! Can I tell him to shave?...
