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Hit Me Baby, One More Time

Hit Me Baby, One More Time

September 28, 2010 No Comments

The article is about a man who learned how to hit his lover during sex (at her request). It’s a fascinating topic the deals with the politics of power, acts of violence and how he learned how to balance all of that with her boundaries. What a shame, then, that these insights were simply tacked ...

UN Women — A Really Terrible Name For A Really Great Idea

UN Women — A Really Terrible Name For A Really Great Idea

July 5, 2010 1 Comment

The United Nations has set up a body to promote the issues of women around the world. The U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women will not be known as Unegeew (ew!) but instead as UN Women, despite the fact that it is rather unwomanly. The entity will have a budget of ...

Housework=Happiness / Dirt=Divorce

Housework=Happiness / Dirt=Divorce

May 27, 2010 No Comments

Now men have a reason to pick up their dirty laundry. The more housework the man does, the less likely it is that he will be served with divorce papers. This is not a small issue when you consider the dozens of hours a week devoted to keeping a house tidy and the hundreds of ...

My Partner’s Impotence Is My Unintentional Celibacy

My Partner’s Impotence Is My Unintentional Celibacy

May 23, 2010 1 Comment

My partner is impotent. The medication he is on makes his penis small and tucked away, as if he is constantly cold. With the nicest attention it will peak its head out before limply pulling back. Sex is entirely out of the question. But this article is not about it. It is about me.

The Other Man: Equality For Women Has Been Shot With Silver Bullets

The Other Man: Equality For Women Has Been Shot With Silver Bullets

May 1, 2010 No Comments

Twelve years ago this month, one of the world’s grand experiments ended in heartbreaking failure. Even today, anyone studying gender inequality would do well to look at the vast gap in women’s earning potential and relative ability to succeed that has been created in the wake of this phenomenon’s disappearance. I’m talking, of course, about ...

Did My Breasts Rock Your World? No

Did My Breasts Rock Your World? No

April 27, 2010 No Comments

The science experiment has concluded and half-naked women everywhere are doing their happy dance of smugness. Seismic activity was pretty normal on April 26, 2010, despite Boobquake. But what did it really prove?

If You Want To Eat Your Cake, First Take Your Dose Of Feminism

If You Want To Eat Your Cake, First Take Your Dose Of Feminism

March 15, 2010 No Comments

When Viv Groskop’s little angel said “Girls are boring,” she took matters into her own hands, and forced her three year old onto a historical walking tour. I can’t think of a better way to prove girls are exciting than a historical, walking tour… for a three year old. Is it just me, or is ...

All About Slimy Car Salesmen

We need a new car. Our current one is pretty old (though it works ok) but for boring administrative...

Quickie Sex Tip

Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You...

When Getting The Bill Doesn’t Add Up

On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...

Oh Harry! Getting A Piece Of The Royal Pie

There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...

Tired Of Faking It

Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...

Getting Committed

It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...

Quote Of The Week

Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...

Lazy Sunday Awful Proposal Post

  Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...

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