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Newsflash, Vampire Bill: Rape is Neither Romantic, Nor Charming
Those of us who watch HBO’s True Blood would have a hard time denying the show’s sex appeal (or at least, sex). After all, Bon Temps, Lousiana (the fictional setting for the show) is one seeexxxy town. Vampires banging humans? Check.... Read more »
Don't Just Stand There, Let's Get to It: Vogue Evolution
If you haven’t been watching America’s Best Dance Crew this season, it’s time to start. For those out of the loop, ABDC (as it is known in the in-crowd) is a dance competition show on MTV that... Read more »
Love/Shove: Bloody hell! Finally a menstruation movie for everyone.
The trailer for The Moon Inside You begins like a bad Dan Brown-zombie flick: “A curse on half the planet…a secret kept too well….so…much…blood.” Thankfully, the world’s in for one less crap slasher and in for a humorous new... Read more »
Beaker Bitch: You Run Like a Man!
Caster Semenya is fast and strong and far from dainty. When it came to light last week that an athletic organization was secretly testing her sex, the sports world and mainstream media got a refresher course on an important reality: while our society tries to strictly divide people in male and... Read more »
Bed, Bitch & Beyond: Our Bodies, Outdoors
Today I bring you another burning question from the mailbag:
From a reader who wished to remain nameless: Outdoor Sex: pro or con? as an outdoorsy-girl, I always fantasized about doing it in a big field, but each time I’ve tried it, I’ve been poked in weird places with odd plants and... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Viva Vita!
Vita
Sackville-West was a woman with 'high class' problems — but her story
is interesting nonetheless. Vita was, in addition to her default
socialite status, a writer of prose and poetry, an avid gardener,
Bloomsbury Group associate... Read more »
Bed, Bitch & Beyond: No Sex, Please, I'm "Wrinkly"
What happens when a popular columnist and writer pens a “refreshingly honest–and brilliantly witty–celebration of the joys of getting wrinkly?” Nothing good.
Don’t let the advance billing fool you–Virginia Ironside’s new memoir is a misogynist, anti-sex turd wrapped up... Read more »
On the Map: NY Times 'Half The Sky' Issue
The New York Times Sunday Magazine this weekend is a “special issue” about women in the developing world. So, how’d they do?
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Good Ideas Have No Genitals (But Creative Directors Do)
Every year, Advertising Age publishes a special report (and subsequent ceremonial luncheon) called Women to Watch that highlights the great work being done by women in the fields of advertising, marketing, PR, and social... Read more »
Feast of Burden: The transgressive, disturbing world of 'feeding' porn
Ivy doesn't look like most performers in mainstream pornography. Then again, the thousands of viewers who have logged on to watch her YouTube videos or look at her photo sets aren't seeking mainstream adult entertainment. While most porn stars and pinups show off their tits and ass, Ivy shows off... Read more »
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