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Posted in Celebrity, Feminism, International, Media, Men, Sex, Web Stuff, Women on Oct 31st, 2010
Do straight women enjoy sex? Or is it simply the price they pay for being in a relationship with a man? According to writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry, it is the latter. He claims, in an interview in November’s Attitude magazine, that women only have sex with men “because sex is the price they are [...]
Posted in Celebrity, History, Humour, Ireland, Rants on Oct 31st, 2010
TODAY is the day when spirits are let loose by divine dignitaries to mingle with the living and even the half living or those who are long dead but are still refusing to lie down. Not just ordinary ghosts either but sinful smelly souls – destined to return in the bodies of animals – black cats, dodgy [...]
Posted in Food, Guest Posters, Saturday Dish on Oct 30th, 2010
As I brace myself for the first Irish winter of my life, I’m realizing I truly have no clue what it’s like to try and manage the day-to-day in below-zero temps. I grew up in Los Angeles, the land of eternal sunshine and palm trees, where as kids we actually prayed for rain on Christmas [...]
Posted in Food, Guest Posters, Saturday Dish on Oct 30th, 2010
We’ve been meaning to post more foodie content here (especially as we count Aoife Barry of Adventures in Veg among our contributors). As Saturdays are perfect for pottering, newspaper-reading and faffing around in the kitchen, we figured why not start posting regular recipes from food bloggers and writers? We kick off our Saturday Dish slot [...]
Posted in International, Politics, Sex, Women on Oct 29th, 2010
Whether you’re a fan of Christine O’Donnell or not (and I’m not), this grubby, tell-all piece by a 25-year-old man who had a Halloween one-night stand with her is mean and personal. Apart from criticising her sexual prowess and her, er, lady garden, the tone throughout is meant to undermine and demean O’Donnell. The night [...]
Posted in Guest Posters, Ireland, Politics on Oct 28th, 2010
Jane Suiter is a former economics journalist at the Irish Times and the Sunday Times and is now lecturing in politics at UCC. We need an election not a phoney budget consensus among parties. Ever since Irish Green party leader John Gormley called for the opposition parties to be given a full briefing on the [...]
Posted in Sex on Oct 27th, 2010
Like some of the best and worst ideas, this post was inspired by a slightly wine-fuelled conversation – when did you have your first orgasm? Orgasms can be a tricky subject for women – unlike the vast majority of men, many women don’t have orgasms until well into adulthood, and some never have them at [...]
Posted in Beauty, Celebrity, Fashion, Personal, Television on Oct 26th, 2010
In a recent episode of the greatest show on TV (Mad Men of course), Don Draper’s daughter Sally cut her long blonde hair one night when Don had left her with a babysitter. A furious Don sacked the hapless babysitter as soon as he clapped eyes on the resulting hair atrocity. His reaction was mild [...]
Posted in Family, Feminism, Health, Men, Personal, Rants, Sex, Women on Oct 25th, 2010
Hi. I’m new here. Now, my Aunty Cynthia always said you should start off as you mean to carry on, so I guess I should launch straight into a topic that is weighing on my mind and close to my heart, or at least close to my knickers. Deep breath, and we’re off… The feminist [...]
Posted in Advertising, Health, International, Parenting on Oct 24th, 2010
The New York State Department of Health says in a campaign targetted at women on low incomes that it can help them lose weight. Some focus group somewhere came up with this or some patronising public health professional? h/t Sociological Images and more on the NYT Motherlode blog. Share this:EmailFacebook
