Month: November 2009

Image by the delightful photographer, Many rivers to cross. Reading over the latest news about cosmetic vaginal surgery on the increase in the UK, I kept thinking about last Saturday when I was at the Femina Potens gallery. I remembered the final scene of the night’s performances, where beautiful model Madison Young (and gallery owner)…

Image by UrbanPhotographer2007. I just couldn’t resist the title after the last post. Here’s an interesting post about looking at men as mere sex objects for our consumption, based around the growing obsession with Twilight’s Robert Pattinson. It’s a pretty heteronormative view, but try it on as a reflection of what’s changing in mainstream female…

Who knew anyone could make American Idol culturally relevant? Even my (very) straight male friends have been sending these news items in disbelief, like: > “They just can’t believe the nature of the content, the explicit nature, and how much graphic content there was.” (BBC News: Adam Lambert’s gay kiss on stage gets 1,500 complaints)…

Since we’re ready for a season of sequels and plotlines that jump the shark (such as doppelgangers and evil clones/twins), it makes sense to remind you all of the rules surrounding doppleganger sex. (via sex is not the enemy; originally in this awful and hilarious Something Awful Photoshop contest chock full of many life lessons,…

My pals at Jimmyjane *just* sent me their new video for the Form 2 (made with designer Yves Béhar)– the high-end designer vibe that everyone wants. The video is utterly adorable and shows you why it’s such a hot item (and it’ll make you smile, I promise, even if you hate smiling). I’ve seen a…

Last saturday I had the opportunity to attend this season’s Art of Restraint at feminist art gallery Femina Potens, where the theme was gratitude. For those of you outside the US, that was a nod at Thanksgiving, our contrived holiday about giving thanks for a mythological event having to do with pilgrims and Native Americans…