Sorry for the mess

A fairly interesting post on one man’s body image and how images in the media affect him.
I couldn’t figure out why women (straight women, at least) wanted to gawk at sexy pictures of other women. Then I realized something: they don’t want to see those models, they want to be them.
Somebody way smarter than me [...]

I enjoy exercise. I cycle almost every day, I run several times a week, I swim, I play badminton, I’ll never catch a bus when I can walk and I can dance for hours without losing my breath. I recently signed up to do the Blenheim Triathlon, and I’ll be doing the 3 Peaks challenge [...]

Do you worry about sexism? Do you wish the patriarchy was sometimes a little *less* oppressive? However, do you also worry that your radical political beliefs are affecting your fashion sense, or that Kevin (what a babe!) from accounts might prefer kitten heels and giggling to trainers and opinions?
Well, fret no longer, for the Times [...]

Today I read this article on the BBC about the growing trend for ‘designer vaginas’. I’ve been meaning to blog on the subject for a while, but, y’know, I’ve got Frankfurt book fair coming up and we’re crazy busy at work right now, so I’ve been relaxing in front of Season One Buffy instead of [...]