Chivalry and femininity in butch-femme relationships
Our old pro-feminist comrade Hugo Schwyzer linked recently to this post by Sugarbutch, in which she talks about how gender role playacting, and the performance of chivalry, are an important part of her particular butch-femme lesbian relationship. She writes:Chivalry...
Wellness: Of Plateaus and Progress
Diet long enough and you're bound to reach a phase where weight loss levels off and the scale is stuck on the same three digits for weeks or more. In fact, researchers from Drexel University find that dieters tend to reach plateaus at week three, week 10 and after...
Diaspora Diorama
Think of shadow puppets, and diaspora and political persecution are not necessarily the first things that come to mind. However, Philadelphia-based artist Erik Ruin has used a fairly unsophisticated medium to explore darker topics. His show, Flight, utilizes intricate...Imperium Watch: Root of the Problem
As food shortages hit the world hard, it's time to review how trade and investment policies, as well as energy prices, global warming and scarce water supplies, have contributed to them. Critics have complained for years that World Bank and International Monetary...E-Edition
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