Dworkin and Masturbation: Too Much?
October 31, 2010
Q: I just read too much radical feminist theory (Andrea Dworkin. Intercourse. Jesus Christ.) and now I’m afraid of boys. But I’m not gay. What should I do?
Ah yes, I’ve been there. I’m …
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When the Tables Turn
October 13, 2010
A little over a year ago, a document rating the attractiveness of members of a certain sex began winding though the twisted hallways of the Yale Pantheon system, forwarded from team to …
Doggy Tales
By READ MY LIPS
October 8, 2010
Dear Read My Lips,
Two words: Doggy style.
Please explain. Who goes where, what goes where, and why does my boyfriend keep insisting that we try it? What about fucking “like dogs” …
Read My Lips: The Body Column
By READ MY LIPS
September 21, 2010
According to my mother, my manicures and (Brazilian!) bikini waxes, thongs, and especially my navel piercing would have been thought of as “really uncool” when she was growing up. The women of my generation, …
The Case for a Nick: Female Genital Cutting in America
September 15, 2010
Female genital cutting (FGC) is defined broadly by The WHO as “procedures that intentionally alter or injure female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” However, the term FGC covers a range of practices that …
Consider This: The IUD
April 19, 2010
Conversation about the IUD (intrauterine device) is limited and often based on a series of falsehoods. I had never heard of a safe IUD until three months ago, when I was sitting in my …
The Dollhouse Has Nine Rooms
By ANNIE ATURA
April 16, 2010
The premise of The Nine Rooms of Happiness, a book written by the editor of Self magazine and her psychiatrist friend, is that a woman’s mind is like a house. It needs to be tended …
Abortion Around Roe
April 14, 2010
Last Tuesday at the Law School, Professor Reva Siegel and famed legal journalist Linda Greenhouse presented on their latest collaboration, a collected history of pre-Roe politics and materials. Addressing the two major popular narratives surrounding …
The Pleasures and Perils of "Divacup"
April 5, 2010
Spring is in the air, and that means flowery new ad campaigns blooming anew. Some are selling the seasonal sales, others are touting new public service concerns, and one is aiming just slightly below …