Blinded By the Light (of the Glistening Bare Abs at This Romance Con)

One thing struck me immediately upon my arrival at the RT Booklovers’ Convention, and that was the proliferation of abs. So many abs! Abs on the elevators, abs on the walls, abs in the welcome bag, abs plastered all over the promo materials. Abs, abs, abs, abs. I don’t even care about abs and I’m in female-gaze hog…
Is the Gaming World Ready for Women in Combat?
It's currently very slim pickings when it comes to playable female characters in popular military video games, even though there are more female gamers playing them than ever before. Now that women will be fighting on the IRL front lines, will virtual female soldiers make history, too? Some gamers believe so.
'Magic Mike,' Junk in the Face and the Female Gaze
Magic Mike made a healthy $39.16 million this past weekend, a very tidy sum for a Soderbergh film with a production budget of only $7 million. Standing in line to enter a sold-out showing on Friday night, two things were overwhelmingly obvious: First, the audience was 99% female, and second, they were positively giddy…
Can Men Handle Being Ogled?
Do you enjoy the above image? Most likely. Society has finally come to accept what ladies have known all along: women can experience visual arousal (who knew). And in recent years, men are increasingly — and more blatantly — on the receiving end of this equal-opportunity objectification. So how's that working out for…

