Oral copulation is not for everyone. Some people love it (like one date I had who told me he just wanted to "slurp on dicks all day" while we were sitting in the middle of a casual dining establishment) and some, like the wife who refuses even after her husband promised never to come in her mouth, don't. And people… » 10/06/14 6:40pm 10/06/14 6:40pm

Earlier this week, British musician Devonté Hynes lost all his belongings when a fire broke out in his apartment. Even more tragically, the fire killed his beloved dog Cupid. Seeking a way to help, the mother of his girlfriend Samantha Urbani (of the band Friends) started a Go Fund Me that has raised over $24,000 from… » 12/19/13 3:50pm 12/19/13 3:50pm

There's a fantastic interview with Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett over at the Guardian today. In it, she discusses everything from her fellow celebrities to climate change and even addresses the loss of her father. » 11/30/13 2:37pm 11/30/13 2:37pm

There's a debate raging in The Guardian. Yesterday, DJ Connell threw down the gauntlet by suggesting that "the 'chick-lit' label does nothing for humorous female writers already suffering exclusion from an old boys' club." Today, a chick-lit author responds: » 8/05/10 2:00pm 8/05/10 2:00pm

"But how about ­being fat? Isn't it bad for her? Aren't any of these caring teachers going to ­mention heart disease, or talk to Precious about overeating as addiction, or as the symptom of abuse?" Really, Peter Bradshaw? » 1/29/10 6:40pm 1/29/10 6:40pm

"What with the blood-like floor and the heaps of ash-coloured concrete intestines, these works were forcing me to think about bodies and new life, and even death," writes Isabella Welch of artist Anish Kapoor. Welch is 10 years old. » 1/21/10 1:30pm 1/21/10 1:30pm

"They may as well have said, 'Yes, that's a shame about you being poor – why have you not considered being rich?'" - Hadley Freeman [The Guardian] » 11/09/09 10:40am 11/09/09 10:40am

[London, April 14. Image via WENN] » 4/14/09 10:50am 4/14/09 10:50am

A new rape alarm called the "Ila Dusk" is set to go on sale » 9/26/08 1:30pm 9/26/08 1:30pm in the UK in a month, and it claims to be more effective than previous alarms because, instead of a siren, the alarm emits the sound of a "woman screaming." Thing is, it isn't that effective, as the 's Emine Saner discovered when she decided to test the…

The Brits are dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Now only the French remain, and we all know how hopeless they are. [The Times] » 2/22/07 9:12am 2/22/07 9:12am

Let's say you finally got that no good pulse-with-a-penis you've been living with the last ten years to agree to marry you. How would you feel if he then decided to ask your father's permission? Would you feel all warmy and gooey because you're a girly girl and you have ten stuffed animals on your bed at the age of… » 2/21/07 5:57am 2/21/07 5:57am

We can't decide if 'super papa' Jurgen Hass is a saint, a madman or a creep. » 6/14/06 11:14pm 6/14/06 11:14pm

Yoga has always been something I've filed along with menstrual cups and wheatgerm, under the heading Just Not Interested, Thanks. » 6/08/06 6:01pm 6/08/06 6:01pm