Sex
This jibe that only the Lib Dems could have a sex scandal with no sex is so unfair
The Conservatives have had at least three sexless sex scandals since Thatcher’s day.
By Andy McSmith | McSmith | Thursday, 28 February 2013 at 4:59 pm
Sex must always be great, otherwise don’t bother
Sexology comedian Wolfgang Weinberger talks about a new competitive sport known as ’sex’
By Wolfgang Weinberger | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 21 February 2013 at 2:48 pm
Sheikh, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: Muslim anxieties with student life
As much as I tried to repress from memory a recent post in The Independent titled “Slut dropping’ and ‘Pimps and Hoes’ – the sexual politics of freshers’ week”, it rings true for some common Muslim anxieties with student life.
By Hasnet Lais | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 16 October 2012 at 10:00 am
We’re more comfortable with sex on TV…but should we plug the filth flood before it’s too late?
As a 1980s teenager, finally deemed old enough to be allowed to stay up late and watch TV with my parents, it was the moment I feared the most – THE SEX BIT. On the screen that is, not in the living room.
By Andy Dawson | Arts, Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 2:26 pm
Extreme porn and state-enabled voyeurism
In a landmark case for the state versus privacy, Simon Walsh, former aide to Boris Johnson, was this week cleared of charges of having ‘extreme’ images and an indecent image of a child.
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 9 August 2012 at 12:57 pm
Having trouble with your sex life? There’s an app for that
If your idea of using your mobile phone for help in the bedroom is switching it on to vibrate, think again. It turns out that many of us are now turning to our phones to improve our sex lives. According to a survey by myvouchercodes.co.uk, 34 percent of Britons have downloaded one or more apps to help improve their sex life. It seems Avenue Q was right, the internet really is for porn.
By Emily Jupp | Notebook | Friday, 3 August 2012 at 4:00 am
How should we talk to men about sexism?
Laurie Penny and Martin Robbins are both writers, both feminists and both happened to be sitting alone at their computers on a Friday night when the question of ‘how to talk to men about sexism without scaring them off?’ came up on Twitter. Reasoning that the best way to encourage conversation is to start one, they did.
By Laurie Penny | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 23 July 2012 at 12:23 pm
Women in Science: Cracking the code in the battle of the sexes
Understanding how males and females in animals in general differ at the genetic level helps us understand human sex differences.
By Judith Mank | Notebook, Science & Technology | Tuesday, 17 July 2012 at 3:13 pm
Fifty Shades of chaos
E L James’ literary sensation 50 Shades of Grey hasn’t simply boosted sales of paddles and handcuffs in Ann Summers. It has also increased the number of unusual news stories this week, as women (mostly) engross themselves in the romantic potential of Christian Grey to the detriment of daily life.
By Matilda Battersby | Arts | Friday, 13 July 2012 at 1:51 pm
The Debate: Is checking up on a partner ever morally acceptable?
This week Jools Oliver told a national newspaper that she regularly checks her famous husband Jamie Oliver’s phone and email accounts to make sure he is not being unfaithful. This was greeted with a storm of disapproval, but is checking your partner’s correspondence healthy behaviour within a relationship?
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 11 July 2012 at 10:03 am
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