In Defence of Early Sex
I have a lot of male friends. The nice kind. The kind that want a girlfriend, get sweaty-palmed before a date, and are giddy when it goes well. So I'm constantly baffled when, after a first date, I get...
View ArticlePregnancy and Depression
One thing, that used to wierdly upset me as a kid was watching other kids eat and cry at the same time. In the canteen at primary school there was always one kid who would cry so much she couldn't chew...
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Lesbian Prom Hits London For The First Time Ever
The first ever Lesbian Prom is about to hit London town on 15 March and I for one am very excited about it. Lesbian and bi ladies living in this amazing city can't really complain about a lack of...
View ArticleSwimsuit Model Dances To 'Pump Up The Jam' (VIDEO)
Well, in a manner of speaking. Welcome to the silliest thing you'll see today: an internet user realising that if you flick between the different colour options on a swimsuit listing, it can look like...
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Your Future, Your Ambition
Marketing and PR specialist, mentor and budding author Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE has over the last 30 years has been at the heart of the diversity conversation with government agencies and departments at...
View ArticleStop Shaming Breastfeeding Women
We shouldn't need breastfeeding champions to assert our rights as women. We shouldn't need to stage mass public breastfeeding events to assert our rights as mothers. We shouldn't need outpourings of...
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Scarlet Fever Cases At 24-Year High: Here's How To Spot The Symptoms
The number of cases of scarlet fever has reached a 24-year high, public health experts have warned. There have been 868 reported cases in the first eight weeks of 2014 - which is almost double the...
View Article20 Strangers Kissing: Tatia Pilieva's Short Film Is A Gorgeous Experiment...
Will it be awkward? Creepy? Uncomfortable? That’s a question Tatia Pilieva’s short film First Kiss seeks to answer. The premise is simple: Get 20 complete strangers to passionately kiss. Nothing more....
View ArticleWhat Are The Side Effects Of Aspirin?
Aspirin is a pain reducer available in both prescription and non-prescription forms. It works by stopping the production of natural substances that cause pain, swelling, fever or blood clots. Aspirin...
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'I Am Totally Her Bitch' Says Woman Who Married Dog
In the world of weird weddings, to add to corpses getting hitched and people marrying trees, earlier in the week, 47-year-old Amanda Rodgers revealed that she married her dog Sheba in a wedding...
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Nightclub's 'Free Boob Job' Facebook Promotion Is Hijacked By Breast Cancer...
The Facebook page of Tiger Tiger Cape Town has been hijacked by campaigners after posting the following promotion: "Celebrating National Cleavage day in style with a R30 000 BOOB JOB GIVEAWAY!!! That’s...
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Calling Time on Breastfeeding?
Other than wondering what it felt like, and why you want to have your nipples gnawed by a toothy toddler I'd never thought much about breastfeeding, let alone how long women carried on for? Then I had...
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Stop Misusing the Term 'Empowerment'
Image created by Helen Reeves According to the Oxford English Dictionary to empower is to "give someone the authority or power to do something", or "to make someone stronger or more confident,...
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Five Worst Fat Burning Mistakes
So many fitness enthusiasts tell the same story. They work out for hours in the gym and yet nothing happens to their body shape, it stays the same. There could be any number of possible explanations...
View ArticleHow to Maintain Your Weight After Dieting
You've followed your favourite New Year diet and reached your goal. You breathe a sigh of relief. Hooray, back to your old eating habits. Not so fast - don't expect to eat 'like you used to'. The new...
View ArticleUnmarried Woman Poses With Family Of Mannequins To Expose Myth Of 'The...
In 2014 women are expected not only to bring home the bacon, but cook it and clear the table after everyone has eaten. Not only is it confusing, but it's exhausting. Tired of this pressure to 'have it...
View ArticleFirst Same-Sex Weddings Take Place This Month: Six Things Every Couple Should...
After the long battle to get same-sex marriage introduced in law in England and Wales, this month will see couples celebrate throughout the country as the first same-sex weddings in England and Wales...
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Women In STEM: These Incredible Female Scientists Can Inspire Us All
Astronomy, molecules, dinosaurs. There's not a thing in the universe women haven't tackled yet. With our Conversation Changers campaign we'd like to shed some light on these exceptional ladies, and let...
View ArticleGive the Needle and Thread a Chance
With a needle and thread you can sew on a button, make a beautiful dress and also have rewarding career. So why is it a shrinking part of our national curriculum? The current Education Minister seems...
View ArticleIt's a Love Story, but It's the Story That Counts
Love won't take away all your problems. No soul mate to which everything they do, think or say is a perfect match to you. It ebbs and flows; it's never a permanent state of being. Love is never...
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