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Category Archives: Philosophy, Politics, & Society
Abercrombie & Fitch, Burlington Gardens, Saturday 30th March 2013, 2.00pm
If it wasn’t for the hoards of people pouring in and out of the front doors of Abercrombie & Fitch on Burlington Gardens, clutching their monochrome paper bags in their gleeful hands, the building would have appeared fairly inconspicuous. Grand, … Continue reading
Terms of Fatness
Yesterday Remittance Girl wrote a magnificent piece titled Now That I’m Fat. There is plenty I could say about this piece, but I am in almost complete agreement, and reiterating what she said seems like a waste of my and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Philosophy, Politics, & Society, Sex Tagged body, curvy, fat, fat shaming, Now That I'm Fat, overweight, photographs, plump, Remittance Girl, rubenesque, social impact, words, writing 28 Comments
The ‘Just Write’ Principle
One of the best things about being part of a community of writers – even if it is just on twitter – is the feedback and the tips you receive from your fellow writers. Anything from an idea for an … Continue reading
Online Dating: Filling out an OkCupid profile
Writing dating profiles is not an easy task, which is probably why, when you’re browsing dating sites, you come across so many half-arsed, haphazard profiles. Perhaps there’s also an air of ‘I don’t want to look like I’m trying too … Continue reading
Posted in Online Dating, Philosophy, Politics, & Society, Relationships & Dating Tagged advice, Favorite books movies shows music and food, fetlife, I spend a lot of time thinking about, I'm looking for, I'm really good at, my details, my self-summary, OkCupid, On a typical Friday night I am, online dating, photograph, profiles, The first thing people usually notice about me, The most private thing I'm willing to admit, The six things I could never do without, What I'm doing with my life, You should message me if 4 Comments
Prosa Sparse: On Rebirth
In Venice, in 1505, a man named Pietro Bembo published a collection of prose and poetry on the (supposed) importance of neo-platonic love, called Gli Asolani. From what I’ve been told, this collection placed a great emphasis on the grand … Continue reading
The Disappearance of Simple Story Arcs in Cinema
This piece discusses The Hobbit, and although I worked hard not to include any spoilers, if you really want to avoid even the most general insights, I’d suggest waiting until you’ve already seen the film. I know how important these … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Film, Philosophy, Politics, & Society Tagged 2012, Avengers Assemble, Black Narcissus, Bond, Cinema, Eroticon, Holy Motors, LOTR, Olympics, Prometheus, Skyfall, Some Like It Hot, Special Effects, Stories, TDKR, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Philadelphia Story, Wittertainment 4 Comments
Pandarus: the gatekeeper of consent
Chaucer’s main source material when he wrote his epic poem Troilus and Criseyde was Boccaccio’s Il Filostrato. In Il Filostrato Troilio is a rather straightforward young man who pursues the beautiful Cressida and meets with little resistance. Their coming together … Continue reading
Dominance and Submission As Informed By Gender Roles
In many ways gender is no more than a theoretical concept. It is a form of identification and categorisation; pronouns, ID, bathrooms – gender helps us sort people into daily life. It could be argued that social experience begins by … Continue reading
Education is an issue for sex writers too.
Erotic artists and sex bloggers are often joined by the same issues. Whether it be feminism, sexual freedom, censorship, Fifty Shades of Grey or Republican politicians who seem to think they have a right to say what American women should … Continue reading
