Category Archives: Sex

If It’s Not A Feminist Tract, It’s Crap. Apparently.

Glynn Marshes writes: I happened across a thread on Goodreads about DH Lawrence’s novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The title of the thread is “Why wasnt Mellors concerned about satisfying Connie”– and here’s a sample of the thread’s comments: The love … Continue reading

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Juxtaposin’: Fantasies of the Internet Relationship Seeker

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Linkathon

Paleo Retiree writes: Foseti enjoys a fellow reactionary’s book about cocktails and drinking. Supercommenter Jason Malloy is now stashing links here. Link thanks to Steve Sailer. Steve has some brainily ambivalent things to say about Quentin Tarantino, here and here. … Continue reading

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Juxtaposin’: Men and Their Tools

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Queer Guy for the Alpha I

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been amused in recent years to see terms and ideas seemingly derived from the “Game” blogosphere turning up in respectable outlets. The rise of the word “alpha” has been particularly interesting. Yes, I know that “alpha male” … Continue reading

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Paleos and Porn

Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve been spending some time recently marveling at paleoconservatives, and particularly at the traditionalist-Catholic crowd. Now, I’m sympathetic to a fair amount of the cases they make, and the paleo/traditionalist critique of modernity is one of the … Continue reading

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Linkathon

Paleo Retiree writes: Does the U.S. even have a conservative tradition? Bettina Arndt (bouncing off of Roy Baumeister and Kathleen Vohs) takes a look at the state of today’s sexual marketplace. Should the British government be more frank about who’s sexually … Continue reading

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Girliness, Alive and Well on the Internet

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The culture doesn’t provide for much in the way of girliness these days. Have you noticed? I guess I should define what I mean by girliness, but I’m not sure I can whittle it down to … Continue reading

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“The Abyss”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Abyss” features one of the most striking opening shots in early cinema (it was released in 1910). Taken from the center of a busy urban street, it shows a woman walking away from the camera as … Continue reading

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Body Hair, Photoshop, These Kids These Days …

Paleo Retiree writes: Young people today seem entirely grossed-out by body hair. My old-codger mind makes sense of the phenomenon this way: Either (for whatever reasons) today’s young adults have remained developmentally at the level of 12 year olds; or … Continue reading

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