Hugo Schwyzer responds to Newsweek: “I’ve heard from many guys who tell me that they lie about porn (and the other kinds of sex they may buy) because, as one put it to me, ‘women go ballistic when you tell them the truth.'”
Archives for July 2011
An open Letter to Motel 6
Tell Tom Bodett not to keep the light on for me, because I’m never coming back to their dumpy shitboxes. I wrote this post on Tuesday and sent the link to Motel 6 Customer Service. I also put it on their Facebook fan page. Four other people sent it to Motel…
The Many Breakups of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Mark Anthony and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce splits up more than just their marriage.
Rubert Murdoch Gets a Pie to the Face
The News Corp. chairman was attacked during today’s British Parliamentary hearings.
Women Save Men From Heart Attacks; Men Don’t Return the Favor
Study: marriage increases men’s likelihood to seek care for chest pains.
Webcomics: @World_of_Hurt: The Thrill Seekers #017, “Bluster & Cowardice”
World of Hurt is a webcomic created by Jay Potts, syndicated twice a week from its inception on Komplicated.com
The John Next Door
Study: sex buyers dehumanize and commodify women.
Hugo Schwyzer on ‘The F Word’ Podcast
Meghan Murphy talks to Hugo about the older man/younger woman relationship.
The 10 at 10
Borders is closing for good, your parents are stalking your Facebook, and Jell-O will be made from humans.
Technology: Incase Your Head
They don’t look all that fly and the color selection could be better, but Incase’s new headphones promise not to break apart during your favorite Malcolm Barrett song.
MILFs and Happy Endings
Needing Fresh Flirt: Why We Shouldn’t Get Validation at the Expense of Others
Flirting feels good, but Hugo Schwyzer wonders if it’s always good for us.
Cocks Rock But… WTF With Craigslist “Headless Horsemen” Replies to Personals?
Photo “Headless Horseman Monument” by Flickr user Patcard. Used under a Creative Commons license. So over at my blog I just mentioned a brief experiment I tried after hearing a friend lament about a certain… consistency in replies to her personals ads on Craigslist. Note: Guys, when a woman (or in this case someone who’s…
From Alice in Chains to Ketchup Stains
Last time we met, we were rocking out at an Alice in Chains show. Now, we’re enduring another ketchup-stained dinner with the kids. What happened?
Music: Erykah Badu (@fatbellybella) Likes The Way Vinyl Feels
The queen of neo-soul likes to keep the crowd moving from behind the boards too.
Media Gender Roles: WTF?
There’s an interesting disconnect in perceptions of how men are presented on TV. Feminists look at TV and see that the heroes and most of the other characters are overwhelmingly men, and say “That’s misogynist!” Sensitive men look at TV and see that the defining qualities of maleness are crudeness, stupidity, and irresponsibility, and say…