My Lady Lump
Tim Patten finds sexism and misandry in a caring setting.
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What is gynarchy?
*This piece looking at the history and meaning of the word gynarchy was first published in 2013 – Eds. * * * While ‘gynarchy’ is a relatively unused term, most by now would have heard of gynocentrism, a versatile term applied to literally anything we consider female dominated, from cultural institutions to gender relations, a …
A Bevy Of Bloated Beauties
I’d heard about the neo-burlesque movement of recent years but I hadn’t seen any performances. From the pictures I’d seen of the performers, I couldn’t muster any motivation. Recently, however, I was subjected to a brief unscheduled performance that preceded a film showing. Two overweight women came out and plodded around the stage and stripped …
Have you seen Zoe McLellan?
Have you seen Zoe McLellan? In November 2020 McLellan’s ex-husband, Jean Gillain was awarded sole custody of their son, Sebastian Gillain. McLellan had already absconded with Sebastian by then. In May 2021 an arrest warrant was issued for McLellan by the County of Los Angeles, California. As of August 2023 McLellan is still at large. …
Stooges behaving badly
Is there anything more politically incorrect than the Three Stooges? Doug Mortimer takes a look at the pre-PC era of film.
Robert Briffault insisted his ‘law’ doesn’t apply to humans
Briffault’s law was never meant to be applied to humans
What do a fashion doll and a physicist have in common?
What do a fashion doll and a physicist have in common? They are both protagonists of movies that explore different aspects of masculinity and how they cope with their insecurities and frustrations. Ken from the Barbie movie and Julius Oppenheimer from the Oppenheimer movie are two fictional characters who represent contrasting examples of masculinity in …
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A memory of a barber
AVfM welcomes new contributor Matthew Steele, with some poignant thoughts on what we were as men, what happened to us, and perhaps where we ought to go from here. Welcome Matthew.
