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A reformed feminism still sees men as accessories to women

Mary Harrington, author of the just-published Feminism Against Progress, is one of a number of women (Louise Perry is another) criticizing feminism from the inside. In particular, Harrington has taken aim at birth control technology—the pill—as an aspect of what she dubs cyborg feminism, the bio-medical upgrading of the body in the service of a …

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Telesphorus tortured & killed for witty criticism of Arsinoe

Just as it is today, men criticizing women in the ancient world was dangerous. Whether it was the foolish lad Ascalabus criticizing the goddess Demeter for boozing, or the high official Telesphorus criticizing King Lysimachus’s wife Arsinoe for vomiting, the results were the same: disaster for the man. The goddess Demeter threw her drink onto …

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J4MB will continue to operate as before, but no longer as a political party

Following lengthy consideration, we’ve decided that operating as a political party is no longer an asset for our work, and we have therefore decided to de-register the party. The Electoral Commission has been informed accordingly, and we expect to receive their formal notice of de-registration very shortly. The show will, however, go on. We’ll continue …

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Alive! See A man Shrinking Before Your Very Eyes

Long before CGI, humans being menaced by giant creatures they had previously dwarfed had great cinematic allure.  In particular, the 1950’s were rife with science fiction films involving tiny creatures grown gigantic.  To wit:   YEAR             CREATURE(S)              TITLE 1954                 Ant                               Them! 1956                 Tarantula                       Tarantula 1957                 Scorpion                       The Black Scorpion 1957                 Grasshopper                 Beginning of …

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