Great news out of Israel – that male contraceptive pill that they’ve been promising for the last 40-odd years may be only three years away thanks to breakthrough new research — not to be confused with any of the other breakthrough research that they’ve been reporting for the last 40-odd years. Because, as New Zealand Herald reporter Shelley Bridgeman points out, they promised in 2000 that the male pill would be ready …
I had a chance to see Kenneth Branagh’s Thor last week, and while I liked the movie (it wasn’t perfect, but it was fun), I couldn’t help but notice that Branagh had played with cinematic gender norms in a big way.
The movie stars the ultra-buff Chris Hemsworth who has one very long and drawn-out shirtless scene in the movie while he wanders around getting dressed after escaping from a hospital. The scene doesn’t show Hemsworth flexing or smirking or showing off or acting tough. Instead, it’s very voyeuristic, making Hemsworth’s Thor the object that two female characters (played by Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings) are ogling as he wanders around the apartment putting on clothes. This might not have come off as odd were it not for the fact that …
From pretty much the first moment that the above promotional photo of Friday Night Lights’ Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman was released, this project has been mocked and scorned by half the internet. David E. Kelley, of Ally McBeal fame, had planned to reboot the popular 70s superhero series with Palicki in the title role, but this past week NBC passed on the pilot …
Could it be that Mariah Carey is more attentive to gender issues than most people in today’s world?
I, for one, think yes.
The other day, Carey appeared on the Ellen show and was asked by the aforementioned host if she could guess the sex of her baby. Carey’s response? That she would prefer if Ellen didn’t.
She said:
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