Lauren Rosewarne
Dr Lauren Rosewarne is a Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. She is a writer, researcher and frequent media commentator on issues relating to gender, sexuality, pop culture and the media. Her latest book was Cheating On The Sisterhood: Infidelity and Feminism published in 2009. Her new book on sexual perversion – Part-Time Perverts: Sex, Pop Culture and Kink Management will be released April.
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Sex scandals should not render a leader impotent
As is the rite of passage for all conservative politicians, Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich has found himself embroiled in a…... Read more
The Occupy movement needs a point, not Kanye West
The Occupy Wall Street movement’s Australian offshoots in Melbourne and Sydney were ejected from their places of gathering on Friday…... Read more
Casey Anthony and the thirst for crocodile tears
Boasting everything from alleged molestation, a mistress, a suicide attempt, a chlorophyll/chloroform Google mix-up, a concocted character “Zanny the Nanny”…... Read more
Facebook ‘friends’ can pimp you out for kicks
In one of the earliest scenes in The Social Network, the nerds are shown using the net to rank the…... Read more
Apple should have kept the anti-gay app
One of my favourite episodes of Will & Grace involves Jack stumbling across the “Welcome Back Home” conversion program. It’s…... Read more
Women can critique each other without a catfight
From the very second those stolen/borrowed nudie rompin’ footballer photos were released, the “St Kilda schoolgirl story” has had me…... Read more
The mile high club just got a whole lot weirder
An upstart Thai airline recently revealed that it had begun hiring “third sex” staff. By third sex, the airline means…... Read more
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Tim says:
They should update other things in the game too. Instead of a get out of jail free card, they should have a Dodgy Lawyer card that not only gets you out of jail straight away but also gives you a fat payout in compensation for daring to arrest you in the first place. Instead of getting a hotel when you… [read more]From: A guide to summer festivals especially if you wouldn’t go
Kel says:
If you want a festival for older people or for families alike, get amongst the respectable punters at Bluesfest. A truly amazing festival experience to be had of ALL AGES. And all the young "festivalgoers" usually write themselves off on the first night, only to never hear from them again the rest of… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
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