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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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
An email was sent to almost every politician in Australia this week saying that someone should cut off…
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
We admire them, but we’re not entirely sure why. We allow them to operate in the shadows; we rarely…
A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
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Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
