Kitschy, Kitschy Coo: The Cost of Coddling Kids

PARENTING, INC.: HOW WE ARE SOLD ON $800 STROLLERS, FETAL EDUCATION, BABY SIGN LANGUAGE, SLEEPING COACHES, TODDLER COUTURE, AND DIAPER WIPE WARMERS—AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR CHILDREN
By Pamela Paul
Times Books, 290 pages, $25

During my prenatal tour of Lenox Hill Hospital a few months back, the head labor nurse informed Read More

Feeble Assault Backfires- Let Fans of Porn Rejoice

What kind of person is arrogant enough to believe that, for the good of society, our sexual fantasies should be policed? In Pornified, Pamela Paul jumps on that tired old horse named Pornography Is Eroding Our Moral Fiber, and winds up proving only that one nag deserves another.

There isn’t room here to annotate Read More

Feeble Assault Backfires— Let Fans of Porn Rejoice

What kind of person is arrogant enough to believe that, for the good of society, our sexual fantasies should be policed? In Pornified, Pamela Paul jumps on that tired old horse named Pornography Is Eroding Our Moral Fiber, and winds up proving only that one nag deserves another.

There isn’t room here to annotate the Read More

The Eight Day Week

Wednesday 23rd

Wilhelmina or won’tchemina? This was supposed to be the day on which Vagina Monologue -ist Eve Ensler discussed the “current state of activism among younger women” (i.e., midriff-bearing, knitting circles and cage-dancing ), but it was canceled because of a scheduling conflict-so you’re stuck with the party for the winners of the Read More