Sex tames pain
Sex, it turns out, is a good pain killer. At Rutgers university, Dr. Barry Komisaruk tested the pain thresholds of women using a thumbsrew-like machine,… Read More »Sex tames pain
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What remix is this?
The sexual politics of R. Kelly
Council: nursery in Shatner, Tribune wings not clipped
SSMU Council met Thursday with a loaded agenda that included the vote to convert the McGill International Student Network’s (MISN) lounge into a nursery serving… Read More »Council: nursery in Shatner, Tribune wings not clipped
Pro-life group seeks SSMU club status
Voices of other Canadian groups muffled by students’ societies
Gender, alarmed
Feminist art series defeated by its ambition
Life Lines: Next Tuesday, flex your affecting muscles
Almost every columnist in almost every newspaper seems to be writing about how America will define her next president or how the next president will… Read More »Life Lines: Next Tuesday, flex your affecting muscles
Desegregating our bathrooms
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Radio show tunes back in below the belt
CKUT sex radio show Audiosmut has returned to the radio waves with a new feminist spin that’s pushing the buttons of societal norms and controversy.… Read More »Radio show tunes back in below the belt
Pop Montreal: Hooded Fang
October 2 / O Patro Vys (356 Mont-Royal Ave. E.) You should definitely see Hooded Fang’s Pop Montreal show at O Patro Vys tonight. I’m… Read More »Pop Montreal: Hooded Fang
Yearning, learning
Anik See’s Saudade goes beyond superficial travel
A new promise for the fight against HIV?
A study comparing vaginal secretions from HIV-1 resistant and non-resistant Nairobi sex workers may have important implications for HIV prevention research. The paper, published in… Read More »A new promise for the fight against HIV?
All hopped up: Oktober is for lovers (of beer)
In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus Eins, zwei, g’suffa! Da läuft so manches Fäßchen aus Eins, zwei, g’suffa! In Munich there’s a Hofbrauhaus One, two, drink!… Read More »All hopped up: Oktober is for lovers (of beer)
Pop Montreal: Hot Chip
Hot Chip’s electro-pop beats shook down Metropolis last night, as they played a high-profile opening night slot at Pop Montreal. This innovative band hails from… Read More »Pop Montreal: Hot Chip
NGOs in Haiti counterproductive, says activist
Montreal conference criticized international intervention in Haitian hurricane relief