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August 2, 2010

Women attracted to men in red, research shows

Filed under: Psychology News — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 7:00 pm
Wearing the color red or being bordered by the rosy hue makes a man more attractive and sexually desirable to women, a multicultural study finds. And women are apparently unaware of this arousing effect.

16 Vote(s)

May 22, 2010

Men Prefer Breadwinning to Housework

Filed under: Psychology Articles — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 4:00 pm
Oh, the eternal angst of working out why men get home from a hard day at the office and promptly plunk themselves firmly on the sofa! Thebaud(2010) reckons it might be because to the man whose brain has been infiltrated by hegemonic masculinity, breadwinning out there is the only sort of bread that should ever be made.... Thebaud, S. (2010) Masculinity, Bargaining, and Breadwinning: Under

14 Vote(s)

February 23, 2010

Slaves of the Crystal Brain

Filed under: Psychology Articles — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 11:00 am
A fantastic cover from a May 1950 issue of Amazing Stories where a man has some sort of futuristic power station inside his head.Unfortunately, I can't find anything about the story so who knows what the intriguing title refers to.However, I've linked to a larger version of the cover if you want to see it in all it's glory.Link to 'Slaves of the Crystal Brain' cover.

7 Vote(s)

February 13, 2010

Is doing the best you can always a good thing?

Filed under: Self Help — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 3:00 am
Is it always a good idea to do the best you can do? Moreover, can we ever be sure that it's really our best? These questions came up recently in a therapy session and catalyzed my looking more deeply into the nature and implications of this common expression.The man with whom I was working felt it essential that they were always doing their best. In his case, this inclined him to constantly measu

8 Vote(s)

January 30, 2010

Condom Or No Condom? It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It!

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The way a woman negotiates condom use influences how she is perceived by others Whether it's the man or the woman who suggests using a condom makes no difference to how he or she is viewed. However, how the woman suggests it makes a difference...

5 Vote(s)

August 2, 2009

In Praise of Michael Jackson

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I've gotten a number of responses to my blog "The Waste of Michael Jackson" like these two:Someone with as much class as yourself should hope that people don't say hateful things about you during your passing. Lets remember that this man does have a family and regardless of what your opinion is, you should try to make a point objectively.+ + +You should have done more reserch before you write an

8 Vote(s)


July 21, 2009

Shooting unarmed suspects: A matter of race?

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[Originally posted in November 2006]The recent controversial shooting of an unarmed black man in New York has generated terrible grief and perhaps justifiable anger. But if officers honestly believed the man was armed and intended to harm them, weren't they justified in shooting?Perhaps, but an important additional question is this: were they predisposed to believe he was armed simply because he

12 Vote(s)


May 28, 2009

Mabry going back to prison (The Galesburg Register-Mail)

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After two trials and months of legal wrangling, a man convicted twice of attempted murder will be sent back to prison for the same number of years as his first sentence.

6 Vote(s)

May 21, 2009

I was a lipstick lesbian… now I’m a gay man (The Sun)

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MEET lipstick lesbian model - Katherine - who was transformed into a gay man - Adrian

14 Vote(s)

April 30, 2009

Actor’s latest role is his most challenging (The Villager)

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"How do you get an obituary in The Villager," asked the man on the phone. "Who's the deceased?" replied the obit writer. "I'm not dead," said the man, "but I want to be in The Villager when I go."

9 Vote(s)

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