Category Archives: In the news

Ultrahedonist, personal shopper

This week I moved into a sweet new apartment, all by myself. Friends, my new bedroom features both a bay window and a light switch in the form of a tasseled rope hanging over the bed. I envisage many happy … Continue reading

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An illustrated update

HELLOOO there! I’m back! Today I have for you an update on My Life, some pictures, a linky-link to another thing I just wrote, and a request. They are numbered, for efficiency! 1. I went to Spain, I walked across … Continue reading

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Introducing: ultrahedonist’s alternate advice world

You know how sometimes you are reading the paper or something and there’s a love, sex, and relationships advice column, and you read it because the other option is reading something about war or Julia Gillard’s hair or whatever? And … Continue reading

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Mrs Coolidge and me

There’s a story about President Calvin Coolidge that every evolutionary psychologist knows by heart. It goes like this: The president and his wife were visiting a commercial chicken farm in the 1920s. During the tour, the first lady asked the … Continue reading

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OMG TEEN SEXTING!!! Redux: outragegasm

I’m in a ragey mood. Not enough sleep, too much coffee, too much harmful hysterical slut-shaming crap in the world, too often dreamed up by authorities, disguised as education and delivered directly to young people. Stephen Conroy, non-favourite Minister of … Continue reading

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OMG TEEN SEXTING!!! Part 2

Oh hey! Since we’ve had more than a fortnight to assimilate the revelations contained in Part 1, I think it’s high time that we resume our investigation of teen sexting! Before we go on, and because it’s been a while, … Continue reading

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OMG TEEN SEXTING!!! Part 1

Hi kids! In today’s post, and in Part 2, I shall be tackling the important and contemporary issue of teen-aged sexting. I’ve been prompted to do this by: a terrible teen-slut-shamey episode of Neighbours a couple of weeks back (which … Continue reading

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Some of these things are not like the others

This is my post about Bob Ellis, but it’s only partly about Bob Ellis. I’m writing it fully aware that at this late stage, there is unlikely to be anyone left in the internet who wishes to read more commentary … Continue reading

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The news in numbers 1: Female gazing

Released, this week, from my usual 9 to 5 toil, I’ve had time to devote myself to something far less consequential: an investigation into the abundance or otherwise of hawt men in the Australian online media landscape! Today, I am … Continue reading

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Taking one for the team

Friday night, anti-porn campaigner Gail Dines rounded off her interminably long trip to Australia with a last hurrah at Melbourne’s Trades Hall. I was there, apparently alone, taking one for the team. From the moment I stepped inside I felt … Continue reading

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