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“Violate the King’s companion” – the gravest form of treason 14 August 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: History , Patriarchy , No Comments In a post titled Why is treason the gravest crime?, I recently wrote about how the emotional mechanics of patriarchy demand that treason—aiding and abetting the overthrow of one’s own […]
Horror films and the shame of sex 18 June 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Arts , Shame , No Comments While most film genres rise and fall in popularity over the decades—we are currently in a mini-age of comic book action films—one genre stands head and shoulders above all others in durability: horror. […]
Japan – sex fears and ghost towns 15 March 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Sexuality , 3 Comments Figures released by the Statistics Bureau of Japan reveal that the country’s population is declining. The 2010 census returned a figure of 128 million inhabitants. Five years later it fell by a million. Declining population […]
Porn categories reflect historical taboos 5 March 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: History , Pornography , No Comments WARNING: Contains nude images As you are no doubt aware, PornHub recently released their statistics for 2016. Being very graphic people, they produced a nicely-coloured map of the world showing the top porn categories for […]
Aerial silk – legitimising displays of the genitals 4 October 2016 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments I recently attended a fun day at a factory celebrating its 100th anniversary. Among the events at the fun day was a small circus featuring a variety of skilled acts. The ringmaster, an Australian […]
Paris, paint and prostitutes 24 September 2015 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Arts , History , Sexuality , No Comments In the second half of the 19th century Paris saw the confluence of two major streams of change. The first was to the French capital itself. The cramped old arrondissements were demolished to make way for Baron […]
The sexual radicalisation of Elliot Rodger 18 June 2015 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Radicalisation , Shame , No Comments Radicalisation. This single, scary word has rapidly shot to prominence in British current affairs. Everyday the news carries stories of people who want to go to Syria, who have gone to Syria, who have […]
The hypocrisy of Thailand’s ‘underboob selfie’ crackdown 16 March 2015 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: News , Patriarchy , Sexuality , No Comments “Makes Saturday is better with some #underboob”, runs a Facebook post from drunkenstepfatherdotcom. But for Thai actress and model @saramalakul, tagged in the said post, Saturday (or whatever day of the […]
Valentine’s Day origins in Roman orgies 12 February 2015 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: History , Sexuality , No Comments Valentine’s Day is upon us and as a result the price of a blood-red rose skyrockets. Misty-eyed lovers feverishly scribble anonymous cards to the various paramours they are desperately besotted with (or simply fancy shagging). […]
Angkor Wat the butt of tourist nude jokes 7 February 2015 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: News , Sexuality , No Comments Agence France-Presse—who can be trusted on such matters—advise that two American sisters were arrested at the Angkor Wat temple complex after “they lowered their pants and took pictures of their buttocks”. Lindsey […]