In the sexualisation of children Parents becoming complicit
Last week, four-year-old Maddy Jackson appeared on the US reality show ’Toddlers and Tiaras’ wearing a padded bra. Her mother also gave her a padded bottom and made her don a peroxide wig in an attempt...
View ArticleFrenchman Ordered To Pay Wife Damages For Lack Of Sex
The 51-year-old man was fined under article 215 of France’s civil code, which states married couples must agree to a “shared communal life”. A judge has now ruled that this law implies that “sexual...
View ArticleAre The Lib Dems Trying To Ban Page 3 Girls?
Amongst the many motions passed at the Liberal Democrat’s 2011 conference is a call to restrict “sexualised images” in newspapers. A plan by former MP Evan Harris aims to “tackle the projection of...
View ArticleX Factor: Tulisa Axes Band For Sex At Bootcamp
Tulisa Contostavlos has proved she’s one tough judge, after axing a group for breaking a sex ban during the judge’s house stage. The 23-year-old X Factor judge took eight groups to the Greek Island of...
View ArticleSocial Media Week, Peace One Day Join Forces To Support Global Truce 2012
This whole journey began with such a simple idea: a day of peace. We all want a world without war, without conflict, without human suffering. A single day is a window of opportunity. On 21 September...
View ArticleGerman Fashion Designer Makes Clothes From Milk
German fashion designer and microbiologist Anke Domaske has developed a uniquely unusual source of fashion: clothing produced from milk extract. Her new range of clothing entitled Qmilch is drawn from...
View ArticleNasa Details Real-World Applications Of Space Technology In Annual ‘Spinoff’...
The real-world benefits of space travel are sometimes condensed to little more than astronaut ice cream and zero-gravity pens. But the aerospace industry has contributed thousands of practical...
View ArticleMobile World Congress 2012 Preview: Top Ten Tech Things To Expect
Mobile World Congress 2012, the trade show for all thing mobile phones, communications, play and advertising is like the fashion week circuit for the tech industry. The event in Barcelona will showcase...
View ArticleRichard O’Dwyer: I Saw What They Did To Christopher Tappin, And I’m Scared
A 23-year-old Briton facing extradition to America on copyright charges has spoken out about his fears in a rare interview, saying he could spend months waiting for trial in a high-security jail....
View ArticleSamsung’s ‘Flexible’ Display Tech Coming By End Of 2012?
Samsung is preparing to produce devices with “flexible” displays, according to a report in Korea. The company’s new panels are both extremely thin and light, and can be bent or rolled without breaking....
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