Compliment or insult?
A spotter's guide to backhanded compliments
Clem Bastow Not sure if you've been complimented or insulted? Let Clem Bastow decode it for you.
Relationship vouchers
Dear Minister, no one wants 'relationship vouchers'
Clem Bastow Clem Bastow on why there's no such thing as a $200 golden ticket to relationship bliss.
Oh no he didn't
Men telling women how to be feminists
Clem Bastow Guys who love to put down women's work in the name of 'gender equality'.
Diva behaviour
Celebs who are notoriously difficult
Clem Bastow The impossible-to-work-with celebrity is a trope that goes all the way back to 1952’s 'Singin’ In The Rain' and beyond.
Women in film
Will Hollywood fix its women problem in 2014?
Clem Bastow With a slew of female leads in big films, and the Jennifer Lawrence effect, signs are pointing to ... maybe?
Consumerism
The seventies experiment
Clem Bastow Clem Bastow makes a pact to free herself from consumerist hell by spending the next year living in the seventies.
Oh no they didn't
The most intriguing celeb scandals of 2013
Clem Bastow Ten of the year’s most notable headline grabbers.
Love actually
Is Love Actually not actually that romantic?
Clem Bastow On the 10 year anniversary of the film it's copping some flack.
Romance v harrassment
Stop rewarding 'romantic' stalker behaviour online
Clem Bastow Why setting up a web presence to track down a woman is neither romantic nor appropriate.
Hollywood's oral sex aversion
Why is Hollywood so afraid of oral sex?
Clem Bastow Is there a shadowy patriarchal force at play when it comes to Hollywood's squeamishness about cunnilingus?
On screen v reality
10 on-screen crushes that would make terrible boyfriends in real life
Clem Bastow So perfect on the big screen, so troublesome in reality.
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Australian men are 'conditioned to being told they’re wrong'
Clem Bastow M&C; Saatchi announce: Australian men are 'conditioned to being told they’re wrong' they’ve developed gender issue laryngitis.
Joss Whedon just said some really dumb things about feminism
Clem Bastow The Buffy creator is not a super-feminist we all want him to be.
Men being treated like women in Hollywood
Actors hate it when you treat them like actresses
Clem Bastow Male actors who complain about being objectified are merely being given a taste of the medicine routinely doled out to their female peers. Michael Fassbender Says Discussing His Penis is Sexist
Best new show
The new TV show you should be watching
Clem Bastow Sleepy Hollow is bringing silly scares and witty banter back.
Economic abuse
When you can't afford to leave an abusive relationship
Clem Bastow "Women living in poverty are more at risk of experiencing family violence."
Miley wars
Stop reacting to Miley Cyrus like a disappointed mum
Clem Bastow Cyrus may be many things, but she’s certainly not naive.
Rap v indie
Female indie artists don't have it so good
Clem Bastow Are threats of violent sexual attacks online different from one musical genre to the next? Let's see.
Advertising standards
Complaints against White Ribbon Day ad by male viewers are seriously saddening
Clem Bastow Men think an ad about violence against women is sexist.
