From the monthly archives:

January 2010

What would possess a girl from the sunnier part of the Great White North to conquer a small gold rush town (population 2,300) on the 60th parallel? My interest was piqued when I found out the answer might involve straight talk, free condoms and a rather dignified cup of tea.

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A league of their own

by Jenni Dunning on January 24, 2010

Female sports writers abound in the blogosphere
Watching a Major League Baseball game in the downward dog position seems like a very uncomfortable way to spend an afternoon.
The same goes for knitting a sweater while you bake in the stands under a blazing sun.
That’s how the LA Dodgers tried to attract female fans (but less [...]

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Canadian filmmakers Mark Hug and May Charters found each other unconventionally. The duo met when they attended an acting class in Los Angeles. Hug decided to wear crazy, wool-striped socks, hoping they would attract a special girl. Charters noticed them and commented on his keen attention to detail. They worked on a gallery portrait project [...]

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Girl-on-girl crime

by Kristen Englert on January 19, 2010

Bullying comes in all shapes and forms. For males, it’s often about pushing, shoving and hitting. But among girls, there’s also a lot of gossiping, rumours and social exclusion.
The difference between bullying among boys and bullying among girls is quite extreme, says Pepperdine University’s marriage and family therapist, Robert Scholz. While boys want to [...]

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