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Your Clitoris and ‘Cliturgy’: Debunking myths and embracing sexual knowledge for women’s empowerment
Aug 14 2023- Madeleine
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If we consider our clitoris as holy, (it’s felt slutty for a very long time) then there will be a liturgy surrounding its worship. The Good Sex rituals we like that we know best, our ‘Cliturgy’. It’s all very fine us knowing our clit inside out; do our partners? It’s a difficult discussion to have at the best of times, made worse by conflicting views as to how many there are, their locations, sizes and shapes.
Surprisingly, there’s been a debate in academic circles for over 100 years… and no wonder no progress was made, given the demographic of The Erudite at that time… And what woman would want to become their specimen anyway? On p.79 of Liv Stromquist’s blow-it-all-open book ‘Fruit of Knowledge’ which I have given to my daughter to read, there’s an in-your-face diagram which you would think is as reliable a source as any for cross-referencing with one’s own ordinance. But here’s the thing – it doesn’t correspond.
Theatre review: Midsummer Mechanicals, a hilarious Mockspeare for kids
Jul 31 2023- Madeleine
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The Midsummer Mechanicals is appropriate for ages 6-12 and 25+; at Shakespeare’s Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, till 26 August. Bestest funniest thing ever, go Go GO!
This is a comedy-for-kids spin-off from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, focussing in on Bottom & Co., the band of am-dram labourers, who are still fancying themselves as actors one year later, and have secured another airing before the Duke & Duchess.
Glasto’s Final Roar: Hippie Vibes, Music Legends, and Life-Defining Moments Under the Stars!
Jul 30 2023- Madeleine
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Glasto‘s Final Roar: Hippie Vibes, Music Legends, and Life-Defining Moments Under the Stars! Day 4 – Woken up by a bass drum practising before the perf, ‘d-df … d-df… d-df…’ sounding like a heartbeat. Omg, a call to all the sleepy heads that the dance floor awaits for one final push. It reminded me of elephants communicating by sending deep sounds reverberating across the earth of the savannah.
Surviving Glastonbury’s Musical Marathon: Day 3 Highlights with Dreamy Melodies and Sound Tech Wonders from Digico!
Jul 29 2023- Madeleine
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My (54) first Glastonbury Festival with my son (27) – Day 3 starts off gently at 11am, to bring all the fragile ravers back from their slumbers. The exhaustion is being felt as bodies are pushed far beyond the limits. A small group of us went to Martin Richter who combines classical instruments and poetry in a modern way. It was dreamy and just what we needed.
Glasto Day 2: Greenpeace showers, Askew’s heartwarming performance, and the Peequal Revolution!
Jul 28 2023- Madeleine
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Glasto Day 2, I woke up early with the heat and light for we were blessed with good weather. No mud-baths thank goodness. Nonetheless I felt sticky and, having heard of the legendary Greenpeace showers, thought I would attempt my own Mission Impossible.
