The Awl http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Vagina Sassy http://www.theawl.com/2011/07/vagina-sassy http://www.theawl.com/2011/07/vagina-sassy#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:00:19 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/07/vagina-sassy "Even black vaginas are sassy."

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/07/vagina-sassy/feed 1 Vagina Steam Treatment Questioned http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/vagina-steam-treatment-questioned http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/vagina-steam-treatment-questioned#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:40:53 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/vagina-steam-treatment-questioned “I just don’t understand physiologically how putting steam up the vagina is going to change your fertility or help you relieve stress. There’s plenty of data that supports mind-body intervention and how that improves fertility and decreases stress. But steam itself in the vagina doesn’t make any sense for me. It’s not like it’s going to blow up some closed tube.”
— Dr. Laura Riley, director of labor and delivery at Massachusetts General in Boston, doubts the efficacy of chai-yok, a traditional Korean treatment in which naked women squat above a pot of herb-infused boiling water. Adds Riley, “Someone who believes it’s going to work might get some benefit. But I’d be more concerned about burning my vagina. That’s a very sensitive area.”

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]]> “I just don’t understand physiologically how putting steam up the vagina is going to change your fertility or help you relieve stress. There’s plenty of data that supports mind-body intervention and how that improves fertility and decreases stress. But steam itself in the vagina doesn’t make any sense for me. It’s not like it’s going to blow up some closed tube.”
— Dr. Laura Riley, director of labor and delivery at Massachusetts General in Boston, doubts the efficacy of chai-yok, a traditional Korean treatment in which naked women squat above a pot of herb-infused boiling water. Adds Riley, “Someone who believes it’s going to work might get some benefit. But I’d be more concerned about burning my vagina. That’s a very sensitive area.”

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/vagina-steam-treatment-questioned/feed 12 Starbucks Gets Out Of The Mermaid Pussy Business http://www.theawl.com/2011/01/starbucks-gets-out-of-the-mermaid-pussy-business http://www.theawl.com/2011/01/starbucks-gets-out-of-the-mermaid-pussy-business#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:30:08 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/01/starbucks-gets-out-of-the-mermaid-pussy-business Did you hear? Starbucks is changing their logo! Awl pal Bex Schwartz takes a look at the brand's evolution.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/01/starbucks-gets-out-of-the-mermaid-pussy-business/feed 4 Vaginas Say The Darndest Things http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/vaginas-say-the-darndest-things http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/vaginas-say-the-darndest-things#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:20:32 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/vaginas-say-the-darndest-things "I think mine would be a ‘creepy baby voice,' because a friend once told me I do a voice like that sometimes and I've been trying to consciously get rid of it, so it's only natural that it would go to my vagina. Only it would be a creepy dead ghost baby voice, because of my abortion."
-What does your vagina sound like?

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]]> "I think mine would be a ‘creepy baby voice,' because a friend once told me I do a voice like that sometimes and I've been trying to consciously get rid of it, so it's only natural that it would go to my vagina. Only it would be a creepy dead ghost baby voice, because of my abortion."
-What does your vagina sound like?

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2010/07/vaginas-say-the-darndest-things/feed 51 Vagina-less Commercial For Vagina Product Forced To Skimp On Vaginas http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/vagina-less-commercial-for-vagina-product-forced-to-skimp-on-vaginas http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/vagina-less-commercial-for-vagina-product-forced-to-skimp-on-vaginas#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:20:03 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/vagina-less-commercial-for-vagina-product-forced-to-skimp-on-vaginas
Is this indeed "the greatest tampon commercial ever"? I am tempted to say yes, yes it is. It is smart, knowing, and it makes an excellent point about the way rational adults are treated when it comes to products for bodily functions. And as a man I particularly appreciate the fact that the major networks refused to allow the word "vagina" to appear in the spot, because I love vaginas, and would hate to have some mental association with those sweet, wonderful flowers and things that are all bleedy and gross and stuff.

I am actually testing out a visual display element here, so this is not at all vagina-related. I apologize if you feel cheated.

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Is this indeed "the greatest tampon commercial ever"? I am tempted to say yes, yes it is. It is smart, knowing, and it makes an excellent point about the way rational adults are treated when it comes to products for bodily functions. And as a man I particularly appreciate the fact that the major networks refused to allow the word "vagina" to appear in the spot, because I love vaginas, and would hate to have some mental association with those sweet, wonderful flowers and things that are all bleedy and gross and stuff.

I am actually testing out a visual display element here, so this is not at all vagina-related. I apologize if you feel cheated.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/vagina-less-commercial-for-vagina-product-forced-to-skimp-on-vaginas/feed 23 Dudes Like New Vaginas, So Why Not? http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/dudes-like-new-vaginas-so-why-not http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/dudes-like-new-vaginas-so-why-not#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:10:23 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/dudes-like-new-vaginas-so-why-not 'V' For Vagina"They've gone a bit over the top. Essentially this is just about removing a bit of loose flesh, leaving behind an elegant-looking labia with minimum scarring. The procedure won't interfere with sexual function. Women want this for a number of reasons – some find it uncomfortable to ride a bike for instance, but for the majority it is aesthetic, that's true. Lads' mags are looked at by girlfriends, and make them think more about the way they look. We live in times where we are much more open about our bodies – and changing them – and labioplasty is simply a part of this."
-British plastic surgeon Douglas McGeorge rejects suggestions that the growing craze for vaginal reconstruction surgery is risky or dangerous. [Related]

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]]> 'V' For Vagina"They've gone a bit over the top. Essentially this is just about removing a bit of loose flesh, leaving behind an elegant-looking labia with minimum scarring. The procedure won't interfere with sexual function. Women want this for a number of reasons – some find it uncomfortable to ride a bike for instance, but for the majority it is aesthetic, that's true. Lads' mags are looked at by girlfriends, and make them think more about the way they look. We live in times where we are much more open about our bodies – and changing them – and labioplasty is simply a part of this."
-British plastic surgeon Douglas McGeorge rejects suggestions that the growing craze for vaginal reconstruction surgery is risky or dangerous. [Related]

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/dudes-like-new-vaginas-so-why-not/feed 41 My Tax Dollars Should Not Be Spent On Your Expensive Vagina http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/my-tax-dollars-should-not-be-spent-on-your-expensive-vagina http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/my-tax-dollars-should-not-be-spent-on-your-expensive-vagina#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:05:13 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/my-tax-dollars-should-not-be-spent-on-your-expensive-vagina "Well, we're all different. Why should a smoker pay more?"
-National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX), explaining why women should pay more for medical treatment than men.

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-National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX), explaining why women should pay more for medical treatment than men.

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