Putting Men's Health First
Who the Heck is Saint Nick? In 828, during the rush to rescue the remains of antique Christian heroes from the iconoclastic clutches of new Muslim rulers, Venice captured most of Saint Mark. Some leftovers remained in Alexandria, most notably his head. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra Venice had similar designs on Saint Nicholas, the erstwhile Graeco-Roman Nikolaos, Bishop … Continued
… But your willy will disappear, your nipples will invert, and your pussy will shrink to a twist of shrivelled petals. Yes, really. Garring Koro (literally “to shrink” in Indonesian dialect) is an epidemic disorder which is said to carry a significant mortality in China. It is confined to Asia: no epidemics have been reported, … Continued
Most animals depend upon their pheromones – their airborne hormones – to orientate themselves within their environment and to communicate with other members of their own species. Pheromones are expressed by skin glands, in urine and faeces, and in vaginal secretions and exhaled breath. In addition to the main olfactory system, animals have specialised tissue … Continued
Only the female “little flies”, the mosca-itos, feed on blood – they require protein to make eggs. For energy, both sexes rely on the carb calories in nectar. Mosquitoes on evening patrol will find you by sight and smell. They can see you perfectly well: their large compound eyes pick up the bright contrast that … Continued
I was three or four and I remember squatting in my underpants wearing dark goggles staring, mesmerised, at a vivid bright blue light which fizzed and popped loudly. The air smelt dangerously acrid. Being a compliant child, I sat quietly along with several of my peers in a semi-circle around this somewhat threatening pseudo-sun. The … Continued
A strand from Les Liaisons Dangereuses has the morally righteous Madame de Tourvel seduced by Le Vicomte de Valmont as a bet with his ex-lover La Marquise de Merteuil. Valmont and Tourvel fall deeply and passionately in love. Merteuil is furiously jealous and forces Valmont to reject Tourvel. Tourvel retires, grief-stricken, to a convent. As … Continued
Is big still beautiful? Venus did not suddenly appear in ancient Greece only to be stolen by the Romans, to be venerated by emperors as the archetypal goddess of love and sex. Her origins were tens of millennia earlier, near enough 35,000 years ago in Northern Europe. Then she was only a handful of soft limestone … Continued
… have appeared – shockingly pink, slender and tender, uncovered and unabashed –but lethal. Some unfortunates have mistaken them for edible ramsons, wild garlic. Cardiovascular and respiratory failure follow, around the third day post-ingestion. Initially the symptoms are much like cholera. All parts of the autumn crocus are highly poisonous. The leaves appear in spring which … Continued
Old Ma Kelly With a bamboo belly And her tits tied up with string Sitting on the grass With a bugle up her arse Playing God Save the King … an age-old and cruel playground chant, describing with startling accuracy a poor exhausted Irish catholic wife who had suffered God knows how many pregnancies: the … Continued
A couple of weeks ago the FDA (The American food and drug licensing authority) approved the female libido-booster flibanserin at the third application by the manufacturer, Sprout. The perky pink pill has been given the gnomic name “Addyi” (pronounced addee). It treats – no that’s wrong – it very modestly alleviates 10% of the premenstrual woman’s … Continued