Keep talking

February 1, 2012 RIGHT ON 1 Comment
Keep talking

by Fairy Cake

REFLECTION TIME.  This is sort of a follow-up to the last article I wrote criticising the way Cynthia Nixon had expressed that her own sexuality was a choice in the NYTimes.  It’s sparked a kind of fascinating debate on here (to be fair, not so much a debate as lots of people saying “You are totally wrong” in a terrifyingly coherent way) and it got me thinking.

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Dear Cynthia. Let’s have this conversation … just not right now.

January 24, 2012 RIGHT ON 20 Comments
Dear Cynthia. Let’s have this conversation … just not right now.

by Fairy Cake

Cynthia Nixon, star of faux-feminist consumer porno Sex in The City, made a bit of a boo boo in the NYTimes by saying she felt her sexuality was a choice – and that we need to talk about that.

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Music Video Monday : Speech Debelle

January 16, 2012 MUSICMAKERS 1 Comment
Music Video Monday : Speech Debelle

by Fairy Cake

While we were watching Rihanna faux-frigging herself in her latest promo, Speech Debelle quietly crept in and stole ALL THE TALENT.

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6 reasons why you should avoid the January sales.

January 1, 2012 FASHION No Comments
6 reasons why you should avoid the January sales.

by Fairy Cake

After having tackled the sales last week like the hysterical spawn of Trinny Woodall and a battering ram, I am quite ready to live in a sack for the rest of my life.  Here are 6 reasons why you should not do what I did on Thursday … and 3 reasons why you might want to ignore those 6 reasons.

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Merry Christmas and A Sexy Postcard

December 24, 2011 WE LIKE No Comments
Merry Christmas and A Sexy Postcard

by The Cakettes

Lovely readers!  It’s Christmas!  Fuck!

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Are you a web developer?

December 20, 2011 CULTURE No Comments
Are you a web developer?

by the Cakettes

Hello readers. Do you know your HTML from your PHP? Great, because we don’t.

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Azealia Banks owns her vagina.

December 9, 2011 MUSICMAKERS 4 Comments
Azealia Banks owns her vagina.

by Fairy Cake

Azealia Banks is blowing up right now for good reason. You’re probably on it already unless you’ve had your fingers in your ears and eyes since September.

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Reclaim the Night and trans-women.

November 26, 2011 RIGHT ON No Comments
Reclaim the Night and trans-women.

by Fairy Cake

RTN, the legendary yearly march against violence against women is happening tonight.  You should probably be there.  However, in the last few years a few close queer friends of mine have been put off attending Reclaim the Night because there was a bit of a transphobic air about the whole thing.

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TMC Podcast Three : No bitches, no guns.

November 21, 2011 MUSICMAKERS 6 Comments
TMC Podcast Three : No bitches, no guns.

by Fairy Cake

Most mainstream rap is a little too misogynistic/materialistic/racist/violent for our liking.  Here is some beautiful, danceable, mostly-alternative hip hop you can bump, distinctly lacking in bling and bitches.

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Reasons to be Pissed Off Today #15 : Irish Indy Gay-Bashing

October 31, 2011 WE LIKE 12 Comments
Reasons to be Pissed Off Today #15 : Irish Indy Gay-Bashing

by Fairy Cake

It’s Monday, you’re probably already angry at life.

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Friday Fancy – Girls in Knitwear

October 21, 2011 FASHION 3 Comments
Friday Fancy – Girls in Knitwear

by Fairy Cake

Winter hath come bearing furry, lady-shaped fruit.

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Friday Fancy : NineteenPercent

October 14, 2011 WE LIKE No Comments
Friday Fancy : NineteenPercent

by Fairy Cake

Amber talks so much sense that I have to force myself to forget less important stuff so I can fit it all in my brain.

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