A really thought-provoking piece about the evolution of cooking. Meal preparation is the bane of my existence; I’d rather clean than cook. I find it so boring and time-consuming that if I was to come into a large chunk of money, I would seriously consider hiring a personal chef. Recently, I even privately mused about just ordering takeaway every night, but that isn’t necessarily in line with my ethical philosophies, not to mention health. [Daily Life]
Hugo Schwyzer has quit feminism. While a lot of feminists will be rejoicing at this fact, I actually like Hugo and will be sad to see his brand of male feminism disappear from the feminist interwebs. At least for now… [The Cut]
Twitter misogynists are finally getting their comeuppance. [Daily Life]
Camilla Peffer writes about the inherent sexism of Australia’s Next Top Model. [TheVine]
An interesting response to “I want to date you because you’re awesome”: “I want you to date me because I’m awesome”. [Pandagon]
“The Rape Joke”: a poem about being raped. *trigger warning* [The Awl]
The difference between the Melbourne murders of Jill Meagher and Tracy Connelly? Meagher was “the perfect victim” worthy of mourning while Connelly was just a prostitute. [The King’s Tribune]
But Wendy Squires posits that Meagher and Connelly were more similar than we think: they were both victims of predators who want to hurt women, regardless of their occupation. [The Age]
And it turns out the anonymous sex worker in Squires’ piece, above, was Tracy Connelly. [MamaMia]
Sex & the City‘s Samantha vs. Cougartown. [New York Magazine]
The Scarlett Woman 