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And it's goodbye to all that . . .

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:29:43 GMT

I didn't want my boyfriend to glance into the study one day to find a pile of ash beside smouldering cowboy boots

Are gender stereotypes boring?

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:15:33 GMT

Suggestions one sex is more intelligent, witty, sympathetic, moral or interesting than the other do tend to be objectionable

Retrosexual, or just misogynist?

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:43:01 GMT

There is still a long way to go to full equality, and we have seen the culture regress in some ways

Sleep deprivation is no badge of honour

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The ability to cope without sleep has been seen as the main mark of a leader for some years now: a signifier of toughness, machismo, strong-mindedness

Angry Anna shows us how to age

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

While the older generation bears the brunt of pernicious ageism, a fear of being considered old infects society as a whole

The "sweetie" problem

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Language is a mutable, fluid construct, open to the vagaries of context, and that's the way I like it

Pets? I should Coco

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

My cat never bothers me with her suspicions about her cheating boyfriend

Your library: use it or lose it

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Now, more than ever, libraries need support, including whatever investment or bold financial planning is needed to take them forward

Who would be a teenager now?

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Yes, some teenagers are unruly, even violent but rather than single out those actually causing trouble, we lump them all together

A brand called you and me

Kira Cochrane — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

A poorly educated country girl was going to be nowhere near as lucrative as what she could be made to represent - that contradictory concept of the "slutty virgin"