Stephanie Liu, University of Alberta; Erin Manchuk, University of Alberta, and Shannon Ruzycki, University of Calgary Is it safe to drink alcohol and breastfeed? As physicians, we have always cautioned patients not to. As mothers, we look forward to the occasional glass of wine. We also know that drinking while breastfeeding remains a controversial and very personal choice, one for which many mothers find themselves judged by friends and family. Does beer increase milk supply? Historically, beer was made very differently than it is today. Beer companies marketed low alcohol beers to women to stimulate appetite, increase their strength and…
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Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, University of Ibadan When computer technology made electronic communication possible, the “new media” emerged: email, chat rooms, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and so much more. It looked, perhaps, like a fresh new public space in which to represent women in new ways. But it has turned out to be just like old, conventional media. It emphasises gender norms and portrays women as sex objects, morally deficient, and vulnerable. The question this raises is: do we even need new media in African countries? Any country would be left aside if it tried to ignore the global force of…
Tessa Roynon, University of Oxford The peerless novelist and cultural commentator Toni Morrison, who has died aged 88, never accepted the received wisdom about anything. In a writing career that spanned half a century – from the appearance of the first of her 11 novels, The Bluest Eye, in 1970, to that of her last essay collection, Mouth Full of Blood, in February 2019 – she unfailingly cast in new light both aspects of human experience and moments in American history that, in our complacency, we thought we already knew. Morrison was born (as Chloe Wofford) in the depressed Rustbelt…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles by Mrs Nobody (@ankarastyles) on Aug 9, 2019 at 1:20am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara…
John Macdonald, Western Sydney University Whichever way you look at it, men’s health in Australia is uniformly worse than women’s. Men die, on average, five years earlier than women born at the same time and are likely to experience more health complaints throughout their life. This is despite years of well-executed campaigns designed to motivate men to reduce risky behaviours: cut down on booze, quit smoking, eat healthily and drive safely. But viewing barriers to good health simply as behaviours that must be “dealt with” overlooks the broader environment of men’s lives – the “causes of the causes” of poor…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Oseh (@theladyvhodka) on Aug 9, 2019 at 4:08am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lisa Folawiyo (@lisafolawiyo) on Aug 4, 2019 at 9:14am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Aug 8, 2019 at 9:04am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Aug 5, 2019 at 2:55am PDT View this post on Instagram Love…
Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University One of the least enviable tasks of journalists in the US must be reporting on how the public trusts their work less and less. A 2018 study found that only about four in ten Americans had at least a “fair” amount of trust in the media. Also, in a June 2019 survey, a full third of respondents agreed with President Donald Trump that the news media are “the enemy of the people.” The US isn’t unique in this respect. A study last year by the Reuters Institute and Oxford University found that, across 37 countries,…
Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York How important is it to consider a romantic partner’s genetic profile before getting married? It is logical to think that genetic factors may underlie many traits already used by matching sites – like personality and empathy – which many assume could promote initial chemistry and long-term potential in specific couples. So it is perhaps not surprising that there are now websites that combine genetic testing and matchmaking. But does matching intimate partners on the basis of specific genes have any scientific foundation? Studies have shown that genetically identical twins, raised separately,…
Francis X. Shen, University of Minnesota The robots are here. Are the “sexbots” close behind? From the Drudge Report to The New York Times, sex robots are rapidly becoming a part of the national conversation about the future of sex and relationships. Behind the headlines, a number of companies are currently developing robots designed to provide humans with companionship and sexual pleasure – with a few already on the market. Unlike sex toys and dolls, which are typically sold in off-the-radar shops and hidden in closets, sexbots may become mainstream. A 2017 survey suggested almost half of Americans think that…
“From Africa to the world” is a popular slogan used by those within the fashion industry. Most aren’t unaware of the impact Africa has within this sector on an international level and the inspiration – though mostly uncredited – gotten from our fashion culture and aesthetic. For a long time, our fashion industry was starved from appreciation within the confines of the continent, until young modern Africans from different parts began to wake up into the enlightenment that African fashion has the potential to burgeon into something remarkable (and of course, rake in considerable funds as a vital sector of…