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POPSKevin Richardson- The Lion Whisperer Kevin Richardson, zoologist and animal behavioralist, raises and trains some of the most dangerous animals known to man. To do this he does not use the common methods of breaking the animal's spirit with sticks and chains, instead he uses love, understanding and trust. With this unusual method of training he has developed some exceptionally personal bonds with his students. He sleeps with lions, cuddles newborn hyenas, swims with lionesses. Kevin can confidently look into their eyes, crouch to the their level and even lie down with them - all taboos in the normal world of wild animal handling - yet he has never been mauled or attacked. Some call him crazy; others shake their heads at his unique method of interacting with the animals. And Kevin's secret - get to know the particular personality of each animal, what makes them angry, happy, upset, irritated - just like a mother with a child..
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POPSJoumana Haddad: "Erotik ist der Puls des Lebens" Joumana Haddad ist libanesische Dichterin, Journalistin und Kulturredakteurin der Tageszeitung "An-Nahar" in Beirut. Mit "Jassad" (Arabisch für "Körper") gibt sie das erste erotische Hochglanzmagazin der arabischen Welt heraus. Es erscheint seit Dezember 2008 vier Mal im Jahr. Joumana Haddad hat bisher fünf Gedichtbände geschrieben, die in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt werden. Auf Deutsch: "Damit ich abreisen kann" (Lisan-Verlag Basel) und "Liliths Wiederkehr" (Verlag Hans Schiler). Die Autorin spricht sieben Sprachen und hat mehrere Bücher übersetzt. 2006 erhielt sie den "Arab Press Prize". English translation: With her erotic cultural magazine "Jasad" ("Body"), Lebanese poet and journalist Joumana Haddad deliberately breaks taboos in a society that likes to draw a veil over the human body – both literally and figuratively. Qantara.de - "Eroticism is the Pulse of Life"
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POPS"Off With His Head" It is my opinion that if these images of evil doers are suppressed, that people will tend to forget these atrocities were ever committed. "out of sight, out of mind" as they say. It is good to keep these images alive in the minds of people who weren't there, to help shed light on the historic past, recent or ancient. It is important to remember them so as not to let it repeat. Also, I'd like to add that these particular wax figures (all of them for that matter) are works of art and should be respected as such.
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POPS"Dark Morals" continues: Okay. Let's stop right there and go over some basics. First, we are all moral hypocrites. Studies show this. We judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves. Second, morality leads to unethical acts. Again, science. Okay, back to Haidt's ideas ... Sex and food According to Haidt, Boyle reports, conservatives tend to focus on sex, while "liberals are getting increasingly concerned with food." Haidt's ideas have been floating around a while, and they get a lot deeper. In 2007, he published his thoughts in the journal Science. Here's some of the questions he asks as a way to — let's use a cosmologist's jargon — probe dark morality: "How much money would it take to get you to stick a pin into your palm? How much to stick a pin into the palm of a child you don't know? How much to slap a friend in the face (with his or her permission) as part of a comedy skit?" [Total aside: Researchers will do this for free. Check out the video provi
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POPSGreat Sex After Forty No matter what type of sexual challenges you face, psychologists, neuroscientists, and sex therapists alike agree that you can move toward sexual healing by exploring these healthy solutions: • Break the taboos and talk about your feelings, whether with your partner, a therapist, or your closest friends. • De-emphasize genital sex. If you can’t have an orgasm or just don’t feel like having intercourse, explore neglected zones on your body and see if that doesn’t raise your sexual desire level. • Exercise regularly and eat well to keep your brain and the rest of your body in shape. • Use it or lose it, as Northrup points out. Researchers say that women feel more pain during intercourse when they have not had vaginal sex in a long while, and conversely, that pain from vaginal atrophy often diminishes with more frequent use.
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POPSIs there such a thing as an ‘orgasmic birth’? Taboos around sexuality and motherhood mean many are afraid to say if they’ve had such an experience – fearing they may be seen as abusive or exploitative of their baby. Mothers are expected to be pure, not lustful creatures (which is why so many women experience post-birth sex problems). That said, most women who have orgasmic experiences during labour and birth often describe intensely pleasurable physical sensations that are far more than sexual.
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POPSGimme That Ole Tyme Religion At another site this barbaric act was compared symbolically to the passing of proposition 8 in California. No one was stoned in California yet both acts were the result of breaking religious sexual taboos.
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POPSOprah as a role model for Saudi women “Oprah is the magic word for women here who want to scream out loud, who want to be heard,” Ms. Muhammad said. “Look at what happened to the girl from Qatif,” she said, referring to the infamous case of a young woman who was gang-raped, then sentenced to flogging because she had been in a car with an unrelated man. The young woman from Qatif received a royal pardon last year after her case became an international media cause célèbre.
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