*French writer, Corinne Maier, author of No Kid: 40 Reasons Not to Have Children, recently offered a vociferous argument against child-bearing. "Being a working mum is like being in prison," she wrote. "Make no mistake, bringing up children is war, and you're on the losing side." The newspaper that published her arguments then offered a helpful rejoinder: 10 reasons as to why we should actually embrace breeding. Sadly these seemed slightly limp when compared with Maier's fury. First on the list: "Having a baby introduces you to the joys of elasticated waists and big pants." Second: "Mums who have a girl can indulge their inner princess and dress her up in fairy wings and tutus." Oh, and dear.
Virile vegans!
*New Zealand newspaper, The Press brings word of "vegansexuals" - "people who do not eat any meat or animal products, and choose not to be sexually intimate with non-vegan partners". "When people eat a meaty diet," notes Christchurch vegan Nichola Kriek, their bodies "are kind of a graveyard for animals". An image that makes celibacy suddenly seem quite appealing.
Kira Cochrane (The Guardian)
