Hot hearts smart?
The difficulties of illustrating new research become apparent in this News.com.au story “Physically attractive women ‘more likely’ to go the distance with intelligent men”: Nerdy guys are in luck, not …
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Aussie breasts spoil German Octoberfest
Is it still cultural appropriation when the Anglos do it to the Krauts? Oktoberfest, the weekslong German celebration dating back to the 1800s is known for beer, traditional Bavarian food …
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Are there Reds in your bed?
Oh, not to be young and Russian in Washington DC, “Politico” reports: Nothing prepared the young Russians of Washington for the wintry blast of social isolation and suspicion that followed …
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Are you a sexual racist?
Everything is racism nowadays, so you won’t be surprised to discover that your sexual preferences and physical attractions can be bigoted too: One evening while browsing the wildly popular gay …
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Are sexy selfies a sign of gender oppression?
All those bedroom eyes, duckfaces and cleavages splattered all over Instagram, Facebook and other social media (not to mention Tinder), and I bet you have been all wondering whether it’s …
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Finding love in all the wrong places
There has been a large shift in how we find partners: As early as 2010 the internet had overtaken churches, neighbourhoods, classrooms and offices as a setting in which Americans …
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Crisis of masculinity, now in its 150,489th year
“The Guardian” publishes something called The Week in Patriarchy, “a weekly roundup of what’s happening in the world of feminism and sexism” complied in the current week by Arwa Mahdawi. The …
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Will there be a sexbot trade war?
Probably not (sorry I asked), but China is certainly looking to dominate the American market: WMDOLL, based in China’s southeastern Guangdong province, develop AI-powered sex dolls that can move and …
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You can’t buy love – but you can buy lots of other things when you can’t buy love
Suing dating agencies – now there is an idea that I haven’t tried yet (partly because I’ve never used dating agencies): A mum who failed to find a partner after …
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Out of your league
New research from the University of the Obvious sheds light on our online dating habits: Most people who use online dating websites seek partners who are out of their league, …
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Dating discrimination
I am being told that gender is a social construct but that sexuality and sexual attraction are inborn, and therefore not open to questioning. But then there is this: Considering …
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Better call Angela. Or maybe not.
If you have ever used Tinder or any other form of internet dating and actually went on to meet some of your matches, the chances are you have experienced a …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part XI(b) – Welcome to 2018
Because you were all too busy yesterday preparing your New Year’s resolutions (“I’ll read The Daily Chrenk daily, regardless how often new ‘Girls of Tinder’ come out”), you have clearly …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part XI(a) – Farewell to 2017
Where has the year gone? Wherever it is, swipe left on 2017, though it’s a bit too late now. In any case, good riddance. This one is dedicated to all …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part X
Oh my, how time flies – part 10 already! (find part 9 here) Thank you to all the girls gone wild and thank you to all my faithful readers who …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part IX
[Warning: adult content and language] Goodness, has it really been more than two months since the last instalment? And has there been eight already? Since my recent trip to Europe …
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Girls Gone Mild (But Funny*) On Brisbane Tinder
Tinder. It’s not all “Girls Gone Wild”, you know. Actually it’s hardly at all. Maybe 1 or 2 per cent of profiles, one in a hundred or one in fifty …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part VIII
[Warning: Adult Content and Language] Another few months since the previous installment of Tinder girls, and another several furtively whispered confessions from faithful The Daily Chrenk readers that as much …
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder Part VII
(Warning: language & adult content) Part VII? It’s hard to believe there has been that many girls going wild on Brisbane Tinder. And yet, every week more local fathers are …
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Boys Gone Wild on Tinder, Part II
Because here at the The Daily Chrenk we don’t want to be accused of discrimination, sexism and misogyny – we are, after all, equal opportunity mockers – and because we …
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