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  • Cougars: Show Some Thanks to Barely-There Science!


    A post from DoubleX blogger Lauren Bans:

    Breaking news ladies: Cougars are oh-so-real. Yep, science has proved it. In fact, the word “cougar” is basically a scientific term now. Thanks, science! ... (Read more in DoubleX.)

  • "The Proposal": Romcom Meets Bad Slapstick


    Sandra Bullock is right that The Proposal, out today, is not about cougars. The movie ignores the age gap between leading lady Bullock, almost 45, and leading man Ryan Reynolds, 32. Which is good, according to Bullock: "The word cougar makes me want to throw up in my mouth,” she told USA Today.

    But Bullock is wrong when she tries to duck the romcom label. “It's a comedy that has romance in it,” she insists. ‘When you say romantic comedy, everyone cringes.” Sorry, but the plot is as romcom as it gets... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)

  • Hey Older Ladies: Cooper Boone Wants You to Feel Sexy


    ‘Cougar Dream' is Anthem for Hot Mamas Everywhere, was the subject of the press release. I clicked through to the song, expecting to hear a woman crooning about her conquest of some sex-toy "cub" (like what The Big Money's Chad Martin could have been, if only he worked that room a little harder!). Turns out the cougar anthem for hot mamas... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)
  • I Have Been Inside the Cougar Den


    Guest post from The Big Money reporter Chadwick Matlin:

    Sarah, your clarion warning to men everywhere is too late. The cougar invasion has already begun. I found myself mingling amongst the mythical women a month ago, when, in the interest of journalism, I served as cub bait for a Slate piece on the cougar phenomenon. That piece, written by the estimable Troy Patterson... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)
  • Watch Out Bachelors. The Cougar Is Coming.


    Here's a guest post from Current TV's Sarah Haskins, whose videos will air weekly on Double X. Each week she addresses a theme in marketing, advertising, or entertainment aimed at women that she finds silly, such as the idea that yogurt is an unbelievably indulgent, wholly beloved miracle food for women. She's giving XXers a sneak peak of tonight's video subject:

    Young American Men, this is your warning. For so many years, you've been safe: ensconced in fraternities, apartments with other dudes, sports bars, and post-college intramural leagues.

    Yet the natural order cannot long survive without balance. And thus your herds, like deer in the backyards of New Jersey, must be thinned... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)

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