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Sally Feldman Sally Feldman is on the editorial board of New Humanist and a trustee of the Rationalist Association. She is Head of the School of Media, Arts and Design at the University of Westminster, and used to edit Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4. Articles by Sally Feldman Granny’s secret sauce A new film celebrates grandmothers’ cooking. Why do these dishes have such unique power to comfort us? Read article Laying claim to Christmas Let's revel in the rich tradition of mid-winter festivities, celebrated long before they were sanitised by the Christians. Read article The radical history of trousers It has been a long, uncomfortable journey for women to win the freedom to choose what they wear. Read article What goes around: the persistent symbolism of the ring Rings have been a symbol of love – and dominance – for centuries. A new book explores their nuanced meanings and histories. Read article What to put on top? The Christmas tree is a product of many traditions - and long may it stay that way. Read article The real consequences of misogyny on-screen Sexual violence against women has become a staple of mainstream entertainment. It’s a worrying trend. Read article The cult of celebrity diets Today’s celebrity food purists are as sanctimonious as the religious in their devotion to dietary codes. Read article Gloria Steinem and the road to liberation Steinem inspired a generation of women – as Sally Feldman, former editor of Woman's Hour, reflects in this profile from our archive Read article The enduring appeal of makeup We have worn makeup for thousands of years despite puritanical condemnation and the scorn of radical feminists. Why? Read article Boys, keep out! A feminist history of the handbag No-nonsense rationalists might sneer at the passion for women’s handbags, but they began as a way of making men obsolete Read article Ways to go: meeting death without religion More than any other rite of passage, death separates the devout from the damned. So what can a secular funeral offer? Read article Golden girls A generation of feminist writers is approaching old age. But the same debates, about beauty, wealth and power, rage on, writes Sally Feldman Read article Danger zone Centuries of fear and loathing mean the vagina remains taboo. Can a new generation of feminist writers rehabilitate this troublesome organ? Read article Oh, happy day Sally Feldman, a humanist wedding celebrant, welcomes a rational breakthrough in the marriage laws Read article Flaming swords & gossamer wings Though belief in religion is on the wane, angels have never been more popular. Why’s that? asks Sally Feldman Read article Jam & Jerusalem Underestimate the Women's Institute at your peril, says Sally Feldman Read article Fairest of them all Each retelling of Snow White holds a mirror up to contemporary attitudes to women. Sally Feldman ventures into the woods to find out more Read article Saint for all seasons The front runners are men, but could a woman born more than half a millennium ago hold the key to the French elections? asks Sally Feldman Read article Heavenly bodies Are you feeling fat after the excesses of the holiday season? Then watch out, warns Sally Feldman. Dieting can be harmful to your humanism Read article The revolution is coming Can orgasms change the world? Sally Feldman revisits the politics of the climax Read article Brain rot What is neuroscientist Susan Greenfield on about? asks Sally Feldman Read article Trouble at Grayling Hall Its difficult not to see the New College of the Humanities as misguided and anti-humanist, says Sally Feldman Read article Favourite things Is it a noble instinct or a destructive desire? Sally Feldman delves into the pathology of collecting Read article Kitchen sink drama On International Women's Day Sally Feldman asks is it a coincidence that women are being driven back into the home? Read article A many splendour’d thing Moons and Junes, hearts, diamonds and red, red roses – this Valentine's Day, what could be more humanist than passionate romance? But, warns Sally Feldman, it may also be a dangerous delusion Read article What’s the big deal? From poker to Shithead, Canasta to cribbage, Sally Feldman extols the joys and rewards of card games Read article Great pretender Feminist icon, anti-Catholic fabrication – or just a woman battling in a man’s world? Sally Feldman uncovers the mysteries of Pope Joan Read article Abs fab Men are living longer than ever before. But, asks Sally Feldman, is that any cause for rejoicing? Read article Exposed! Is the desire to know other people’s secrets a natural instinct – or a vulgar vice? Sally Feldman lifts the lid on eavesdropping Read article Going to the ladies From the latrine to the loo, the pissoir to the powder room, Sally Feldman explores the sexual politics of toilets Read article Dangerous liaisons Will the new Policing and Crime Act protect prostitutes – or persecute them? Sally Feldman plunges into the underworld Read article Digging for Darwin In our final tribute to Darwin year, Sally Feldman celebrates the life of Mary Anning, the woman whose work helped to lay the foundations for the theory of evolution Read article Keeping it holy Sunday may be the ultimate symbol of Christian dominance. But, argues Sally Feldman, it could have value for humanists too Read article Red alert Is it a symbol of submission or of authority? Of glamour, lust or danger? Sally Feldman uncovers the myriad shades of lipstick Read article Green eyed monster Is jealousy an intrinsic part of our make-up? asks Sally Feldman. Or a weakness to be vanquished? Read article Days of atonement Visiting Israel just weeks before the current Gaza conflict, Sally Feldman found that rising religious bigotry is one of the biggest barriers to peace Read article Highland fling Sally Feldman finally discovers what lies beneath the kilt Read article Speak up Why do women screech when men shout? Sally Feldman explores the sexual politics of the voice Read article Gender traitors From 19th century anti-suffragists to today’s anti-feminists, Sally Feldman finds a common link between women who turn against themselves Read article Heights of madness As Sex and the City totters on to the big screen, Sally Feldman celebrates the agony and the ecstasy of the stiletto Read article A Tsar is born As a new theatrical tribute to Catherine the Great opens in Russia, Sally Feldman wonders what Putin’s people will make of the Empress of the Enlightenment Read article Spoil yourself Luxury may mean excess, vulgarity and obscene waste. But, argues Sally Feldman, it’s also a basic humanist instinct Read article Check republics The game of chess has its roots in rationalism. And, like the Enlightenment itself, argues Sally Feldman, it’s a force for both liberation and tyranny Read article Virtue rewarded Virgins of the world unite, says Sally Feldman. You have nothing to lose Read article Heaven scent? As the long awaited film version of Patrick Süskind's celebrated novel is released in the UK, Sally Feldman sniffs out the sacred and profane promise of perfume Read article You must remember this As Valentine's Day approaches, Sally Feldman warns that a kiss is never just a kiss... Read article Slice of life For some it's barbaric, for others a religious imperative. But why, asks Sally Feldman, is circumcision still the most frequently performed operation in the world? Read article Change, change, change Will you be a dentured crone, a leotarded granny, mutton dressed as lamb or an overweight harridan? Sally Feldman enters the mid-life maelstrom Read article Clouded judgement Its not just the flickering flames, the calm and cool that humanists are giving up, argues Sally Feldman. It's a precious part of themselves Read article Till death us do part? Weddings may be as popular as ever, but, as Sally Feldman discovers from our own survey, the chimes they are a changing Read article Off the Boil Sally Feldman chokes on her (Joyce Carol) Oates Read article Mussolini in knickers What's so funny about all those Twankeys and Trots strutting onto centre stage up and down the country? Sally Feldman defrocks the pantomime dame Read article Car wars Why do women drivers get such a dreadful press? Sally Feldman steers through the sexual politics of wheel power Read article Because you’re worth it Why do all the major religions have a fetish about women's hair? Sally Feldman celebrates a hidden source of power Read article Wild things Sally Feldman explores the untamed frontiers of fashion, fetish and fur Read article Fiendish summer quiz Win a host of prizes Read article Five thousand years of bitterness Sally Feldman on the dazzling flaws of a Jewish chronicle Read article Coming out on top With nipple counts at an all-time high, inflated sales of silicon implants, and the relentless rise of topless celebrities, Sally Feldman puzzles over the sexual politics of breasts Read article Are you being served? As two new TV series about the early days of the department store hit UK screens, we revisit Sally Feldman's paeon to the all too human(ist) urge to shop Read article Onions in your navel Sally Feldman sticks a few pins in the ancient custom of cursing Read article Men in Masks Sally Feldman isn't enamoured with Allende's swashbuckler Read article You shall go to the ball Misogynist trap, soppy fantasy, or universal truth? Sally Feldman waves a magic wand over Cinderella Read article Bullseyes, Black jacks and Nelson’s Balls How can something that tastes so good be so bad? Sally Feldman succumbs to the secret seduction of sweets Read article Very Boring Women Sally Feldman is unsatisfied by Forster's cast of vague characters Read article Cause without a rebel Sally Feldman has issues with Ishiguro Read article Points of departure More and more people are choosing humanist funerals. But what if you're after something a little more exotic? Sally Feldman suggests a new marriage of the secular and the sacred Read article Writer’s block Sally Feldman on a flawed portrait of Henry James Read article Legacy of Cruelty Sally Feldman on a rich new novel by Jane Gardam Read article Saints and Slimmers No carbs is the new Hail Mary. Sally Feldman discovers why diets are dangerous for humanists Read article Take it on the chin Having banned the wearing of Muslim headscarves in schools, the French government is now considering excluding beards if worn for religious reasons. Sally Feldman wonders what other reasons there might be Read article Why I’m glad my daughter had under-age sex Amid the clamours for censorship, celibacy and an end to teenagers' rights to confidentiality, Sally Feldman fulminates against the misguided moral crusaders Read article Losing the Plot Michael Byerss new novel is a story looking for a plot, says Sally Feldman Read article Riot of metaphors Sally Feldman struggles with Jeanette Wintersons symbolic prose Read article Sculpted insights Sally Feldman on Carol Shield's bid for immortality Read article Stripping Assets As speculation mounts about who will be the new owner of Britain's best-selling conservative broadsheet, the Daily Telegraph, so does disgust at the prospect of a 'pornographer' as proprietor. But how much do his detractors actually know about his business? Sally Feldman delves between the covers Read article A dark heritage of fiction by Sally Feldman Read article Hail Mary! Sally Feldman on making your children worship you Read article Suits you, Madam Sally Feldman unbuttons the classic male costume Read article Blessed Are the Yogurt Makers Sally Feldman unwraps the complexity of the Christmas present Read article Take it from me Sally Feldman shows you how to pick a few brains . . . Read article More sex with boys by Sally Feldman Read article Hillbilly Secrets Sally Feldman relishes an Italian parable Read article