Spinning, Sewing, and Weaving
Using "sewing" or "spinning" or "weaving" as a metaphor for "togetherness" has a long and illustrious history. Shucks, even today we talk about "a tightly knit family" or "patching up a relationshi...
The Phallus
The phallus is another symbol that's still kicking around today (or, um, not kicking, because that would hurt). The Burj Khalifa. The Shanghai Tower. One World Trade Center. You know: symbols of ma...
Fire and Water
Cats and dogs. Oil and water. Capulets and Montagues. Some things just do not mix. In sex comedies like Lysistrata, the two things that don't mix are male and female viewpoints. The women want to g...