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ABOUTNow in its 14th year of publication, this magazine was created to offer the discerning reader a stimulating selection of excellent original writing. Black Lamb Review is a literate rather than a literary publication. Regular columns by writers in a variety of geographic locations and vocations are supplemented by features, reviews, articles on books and authors, and a selection of “departments,” including an acerbic advice column and a lamb recipe. SUBMISSIONSBlack Lamb welcomes submissions from new writers. Email us. QUESTIONSIf you have questions or comments regarding Black Lamb, please email us. |
Archive for September, 2012September 2012 in Black LambVolume 10, Number 9 — September 2012September 1st, 2012 In September’s Black Lamb, John M. Daniel argues persuasively that The digital age eats jobs. In Leaving home, Alex Gallo-Brown reflects on New York and how he and writer Tom Bissell have profited by leaving there. Elizabeth Fournier extols the value of the vulvar steambath in A facial for your va-jay-jay (see below). In Swift Boats, Part 2: Big Daddy, Toby Tompkins narrates a stoned and invigorating speedboat ride around Manhattan Island. Ed Goldberg reflects on the difficulties of accommodating food preferences in Eat it. In Milan, Dan Peterson inaugurates a series on life in Italy. Brad Bigelow reviews Log Book, beautifully written by a merchant sailor, in Able seaman. In Earthing, Karla Powell advocates getting in touch with oneself through nature. We welcome the Earl of Chesterfield and William H. McGuffey into our pantheon of Honorary Black Lambs. Our yummy lamb recipe is for Lamb Forestière, or Mock Venison. In The right to privacy, Millicent Marshall argues that pictures of us ought to be our property. And Professor Avram Khan gives us the 57th of his challenging word puzzles. •
Posted by: The Editors A facial for your va-jay-jaySeptember 1st, 2012 BY ELIZABETH FOURNIER Detoxing your vulvæ may sound like an odd and even tender torment, but Asian women have been doing it for centuries to regulate their menstrual cycles. The ancient tradition uses a combination of herbs that claim to reduce stress, fight infection, clear hemorrhoids, and aid fertility, as well as uncountable other health benefits. Its key components, mugwort and wormwood, have long been used to excite hormones, treat bladder infections, fevers, and constipation, and induce contractions for the duration of labor. Yes, the vagina is a self-cleaning organ, but just because you don’t have to tend to your lady bits with wacky treatments doesn’t mean they wouldn’t deeply appreciate a stress-reducing steam bath. Many eastern Asian women steam commonly after their monthly periods. The vulval steam is a centuries-old technique that’s been gaining popularity in holistic practices, physical therapy clinics, and random spas.
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