Bettina In The News
Bettina is just back from the Brisbane Writer’s Festival. Listen to Richard Fidler’s Conversation Hour on the ABC, featuring a very funny session with Bettina and Linda Jaivin.
And the UK is still talking about The Sex Diaries following the launch of the British edition in August. The book was a huge hit in Ireland, with an Irish radio station conducting a week long 'sexperiment', urging Dubliners to 'just do it'. When the radio program returned from their summer break they were greeted by emails announcing all this activity had resulted in 10 pregnancies, including one delighted couple who had been trying to conceive for five years.
UK launch of The Sex Diaries
Here are some of the UK news stories, reporting on The Sex Diaries.
- Why women go off sex: What happened when 100 couples kept a candid diary about their bedroom antics
- The Sexual Gulf War
- The TV3 Morning Show talks about Sex, includes Bettina Arndt
- If you Arndt getting enough, just do it
- New book reveals why women go off sex
- Make Love, Not Dinner - Psychologies Magazine UK (Sept 2009)
- The Risk Collective Blog - Why Women Go Off Sex
- Belfast Telegraph - Why women go off sex and other bedroom battles
- Tribune Magazine - The Cupid effect
- 30 ways to a better life
Here is a selection of recent news stories and articles about Bettina and The Sex Diaries, from Australia and many other countries.
Television
Lateline
Bettina appeared on ABC's 'Lateline' programme on 2 March 2009. Watch 'Bettina Arndt and Emily Maguire join Lateline' by clicking on the video links on the right of the page.
ABC's Q&A program
- Bettina appeared on the program Sex, Religion and Politics
- Bettina appeared on the program The Indonesian Non-Solution
The Today Show
- Bettina appeared in a segment called 'Bedroom Battles'
- How to forgive a cheating partner
- Why women like to make love
9am with David and Kim on Channel 10
- Bettina appeared on '9am with David and Kim'
- 9am with David and Kim - Monday June 8
The Morning Show on Channel 7
Bettina appeared on the Morning Show in a segment called 'Sex Therapist and Author Bettina Arndt sheds some light into our bedrooms'
Rove Daily
AB - sexy C and the thinking woman's crumpet
New Zealand television – profile on TVNZ
Online Videos
Newspapers
Melbourne's Age Newspaper
- Extract from The Sex Diaries – published in 'The Good Weekend' in The Age and SMH
- Editorial entitled 'The personal still political on International Women's Day - Should women say yes to sex whether they feel like it or not?'
- 'No sex, please, I’m too busy vacuuming by Helen Elliot'
- Sharing the Cave moment
- If you Arndt getting enough, just do it
- We're Dead Set About New Life On The Net
- Why should polygamy be a crime?
Melbourne's Herald Sun Newspaper
The Australian
- Arndt's tale of woe
- Susan Maushart on Bettina haunting the airwaves in The Weekend Australian May 16-17
- Sexual consent can be a tricky concept
Newmatilda.com articles
- Satire – 'Just Done It' by Ben Pojie
- Comment by Helen Pringle – 'A Wife's Guide to Marital Harmony'
Canberra Times articles
- Opinion in The Canberra Times – 'Women need to say yes to sex by Bettina Arndt'
- Comment by Virginia Haussegger – 'A Call to Loving Arms'
Sydney Morning Herald
- Opinion - 'Winning war with bedroom battles' by Paul Sheehan.
- Tony Jones putting women in the mood for sex
- Review of 'The Sex Diaries' by Jacqueline Lunn
- Wifely duties spark a firestorm
- If men want more sex, they could try improving their appearance
- After Matthew Johns affair, why sports stars like group sex
- The Secret Lives of Us
Adelaide Advertiser
Hindustan Times
Stuff.co.nz
The Daily Telegraph
3 News NZ
Sunday Life Magazine
Sunshine Coast Sunday
Brazil Epoca Newspaper
Times Online, UK
Australian Church Record
Magazines
Notebook Magazine
- Bettina writes for Notebook magazine on 'Women and Pornography'
- Bettina writes for Notebook magazine on Women and Desire in 'Sex? No Thanks'
Blogs and online articles
Sydney Morning Herald News Blog
- Bettina Arndt answers your questions - 'Bedroom battles'
- 'The big female O - not so elusive after all' - Ask Sam! Sex, dating and relationships
The Age Blogs
The Blue Milk Blog
Crikey.com
- How men can get more s-x AND celebrate International Women’s Day
- Talking the Town: Bettina Arndt at The Sydney Institute
- Talking the Town: white people like writers' festivals
A Shiny New Coin Blog
Debate in The West.com
YourTango Blog, By Julie D. Andrews
Hoyden About Town
- 'Quickhit: Bettina Arndt, rape cheerleader' by Lauredhel
Eclectica: Sexual Frustration
- 'Sex, Wives & Libido' by Kylie.
We're all from Earth - deal with it! ...Women, men, gender, and peace
Sindh Today
Australian Politics
The Michael Duffy Files
- Miranda Devine, Bettina Arndt, The Sex Diaries (again), women's fragility and Woody Allen said it already, enough
- Hamid Karzai, the rights of men, wifely duty, and cultural leanings of Afghanistan make benefit Australia Glorious
The Dawn Chorus - Fresh Australian Feminism, Daily
Realsurf.com - RealSurf Surfers' Forum
Hamara News
The Thoughtful Leader, South Africa - Sarah Britten
OneIndia Living
Blaze Gay Entertainment & Lifestyle
In All Honesty
Ask Dan & Jennifer
About Town with Bridget Saunders
Beattie's Book Blog
"What's the Point" with Emma Mayall
Zero at the Bone
Fuck Politeness - Political ranting and humour
Campbelltown City Library
Mid life crisis Blog
Byron Bay Writers' Festival
Ruby Room
Daly Planet
Oz Conservative
I Heart BrisVegas
Measured with a micrometer; cut with an axe
The Social Pathologist
Busted Halo
Helene Young's Blog
reFashionable Blog
Socialist Alternative Blog
Radio
Radio National's Lifematters
- Talkback: the sexual mismatch - with Bettina Arndt author of 'The Sex Diaries'
- Elly Varrenti: the sexual mismatch
- Deconstructing wisdom 2: 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all'
ABC 702 Drive with Richard Glover
Radio 2UE
Radio 2SER FM
- Bettina discusses The Sex Diaries with Alexis Roitman on Sydney's Community Radio 2SER 107.3fm
- 'Being Bettina Arndt' with Alexis Roitman on Sydney's Community Radio 2SER 107.3fm
ABC Radio
- The Spirit of Things with Rachael Kohn – Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
- Bettina Arndt and Linda Jaivin at The Brisbane Writers' Festival