SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Men Are More Attractive When Desired By Other Women, Study Finds
Ceramic Artist Dora De Larios, 84…
"Throughout her career, De Larios' work took singular forms - as small, sprightly sculptures of animals and towering goddesses - inspired by her interest in pre-Columbian craft and ancient Japanese design." … [Read More]
"But poems are not poems if they make people feel dead. I want people to feel alive – even if it is alive with grief." The Guardian profiles poetDanez Smith about poetry; race, gender, and queerness; and their poetry collection, Don't Call Us Dead (a finalist for the National Book…
This is so baked into our society I feel like we forget it's there. To steal from David Foster Wallace, this is the water we swim in. The female price of male pleasure
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Why Russians Are Churning Out Dozens Of Parodies Of A 15-Year-Old Music Video
It started when just over a dozen cadets at the air transport academy, wearing very little, did a lip-synch cover of Benny Benassi's "Satisfaction." The effect was rather Tom of Finland, which got them in trouble when the powers-that-be found the video online. Masha Gessen recounts what happened next - "a story of spontaneous solidarity, self-organization, and, ultimately, just possibly, the triumph of freedom over bureaucracy." … Read More
Sex In The Middle Ages – There Was More Of It, And More Sophistication About It, Than You’d Think
Which is not to say that all the ideas they had about sex in medieval Europe were scientifically or medically sound, mind you. But they weren't exactly prudes. …Read More
‘It Was the First Time I Cried in the Operating Room’ Der Spiegel
The Internet Makes Life Better and Safer for Sex Workers. Obviously. Reason
How Romance Writers Are Thriving In The Gig Economy
“Although few have reached the flabbergasting success of “Fifty Shades” author E.L. James, a former fan fiction writer whose net worth now totals more than $58 million, I found that the median income for romance authors has tripled in the e-book era. And more and more are earning a six-figure income. This uptick occurred as other types of writing became less profitable. During the same period, a survey of 1,095 Authors Guild members found that their median income from writing fell by at least 30 percent.”