weekly dispatches by maude® on modern intimacy through the arts, culture, science, and relationships.

Is Gift-Giving A Turn On?

Our most seasonal love language.

A Definitive Ranking Of The Sexiest Winter Holidays.

From winter solstice to Valentine's Day.

How the horror genre became sexy. How the horror genre became sexy.

How the horror genre became sexy.

How did it become a trope to watch a horror flick on the first date?

How the horror genre became sexy.

How did it become a trope to watch a horror flick on the first date?

from boudoir to louvre. from boudoir to louvre.

from boudoir to louvre.

maude is proud to announce its sponsorship of "Private Lives: From the Bedroom to Social Media," an upcoming exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, located within the Louvre. 

from boudoir to louvre.

maude is proud to announce its sponsorship of "Private Lives: From the Bedroom to Social Media," an upcoming exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, located within the Louvre. 

It’s time to revisit cuffing season.

Is there actually a best time to meet your match?

The Archaeology Of The Cock Ring.

How far back does the cock ring go?

what makes cruise ships so sexy?

Unpacking romance on the open seas.

cultural history of pubic hair. cultural history of pubic hair.

cultural history of pubic hair.

So where did our wax on, wax off mentality come from?

cultural history of pubic hair.

So where did our wax on, wax off mentality come from?

what is the male g-spot? what is the male g-spot?

what is the male g-spot?

Everything you need to know about the underrated erogenous zone.

what is the male g-spot?

Everything you need to know about the underrated erogenous zone.

can you actually feel your partner’s orgasms?

Addressing the age-old, oft-posed query: “Did you come?”

what is a sex therapist? what is a sex therapist?

what is a sex therapist?

Your sexual wellbeing is an essential part of wellness overall.

what is a sex therapist?

Your sexual wellbeing is an essential part of wellness overall.

a history of queer printed erotica.

Mags and their digital descendants.

at what age are people having the most sex?

Sex recessions and the generational divide, examined.