weekly dispatches by maude® on modern intimacy through the arts, culture, science, and relationships.
Does knowing our partners deeply actually lead to better sex?
From honeymoon to forever-horny.
Does knowing our partners deeply actually lead to better sex?
From honeymoon to forever-horny.
how to make solo sex feel more intimate
Time for a vibe check.
how to make solo sex feel more intimate
Time for a vibe check.
Unpacking the 7-second myth
Sex on the brain.
Unpacking the 7-second myth
Sex on the brain.
what is pleasure activism?
From Audre Lorde to adrienne maree brown.
what is pleasure activism? Culture
From Audre Lorde to adrienne maree brown.
the strange, sexy precursors to valentine’s day.
What makes February history's sexiest month.
the strange, sexy precursors to valentine’s day. History
What makes February history's sexiest month.
A brief history of victorian valentines
A more vicious holiday greeting.
A brief history of victorian valentines History
A more vicious holiday greeting.
how to escape the cycle of faking orgasm.
Start to finish.
how to escape the cycle of faking orgasm. Relationships
Start to finish.
How to stay focused during sex.
Tuning in and getting off.
How to stay focused during sex. Relationships
Tuning in and getting off.
What does it mean to be a side?
beyond the binary of top versus bottom.
What does it mean to be a side? Sex education
beyond the binary of top versus bottom.
Can a piece of media spur a sexual awakening?
The sensual start.
Can a piece of media spur a sexual awakening? Culture
The sensual start.
How to ask for something new in the bedroom.
Put your pillow talk in motion.
How to ask for something new in the bedroom. Sex education
Put your pillow talk in motion.
how to have great phone sex.
Our guide to giving good aural.
how to have great phone sex. Relationships
Our guide to giving good aural.
what makes cruise ships so sexy?
Unpacking romance on the open seas.
what makes cruise ships so sexy? Culture
Unpacking romance on the open seas.
cultural history of pubic hair.
So where did our wax on, wax off mentality come from?
cultural history of pubic hair. History
So where did our wax on, wax off mentality come from?
what is the male g-spot?
Everything you need to know about the underrated erogenous zone.
what is the male g-spot? Sex education
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?”
can you actually feel your partner’s orgasms? Sex education
Addressing the age-old, oft-posed query: “Did you come?”
what is a sex therapist?
Your sexual wellbeing is an essential part of wellness overall.
what is a sex therapist? Culture
Your sexual wellbeing is an essential part of wellness overall.
a history of queer printed erotica.
Mags and their digital descendants.
a history of queer printed erotica. History
Mags and their digital descendants.
at what age are people having the most sex?
Sex recessions and the generational divide, examined.
at what age are people having the most sex? Culture
Sex recessions and the generational divide, examined.