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Sex sells: the history of sex in advertising.
History
Sex sells: the history of sex in advertising.

Does an ad for weedkiller really need nudity in it?

A Brief History of Lingerie
History
A Brief History of Lingerie

From corsets to Calvin Klein.

the women who wrote the first erotic guides.
History
the women who wrote the first erotic guides.

Long before sex ed got awkward, these women were writing the rulebook for pleasure.

the zine queens of sexual freedom.
History
the zine queens of sexual freedom.

how feminist voices turned paper into power and intimacy

The 18th-century club for “fallen women.”
History
The 18th-century club for “fallen women.”

The adulterous aristocrats’ association.

An Unlikely Sex Education Pioneer.
History
An Unlikely Sex Education Pioneer.

How an affair with an angel led to subversive sex education.

the first sex shop for women.
History
the first sex shop for women.

A brief history of an iconic sex shop.

A brief history of victorian valentines.
History
A brief history of victorian valentines.

A more vicious holiday greeting. 

history's raunchiest love letters.
History
history's raunchiest love letters.

The greats that mastered the raunchy missive long before technological innovations.

a brief history of the midnight kiss.
History
a brief history of the midnight kiss.

The New Year’s kiss is believed to trace back to German traditions brought over to the U.S. in the mid-19th century.

How mistletoe became the plant of festive intimacy.
History
How mistletoe became the plant of festive intimacy.

Nothing says “Christmas romance” like kissing under a parasitic growth.

Trans Pioneers Who Didn’t Wait for Permission.
History
Trans Pioneers Who Didn’t Wait for Permission.

Honoring the trans trailblazers who refused to wait for approval.

a cozy history of showering with company.
History
a cozy history of showering with company.

Hygiene is important, being social is important — what could therefore be a better idea than showering with a pal?

The history of the underrated bond girl.
History
The history of the underrated bond girl.

Caroline Cossey was decades ahead of her time.

The Archaeology Of The Cock Ring.
History
The Archaeology Of The Cock Ring.

How far back does the cock ring go?

the strange, sexy precursors to valentine’s day.
History
the strange, sexy precursors to valentine’s day.

What makes February history's sexiest month. 

How sex went highbrow.
History
How sex went highbrow.

Did intellectualizing sex make it more acceptable to discuss in public?

How do scientists study sex?
History
How do scientists study sex?

The ins and outs of sex in the lab.

What is a Boston marriage?
History
What is a Boston marriage?

A history of unconventional intimacy.

A history of staying hard.
History
A history of staying hard.

Hard times.

The real story of the Kama Sutra.
History
The real story of the Kama Sutra.

A history of the world’s most famous sex manual.

the sexuality test designed to disprove astrology.
History
the sexuality test designed to disprove astrology.

Fake psychics, astrology, and a universal sexual truth.

a history of queer printed erotica.
History
a history of queer printed erotica.

Mags and their digital descendants.

a brief history of lesbian pulp fiction.
History
a brief history of lesbian pulp fiction.

Sex sells.

What a surgeon general’s firing had to do with condoms.
History
What a surgeon general’s firing had to do with condoms.

Joycelyn Elders and the fight for sex education.

A brief history of sex potions.
History
A brief history of sex potions.

Ancient aphrodisiacs, love potions, and the quest for a boost.

A history of Hollywood and body hair.
History
A history of Hollywood and body hair.

Body hair has been embraced, rejected, removed and recreated by Hollywood over the years.

The history of phone sex.
History
The history of phone sex.

When it came to technology, the sex industry was ahead of the curve.

The great gay caveman hoax.
History
The great gay caveman hoax.

A headline-making caveman. 

The history of striptease.
History
The history of striptease.

Centuries of disrobing, from Salome to Showgirls.