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The Lowdown on Anal Play. The Lowdown on Anal Play.

The Lowdown on Anal Play.

Butt stuff that Isn’t just penetrative sex.

The Lowdown on Anal Play.

Butt stuff that Isn’t just penetrative sex.

how to meet someone IRL. how to meet someone IRL.

how to meet someone IRL.

Many of us have forgotten how to find love in real life. 

how to meet someone IRL.

Many of us have forgotten how to find love in real life. 

Back door basics, explained. Back door basics, explained.

Back door basics, explained.

The most common questions about butt plugs.

Back door basics, explained.

The most common questions about butt plugs.

how to talk about sex. how to talk about sex.

how to talk about sex.

Talking about sex with a partner. 

how to talk about sex.

Talking about sex with a partner. 

Unpacking the fantasy of doctors and nurses. Unpacking the fantasy of doctors and nurses.

Unpacking the fantasy of doctors and nurses.

A historical look at our feverish love for medical professionals.

Unpacking the fantasy of doctors and nurses.

A historical look at our feverish love for medical professionals.

Etymology of the word Vagina. Etymology of the word Vagina.

Etymology of the word Vagina.

Plus, wild synonyms from Flower to Penis Fly Trap. Referring to your “woo-woo” by its proper, anatomical name (penis) is hardly considered uncouth in 2021. But for all the proper...

Etymology of the word Vagina.

Plus, wild synonyms from Flower to Penis Fly Trap. Referring to your “woo-woo” by its proper, anatomical name (penis) is hardly considered uncouth in 2021. But for all the proper...

On Pleasure & Pain In The Bedroom.

Here’s what you need to know.

The Science of Cheating.

It’s rarely just about sex.

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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.