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

tips for long-distance relationships.
Relationships
tips for long-distance relationships.

Over 14 million people in the US are in them.

The world’s most enormous erotic sculptures.
Arts
The world’s most enormous erotic sculptures.

Artfully massive private parts around the globe.

The origins of french kissing.
History
The origins of french kissing.

Kissing with tongues didn’t originate in Paris, so why credit it to the French?​​

sex dreams unpacked.
Science
sex dreams unpacked.

Read this and then go back to bed.

The Lowdown on Anal Play.
sex education
The Lowdown on Anal Play.

Butt stuff that Isn’t just penetrative sex.

The intimate history of the butt plug.
History
The intimate history of the butt plug.

From the early depictions to the FDA.

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

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

Architecture's most famous butt plugs.
Arts
Architecture's most famous butt plugs.

From The Gherkin in London to a perverse Santa in Rotterdam.

Back door basics, explained.
sex education
Back door basics, explained.

The most common questions about butt plugs.

on maintaining desire.
Culture
on maintaining desire.

In other words, the more we can't have something, the more we want it.

The Most Popular Elements Of Kink Culture.
sex education
The Most Popular Elements Of Kink Culture.

From voyeurism to cuckolding.

Sex Secrets of the Victorians.
History
Sex Secrets of the Victorians.

Were they buttoned-down prudes or Bridgertonesque bed-hoppers?

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

Talking about sex with a partner. 

How astronauts masturbate in space.
Science
How astronauts masturbate in space.

If the landing module’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’...

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

A historical look at our feverish love for medical professionals.

How To Talk To Your Kids About Sex.
health
How To Talk To Your Kids About Sex.

The birds & the bees, but make it Gen Z.

Shakespearean Sex: The Bard’s Bawdiest Bits 
Arts
Shakespearean Sex: The Bard’s Bawdiest Bits 

To do, or not to do?

Etymology of the word Vagina.
sex education
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 bodily terminology...

On Pleasure & Pain In The Bedroom.
Relationships
On Pleasure & Pain In The Bedroom.

Here’s what you need to know.

The Sex Lives of Cave Dwellers.
History
The Sex Lives of Cave Dwellers.

From polyamory to hand-drawn porn.

maudern movies: cult classics.
Film
maudern movies: cult classics.

Five noteworthy love affairs worth binging this weekend. 

The best apps for dating past 40.
dating
The best apps for dating past 40.

When your golden years aren't all about the quick hook up.

A Brief History of Lingerie
History
A Brief History of Lingerie

From corsets to Calvin Klein.

Why do we get jealous?
Relationships
Why do we get jealous?

Envy, explained.

Will good sheets improve your sex life?
Living
Will good sheets improve your sex life?

Sextiles explained.

The largest erogenous zone.
Science
The largest erogenous zone.

The brain and what happens when you are turned on.

The Science of Cheating.
Relationships
The Science of Cheating.

It’s rarely just about sex.

how to think more about sex.
Science
how to think more about sex.

It’s not that we think too much about sex, but we’re thinking about it the wrong way.

The man who put the G in G-spot.
History
The man who put the G in G-spot.

The legacy of Dr. Ernst Gräfenberg, orgasm pioneer.

Boxers or briefs?
Culture
Boxers or briefs?

Sperm count, tighty-whities, and loincloths, explored.