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

What happens when you delay orgasm?
health
What happens when you delay orgasm?

 

Is there such a thing as financial intimacy?
Relationships
Is there such a thing as financial intimacy?

Money talks, can it pillow talk?

Can climate anxiety affect your sex life?
Relationships
Can climate anxiety affect your sex life?

Facing the future from the bedroom.

On the gas station sex pill.
Culture
On the gas station sex pill.

Fueling up for more mileage. 

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.

intimacy across language barriers.
Living
intimacy across language barriers.

Recommendations for foreign tongues.

what, exactly, is temperature play?
sex education
what, exactly, is temperature play?

Fahrenheit and foreplay.

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

Fake psychics, astrology, and a universal sexual truth.

is lesbian bed death real?
Culture
is lesbian bed death real?

A cliché, from literature to Hollywood, examined. 

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

Mags and their digital descendants.

how to be comfortable with intimacy.
Relationships
how to be comfortable with intimacy.

Ways to feel at ease with emotional expression.

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

Sex sells.

what we can learn from polyamory.
Culture
what we can learn from polyamory.

Dos, don'ts, and opening things up.

coming out later in life.
Relationships
coming out later in life.

Advice for broaching the conversation.

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.

How to use a warming lubricant.
sex education
How to use a warming lubricant.

Heating things up.

Sex on the Road. 
Living
Sex on the Road. 

Summer is nearing, which is to say, road trip season is upon us.

Can music give you an orgasm?
Science
Can music give you an orgasm?

How climactic can the right high note be?

What could pleasure-positive sex ed look like?
sex education
What could pleasure-positive sex ed look like?

Sex Education 2.0

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

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

What is aftercare?
sex education
What is aftercare?

Before, during, and, especially, after. 

Dell Williams and the business of pleasure.
History
Dell Williams and the business of pleasure.

A brief history of an iconic sex shop.

On ingrowns.
health
On ingrowns.

A quick guide to hair gone awry.

Intimate Grooming 101
health
Intimate Grooming 101

The basics, no matter your approach. 

why grooming.
Company
why grooming.

on making skin contact. 

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 carpet matches the drapes: Intimate Grooming myths.
Culture
The carpet matches the drapes: Intimate Grooming myths.

Putting the "personal" in personal grooming. 

Is masturbating good for your immune system?
health
Is masturbating good for your immune system?

Introducing: “vitamin O”.

a guide to setting the mood, daily.
Relationships
a guide to setting the mood, daily.

On creating intimacy every day.

the lesser-known erogenous zones.
Science
the lesser-known erogenous zones.

From feet to ears: where are the erogenous zones?