How scent impacts who you are attracted to.
What’s that one song that gets you in the mood more than any other? Ever wondered why?
How to build the ultimate mood-setting playlist.
How climactic can the right high note be?
From Etta James to Prince. You see, unlike with small talk or, say, dating app banter, music allows for a certain brash, unfiltered form of candor—especially concerning sex. And while social decoru...
Gloria Steinem spent more than five decades asking a deceptively simple question: who gets to decide what women do with their bodies? Her answer was radical then, and feels remarkably obvious now: ...
The brain and what happens when you are turned on.
Yes, there is an ideal BPM for getting it on.
Being neurotic might be affecting your love life.
Read this and then go back to bed.
Making your space optimal for intimacy.
Desire has always had a floor plan. Interior design has always been about more than where the sofa goes. Every era has had its own idea of what makes a space feel sensual. Sometimes it was velvet d...
These films capture that particular season: sun-drenched escapes, poolside encounters, seaside romances, and the quiet tension that builds when people linger a little longer than planned.
When the mood strikes in a less-than-conventional location.
Sextiles explained.
a sampling of some much-referenced pop culture sexual awakenings.
Leaving everything on the page. If you’ve watched Bridgerton, picked up a title from the romance section at the bookstore, or attended a viewing of Fifty Shades, you’ve encountered your fair share ...
How to play with fire.
Sometimes, we’re just too damn tired.
From ancient Egyptian frames to the modern platform bed, the place we sleep has always reflected how we live.
How to bring a little novelty back into a relationship that has gotten too comfortable.
The neurological effects of when you let your sexual imagination run wild.
Defining what it means and knowing where to start.
Listen closely.
Long before Instagram, people were finding creative ways to make themselves look very, very desirable.
Will Gluck's latest film One Night Only is proof that stories about doomed lovers endure, even if their relationships don't.
From pitch to pacing, here’s why the right voice can turn an ordinary conversation into something much more interesting.
Cold showers are often associated with discipline or a quick wake-up call. But there's a growing movement that looks at them through a different lens—one that views a cold rinse as an intentional, ...
Sex is discussed more openly than ever, so why are we keeping our pants on?
Hygiene is important, being social is important — what could therefore be a better idea than showering with a pal?
For decades, New York magazine's Sex Diaries have offered an intimate look into the private lives of strangers, revealing the many ways people navigate relationships, desire, and connection. Now, t...
The artist who immortalized rock stars’ penises.
From suburban key parties to modern relationship culture, the story behind America’s most misunderstood sexual subculture.
Long before algorithms matched us with potential partners and dating apps turned attraction into a scroll, people were placing tiny advertisements in newspapers hoping to find love, companionship, ...
A tour through 500 years of erotica in art.
Can shared grooming deepen sensual bonds?
