For me, it is a compliment to be considered attractive and and also considered to have a cool career by a large online men's magazine such as Asylum. I genuinely appreciate being able to create content that is both educational and entertaining, an...
Read MorePause Before You Play: Bristol Palin and the "Situation" Talk Safe Sex/Abstinence
Both contestants from Dancing with the Stars, Bristol Palin and Mike Sorrentino, aka the "Situation," have teamed up on a PSA to promote both safer sex and abstinence. While typically these two messages are promoted separately, the strength in thi...
Read MoreWhy do demons always have big penises? Case Study: Tokoloshe and Boto
As an anthropologist, I am very interested in the beliefs and cultural traditions that can be encountered around the world. In many places demons, spirits, monsters and other worldly creatures are thought to wreak havoc in human lives. Many of the...
Read MoreA Night at the Nudist Museum
When the films "A Night at the Museum" were released it was difficult not to think of the incredible story that could be crafted from the "Night at the Museum of Sex". In the past few years several artists have made their presence in gallery or mu...
Read MoreThe Week in Sex: Hyper-Texting Teens Who Use the "Gateway" Drug of Oral Sex; Sex Toy Beating/Sex Toy Drive-Thru and Celebrity Voices Supporting LGBT Teens
In the past few weeks it seems like there has been an obsession with teen sexuality. From Gawker's coverage of studies linking oral sex as a "gateway" to other forms of penetrative sex to the study of this week, conducted by lead researcher Dr. Sc...
Read MoreFeminism: "I'm grateful, now please shut up"
Readers...today I have some opinions to share. While most of the posts on this blog will be oriented toward a curation of content related to sex, from time to time I'd like to share with you some of my own thoughts and sentiments. I hope you enjoy...
Read MoreFox News "Sex Remedies"
While Fox News is typically in the limelight for their right wing politics, the crux of this article is the household art of sexual suggestion. As a DIY glossary of seduction, the article promotes the following ten household items to help rev up t...
Read MoreCould it be Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD)?
According to Psychology Today, Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) can be summed up as persistent genital arousal in women, lasting anywhere between a few hours to weeks at a time, with the possibility of the sensation lasting longer. While...
Read MoreFree Porn Hotel?
It has been reported that Berth Milton Jr., the CEO of Private Media, the first adult entertainment company to obtain a public listing on the NASDAQ, is contemplating opening a chain of free luxury hotels around the world--- the catch--- all sexua...
Read MoreSex with Mila Kunis: Justin Timberlake and Natalie Portman Can Compare Notes
It seems as if sex is one of the pervasive themes in two upcoming films featuring Mila Kunis. In "Black Swan", Kunis and Natalie Portman must explore the sexual dynamic of their characters. As two of Hollywood's leading female actors it will be in...
Read MoreThe Week in Sex: Porn in Red States, Gloria Steinem's "You can't vote for people who don't vote for you" and Power, Politics and Sex Scandals from around the world
This past week's elections caused a shift in the terrain of American politics, which will have great impacts on issues relating to sex and gender. Our politics and our positions on sex are often very well tied, even in terms of our porn consumptio...
Read MoreRyan McGinley: Nudes and Animals
Ryan McGinley is a 33 year old artist who has shown at some of the biggest art institutions in the world including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, SFMOMA, PS1 and the National Portrait Gallery just to name a few highlights in his extensive exhibition ...
Read MoreBirth control pills changing who we are attracted to?
In the science of attraction, studies have examined everything from the role of scent, facial symmetry, body type and even scans of our brains to better understand how we fall in love with and who we are attracted to. Studies have suggested that o...
Read MoreSex and Design: A Pearl Necklace Meets a Aloe Sex Toy
Part of my curatorial objective is to bring visual interesting and sexual oriented items to the public's attention. Enjoy!To learn more about the Pearl Necklace: http://www.leahpiepgras.com/objects/gallery/pearlnecklace/pnbuy.phpor the Aloe Sex To...
Read MoreWomen Want Sex
Stephan Fry, a well known British celebrity, has been slammed in the press after his recent comments for an Attitude Magazine article were perceived as a denigration of female sexual desire. Fry was quoted as saying "I feel sorry for straight men....
Read MoreAre Bed Bugs Exterminating NYC's Hook-up Culture?
Beyond the normal considerations when taking on a new sexual partner, would you go home with someone if you knew their apartment was infested with bed bugs? Bed bugs have taken over New York, impacting every strata of society. While bedbugs have n...
Read MoreThe Week in Sex: Sex and Politics, 20% Less Viagra Spam and the Halloween Ready Sex Offender App "Tracker"
This week many of the articles I came across were commentaries on the intersection of politics, sexual identity, sexual ideology and orientation. From an increase in the number of openly gay officials serving under Obama to the possible election o...
Read MoreOuija Flirting?
Media publications often use Halloween as an opportunity to publish content about the occult, superstitions and the forever sexualized space of the "dark arts." The accusation of "witchcraft" has been used for centuries as a tool to demonized woma...
Read MorePrison Sex: Lawsuit Against Guard Who Paid Inmate to Receive Oral Sex
In popular culture, prison often conjures ideas of non-consensual sex between inmates. Within this dynamic of human rights abuses, issues such as the transmission of STIs and HIV are dramatically increased. This not only impacts the prison populat...
Read MoreAre the brands you like the best predictor in successful dating? Case study: Apple and Groupon
Would you date someone just because they have a similar brand aesthetic? For some Apple users the answer is a resounding, YES! The premise of a new site, Cupidtino, is that is you are a die hard Apple "fanboy" or "fangirl" you are more likely to h...
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