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Longtime MSP readers will know that we are big fans of Clarisse Thorn‘s writing: she intelligently tackles important sex topics such as BDSM, sexual submission, open relationships, and sex-positivity. So we of course were super-excited when her book, Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser, came out (available on Amazon and Smashwords and in paperback). Clarisse [...]
Sex at Dawn (available on Amazon) is one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read in a while… and I read a lot. I feel that it’d be difficult to do this book justice, as it covers an expansive range of topics related to human sexuality, so I’ll try to summarize its main points and [...]
As promised, here is my review of The Epidemic: The Epidemic: A Global History of AIDS promises two things in its title: to explore HIV/AIDS both from a global and from an historical perspective. This promise of comprehensive coverage is met with aplomb as Engel takes us on a dizzying tour of the trajectory of [...]
“Communication is the key to great sex.” If I had a nickel for every time I heard this…well, insert your favorite joke here. But it’s true. We humans are complicated social animals who require linguistic transparency and precision to get the quality of connection with others that we want. However, I find it frustrating how [...]
The novel Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente is a beautiful exploration of desire: not only sexual longing, but also the yearning for a home, a family, a place to belong. Briefly, it’s about a sexually transmitted city.
I came well prepared for my trans-Pacific flight back to Melbourne last week: fully charged Nintendo DS, travel pillow, and several books. I was in the mood to read, but what book should I choose? Do I pull out the chaste Agatha Christie novel, or The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex? The seat next to [...]
Given the rapid increase in sex toy availability during the past decade, it’s perhaps no surprise that many women and men ask me questions about how to choose the right sex toy, especially when it comes to the materials that sex toys are made of. There are at least three issues that I’d recommend taking [...]
Regular readers of MSP and the sex columns I write for Kinsey Confidential, Time Out Chicago, Men’s Health, Velocity and Cheeky Chicago may recall how much I like – or at least how often I’ve recommended – The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex. I even wrote a review of it for MSP more than a year [...]
Not long ago I was asked by journalist Jenna Bergen to chime in on a sex-related magazine article she was writing. In our email exchange, I noticed that her email signature line indicated that she was the author of “Your Big Fat Boyfriend: How to Stay Thin When Dating a Diet Disaster” – a title that sent me to her [...]
Loading ...Longtime MSP readers will know that we are big fans of Clarisse Thorn‘s writing: she intelligently tackles important sex topics such as BDSM, sexual submission, open relationships, and sex-positivity. So we of course were super-excited when her book, Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser, came out (available on Amazon and Smashwords and in paperback). Clarisse [...]
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