Appreciating vs. objectifying the man meat
Chris Pratt recently said he's been feeling "totally objectified" lately with all the attention on his transformation from dad bod to hot bod ... and he's totally cool with it....
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One-night stand can blossom into love – eventually, expert says
I was Facebook chatting with a friend recently when he remarked that he had been with his boyfriend for a whopping seven years. I LOL'ed and smiley-faced at him because...
The future of women in porn
In 2005, feminist Andrea Dworkin died after years of being a vocal opponent of hardcore pornography. Last month, adult film star Stoya told Huffington Post that porn was more feminist...
Playing by ‘The Rules’–20 years later
Years ago, on a slow work day, I was perusing a stack of "for grab" books at the nonprofit where I worked when I found a gem from 1995: "The...
Let’s talk about sex—before it becomes rape
I live, work and teach on a college campus, so I'm surrounded by this constant, weird energy of graceless horny sexual frustration that seems to peak between Thirsty Thursday and...
It’s OK to quit online dating
It's a little-known fact that 116 percent of all couples now meet online—or at least that is what the over-eager dude on the eHarmony commercial wants you to think. Realistically,...
Keep calm in the face of HPV
Like many middle-class white ladies in their 20s, before this summer my knowledge of human papillomavirus came from that infamous HPV-freak-out episode of "Girls." You know, the one where Hannah...
Why women laugh when you sexually assault them
A few weeks ago, British comedian Sam Pepper pulled a "prank" where he went around grabbing women's butts and then laughing and pretending it wasn't him. But one stupid, stupid...
A website for the brokenhearted
So you've just split up with the love of your life/summer/week, and you're heart broken. I get it. I've been there. OK, let's be real: I am there, and so...
How to pretend you’re not a hot mess
I just turned 29, but since I returned to grad school (thus decreasing my bank account and increasing my intake of cheap beer), I've felt kind of like a mess....