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Do not buy this book for your teenage daughter
Louise Perry's YA book is a case study in how disillusioned young women are being sold traditional 'family values' alongside claims of 'feminism.' It's…
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The Oscar for being *extremely weird* to your wife goes to...
Kieran Culkin and Adrien Brody remind us that awards season is a pageant of heterosexual dysfunction. Plus: 'payback' kisses, 'cuntry,' Gavin Newsom…
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Men aren't just hot anymore—they're hot in a surprising way
The growing taxonomy of men's attractiveness tells us plenty about shifting masculine norms and the delight of unexpected attraction.
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A tradwife fraud
Plus: the 'spermapocalypse,' cashing in on breakups with brand deals, the return of Andrew Tate, and more in the weekend roundup.
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February 2025

On ‘Severance,’ desire is radicalizing—and oppressive, too
Just like in real life.
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The milk has soured
A sexy and rebellious symbol from 'Babygirl' turns mournful. Plus: celebrity gossip as alt-right pipeline, pushing women into the kitchen, and more.
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The erotic 'we' could change the world
On utopianism and new possibilities, now and for the future.
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Finding new passions
It's how we resist 'sadistic' manhood, says Judith Butler. Also: 'All Fours' TV, FKA Twig’s tradwife escape, co-parenting with Elon Musk, and more in…
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What even is love?
Considering the possibilities of 'fleeting intimacies,' erotic friendship, undefinable obsessions, and the radical potentials of sex.
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No, Gen X isn't the 'last sexy generation'
Plus: Bianca Censori's naked dress, cybertruck anger management, sad men with unearned power, and more.
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Programmed to please
'Companion' is a sci-fi thriller about a 'sex robot' who perfectly reflects the realities of being socialized as a woman.
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Antifeminists are coming for women's media (and Blake Lively)
Plus: a 2 a.m. Justin Baldoni voice memo, women saying 'no' when they feel it, essentialist 'polarity,' and more in the weekend roundup.
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