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'Liberation' in the marital bed

'Liberation' in the marital bed

A close read of the 'Babygirl' script. Also: 'befuddled beta males,' AI-generated Luigi Mangione thirst traps, and more in the weekend roundup.

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A scene from ‘Babygirl.’ Screenshot: A24

Happy Sunday. Happy New Year.

Damn, here we are. I’m looking forward to holding hands through it all.

In this first weekend roundup of 2025, we’ve got full-throated desires, “our silly little existences,” the politics of sexual liberation, and much more.

To the links…

Lindsay Byron
reminds folks who are complaining about the rise of nudity on Substack: “There is nothing anti-intellectual about sexuality.”

Even Eva Mendes, married to Ryan Gosling, loves an All Fours escape. Heterosexuality is doomed.

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