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What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure

Film

By Barbara Miller | October 18, 2019

What I Learned Talking to Strangers From Different Cultures About Intimacy, Sex and Female Pleasure

Barbara Miller on the journey she took directing her new documentary, #Female Pleasure.

Master of Sex: On James Foley and Fifty Shades Freed

Film

By Jim Hemphill | February 13, 2018

Master of Sex: On James Foley and Fifty Shades Freed

Jim Hemphill pays tribute to the director whose aptitude at portraying potent sexuality made him the ideal fit for the Fifty Shades franchise.

The Politics of Female Orgasms in Hollywood

Film

By Natalia Leite | January 16, 2018

The Politics of Female Orgasms in Hollywood

Natalia Leite explores the problematic way in which American films depict female sexual pleasure.

Death and Marriage and Sex: On Ken Russell’s Women in Love

Film

By Bruce LaBruce | December 5, 2017

Death and Marriage and Sex: On Ken Russell’s Women in Love

Bruce LaBruce delves into the queer brew that is the 1969 big-screen adaptation of one of D.H. Lawrence's great novels.

Hot Love: How Not to Cheat on Your Girlfriend on Tour with Help from Bob Seger

Music

By Dave Hill | January 2, 2017

Hot Love: How Not to Cheat on Your Girlfriend on Tour with Help from Bob Seger

Dave Hill dishes out love advice — and love songs — to the lovelorn.

Damn You, Hollywood, For These Unrealistic Expectations

Film

By Sasha Gordon | October 18, 2016

Damn You, Hollywood, For These Unrealistic Expectations

Sasha Gordon, writer-director of It Had to Be You, on those disappointing moments when life falls short of the movies.

Hot Love: How to Get Your Stoner Boyfriend in the Mood with T. Rex

Music

By Dave Hill | June 28, 2016

Hot Love: How to Get Your Stoner Boyfriend in the Mood with T. Rex

Dave Hill has even more excellent love advice — and tunes — for the lovelorn.

Was Ariana Grande’s Feminist Twitter Manifesto More Dangerous Than Her Album?

Music

By Ramona Gonzalez | May 27, 2016

Was Ariana Grande’s Feminist Twitter Manifesto More Dangerous Than Her Album?

Nite Jewel’s Ramona Gonzalez delves into Grande’s Dangerous Woman.

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang

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By Shannon Plumb | November 19, 2015

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang

When and why did we start treating children like adults? And when did men get so scared of women?

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Gaspar Noé’s Love

Film

By Terence Nance | November 6, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Gaspar Noé’s Love

Probably the only examination of this film to reference Puff Daddy, Key & Peele, MTV reality shows, Rick Alverson and Michael Bay.