Introducing the 2026 Playboy Gen Z Sex Survey

We asked 2,373 young Americans ages 18-29 about sex, dating and desire—here's what they said.

Published on The Playboy Reader • Sep 22

Exiting the Casino

The casino-ification of our culture and the algorithmic lure of fulfillment.

Sep 10 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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July 2026

You're Allowed to Be Horny

Notes on fearing desire and chasing connection//Advice for Our Sexual Culture Part VII

Jul 22 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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Want to Have More Sex? Move to New York.

Sure, there's a sex recession. But the NYC Bachelor is doing just fine.

Published on The Playboy Reader • Jul 16

June 2026

Who Killed Heterosexuality?

Notes on the litigation phase of heterosexuality.

Jun 30 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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May 2026

Do Unstylish Men Deserve Love?

Advice for Our Sexual Culture: swag gaps, the flightiness of contemporary dating and re-entering a world of desire.

May 28 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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Advice for Our Sexual Culture Returns

I'm bringing my advice column back for spring/summer 2026!

May 6 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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April 2026

In Defense of the Pickup Artist

Incel this, manosphere that—let's keep the lost art of actually trying.

Published on The Playboy Reader • Apr 30

The Bimbo Paradox

For years, people claimed being a bimbo was empowering. Does Bryon Noem think so?

Apr 9 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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March 2026

Don't Let the Gooners Get You Down

Desire Digest 0013: the post-Olympics sexual response and the rebranding of cheating as "ethical discretion"

Mar 3 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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February 2026

The Most Beautiful Corpse on the Livestream

Clavicular and the nihilism of looksmaxxing.

Feb 19 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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Selling the Sex Recession

What does Valentine's Day mean in an increasingly single world?

Feb 11 • Magdalene J. Taylor

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