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The Pursuit of Male Friendship is Horrifying
With "Friendship" and "The Rehearsal," today's media representations of male friendship and sense of belonging are both labelled comedies. Why, then…
May 21
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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What Is the "Sexual Wellness" Industry Trying to Tell Us?
From Kourtney Kardashian's new "intimacy" gummies to a luxe "sensual body care" brand, consumer goods are signalling that our desires are dictated by…
May 15
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Men and Women Still Don't Get Each Other. But Aren't We Supposed to Try?
Some notes on my new gig at Playboy.
May 1
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Men and Women Still Don't Get Each Other. But Aren't We Supposed to Try?
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April 2025
"When did sl*t-shaming come back? Did it ever leave?"
Advice for Our Sexual Culture Part VI: young neo-Puritans, the "half your age plus 7" rule, dead bedrooms and the problem with feeling "valid"
Apr 15
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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"When did sl*t-shaming come back? Did it ever leave?"
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'White Lotus' and the Pain of Desire
The third season of Mike White's hit HBO drama understood something about our struggles to dominate our wants, be they sexual or otherwise.
Apr 8
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Main Character Energy
Our romantic lives are often guided by a digitally-imposed need to be the main character, to live "for the plot." What if the story isn't our own?
Apr 1
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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March 2025
Social Media's Pornographic Subterfuge
Desire Digest 008: Not another Sabrina Carpenter essay, why IG models are lying about having Down syndrome and some thoughts on "Adolescence."
Mar 27
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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“Why Does Everything Feel So Sexual If We’re All So Sexless?”
Advice for Our Sexual Culture Part V: the decline of first date etiquette, the physical progression of an adult virgin relationship and more.
Mar 21
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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“Why Does Everything Feel So Sexual If We’re All So Sexless?”
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Reject the Digital Dating Panopticon
Stories of young men like Harry Sisson dating several women at a time continue to circulate. Is this culture of romantic surveillance doing us any good?
Mar 19
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Advice for Our Sexual Culture: Part IV
Answering your questions on keeping your fantasies hidden, the problem with men's sex toys, online crushes and whether a better sex life will really…
Mar 12
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Advice for Our Sexual Culture: Part IV
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Even Our Sex Scandals Are Sexless
Desire Digest 007: Elon Musk and natalism's IVF problem, notes on boudoir shoots and whether Hollywood still serves as a cultural barometer
Mar 5
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Even Our Sex Scandals Are Sexless
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February 2025
Advice for Our Sexual Culture: Part III
Answering your questions on how often a single young man should have sex, judgement around non-monogamy, not liking the women who like you and just…
Feb 26
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Advice for Our Sexual Culture: Part III
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