sexuality

Read James Joyce’s Absolutely Filthy Letters To His Wife Nora Barnacle

These are the last thing you would expect from the author of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses.

By Wyatt Redd • Jul 14, 2017

Read James Joyce’s Absolutely Filthy Letters To His Wife Nora Barnacle

These are the last thing you would expect from the author of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses.

By Wyatt Redd • July 14, 2017

“The Modern Young Girl Is A Delight”: Flapper Fashion Of The Jazz Age

Flapper fashion meant embracing your freedom from constrictive corsetry and flaunting the luxurious designs of the Jazz Age.

By Kellen Perry • Jul 11, 2017

“The Modern Young Girl Is A Delight”: Flapper Fashion Of The Jazz Age

Flapper fashion meant embracing your freedom from constrictive corsetry and flaunting the luxurious designs of the Jazz Age.

By Kellen Perry • July 11, 2017

The French Postcard: The Early 20th Century Equivalent Of “Playboy”

The turn of the 20th century brought with it a number of changes. The French Postcard was just one of many responses to them.

By Erin Kelly • May 8, 2017

The French Postcard: The Early 20th Century Equivalent Of “Playboy”

The turn of the 20th century brought with it a number of changes. The French Postcard was just one of many responses to them.

By Erin Kelly • May 8, 2017

Inside The Book That 19th Century Experts Used To Diagnose And Explain Sexual Deviancy

The late 19th century ceded a lot of authority to scientific ways of viewing the world — and "Psychopathia Sexualis" is an apt example.

By All That's Interesting • May 4, 2017

Inside The Book That 19th Century Experts Used To Diagnose And Explain Sexual Deviancy

The late 19th century ceded a lot of authority to scientific ways of viewing the world — and "Psychopathia Sexualis" is an apt example.

By All That's Interesting • May 4, 2017

China’s New Sex Education Curriculum Promotes Slew Of Progressive Values

China is pushing a new progressive sexual education curriculum and some parents are not too happy about it.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 8, 2017

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China’s New Sex Education Curriculum Promotes Slew Of Progressive Values

China is pushing a new progressive sexual education curriculum and some parents are not too happy about it.

By All That's Interesting • March 8, 2017

Why Learning The History Of Porn Matters, According To Experts

My grandma likes to tell me that things were different — better — back in her day. There were no Kardashians, nice pretty girls didn’t cover themselves in tattoos, and people certainly weren’t as sex-crazed as these horny, internet-porn-fueled millennials. But after a trip to New York’s Museum of Sex...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 6, 2017

Why Learning The History Of Porn Matters, According To Experts

My grandma likes to tell me that things were different — better — back in her day. There were no Kardashians, nice pretty girls didn’t cover themselves in tattoos, and people certainly weren’t as sex-crazed as these horny, internet-porn-fueled millennials. But after a trip to New York’s Museum of Sex...

By All That's Interesting • March 6, 2017

The Ins And Outs Of Victorian Dating

In spite or perhaps because of the value placed on chastity, the Victorians took flirting to a new level of crazy.

By Abby Norman • Feb 22, 2017

The Ins And Outs Of Victorian Dating

In spite or perhaps because of the value placed on chastity, the Victorians took flirting to a new level of crazy.

By Abby Norman • February 22, 2017

What We Loved This Week, Sept. 11 – 17

What it’s really like to be Amish, fascinating World War II facts, behind-the-scenes with The Beatles, vintage adult advertisements, and what it looks like to be 100. Vintage Adult Advertisements That Now Look Both Quaint And Offensive In the decades before the internet became commonplace, smut and the ads that...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 16, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Sept. 11 – 17

What it’s really like to be Amish, fascinating World War II facts, behind-the-scenes with The Beatles, vintage adult advertisements, and what it looks like to be 100. Vintage Adult Advertisements That Now Look Both Quaint And Offensive In the decades before the internet became commonplace, smut and the ads that...

By All That's Interesting • September 16, 2016

How David Bowie Shattered — And Perpetuated — Rock Star Stereotypes

When David Bowie died earlier this year, the world lost one of the most dynamic musicians of the 20th century. Bowie pushed the boundaries of music, fame, and gender throughout his career, establishing himself in pop culture history not just as an acclaimed musician, but perhaps as one of the...

By Abby Norman • Aug 31, 2016

How David Bowie Shattered — And Perpetuated — Rock Star Stereotypes

When David Bowie died earlier this year, the world lost one of the most dynamic musicians of the 20th century. Bowie pushed the boundaries of music, fame, and gender throughout his career, establishing himself in pop culture history not just as an acclaimed musician, but perhaps as one of the...

By Abby Norman • August 31, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jun. 5 – 11

Vintage New York photos from the 1970s and 1980s, 21 truly bizarre sex facts, a photographer shoots his own eye, what American Muslims actually look like, and the life of 21st century cowboys. Photographer Captures Life In New York In The 1970s and 1980s Photographer Robert Herman has been capturing...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 10, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jun. 5 – 11

Vintage New York photos from the 1970s and 1980s, 21 truly bizarre sex facts, a photographer shoots his own eye, what American Muslims actually look like, and the life of 21st century cowboys. Photographer Captures Life In New York In The 1970s and 1980s Photographer Robert Herman has been capturing...

By All That's Interesting • June 10, 2016