A Kept Man
Ask yourself this question: What is the masculine form of the word “mistress?” Can you think of an answer? I couldn’t. Technically, there isn’t one. A male, extra-marital, long-term lover doesn’t have...
View ArticleThe New Model Husband
I like the sound of this trend: The good news first: Betsey Stevenson, a professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania, predicts the rise of the “hedonic marriage,” in which...
View ArticleDating While Racist
Robin Hanson, as is his wont, finds a third-rail and grabs it with both hands. I’m posting most of it because it is hard to take any one of these paragraphs out of context: So dating is our last refuge...
View ArticleHow To Make Sex Better
Sex, on its own, in the wild, natural and unadorned, is still complicated. Don’t believe me? Look at a peacock or a bird of paradise. Salmon die after they procreate. Sea slugs penis joust. Now throw...
View ArticleWhat about Babci?
Each post this week serves a dual purpose: an exploration of the topic at hand as well as a re-introduction to big ideas this blog will be grappling with. My Polish grandmother (aka Babci) regularly...
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