Secrets of the world's No. 1 adult film star, or why I'll never clean my upholstery again. First of two parts.

When good girls grow up to be bad girls, their mothers indulge in maternal hysteria. The lucky moms then get book contracts.

Polls show both Democratic Senate candidates running well against the Republican. But there are some ominous signs

Our judges discuss their favorite (and least favorite) finalists -- and the delicate art of erotic writing

Podcast hosts Corinne Fisher & Krystyna Hutchinson discuss sex, slut-shaming and what "comedy with a purpose" means

“Men actually think this girl exists," protagonist Amy Dunne muses while damning society for the "cool girl" burden

Sometimes, you've just got to tell it like it is

For all her words about shrews and muskrats, at heart Annie Dillard's work is a record of her search for God.

According to some, Jamie Clayton is better at being a woman than most biological females.

POTW

Vice publishes a sexual brag, but it's not the content that's so horrifying

French sex symbol Ludivine Sagnier on passion, perversion and her new film "A Girl Cut in Two." (Please, don't call it a porn movie.)

Twenty-eight writers try to figure out what we want from our ex-lovers.

The country becomes afraid and my alienation begins to fade.

Inspirational songs and ads want us to believe we're all model-perfect—but can't we be empowered without beauty?