Culture Mythbusting: What Gay Men Really Do In Bed A study hopes to propose a more nuanced picture of what gay men actually do in bed.Amanda HessMar 11, 2023
Articles Pure Imagination David Edwards was several glasses of wine deep when he floated the idea to a couple of friends. It was the kind of absurd statement that...Emily WallaceAmanda HessJun 03, 2012
Articles IUDs Are 20 Times As Effective as the Pill, So Why Aren't More Women Using Them? The IUD is 20 times better at preventing pregnancy than the pill, the patch, and the ring.Amanda HessMay 26, 2012
Articles What Drivers Really Think About Bikers: The History and Psychology of Sharing the Road I always wondered why it was so difficult for drivers to just pay attention and not be assholes. Then I got a car.Amanda HessMay 24, 2012
Articles Parenting Makes You Happy—If You're a Dad A new study claims that parenting is associated with happiness—but it's largely married, older dads who are reaping the psychological benefits.Amanda HessMay 23, 2012
She Got It From Her Mama: How We're Turning Into Our Moms, and Loving It This Mother's Day, our favorite female writers flip "I'm turning into my mother!" on its head.Amanda HessMay 21, 2012
Articles The Anti-Mother's Day: How My Parent Taught Me to Subvert the 'Mom' Stereotype My mom loves being a parent, but she has always hated being a "mom."Amanda HessMay 13, 2012
Articles Ethical Style: Vogue's Ban on Underage, Unhealthy Models Won't Solve Its Image Problem Vogue's Ban on Underage Too-Thin Models It's easy for Vogue to check every model's ID. It's a lot more difficult to start checking the egos of the magazine's own photographers and editors.Jessica De JesusAmanda HessMay 12, 2012
Articles Babies Start Acting Racist Before They Can Talk A new study highlights one aspect of raising a healthy infant that a lot of expectant parents overlook: A diverse peer group.Amanda HessMay 07, 2012
Articles Hard-Headed: 4 Out of 5 Bike Share Riders Don't Wear Helmets Urban bike sharing programs hope to make road cycling more accessible to casual riders. The challenge is getting them to bike like pros.Amanda HessMay 03, 2012
Articles Live Chat: Sex, Gender, and Girls Join us for a chat about sex and gender issues in HBO's most-talked-about new show.Amanda HessMay 02, 2012
Articles How to Ditch Happily-Ever-After and Build Your Own Romantic Narrative It's important for us to build alternative romantic narratives for ourselves, ones that conform more closely to our lives as we want to live them.Liz MamontAmanda HessApr 29, 2012
Articles America Has the Saltiest Fast Food in the World American Chicken McNuggets are more than twice as salty as British ones.Amanda HessApr 18, 2012
Articles Dry T-Shirt Contest: I Sniffed Armpit Stains at a Pseudoscientific Singles 'Pheromone Party' I bought a new white T-shirt, slept in it for three consecutive nights, sealed it in a Ziploc bag, then paid $30 to let men sniff my scent.Amanda HessApr 11, 2012
Articles Bytox: Can This Patch Prevent a Hangover? If the patch works, what sort of nightmare would I be living had I not applied it?Liz MamontAmanda HessApr 07, 2012
Articles Dealbreaker: He's a Prostitute That night, I took a tour of Craigslist, clicking at its blue links until they all turned purple. I read all of his ads. He did more than "hang out."Liz MamontAmanda HessApr 07, 2012
Articles Sustainable Goods Go Hollywood With 'Green Product Placement' A new company attempts to harness product placement's subliminal power for good.Amanda HessApr 06, 2012