lady stuff
I Went to a Nude Comedy Show and Learned to Accept My Body
You know how people say you can calm your nerves by imagining everyone in the audience naked? That's exactly what this was like.
Casual Sex Made Me Feel Manipulated, Until I Learned to Ask for What I Want
People sent me a lot of hate mail after I wrote about not giving blowjobs, but it took me a lot of time and bad sexual experiences before I figured out what I want out of sex, and how to get it.
I Love Men Because I Hate Myself
One woman's typical odyssey of bad boyfriends, anorexia, and feeling uncomfortable around men.
Female Comedians Tell Their Best (and Worst) Period Stories
"When I got my first period, my mom got me a basset hound Bobblehead doll."
Suggestions for New Bras in the Age of the 'Bionic Bra'
Some Australians invented a "bionic bra," so we decided to throw a few more bra ideas out there and see what sticks.
Will Wearing Makeup During a Pregnancy Make Your Baby Dumb?
You also could be potentially screwing your kid up if you eat cheese, sleep on your back, or go in a hot tub while pregnant.
Should Women Get Days off Work During Their Period?
There's an ongoing debate about the merits of "menstrual leave"—basically, getting a few extra sick days for when you're on the rag.
This Pregnant Londoner Just Told Off a Crowd of Pro-Life Protesters
They were harassing visitors to an abortion clinic.
A Woman in Japan Was Arrested for Distributing a 3-D Mold of Her Vagina
Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi used the 3-D mold to create the world's first "vagina kayak." Now she's facing obscenity charges for it.
The Most Intimate Sense: Notes from a Fragrant Book Party
Master perfumer Mandy Aftel delighted us during the party for her new book, Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent. “Scent is about luxury,” she says. “It’s tied to emotion and memory, to the irrational.”