The Sexual Misery of the Arab World

From the article in the NY Times:

Today sex is a great paradox in many countries of the Arab world: One acts as though it doesn’t exist, and yet it determines everything that’s unspoken. Denied, it weighs on the mind by its very concealment. Although women are veiled, they are at the center of our connections, […]

No easy answers on this issue

While I am against censorship, I am also concerned about many of the issues raised here in this article, particularly the effect this is having on young minds…

From an article about a new documentary:

When eighteen-year-old Jake had his first sexual experience three years ago, he believed all the readily-available porn he watched had prepared him […]

The Art of Sexting – New article from The Book of Life

From article:

One of the big ongoing misconceptions we have is that sex might be something that happens in our bodies – when, of course, sex is overwhelmingly an intellectual business rooted in the mind. Orgasm is a psychological phenomenon.

Perhaps nothing proves this so well as the business of sexting, a fascinating and deeply creative activity […]

Millennials mobile addiction and “nomophobia”

From article:

The advent of widespread Internet has drastically altered every society that has gained access to it. However, this new world of nearly endless connection has started to interrupt the foundation of communication—that of face-to-face connection and interaction….

The next time you are in a restaurant or any other public space, take a look around at […]

Quote of the Day – February 10 2016

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

Anatole France

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Quote of the Day – February 9 2016

Two quotes today. Because I can!

“The most ignorant of all people is a person who is self assured in his or her premature decisions.”

Auliq Ice

“Hard it is to suffer through stupid people. They make you feel sorry for them, and if your sorrow is as great as your hurt, you will allow them to go […]

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What I’m reading… ‘The New Rules’ by Catherine Hakim

Could the web now be changing the very nature of the relationship between the sexes?

Dr Catherine Hakim is a pioneering British social scientist and author.

Currently, she is Professorial Research Fellow at Civitas, the London think tank.

From Amazon:

Gathering together the candid confessions of people who have played away using websites dedicated to married affairs, the ground-breaking […]

Isn’t the web becoming a friendly place?

The original has been removed by me.

Why?

Yesterday I posted an excerpt from another blog with a clear link to that blog and now the ‘author’ of that post accuses me of plagiarism on twitter.

Huh?

After she sent me a rather insulting email, totally ignoring the fact that a twelve year old would see I took NO […]

Face it: Monogamy is unnatural

Kristen Stewart, Ryan Phillippe, LeAnn Rimes, Jude Law, Mark Sanford and Bill Clinton. What do they have in common?

Many are quick to label a person who strays from his or her marriage or relationship as a “cheater,” but it’s really not that simple. It’s time for our culture to wake up and smell […]

Inflame her to venery with wanton kisses: The Joy of Sex, 1684-style

From the article:

“A first edition of an early English sex manual, a 17th-century work that discourses on everything from “the use and actions of the genitals” to “monstrous births, and the reasons thereof”, is going on sale this weekend….
“Books of this type were very heavily used, and most copies were read out of existence; thus […]

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