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Nudity scares people. The naked body, we've been told, should be adorned, clothed and securely shielded from civilized society. We have biblical stories and zealous lawmakers to support and enforce that notion but civilization also depends on what it fears. For artists, the nude body is ripe for investigation and exploration....MORE

The New Nudes
By Amanda Bloom

I was a college sophomore and it was my first “real” spring break—with boys and booze. We went to Fort Lauderdale, which had not sustained its fabulous ‘80s MTV image, but was cheap and still promised plenty of drunken revelry. We ended up in a cheap hotel on the wrong end of the strip. ...MORE

By John Lankford

We’ve seen love dolls hanging in porn shop windows, either screaming like a mute siren or peacefully grinning as if in a casket. Anyone who says they haven’t wondered what copulating with a love doll is like is lying. Companies keep making those masturbation aids found in millions of bedroom dressers. Who hasn’t wondered if screwing an inflatable lover would trump a trusty old vibrator? ...MORE

Puffy, Plastic Dolls Make Writer Humpy
By Jim Jones

In 1998 I went to Thailand with my friend Ben. While we were sitting around talking at a friend’s salon, one of the most beautiful men I have ever seen walked in. His name was Num and he was the owner’s ex-boyfriend. ...MORE




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