Dispatches from the front lines of sexual culture; essays from deep inside it.
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A Sauna Reading at Bathhouse Brooklyn
You heard me—I’m hosting another sauna reading.
This time, I’m teaming up with Bathhouse for our steamiest salon yet: a poolside literary reading on Saturday, June 20th (one week from today.) It’s at their new Atlantic Ave Location in Bro...
Molly Crabapple finds the pleasure in politics
Molly Crabapple, photographed by M. Galperina
Molly Crabapple and I met while doing graffiti with a mutual friend: three women in her art-filled Manhattan loft, stirring a gluey pot of wheatpaste like a witches’ brew. Later, it would be us...
Pleasure-Seeking’s next (and wildest) event
If you know me in real life, you may have heard whispers: Pleasure-Seeking is having another event, and it’s our biggest and wildest one yet.
On Saturday, April 25th, we’re taking over a sprawling performance space in Chelsea and transform...
Six predictions for sex in 2026
All January, I’ve been asking people about their New Year’s resolutions—specifically, whether any of them involve sex. It’s the kind of question that throws people—both because it’s personal, and because so many resolutions are designed to...
Gay sex, but make it fashion
Hi guys! I’m writing to you with another Quick & Dirty, my news roundup on desire and culture. I’m not going to paywall it, but if you choose to upgrade your subscription on this post, I’ll donate the proceeds toward Minneapolis-based mutua...
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I write about sexuality and culture for The New York Times, W, and more. Creator of Pleasure-Seeking, a newsletter about desire.
Artist and author of Drawing Blood and Brothers of the Gun (with Marwan Hisham).
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