A Conversation with Xuanlin Tham, Author of Revolutionary Desires
June 25, 2025
“In terms of what made me want to write the book, the simple answer is that I was really annoyed about the way people talk about the sex scene.”
The Other Side of The Boot: DomCon Dispatch #2
June 14, 2025
“I chat with two doms who have been in the scene for decades, and they tell me their mission is never to damage anyone. “A little pain, sure. But never damage.”
Big Red Sub: DomCon Dispatch #1
June 7, 2025
“Everyone knows each other, knows the culture, knows the wardrobe (sexy leather and latex), and I’m here like a hayseed in my stupid-ass light wash jeans.”
A Conversation with Magdalene J. Taylor, Playboy’s New Senior Editor
May 14, 2025
“One specific sexual element I’m going to try so hard to get back into the magazine: we need to bring back the bush.”
‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review
May 12, 2025
“What’s most interesting and enjoyable to me about The Ugly Stepsister sits beyond the Cinderella-parody and allegorical reflections on Ozempic and rhinoplasties.”
Hyper-femininity, Transaction and ‘Showgirls’ with Carlee
April 7, 2025
A conversation with Carlee Gomes
‘Chasing Chasing Amy’ Review
January 2, 2025
“Chasing Chasing Amy is most moving when it’s about making sense of the stories that allowed us to make sense of ourselves.”
“Secret Keeper”: On Uncanny Adolescence and Lake Mungo
December 18, 2024
“Lake Mungo makes tangible one of the most isolating and harrowing discoveries of adulthood: you cannot be fully understood as you by anyone.”
‘Sweetheart Deal’ Review
December 13, 2024
“At moments, Sweetheart Deal allows us into such deeply vulnerable moments that I fear an almost exploitative flavor. Is this, though, my own bias?”
TIFF ’24 ‘Anora’ Review
December 9, 2024
“Ani is hustling until she’s suddenly seemingly swept up by Vanya in all earnestness, with little signal as to why or how.”