Culture of Love
The great tradition
Our attitudes towards love and sex have been shaped by centuries of erotic cultural outpouring. The result, argues Boyd Tonkin, is a curious ambivalence
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Inside Culture of Love
Quit hankering after the One Big Love
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Liz Hoggard: When it comes to relationships, life doesn't always work out as planned
Big Think: The Steam-Powered, Coal-Fired Vibrator
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
The 'Technology of Orgasm' author, Rachel Maines, recounts the outrageous history of female genital 'manipulators,' from water-powered turbines to the contraption called the Chattanooga.
The G-Spot and other myths about sex
Monday, 4 January 2010
No sex please, we're British. As tight-lipped as the average person is about discussing sex, there are loads of rumours about the act - probably stemming from the playground - which seem to have worked their way into the mainstream.
A brief guide to erotic fiction
Friday, 12 June 2009
From the tender to the grotesque, throughout history, erotic literature has offered us a private space in which to celebrate and contemplate the intricate workings of human sexuality. Here, we explore some of the key works of this genre. Click the image on the right to launch.
Sleeping Around: Eternal Sunshine?
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Apparently, scientists may soon be able to erase fear and trauma from patients' minds. The technology is meant to help people cure phobias such as a fear of spiders, but my mind immediately turned to wiping out of the pain of failed relationships, 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'-style.
Taboo-busting writer sets Germany abuzz
Friday, 17 October 2008
Tony Paterson: Scandalous novel about sex, personal hygiene and almost every conceivable part of the female anatomy has taken the Teutonic literary world by storm.
The man who invented sex
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Harold Robbins was the man who invented sex. Not the actual act, nor its literary depiction, but the way it was represented in mass-market fiction. The "godfather of the airport novel" if not the creator of the bonkbuster changed the face of post-war popular fiction with steamy tales such as The Betsy, The Lonely Lady, The Pirate and his 1961 classic, The Carpetbaggers.
The facts of life: the culture of love
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
In 2002, the American Film Institute named the 1942 classic Casablanca as the greatest movie love story. Gone With The Wind came in second place, followed by West Side Story.
Romance inc.: Why the love industry flourishes
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Without our insatiable appetite for romantic love, a large part of the mainstream economy would bump and grind to a halt. Luckily, finds Sophie Morris, the downturn hasn't affected the love industry yet
Culture scene: Delbert Mann's TV movie of Marty
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
An ordinary Joe breaks the mould for 1950s romance
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