Issue No. 10 | Spring Awakenings
In Full Bloom
Change is in the air. The days are getting longer, leaves are sprouting, babies are being born (hi Edgar!), students are graduating, windows are opened wide, and everyone is showing a little more skin. This month we celebrate the season with a suite of stories about rebirth, renewal, and self-discovery—sexual, political, and cultural. Let a thousand (very suggestive) flowers bloom.
Monologue
Sasha Grey: ‘I’m Still Developing As a Sexual Being’
The former adult-film star on female sexuality, BDSM, and giving herself permission to change her mind.
Cuban Revolutions
The independent music scene in Cuba is ready to move the country beyond state-sanctioned music agencies.
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Mixtape
Spring Awakenings Mixtape
5 Parts | 50 min Sex, lies, and a clitoris gone AWOL.
Adapted: The Awakening
A young, married woman, unsettled in her domestic sphere, takes the plunge into a new life.
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Carnal Knowledge
Public service announcements for the sexual education you didn’t get in school.
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It Might As Well Be Spring
It could be nice to fall in love during springtime in New York. On second thought, it could also be awful.
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Off Topic
Fit to Be Tied
From swipe to submission, or how I learned to stop worrying and go to a dom.
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Off Topic
Born Again
“Rebirth therapy” was meant to help a troubled girl start over, but it ended her life instead.
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Off Topic
They Don’t Do Sadness
In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, the teenage cast of Spring Awakening prepares to take the stage.
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Off Topic
Where Spring Breaks Eternal
Five days at the Lani Kai, a resort in Fort Myers, Florida where spring break has been going strong for over two decades.
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It Gets Harder
4 Parts | 13 min Swipe right for messy feelings.
The Hustle of Financial Domination
Taking over a man’s bank account or receiving copious gift cards sounds like easy money, but the dominatrixes will tell you, it’s a grind.
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