Sex

City Life

Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Marked the End of Casual Sex?

Not long after the virus first hit, I was in a committed relationship, so casual sex wasn’t really an issue. When the relationship ended, though, […]

City Life

Sex in Boston 2016: This Is How We Do It

Now more than ever, Bostonians’ sexual identities, mores, and mating habits have become fluid. Confessions from the front lines of our secret sexual revolution.

City Life

Boston Sex, By the Numbers

See the results of our survey.

City Life

Two Boston Singles Gripe About Hookup Culture

A little game of he said, she said.

City Life

An Inside Look at Boston’s Campus Sex Culture

People date, but not so much seeking a romantic relationship as to say, “I want to verify publicly that I’m not just seeing this person […]

City Life

Six Tips for Hosting and Attending BDSM Parties in Boston

Boston is home to plenty of bondage enthusiasts—most highly educated, and many working for startups and universities. Take Adam,* for instance. By day, he works […]

City Life

This Man Is a Sex Machine

How did Jon Gross, a middle-aged New England plumbing-supplies salesman, become America’s king of swingers?

City Life

Sex and the Single Monk

In 2011, a community of Buddhist monks in Lowell announced plans to build a large, grand temple. The structure would signal that the city’s Cambodian Americans had at last entered the mainstream. Then came accusations of financial impropriety and political backstabbing. And then came a secretly recorded video of a monk having sex.

Arts & Entertainment

The Best and Worst of 2012 Pop Culture

Film Photo by Claire Folger via Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Best Argo A picture written and directed by Academy Award winner Ben Affleck (The Town, […]

City Life

Helen Gurley Brown, Sexy to the End

Photo courtesy of Library of Congress/John Bottega Helen Gurley Brown, the longtime head of Cosmopolitan magazine, died yesterday at age 90. She was a sashaying […]

City Life

In the Wake of Jerry Sandusky

After the verdict came down in the Jerry Sandusky case, Linda Kelly, the Pennsylvania State Attorney General, stood before the assembled press and said something […]

City Life

Queer Heterosexuals at the Pride Parade

Boston Pride wraps up this weekend, and I’ve been thinking about the crowd of people the annual event attracts. A recent study lends fire to […]

City Life

The Horrors and Pleasures of Sex on the T

Oh, the things that happen on the T. For instance: According to Universal Hub, back in July 2004, a man ejaculated on a woman’s pants […]

City Life

Do Say Gay

I have married friends who apparently become “unmarried” as soon as they enter Texas. Why? They’re gay. Fortunately, when same-sex spouses come to Massachusetts, they […]

City Life

Sex of the Future: Robot Prostitutes

Yup, you read that right. Robotic sex workers, by 2050. And while such speculation is intriguing philosophically*, I doubt it would work. I’m not saying […]