In an upcoming episode of Max‘s Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That…, Kristin Davis‘ Charlotte pauses to take stock of her life in the wake of several personal setbacks. “What happened?” she asks with some dismay, before declaring, “I have got to get back to me.” …
Read More »'The Idol' Is More Toxic and Way Worse Than You've Heard
Memo to showrunners: When in doubt about your lead character, just cut to her masturbating while choking herself. It’s a little past the halfway mark of the first episode of The Idol — the HBO series about the pressure chamber of pop stardom from the minds of Abel “The Weeknd” …
Read More »Feeling Bad About Your Body? Many Gay Men Point to Grindr
On any given day, Matt Potts opens up Grindr to a menu of bodies spread on a gridded map around him. Torsos, headshots, and ass pics — many looking for a hot hookup. If Potts is in the mood, he’ll sometimes filter for weight, height, and body type.From there, he’ll …
Read More »When You Try to Watch Pornhub in Utah, You See Me Instead. Here's Why
It’s a bad week to be an adult porn consumer in Utah, but it’s a great time to be a teenager. The state launched a new law requiring users to verify their ages via uploading their licenses or other invasive procedures. Without proof of age, they can’t watch porn. In …
Read More »Lizzy Caplan Is Not Gonna Be Ignored
Lizzy Caplan is lying. Well, let’s rephrase that: Lizzy Caplan is selectively truth-telling. Lounging in a gray Texas Longhorns T-shirt and yellow-green leggings, Caplan has such a stripped-down, let’s-talk-about-it approachability, you would think we were having a late-night sleepover chat instead of a cross-continental Zoom. But before I tell you …
Read More »'Obsession' May Be Netflix's Kinkiest Series Yet
William is a highly successful pediatric surgeon, a little uptight but living a good life with his family in London. But from the moment he locks eyes with Anna, standing across the room at a lavish party, he’s doomed. He knows it. We know it. The fun ofObsession, a new …
Read More »Sex, Money, and Power: The Rise and Fall of Tennis Great Boris Becker
An early scene in Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, a new two-part documentary about the German tennis great who famously won Wimbledon at the age of 17 before going down like the Hindenburg, encapsulates what’s made the athlete such a controversial figure. Ion Tiriac, a Romanian businessman who …
Read More »Netflix Cancels 'Sex/Life' After Two Seasons
Netflix chose celibacy on Friday when it canceled the drama series Sex/Life after two seasons. The show first premiered in 2021 with an eight-episode debut, followed by six additional episodes in its second season, which arrived on the streaming service in March. Sex/Life followed Billie (Sarah Shahi), a mother of …
Read More »Is Reality-TV Sex Safe?
After weeks and weeks of rose ceremonies, one-on-one dates, competitions, and getting to know each other in fleeting moments, the stars of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette narrow down all of the remaining contestants to their three favorite people. Then they take turns spending the night together in what the …
Read More »Netflix's 'Sex/Life' Is Back to Satisfy Your Softcore Desires
As the first season of Netflix’s Sex/Life wrapped up, our heroine Billie (Sarah Shahi) found herself in a bit of a pickle. On the one hand, she had Cooper (Mike Vogel), her drop-dead gorgeous, chiseled husband, a great father to her two small children with a lucrative job that was …
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