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Leaves of Ass: The Legendary Whitman Nudes

In the early 1880s, the painter Thomas Eakins took numerous photographs of nude models as figure studies for his curriculum at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. This collection of photos is commonly known as “The Naked Series.” People of different ages and body types were represented, including Eakins himself and several of his students. Many of the models […]

The Gentleman’s Guide to Proper Dick Pic Etiquette

The invention of photography has given us the ability to take snapshots of real bodies in real time. People have been taking nude photographs since the invention of the daguerreotype in the 1830s. Erotic photos were very clandestine throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, although not as rare as we like to think. Our forebears were doing the same […]

Cum From a Place of Love

Many people refer to sex as “making love,” but this is often applied exclusively to couples. Solo sex should also be considered “making love” to one’s self, yet many men still think of masturbation as just an itch they need to scratch because they’re horny. Even among masturbation enthusiasts, there is often a disconnection between the penis and the heart. […]

Getting Back in Touch with Yourself

We live in a fast-paced, high-stress society full of distractions. Technology has allowed everyone to be tuned in to everything at any given moment. Our attention spans are shorter than ever, and our consumption of media has become increasingly rapid. We are always pulled into the latest thing: news stories, politics, mindless entertainment. This information overload can take a toll […]