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We Know Your Secret Sex Fantasy—Do You?

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  Not that one. A *new* one. Hey, cutie. Just wanted to let you know that this story originally ran in our February issue, so if you like what you see, you should probably snag a hard copy ASAP. Bye! Look, it’s cool if every time you need to get yourself over the edge, you return to that mental picture of being taken from behind while wearing a pair of  Telfar boots  and nothing else. (Don’t lie.) (It’s only natural to put your fave on repeat.) But given the Groundhoggian hellscape of the past 10 months, wouldn’t it be  kiiind  of nice to mix things up? With something…even hotter? Yes—yes, it would. So it’s lucky that you have us. Okay, fine, maybe not  us , per se, but rather sex researcher Justin Lehmiller, PhD, and a group of other highly informed secret sources* who know how to use your personality to divine said even hotter fantasy. So pick the description that fits you best, prepare for an *uncanny* amount of detail, and…you know what to do from there. If there’s something about
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The Unlikely Connection Between Wellness Influencers and the Pro-Trump Rioters

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  Inside the dangerous plot to get conspiracy theories into the mainstream. When the pandemic hit last March, 27-year-old Jennifer*, a childcare worker from Virginia, was furloughed from her job, leaving her with little to do but curl up anxiously on her couch with her phone. She’d spend hours a day scrolling through Facebook and Instagram posts about self-healing, spirituality, and trauma, mostly by wellness types she followed after getting interested in natural medicine a few years back. (“We seemed to be on the same journey,” Jennifer says of her online community. “I’d built up almost a trust with them.”) But then a new kind of post started appearing in her feed: graphics “in pretty fonts with pretty colors” encouraging her to “Trust the Plan” or to be prepared that “Light Is Coming to Dark.” They were accompanied by an increasing number of posts (all misleading or false) on how COVID-19 was overblown, a hoax, or part of a government scheme to microchip everyone with a vaccine.  To
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12 Best Hair Removal Creams That’ll Make Your Skin Way Smooth

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  Body hair not your thing? No prob—try these Let’s all be honest for a sec—does anyone  actually  enjoy shaving? I’m going to go with no. I personally always end up with little cuts, razor bumps, and stubble that refuse to go away, which is why I’ve tried basically every single hair removal method out there (waxing, sugaring, lasers, the whole thing). And you know what I always come back to? Hair removal creams—aka super-genius formulas that are  filled with chemicals that help break down the keratin proteins in your hair to eventually dissolve them . After you wipe off the cream with a towel,  boom —your hair's legit all gone.  And thanks to the fact that most of these creams are super affordable, they're a great option for hair removal when you're looking to save a little $$$. Plus, the burning, irritating, strongly scented formulas that usually come to mind when you think of hair removal creams are a thing of the past. Today’s creams are filled with hydrating ingredient
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Caffeine for Hair Growth: Everything You Need to Know Rn

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  Spoiler: It may be the secret to really, really good hair. You know it as the sole reason you’ve been able to get out of bed for the past year, but caffeine’s got another job now: taking over the  haircare  industry. And unlike some of the other buzzy ingredients you see all over IG, this new glut of caffeine-spiked  shampoos ,  conditioners , and  treatments  has pretty powerful science behind it. The main takeaway is that  caffeine stimulates blood flow to your scalp , explains  Bridgette Hill , a trichologist and colorist at Paul Labrecque Salon and Skincare Spa in NYC and Palm Beach. And that’s crucial because blood is what feeds your scalp the oxygen and nutrients it needs to stay healthy. If it’s not getting enough—and this can def happen, mostly due to genetics or diet—your hair follicles and strands suffer, leading to dryness, thinning, or straight-up hair loss. Yeah, not ideal—and why caffeine-infused products might be an important add to your routine. About that hair-loss t
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The Coronavirus Doesn’t Have a Race Problem—America’s Systems Do

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  This country’s institutions treat Blackness like the most toxic comorbidity of all. A global crisis does not erase inequality. It expands it. It may be inconvenient to remember that LGBTQ+ youth, foster children, or  abused partners may not be safe to shelter at home —but it is no less undeniable. It may be uncomfortable to remind yourself that all kids don’t have laptops and broadband to learn in a Google classroom—but it is no less real. It may be disheartening to face the fact that health systems have inherent bias and that Black people, undocumented folks, the elderly, and those who are disabled may not be given the lifesaving treatment they need because their lives are deemed less valuable—but that is no less true. A global crisis does not erase inequality. It expands it.  As we live through this pandemic, we have a responsibility to expose and solve for injustice. Demand that Congress require COVID-19 data collection to include information on social identity, like race, disabil
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Trump’s Presidency Was Always Going to End This Way

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  The final show of toxic masculinity was embarrassing but inevitable. Amid all the chaos of  Wednesday’s MAGA insurrection in Washington, D.C. , there’s one particular scene that stands out: An aggrieved white man who believed his country was stolen from him strolled right into the U.S. Capitol Building without much resistance and put his feet up on the desk of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, arguably the most powerful woman in American history. He  left a note  calling her a bitch. This man was part of a mob that stormed the Capitol to disrupt the tally of electoral votes for Joe Biden after Trump had encouraged them to “take our country back.” The riot followed 24 hours of marauding gangs of mostly white dudes with rage veins popping out of their foreheads punching street signs, picking fights, and spewing homophobic slurs. “Pull the cock out of your mouth!”  one zombified man-baby screamed  Tuesday night, his voice hoarse from all the shouting. The Capitol riot was such a fitting and o
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Kim Kardashian’s Post-Divorce Style Is the Only Thing Giving Me Hope Right Now

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  The world needs more bandage dresses. There, I said it. When the news broke about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s impending divorce, I think I can speak for a lot of Kim fans when I say that my first reaction was: I have been waiting for this day.  Of course, when they first got together, I was happy to see her happy. But…I miss the old Kim. The Herve-Leger-bandage-dress-wearing Kim. The extremely-highlighted-under-eye Kim. Frankly, I just miss Kim.  I have been keeping up with the Kardashians since the show premiered in 2007. I saw Kim break up with Reggie Bush and power through a Carl’s Jr. commercial masking heartbreak with a burger (relatable, TBH). I watched her marry and then divorce Kris Humphries after 72 days So when she first started dating Kanye West, it seemed they were soul mates. I gleefully watched the engagement, the wedding special, and the pregnancies. I felt this was it. Our Kimmy got her happy ending. ::sob:: And yet—insert Carrie Bradshaw voice—I couldn’t help bu
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