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The secret life of Ketamine
It began life as a medicine and anaesthetic, but recreational use caught on quickly – it was available, inexpensive and promised unpredictable journeys into other dimensions. What should a tempted experimenter know about Ketamine? Emily Wright investigates, with illustrations by Melanie Tahata. Many people’s understanding of Ketamine amounts to something like a memory of a [...]
The way we’re wired
Three-year-old Jack has cerebral palsy and an autistic spectrum disorder. His mother Isabel Robson discusses the brain science behind these two conditions, and how activism and science fiction are changing our view of disability. Illustrations by Nange Magro. The human brain is still a largely unmapped organ. We use our whole brain, not the widely [...]
Helping disabled people meet their emotional and sexual needs
Dr Tuppy Owens talks about her controversial charity Outsiders, helping disabled people meet their emotional and sexual needs. Photography by Belinda Mason. Thirty years ago, one of my clients was losing his sight. Nigel was distributing my book around his PR world. He was dashing, with flash cars, a beautiful girlfriend and seductive self-confidence. Going [...]
Postcards from the Borderline
Mental health conditions have long been used as Hollywood plot devices. With greater awareness nowadays meaning we see fewer ‘mentally ill’ movie monsters, Lynne Marshall wonders why Borderline personality disorder seems to have been left out of the warm fuzzies. One in fifty of the general population and one in five psychiatric inpatients suffer from [...]
How do we get more women into games?
Games artist Hannah Crosby thinks that turning women on to game development is in the games themselves, but not where the industry thinks. Illustrations by Kate Lomax. It will come as little surprise, particularly to women who play games, that the video game development industry is one in which men massively outnumber women. A 2005 [...]
In search of the world’s oldest porn
What can the erotic objects of pre-history tell us about how humankind’s relationship with sexuality has changed over time? Jasper Wrayburn looks at some really old smut. Thinking of The World’s Oldest Porn might conjure all sorts of images: a Victorian sepia-toned photograph of a woman in bloomers, a Roman fresco of a couple enjoying [...]
Women’s pro-wrestling: beyond the beauty pageant
Sara Passmore looks at how women’s professional wrestling is moving beyond ‘bra and panties’ bouts and getting back to its roots, when women wrestlers were valued for their ability. If Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 film The Wrestler taught us anything, it was that being a wrestler is humiliating. The film received critical acclaim, but it didn’t [...]
The art of male burlesque
Why is the art of removing cool home-made outfits to retro music so rarely performed by men? Burlesque writer Claire Doble investigates the emerging male burlesque scene, and examines the issues it faces. After a brief spell on stage removing my own clothes, I decided I was better off behind a notepad and launched myself [...]
Bras and breast cancer: is there a link?
Lucy Mellersh wonders why the business of investigating whether there’s a link between bra-wearing and breast cancer is not being taken more seriously. I’m starting a lingerie business, a job that brings pleasure to many and gives me a good excuse to talk about sex all the time. It was during my research into lingerie [...]
A beginner’s guide to pegging
It’s a girl with a strap-on and a guy who wants some. But is it domination? And just how do you go about organising such an addition to your love life? Kasumi Archer investigates. Photography Richard Scholes Models Angel B Trayer and FZ In 2001 Dan Savage, irreverent sex and relationships advice columnist from Seattle’s [...]
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