The porn women actually want to watch

It’s no secret that most of the porn out there is filmed through a male lens. That’s not to say women aren’t watching porn; some are. But there’s a lot of debate surrounding what porn for women actually looks like. The average person may envision a scene spotlighting intimacy, passion and connection, and they wouldn’t be wrong. But they wouldn’t be right, either.


-Salon

The Real Life of a Sugar Daddy

Do you ever see a super-old, super-rich guy out on the town with a super-young girl who's super out of his league and wonder, how the hell did that happen? This is how it happened. Taffy Brodesser-Akner investigates the bold new transactional-love economy.

-GQ

Sculptures by Hedi Xandt

Hedi Xandt creates truley unsettling artwork of skulls, figures, and animals presented in a traditional sculpture format. He uses classical icons paired with shockingly “new” aesthetics to engage the viewer in a rollercoaster of emotions.

-Inspiration Now

Sheldon Solomon on Fear of Death

Existential anxiety drives our lives but most of us are too frightened to think about it, says the psychologist and author. He chooses the best books on the fear of death.


-Five Books

Cops Share True “On Duty” Ghost Stories

Nurses aren’t the only professionals with creepy on-the-job tales.  Check out these real ghost stories from Officer.com, a forum for law enforcement professionals.
UPDATE: Check out the second installment of Cops Share True “On Duty” Ghost Stories.

-Ghost and Ghouls

What Wes Craven Once Said He Wanted on His Epitaph

Master of horror Wes Craven passed away due to brain cancer. The man behind The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream left behind a massive legacy that impacted not just the world of horror movies, but filmmaking and pop culture as a whole.

-Vice

The Womanizing, Decadent Los Angeles Decades Of Jack Nicholson

Besides outright admitting to being a womanizer, a 2011 interview with Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson revealed truths about the actor that were both illuminating and muddling. When asked if he had any regrets in life, he responded, “Not that I can think of. I’m sure there are some, but my mind doesn’t go there. When you look at life retrospectively, you rarely regret anything that you did, but you might regret things that you didn’t do.”


-Uproxx

In Conversation With Quentin Tarantino

Midway through postproduction on his eighth movie, the Western THE HATEFUL EIGHT — about a band of outlaws trapped in a saloon during a blizzard — the directordiscusses the country’s legacy of whitesupremacy, Obama,and why he doesn’tworry about a Transformers future.

-Vultures

Photographer Jordi Ruiz Cirera captures Bolivian Mennonites

Photographer Jordi Ruiz Cirera took revealing snapshots of the Mennonite colonies in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Cirera lived with families to gain their trust - the culture does not allow photography, electricity, music or alcohol. The unique collection of photos, which show the isolated families, are displayed in Cirera's book Los Menonos.

-Daily Mail

The Hunt for Narco Subs

The vessel cut a low profile as it slipped through international waters, hundreds of miles off the coast of El Salvador in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It was mostly submerged, except for an exhaust pipe and a windowed cockpit that poked a few feet above water. Painted a dull blue-green, the 40-foot semi-submersible pressed on with a silent intent that belied its load: a diesel engine, fuel tanks, navigation equipment, four crew members, and 14,000 pounds of cocaine.

-Vice

Love Boat Rejects: Unforgettable Photos Of People On Cruise Ships In The 1990s

Love Boat

 
Rejects is a collection of pictures taken by Ian Hughes and his fellow photographers onboard American, Norwegian and Italian cruiseships throughout the 1990s. Working the decks was Ian’s first job when he left Art College in Merseyside in 1989.

-Flashbak

The Art Of Writing: The Joy Of Illustrated Letters (1800-1980)

Remember handwritten letters? Pretty much the only handwritten missives anyone gets today are birthday cards. But once upon a time, pen and paper were at technology’s bleeding edge. Together they created letters.

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And a good letter is worth reading and re-reading.

-Flashbak

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The Last Voyage of the Vollmer Twins

A pair of 85-year-old twins from Brooklyn want to sail around the world until they die. And they want you to come along.

-Patch