Is Pink Viagra a ‘Sham Drug’?
15 years since Viagra first hit the market, changing the world of male sexual health — and the world of cringe-worthy commercials — for good. Since then, numerous other sexual function drugs for men have been approved, but none for women. Two campaigns, #WomenDeserve and eventhescore.org, have been fighting for that to change. The video…
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Why is Social Networks Addictive to Humans Everywhere ?
The Science Behind Why Facebook Is So Addictive People use Mark Zuckerberg’s social network every day. But why? There are about 7 billion people on Earth. Over 864 million of them check Facebook every day. That’s an awful lot of daily habits, and it’s part of the reason Facebook is worth some $200 billion. So…
The Future sky always grey : earthlings fucked up with drones shaped like silvery penguins that swim through the air
William Gibson lives in an overwhelmingly green suburb with old-money roots south of Vancouver’s downtown, and it is in this suburb that I am currently wandering, looking for William Gibson. Yesterday, over lunch, he’d given me an address that seems not to actually exist, and just a minute ago, over the phone, he gave…
How digital tools are aiding the unfaithful and the untrusting
The Adultery Arms Race MICHELLE COTTLEOCT 16 2014, Ann, was supposed to be out of town on business. It was a Tuesday evening in August 2013, and Jay, a 36-year-old IT manager, was at home in Indiana with their 5-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son when he made a jarring discovery. Their daughter had misplaced her…
Research suggests Coffee for Health in 21st Century
Drinking Coffee, for Your Health Research suggests that a person’s consumption of the beverage is determined in part by his or her DNA—and that its benefits could extend beyond a caffeine buzz. ANDREW GIAMBRONEOCT In college, when I worked part-time as a barista at a local coffee shop, I would often serve the same customers…
The challenge of shooting nudes provocative to intense….
Russell James is an incredibly skilled photographer, a world traveler and the envy of men around the world, thanks to the extensive list of supermodels he has photographed completely nude. His talent for creating beautiful and provocative images is more apparent than ever in the new book “Angels,” a 300-page compilation of his work with…
Boomers And Millennials Share Common Values And Here’s The Documentary That Proves It
When you see a Bieber-haired youth bemoaning the fact that getting “kicks” out of life now requires “synthetic means,” you could be forgiven for thinking you’re witnessing a Bushwick hipster kvetching about the ubiquity of social media and the FOMO phenomenon. In fact, you’re watching a British 14 year-old filmed in 1970 as part of…
San Francisco Has Become America’s Largest Gated Community — And That Is Bad For California
California is an earthly paradise. Yet there is something badly broken about the Golden State. At its best, California is America’s America, where the young and adventurous go for a fresh start. The trouble is that housing in much of California has become so expensive that the young and adventurous have been priced…