Gender
The Problem with Childbirth in Modern America

The Problem with Childbirth in Modern America

Today in the United States, the majority of women give birth in hospitals. Many of these women go through an array of medical procedures such as Pitocin injections, epidurals, episiotomies, and C-sections. These procedures are very risky, and many times one procedure will necessitate the use of the next. In a society where hospital births...
Objects of Desire

Objects of Desire

The growth of G.I. Joe’s biceps to unnatural proportions was the subject of an essay penned by writer, solo performance artist and gay-rights activist Tim Miller. Remaining a sexless toy marketed to boys since 1964, G.I. Joe’s masculinity was evident only by his bulging upper arms. Initially, if scaled to the size of a normal...
Meet your meat

Meet your meat

Stephanie Vastine sat down with exotic dancer and former adult film actor, Ace (real name withheld) to find out how a teenager from Nigeria wound up in the American sex industry. Why did you immigrate from Nigeria to Texas? I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. For all of you who don’t know, that’s in Africa....