Author: Stefanie

Bringing Sexy Back to Train Travel

My latest obsession? Riding the rails. I’ve always been a fan of traveling by train: I especially adore the way the passive motion evokes creativity and a state of dreaminess. When I think of trains, I conjure images of Hitchcock. (Like Eva Marie-Saint and Cary Grant’s upper berth rendezvous in North By Northwest.) I fell […]

Michael Pollan's Food Rules: Short, Sweet, and Sexy

If you haven’t read Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma or In Defense of Food, you may not have come across his most famously quoted “food rule”: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” His has distilled the messages from his previous books into the short, pamphlet-like Food Rules, ready and waiting for your consumption at the […]

Get Your Global Orgasm On

It’s not just the Winter Solstice, kiddies. It’s also the perfect day to dedicate an orgasm to peace. Sure, it’s the shortest day of the year, but you can still have a nice, long, Big O for all the right reasons. The folks at Global Orgasm for Peace list three reasons for their movement. They’re […]

Welcome to the Neighborhood, Coco de Mer

There’s a new friend in town in New York City’s Nolita. CoCo De Mer, the UK-based ethical sex shop, has come to our shores. Founded by Sam and Justine Roddick, who just happen to be the daughters of activist and entrepreneur Anita Roddick (owner of The Body Shop), Coco de Mer invests in local artisans […]

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