A Brief History of Period Art
Kristen Cochrane looks back at the history of period art (aka Menstrala), and the badass female artists who made it, from the 1970s until today.
Is Rashida Jones’s Porn Documentary Hot Girls Wanted a Slut-Shaming, Neo-Teen Exploitation Movie?
Oh god, our sex-negative culture has spawned another work of anti-porn propaganda! In this article we look at what’s wrong with Hot Girls Wanted, an exploitative, slut-shaming documentary that perpetuates negative stereotypes about sex workers. And we even chat to legendary porn star Nina Hartley, yay! Co-authored by Kristen Cochrane and Karley Sciortino
This Week in Sex News
Here’s what’s been happening in the world’s of sex and dating in the past week(ish) that you need to know in order to interact with other humans and not look dumb.
9 Reasons Why Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is So Hot Right Now
By Kristen Cochrane // It could be argued that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was always hot. Of course, by “hot” I mean that she was killing it as a law student, as a mother, as a lawyer, and as an Ivy League law professor during a time when this was really difficult to do …
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Neocamp Premiers His New Song, “Tell Me What You Like”
Kristen Cochrane talks with musician Luke Howlin — aka Neocamp — about the essence of camp, playing a character, and his Enya obsession.
Sex Work Legislation is Failing Sex Workers: A Toronto Exhibition Digs Deep
Kristen Cochrane looks at whether various laws intended to “protect” sex workers can actually make conditions more dangerous, and a new Toronto art exhibition that focuses on sex work legalization and sport mega-events.
What Does Society Have Against Bisexual People?
Writer and academic Kristen Cochrane discusses the myth of the slutty, crazy bisexual, from Basic Instinct to Jennifer’s Body.
The Kournikova Effect: Why Are We So Obsessed with the Female Tennis Body?
By Kristen Cochrane. Kristen is a writer and academic in Ontario, Canada, who’s researching some very interesting things, like queer Latin American cinema, and the fetishization of the female tennis body in the post-Kournikova era. This is her first essay for Slutever. / The final day of the 2013 Wimbledon tournament was supposed to be the best day …
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The Gay Erotic Thriller “M/M” Takes Toxic Masculinity to Task
Drew Lint puts the identity-swapping narrative to the test in new gay erotic thriller M/M. Troy Michael Bordun talks to the director about identity, queer desire, and masculinity in the film.