Published in 1972, during a period when the English-speaking world was experiencing a rapid relaxation of many of its Victorian-era taboos about the open discussion of sexuality, Dr. Alex Comfort's "lovemaking manual," The Joy of...

The Joy of Sex spent eleven weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list and more than 70 weeks in the top five (1972–1974). The original intention was to use the same mainstream approach as such books as The Joy of Cooking, hence section...

THE RETRO ISSUE The Joy of Sex Katherine Townsend I remember the first time I stumbled on a copy of the original Joy of Sex, at my Aunt Candy's house when I was about 10 years old. I hid under...

There's something poignantly brave about the title of Channel 4's business strand, High Interest - it should read "No, Honestly, It's Quite Interesting Really". It quite often is, as it happens, but the schedules don't help to persuade you of the fact. It usually...

Everyone has deal breakers. They’re the unalterable qualities in your prospective partner that eliminate the possibility of a happy relationship. Some are shallow: gnarly feet, freakishly small hands, a CD collection that’s a little heavy on the Limp Bizkit. But others are critical indicators of...

How scary is real estate? If you're attempting to find anything in the West Village with two bedrooms below $1 million, then you're in for the fright of your life, but on cinema screens, we haven't had a decent haunted-house flick since 1979's The Amityville...