Cal Pershan
Number of articles: 5First article: March 2, 2012
Latest article: August 27, 2012
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Orientation Christian Grey, Alfred Kinsey and ‘normal’ sex at Bowdoin
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Dear Doctor Kinsey Paging Doctor Kinsey: What to do about sex that stops short
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Dear Doctor Kinsey Channeling Kinsey, Class of 1916, for answers on sex and love
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Dear Doctor Kinsey As long as it’s given, consent doesn’t always have to be sexy
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Dear Doctor Kinsey Dr. Kinsey gets behind eye contact, offers advice to seniors
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As long as it’s given, consent doesn’t always have to be sexy
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Channeling Kinsey, Class of 1916, for answers on sex and love
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Paging Doctor Kinsey: What to do about sex that stops short
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Dr. Kinsey gets behind eye contact, offers advice to seniors
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Christian Grey, Alfred Kinsey and ‘normal’ sex at Bowdoin
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Orientation: Christian Grey, Alfred Kinsey and ‘normal’ sex at Bowdoin
I promise that I only meant to hate-read Fifty Shades of Grey. To be clear: I left the book in my bathroom and mostly flipped through to the sex scenes. There are nine or ten of them, depending. But why should I criticize the unofficial summer read of the Class of 2016?
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Dear Doctor Kinsey: Dr. Kinsey gets behind eye contact, offers advice to seniors
All of us remember that scene in Annie Hall when Woody Allen asks a loving elderly couple how they keep their relationship fresh. "We use a large, vibrating egg," they respond loudly. To this, Dr. Kinsey would probably smile politely and take his cryptic notes.
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Dear Doctor Kinsey: As long as it’s given, consent doesn’t always have to be sexy
I think a lot of people would agree that Dan Savage is a modern Kinsey of sorts: He's a contested public figure drawing conclusions about sex and love by listening to people's personal stories.
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Dear Doctor Kinsey: Paging Doctor Kinsey: What to do about sex that stops short
As the real Doctor Kinsey is deceased (June 23, 1894 - August 25, 1956), we're on our own in seeking the answers to love's persistent questions. I was very pleased (and frankly a little surprised) to receive a few questions in my mailbox before break sent students off in search of tans that are now slowly fading.
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Dear Doctor Kinsey: Channeling Kinsey, Class of 1916, for answers on sex and love
It feels like a given for our generation: we're entitled to explore and discuss sex as we please. Although it's easy to forget why we do so, it remains valuable to remind ourselves of what we stand to gain by sharing our experiences in bed and in love. After all, not talking about sex—refusing to acknowledge it—is probably the oldest form of sexual repression. Silence keeps us feeling alone and in the dark, whereas responding to the variety of sexual experiences and identities that surround us is reassuring (maybe others have the same questions we do) and liberating (if they did, maybe we can too).