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Magic and Medicinal: On the Pharmacological Potential of Mushrooms

Magic and Medicinal: On the Pharmacological Potential of Mushrooms

Nicholas P. Money Considers the Role of Fungi in Treating the Body and the Mind

By Nicholas P. Money | March 20, 2024

17th-Century Dildo Shopping with the Ladies: On the Contested Terrain of Early Modern Desire

17th-Century Dildo Shopping with the Ladies: On the Contested Terrain of Early Modern Desire

Annabelle Hirsch Explores the History of Female Self-Pleasure

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Sororal Death and Sad, Sexy Icons: Emmeline Clein on Eating Disorder Memoirs and the Contagion of Identification

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“For all the girls who weren’t wrong and all the girls who were.”

By Emmeline Clein | February 28, 2024

A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating

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