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The Dubious Ethics of “Real-Person Fiction”

When fanfic writers start putting real celebrities in steamy situations, what’s the law to do?

6 min readJan 12, 2018

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Men’s Wedding Bands Are Bigger and Blingier Than Ever Before

If you like it, then you’d better put a fancy ring on… yourself

5 min readJan 11, 2017

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What Does a Sexy Male Halloween Costume Look Like?

‘Do women want to see an emphasis on the penis? Generally speaking I would say no’

4 min readOct 28, 2016

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Teetotalers in Chief

If elected, Donald J. Trump would join an intimate clique of non-boozing American presidents

5 min readSep 26, 2016

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This Glow-in-the-Dark Condom Won’t Slow Down Safe Sex

The O-Ring’s luminescence helps people avoid a common pitfall: putting the condom on inside-out in the heat of the moment.

5 min readSep 23, 2016

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This Glow-in-the-Dark Condom Won’t Slow Down Safe Sex

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Everything the Olympics Taught Us About Sex

Yes to body oil and gymnasts. No to sexiling and public proposals.

5 min readAug 19, 2016

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The Many Rich Men Who Have Tried to Live Forever

Peter Thiel’s interest in teenage blood is an updated quest for the fountain of youth

7 min readAug 8, 2016

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Feline Fatherhood

Cat dads take on life in a cat lady world

6 min readAug 5, 2016

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Feline Fatherhood

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The Long and Short of the Dick Piercing Fad

How Prince Alberts went from kinky to mainstream to vintage

6 min readJun 22, 2016

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The Long and Short of the Dick Piercing Fad

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Searching for the Girl Next Door

On ‘Doppelbangher’, men help each other get over unrequited crushes in an only-on-Reddit way

7 min readApr 22, 2016

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Searching for the Girl Next Door

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Tonya Riley

Tonya Riley

Tech writer reporting on the future for the rest of us. You can read my other work at Slate, Wired, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Science Mag + more.

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