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Illustration: Justin Metz / Concept: Delcan & Co.

The Fight for Love and Pleasure

Why are young Americans having a hard time getting down?

  • Karen Yuan
  • Matt Peterson
December 12, 2018
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How Teens Turned Instagram Into a Dating App

Dating culture is thriving on Instagram and other platforms popular with youth.

  • Karen Yuan
December 12, 2018
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Why People Watch Sex They’d Never Have

Niche genres such as hentai have become the Cronut of porn.

  • Caroline Kitchener
December 12, 2018
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The Case for Comprehensive Sex Ed

Better programs could help combat gender inequality

  • Bonnie J. Rough
December 12, 2018
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Behind the Scenes with Kate Julian

The author of the “Sex Recession” sits down with The Masthead.

  • Matt Peterson
  • Karen Yuan
  • Caroline Kitchener
December 12, 2018
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What’s Causing the Sex Recession?

Young people are having less sex. The big question is, why?

  • Caroline Kitchener
November 14, 2018
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