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The writer often loses sleep over the dread of disappointing others.
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Of course they are. And, as Jonathan Ames explains, they’re also still finding the time to visit peep shows.
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From sex to his great-aunt, Jonathan Ames’ oeuvre is laced with a variety of obsessions, including the desire to let books themselves shape our fates
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Striving for titillation may be fun, but for Jonathan Ames the true aim of writing about the act is somewhat cathartic–if only he could reach all of those needy souls […]
Fits of self-loathing, the challenge of being unlovable, and the general sense that you are tripping through darkness are part and parcel of the grand confusion of life—-Jonathan Ames explains.
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After years of forced frugality, the novelist Jonathan Ames has been clueless about what to do with his new paycheck as an HBO producer—one purchase, however, has been obvious, getting […]
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Jonathan Ames takes the casual approach to writing, punctuating his time in front of the screen with periods of “messing around,” lying down, coffee drinking, and efforts to feel a […]
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In his long career as a storyteller, Jonathan Ames has learned a thing or two about how to entertain. A few quick tips: don’t memorize your lines, and always be […]
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Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do as a writer is to just “hang out” with what you love. For Jonathan Ames, this meant many long nights in Midtown […]
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Big Think sits down with the author and creator of, “Bored to Death.”
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Marriage counselor David Schnarch thinks every romantic relationship consists of a high desire and low desire partner. And it’s not always the guy who can’t get enough.
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Therapist David Schnarch says that bedroom embers almost always burn out in emotionally committed relationships.
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A conversation with the marital therapist and author of Passionate Marriage and Intimacy and Desire.
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Sex and gender researcher Lisa Diamond thinks the secret is all about not being defined.
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Eighty percent of gay and straight women who changed sexual orientation report being attracted to both sexes.
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Lisa Diamond has undertaken a 13-year longitudinal study of gay women. The surprising trend? The overwhelming amount of fluidity and transition.
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A conversation with the Professor of Psychology in Gender Studies at the University of Utah.
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Andy Warhol’s art junk? Not even close, according to the director of the Nasher Museum of Art: it’s gone from avant-garde to old standard.
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The great musicians—like Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan—understand life in all its bristling glory: find your passion, never leave it, and become a prisoner to the hope that […]