Winter is coming. It is inevitable. The days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder, and Rhode Islanders are beginning to grumble about moving to a warmer climate. Last winter was relentless, and there are rumors of an even harder one on its way. Some of us whine about shoveling and driving conditions, while […]
Dear Dr. Brilliant Cliché, How can one measure the looseness or tightness of their vagina?? I have a fear that I am loose. How can I get it tighter without surgery? Miss Fit Dear Fit, As a therapist I always have to ask what provokes a question. If you have been told you are “too […]
My house was built in 1940 and has had virtually no renovations done to it. It was a “handyman special” when I acquired it. I wasn’t a handyman at that time, but I figured like many of my friends I’d grow up to be one. Apparently I figured wrong. I started with the closet in […]
There are many realities no one mentions to parents before they have kids: sleepless nights last well past the newborn phase; the words “carefree” and “relaxing” drop from your vocabulary, and, upon birth, your sex life suffers an instantaneous demise. There’s one truth, however, that’s been the most shocking of all: SUMMER IS HELL!!! I […]
Dear Nick: Driving on the short but uniquely Rhode Islandish stretch of I95 that serves as a spine for the state, I saw a guy transporting a long metal ladder. There’s nothing unusual about that, until I reveal that he was driving an old Ford Escort and the ladder was balanced on and sticking out […]
My favorite time of year is approaching. The dog days of summer are coming to an end, and the first hints of autumn are creeping in. The weather calls for a t-shirt in the day, and a sweatshirt at night. The shorts go into the drawer, and the jeans come out. This is the time […]
Steampunk is about books, stories, invention, science, and using your imagination to recreate the past and build the future with history in mind. Steampunk is about costumes and the characters who wear them. It is a living art form, much like Renaissance fair and Revolutionary War re-enactments movements. For some it is a lifestyle. But […]
I had my first gelato when I was 16 years old. I was in Washington, D.C., on a Presidential Classroom experience, and the organizers set us free inside a giant mall for a few hours. In the middle of mall traffic sat a gelato cart, and a couple of the girls I was with screamed, […]
It was a sunny Monday afternoon like most others in the summer. Sunday, which is usually designated for my adventuring, had come and gone. Monday was here, my wife was out running errands, and I was in charge of my two boys for the afternoon. They played with toys in the playroom while I sat […]
Ever found yourself wondering how to introduce a new sex act to your partner, or how to have orgasms that really hit the spot? If so, you’ve come to the right place! The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health will be publishing a monthly question and answer series for all your sex and sexuality-related inquiries. […]