We Went to the Movies: I Want Your sex
I Want Your Sex is one part crime procedural, one part raunchy sex comedy, and two parts commentary on our culture’s current relationship to sex, art, and capitalism. It is at times blunt in the portrayal of its goal. Erika (portrayed by Olivia Wilde) tells Elliot (portrayed by Cooper Hoffman) that his generation is cowardly,…
Read MoreHooray for Pleasure! National O-O-O-Orgasm Day!
Oh! Oh! OH! HAAAAAAPPPY National Orgasm Day! National Orgasm Day, July 31, is the perfect excuse to celebrate one of your body’s coolest superpowers! Did you know the average orgasm lasts anywhere from 5–60 seconds (though everyone’s experience is different and many sources cite different times). One source I found noted that cisgender men’s orgasm lasts an…
Read MoreLet’s Ditch the Resolutions: Be a Couple that Sets Playful Exploratory Goals for the Year
New Years’ Resolutions can (sometimes) create a lot of pressure. But, what if New Years Relationship Goals could be without pressure and instead joyful and exploratory? Here are some ideas for creating fun relationship goals with your partner that can create intimacy and pleasure each year. Part I Create a date with your partner and have a…
Read MoreHappy Holidays: The Center CD’s Naughty & Nice List
This month’s blog is brought to you by the joy of the holidays with a dash of the expectation that also present is exhaustion of very little bandwidth to read a long blog. (Am I Right?) So here’s our fun (and brief) Naughty & Nice list for December: The Nice List is a list of…
Read MoreWe Went to the Movies: Sinners
**Warning** Spoilers for the film Sinners ahead!! **Warning** “What a refreshing twist on how vampires are portrayed,” I thought to myself as the credits rolled. And after the final post-credits scene, I leaned over and said to my friend, “I love how they kept the sexiness with the living, for a change.” Maybe my job…
Read MoreWhat’s in November’s Meaning? Gratitude, Gluttony, Capitalism & Colonization
I struggled a bit to find one topic for this month’s blog due to the complexity of joy and pain in much of the meaning of the holidays or events surrounding November. This month, not only are we possibly ‘celebrating’ Thanksgiving, a holiday rooted in the the legendary stories of pilgrims dining with native people,…
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