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Jewish books: The Middlesteins
Williamsburg, Brooklyn resident and Chicago native Jami Attenberg's third novel, The Middlesteins, published yesterday by Grand Central Publishing, explores how one woman's morbid obesity affects her Jewish-American family and its dynamics. Unfortunately the writing is inconsistent; in my New York Journal of Books review of the book I wrote, "the ( Read more... ) -
Turkish sex researchers: "Size" really does matter after all - Judy Mandelbaum - Open Salon
- Turkish sex researchers: "Size" really does matter after all
Fat is fun! At least, that’s the word from Turkey this week. Researchers at Erciyes University in Kayseri have just completed a year-long study correlating body mass index (BMI) and male sexual performance. Their findings: men with excess body fat last longer in bed. In fact, ( Read more... ) - Turkish sex researchers: "Size" really does matter after all
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study finds overweight women are more likely to have had sex (thanks to @funkybrownchick)
overweight women have more sexIf the study had divided the women into three groups, overweight, normal or healthy weight, and underweight I think the underweight women would be the least sexually active. Not only does starving oneself not put one in the mood it may also indicate a discomfort with sexuality and a nostalgia for the sexual ignorance ( Read more... )