Men’s Journal: Foreplay Will Never Be the Same; “Researchers have now discovered that the G-spot is actually a female prostate and that the prostate is the male G-spot. The implications for the bedroom are enormous.”
Salon Premium: The joy of no sex; “Celibacy becomes an invitation to be a better father, a better citizen of the world, and, yes, even a better husband.”
Utne: A Voice for Conviviality — Remembering Ivan Illich (1926–2002) : In what was his most provocative and perhaps final comment on the “pursuit of health,” Illich wrote: “Yes, we suffer pain, we become ill, we die. But we also hope, laugh, celebrate; we know the joy of caring for one another; often we are healed and we recover by many means. We do not have to pursue the flattening-out of human experience. I invite all to shift their gaze, their thoughts, from worrying about health care to cultivating the art of living. And, today with equal importance, the art of suffering, the art of dying.”
NewsScan Daily: Mysticism and science; “Some experts maintain that psychology and even physics must be completely revamped to account for mysticism’s supernatural implications. Others believe that mainstream, materialistic science is quite adequate to explain mystical phenomena. Similarly, scholars disagree about whether mystical visions affirm or undermine conventional religious faith.”
Star Tribune: Every workday should include a nap, sleep experts say; “A growing number of medical studies show that a short daily siesta could be just the prescription for our increasingly sleep-deprived society… Dozens of small medical studies show that napping 30 minutes to an hour in the early afternoon increases alertness, productivity and mood. One of the most recent studies, published by Harvard University researchers in 2002, found that workers who took such naps did better at retaining information and concentrating.”
Business 2.0: Vacations for the Soul; “Forget fruity rum drinks. Here are six ways to have fun and still do some good.”