Niki Fritz

Latest Posts From Niki

women's orgasms aren't complicated
Sex + Dating
Sep 30, 2016

Let's Stop Acting Like Women's Orgasms Are So Complicated

Scientists are at it again, trying to unlock the ongoing enigma of why women orgasm.

what people sound like when they orgasm
Sex + Dating
Aug 26, 2016

Here's What People Really Sound Like When They Orgasm

If we're honest with ourselves, most of us have no idea what sex actually sounds like outside our own bedrooms.

Female sex drive
Sex + Dating
Aug 17, 2016

Why We Constantly Underestimate the Female Sex Drive

It's a stereotype that has played out on every sitcom on network television and probably in most bedrooms across America: the ever-horny husband and the less-than-enthusiastic wife.

woman on laptop
Sex + Dating
Jun 6, 2016

Yes, Women Love Porn, if It's Actually Good

As a pornography researcher, people often explain to me with great conviction why women will never, ever, ever, no, like, seriously never, enjoy porn.

Nina Gonzales collage of Tumblr men for Thrillist
Sex + Dating
May 6, 2016

Untangling Tumblr's Appeal as a Porn Mecca... for Women

When I stumbled across my first sexy Tumblr page a few years ago, I kind of considered it some beautiful freak accident; like this one sexy page slipped through the censorship cracks.

Jennifer Bui Thrillist collage of Arsenic models
Sex + Dating
Apr 27, 2016

Sexy Startup 'Arsenic' Claims to Redefine Erotic Imagery With 'Real' Bodies. But Does It?

When I first saw the Instagram feed for Arsenic magazine, I thought it was some sort of elaborate, sepia-filtered American Apparel advertisement.

Debunking the Myth of the 'Cool Whiskey Girl'
Sex + Dating
Feb 2, 2016

Debunking the Myth of the 'Cool Whiskey Girl'

Every so often, an article comes out claiming you can tell a lot about a girl by her drink choice.

Inequality in Oral Sex: Why We Need to Rethink Lady Head
Sex + Dating
Jan 5, 2016

Inequality in Oral Sex: Why We Need to Rethink Lady Head

Last month a guy writing for the Tab emphatically declared he wasn’t going down on the ladies anymore.

I Want to Date a Feminist Man -- Not a Man 'Into Feminists'
Sex + Dating
Dec 8, 2015

I Want to Date a Feminist Man -- Not a Man 'Into Feminists'

Back in the day when I used to do a lot of online dating, I would often read on men’s profiles that they were “seriously into feminists.”