The Denial File
What We Can't Think About—and Why
Soft Porn in Makeup: The fine print in “Fifty Shades of Grey” signs you up for more than you think
Kirby Farrell | July 30, 2014
You might not think of being nude, tied up, and tingling as a disguise. But that’s the reality behind E. L. James’s best-selling soft-porn …
The Romance Plot
Kirby Farrell | July 7, 2014
By Kirby Farrell, Ph.D. Stories are tools for making sense of the world. They function as parables. In dramatizing situations, they put problems in a …