in 1972 a book came out that not only changed the way we think about sex, but also may have gone a long way towards establishing a link between mankind and our primate ancestors. We’re not talking about the complete transcripts of The Scopes Trial, rather Dr. Alex Comfort’s ‘The Joy of Sex.’ The erotic “how to” manual taught generations of lovers how to help others and themselves with a healthy dose of pointers and illustrations featuring the hairiest of hippie hunks and his fellow female pubic forestry major.
Despite the volume’s popularity, thirty-seven years is a long time for any subject to be left to marinate. Sure the act of intercourse has changed just about as much as our anatomy has in the past 37 years, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t get to look at ourselves in a whole new light with the lights off. So, with plenty of new perversions having popped up within a span of nearly four decades, ‘The Joy of Sex’ has never been more ripe for an update - a task recently tackled by British relationship therapist Susan Quilliam.
The renovated version sports 42 brand new sections on modern topics ranging from phone sex to transsexualism. For those hoping to scan through the pages for naughty visuals of the haircut impaired, you’re out of luck - the character sketches from the original have been updated with a more glamorous couple engaged cackling in moments of coitus, replacing the previous incarnation’s creepy scribbled sensuality.
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