An unlikely trio of the erudite Parabola, New Agey
Magical Blend, and the gal-respecting Ms. have
sported sex covers recently, and there’s plenty in each that’s
provocative. In Parabola, Jacob Needleman ponders the
much-hyped but illusive ‘sacred sex,’ and wonders whether the
cultural obsession with sexuality has more to do with a cultural
starvation ‘for a certain kind of energy. . . . It has less to do
with some other, indefinable attentiveness toward each other, even
confrontation sometimes.’ Among several sex features in
Magical Blend virtual
reality wizard Jaron Lanier disses virtual sex: it implies that sex
is a ‘media experience, as opposed to a mystical communication
between people.’ And in ‘ look at ‘how women are redefining
sensuality and pleasure,’ Greta Christina explores the counting
game (c’mon, we’ve all done it), and what qualifies as a notch.
While hets have long debated whether oral sex ‘counts,’ Christina’s
notch might include a mutual lascivious grin. Or does it?
Parabola($20/yr., 4 issues) available from Box 3000,
Denville, NJ 07834.
MAGICAL BLEND
($19.95/5 issues) available from 133 1/2 Broadway, Chico, CA
95928.
MS. ($45/yr., 6 issues) available from Box 57132,Boulder,
CO 80322-7132.