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The Playboy Advisor on sex tapes, pubic hair and outdoor sex

While the stigma of being “metrosexual” really doesn’t exist anymore, I’m still not sure what the hell to do with my pubes. Do women expect me to have them buzzed down to nothing now? The last woman I was with made a face when she saw how much pubic hair I have, and now I’m rethinking the whole situation.—J.F., Mankato, Minnesota 

Like your preferred sleeping position or Chipotle order, pubic-hair grooming is highly subjective. That said, an all-natural approach is almost antiquated at this point. Most of us are in favor of partial or complete elimination, for aesthetic or hygienic reasons or both.

The Playboy Advisor on sexually aggressive women, pursuing sex in the era of #MeToo and a primer on at-home mixology

I recently found myself unable to get hard after my girlfriend forcefully grabbed my crotch in the car and tried to go down on me. I hate it when women are overly sexually aggressive, because I enjoy the hunt—that is, I like making the first move to initiate sex. Does my boredom with women who are fearlessly forward make me a bad “male feminist,” a douchebag or just your typical guy?—B.S., Springfield, Illinois 

Antiquated notions about human biology would have you believe that only men hunt and only women nest. Modern iterations of feminism say women should make the first move—or, at the very least, not be shy about doing so.

To say designer, entrepreneur and activist April Pride is doing her part to inspire women to embrace cannabis for all the right reasons is an understatement. Van der Pop, her lifestyle line features streamlined accessories that defy what most of us envision when we picture weed-centric products (no cheesy leaf motifs here). Now she's coming out with a self-care line, aptly called SELF, featuring hemp seed oil as its primary ingredient. It's also important to note one of them is a vaginal lubricant. She's also a major advocate of using cannabis for health and wellness. We talked to April about sex, weed and why are the two are an ideal match, especially for women.

“Once a Playmate, always a Playmate.” From our inception, Hugh Hefner has echoed the sentiment that there’s no such thing as a former Playmate. Once you’re welcomed to the Playboy family, you’ll always have a family. In the spirit of celebrating the women who’ve made Playboy what it is—an exuberant celebration of beauty, sex and the beauty of sex—we invited seven special Playmates from over the years to come back and recreate their iconic covers. In the process, they remind us that beauty is ageless, sex appeal is timeless and exuberance is eternal.

Snctm, Killing Kittens, NSFW: In the last few years, the sex party, for lack of a more direct term, has crept out of the dimly lit closet and into the mainstream nightlife scene, almost. While we’ve undoubtedly seen a surge of semi-secretive soirees centered around sex, the appeal lies in their elusiveness and exclusivity. Which is why the notion of throwing your own amateur version seems counterintuitive, or at least like a bad idea when, put in the wrong hands, could involve lube in bulk, some Chex Party Mix, one sad strobe light, and a lot of potentially ruined friendships.

Why are women attracted to douchebags and what makes what girls kind of hate so appealing?

 A few years ago, I wandered into Spring Lounge, a no-frills downtown Manhattan bar with my then-boyfriend. We weren’t on great terms, but he was still a decent drinking partner, apparently my most highly prioritized quality in a mate. I had settled into my vodka-soda when a cowboy sidled up to the bar.

From buzz-generating It-girls to the ones out to effect global change, 2016 was a warm-up for these unique women on our watch list. Prepare to hear their names in the coming months. These are the singers, models, actresses, DJs, artists, and activists who are going to own 2017, presenting themselves to the world (via their socials, of course) as they want you to see them.

No text is more polarizing than a dick pic. Thanks to Anthony Weiner, Kanye West and Brett Favre, they’ve gotten a bad rap in recent years. Why are we more accepting of sexts featuring the female body in graphic detail? It’s an emerging subculture with a lot of as-yet unanswered questions, but I think we can all agree on a, uh, handful of best practices.