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Of course they are. And, as Jonathan Ames explains, they’re also still finding the time to visit peep shows.

From sex to his great-aunt, Jonathan Ames’ oeuvre is laced with a variety of obsessions, including the desire to let books themselves shape our fates

Striving for titillation may be fun, but for Jonathan Ames the true aim of writing about the act is somewhat cathartic–if only he could reach all of those needy souls […]

Fits of self-loathing, the challenge of being unlovable, and the general sense that you are tripping through darkness are part and parcel of the grand confusion of life—-Jonathan Ames explains.

After years of forced frugality, the novelist Jonathan Ames has been clueless about what to do with his new paycheck as an HBO producer—one purchase, however, has been obvious, getting […]

Jonathan Ames takes the casual approach to writing, punctuating his time in front of the screen with periods of “messing around,” lying down, coffee drinking, and efforts to feel a […]

In his long career as a storyteller, Jonathan Ames has learned a thing or two about how to entertain. A few quick tips: don’t memorize your lines, and always be […]

Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do as a writer is to just “hang out” with what you love. For Jonathan Ames, this meant many long nights in Midtown […]

Big Think sits down with the author and creator of, “Bored to Death.”

Marriage counselor David Schnarch thinks every romantic relationship consists of a high desire and low desire partner. And it’s not always the guy who can’t get enough.

Therapist David Schnarch says that bedroom embers almost always burn out in emotionally committed relationships.

A conversation with the marital therapist and author of Passionate Marriage and Intimacy and Desire.

Sex and gender researcher Lisa Diamond thinks the secret is all about not being defined.

Eighty percent of gay and straight women who changed sexual orientation report being attracted to both sexes.

Lisa Diamond has undertaken a 13-year longitudinal study of gay women. The surprising trend? The overwhelming amount of fluidity and transition.

A conversation with the Professor of Psychology in Gender Studies at the University of Utah.

Andy Warhol’s art junk? Not even close, according to the director of the Nasher Museum of Art: it’s gone from avant-garde to old standard.

The great musicians—like Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan—understand life in all its bristling glory: find your passion, never leave it, and become a prisoner to the hope that […]

In the face of cruelty and sorrow, there is a form of love that can propel people past feelings of bitterness and revenge and into the desire to promote justice—for […]

Or will he finally show backbone and take a firm stance? Cornel West hopes for the latter but fears the former.

If we want a society that is truly great, we will need to avoid the panicky trappings and “moral constipations” of “success” and redefine life’s real questions.

The president faces a choice, Cornell West says. He can be a masterful, Machiavellian politician like Bill Clinton or a great transformative leader like Abraham Lincoln.

For 40 years academics were duped into idolizing the idea of unfettered markets, says Cornel West, and now our society is paying a terrible price.

The President’s failing is that he is “mesmerized” by brilliant men who are too cozy with Wall Street.

His third-grade teacher slapped him when he didn’t salute the flag, and he hit her back.

Big Think sits down with the author and University Professor at Princeton University.

With the recession and a greater sense of failure among men, a bizarre phenomenon called “familicide” has been on the rise.

The Dean of UPenn’s School of Social Policy argues that universal healthcare is basic human entitlement.

In a free-market society, distinguishing between rights and privileges has become a murky and often quarrelsome decision. Here the Dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy, pinpoints our key misconception […]

Big Think sites down with Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.