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Who’s Afraid of Women’s Pleasure?
The Disappearance of Shere Hite, a recent documentary about the pioneering feminist researcher, opens with footage of Hite speaking on a 1976 television show about the findings in her new book. Among other things, The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality, which quickly became a best seller, challenged the widely believed myth that “women should orgasm from intercourse itself, that is, from thrusting,” as Hite explains. But before she can finish her statement—before she can even hint at what many women do need to orgasm—the interviewer has to pause their discussion to chastise the crew members laughing behind the camera.
The Atlantic Festival 2023 Discussion: Netflix Premiere of “Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul”
Watch a conversation about the new Netflix documentary series “Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul.” The director R. J. Cutler and Jamie Ducharme, the author of “Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul,” join Atlantic staff writer Shirley Li to discuss how vaping became an epidemic among young people.
The Atlantic Festival Announces Full Agenda and Evening Programming
On Thursday night, Netflix will debut its new documentary series Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, directed by R. J. Cutler, followed by a conversation with Cutler and Jamie Ducharme, a Time correspondent and author of the book on which the docuseries is based.