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Intimacy Coordinator Reveals What Happens When An Actor Becomes Aroused While Filming Sex Scenes

Intimacy Coordinator Reveals What Happens When An Actor Becomes Aroused While Filming Sex Scenes

When filmed right, a sex scene can be incredibly steamy and really enhance the viewing experience, especially if you’re already heavily invested in the characters. For example, is there anything better in a romcom than the will-they-won’t-they couple finally coming to their senses and racing to the bedroom for a passionate evening in the sheets? I think not. In fact, these scenes can be so believable that it’s hard to believe that the actors aren’t actually going at it. How do you stay un-aroused while filming these scenes? How do you go back to talking normally to the co-star once the scene is complete? Well, there’s a lot to it. How do actors avoid getting turned on when filming sex scenes? While these scenes are hot as hell to us, the behind-the-scenes filming is… not so much. According to Backstage, there are a number of measures in place to ensure the safety and comfort of the actors, as well as choreography. Basically, the scenes may SEEM very real to us but there is so much …

How Do Astronauts Poop In Space?

How Do Astronauts Poop In Space?

Recently, the Artemis II crew took a trip to the moon and back. The astronauts involved – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Koch – were the first to reach the satellite in over 50 years, and spent 10 whole days in space. A visit to the moon in the age of social media was a beautiful thing. Some people filmed the rocket’s launch from the window of their commercial flight. We got new, beautiful images of the Earth from space. But while some were touched by the drive, ingenuity, and ambition of the mission, I was left with a more prosaic question: what happens when astronauts need the loo? How do astronauts poop in space? Taking a trip to the toilet in a low-gravity environment is no easy feat. Previous missions, like Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, had no toilets. Astronauts used to tape plastic bags to their buttocks to capture the waste. Then, after a bowel movement, astronauts would seal the bag and knead in a chemical designed to kill bacteria. This …

Atlantic Trivia, April 6, 2026: Demonyms

Atlantic Trivia, April 6, 2026: Demonyms

Were there a demonym for Atlantic readers, would it be Atlanticists? Atlanteans? Atlantickers? The one for Atlantic Trivia players is easier: That’s just geniuses. Atlantic Trivia Geography Radicalism Libraries From a story by Missy Ryan By (extended) definition, Caraqueños are residents of what country? Show Hint The name refers to a capital city. Previous QuestionNext Question And by the way, did you know that people from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians, people from Sydney are Sydneysiders, and Glasgow residents are Glaswegians? My favorite demonym, however, is the bit of phonetic magic that turns the disparate St. Kitts and Nevis into the rhyming pair Kittitian (kuh-TEE-shun) and Nevisian (nuh-VEE-shun). See you tomorrow! Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day,sign up for The Atlantic Daily. If you think up a question yourself, send it my way via [email protected]. Source link

Atlantic Trivia, April 3, 2026: The Sea

Atlantic Trivia, April 3, 2026: The Sea

Swim out to the pelagic zone of your sea of knowledge, then dive, dive, dive. Atlantic Trivia Environment Military Consumerism From a story by Jake Lundberg What author published three books about the sea from 1941 to 1955 before writing her most famous, about pesticides, in 1962? Show Hint That last book is Silent Spring. Previous QuestionNext Question And by the way, did you know that if all the salt in the world’s oceans were extracted and dried out, a layer of it could cover the entirety of the Earth’s land? The layer, in case you’re interested, would be more than 500 feet thick. Have a great weekend! Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day, sign up for The Atlantic Daily. If you think up a question yourself, send it my way via [email protected]. Source link

Why Raspberries Have Black Sheets But Strawberries Don’t

Why Raspberries Have Black Sheets But Strawberries Don’t

It’s amazing how much of everyday life I didn’t question for years – like what “wi-fi” really means, where we get paprika from, and what ASDA actually stands for. And opening my fridge this afternoon, another banal mystery confronted me. What’s that squidgy black mat at the bottom of raspberry trays for, and why isn’t it in the bottom of my strawberry tray? It seems I’m not alone. Posting to r/NoStupidQuestions, Redditor u/GrumpyOldSophon asked about the addition, wondering why you “never find this in packages of blueberries or strawberries”. The sheet is absorbent, but it may have other qualities It probably won’t shock you to learn that the sheet is there to absorb some moisture. Packaging specialists Packaging World described these sheets as “dual ply absorbent” material, “applied to a totally absorbent, yet sealed, topcoat”. They’re designed for softer fruits, like raspberries and blueberries, as these aren’t as hardy as, e.g., strawberries or grapes. Speaking to Eating Well, Robert Schueller, a produce expert at Melissa’s Produce, said: “A raspberry is one of the most delicate …

The Religious Meaning Behind Hot Cross Buns

The Religious Meaning Behind Hot Cross Buns

An Easter staple, hot cross buns are believed to date back to 1361. Some say their precursor, called Alban buns, was invented by a monk called Brother Thomas Rocliffe at St Alban’s Abbey. He is said to have given them to the poor on Good Friday. They’re slightly different to the ones we know and love today – the cross on top was cut into the bun, rather than placed on top with a flour mixture – but they still contained spices, fruit, and yeasted dough. Given their possible religious past, then, perhaps it’s not surprising that some think hot cross buns allude to more of the events of Easter than just the obvious cross. What’s the meaning behind hot cross buns? The cross on top of the buns may have been placed on buns like Brother Roclliffe’s to allude to Jesus’ crucifix (Good Friday being “the day of the cross”). But according to historian of food Dr Eleanor Barnett, hot cross buns weren’t really eaten as we know them now until the 18th century. …

Atlantic Trivia, April 2, 2026: Moon Missions

Atlantic Trivia, April 2, 2026: Moon Missions

Go for trivia launch. T-minus five, four, three—trivia ignition. Players, we have liftoff. Atlantic Trivia Spaceflight Movies Current Events From a story by Ross Andersen NASA’s first flyby of the moon—three missions before humanity landed on it—is known by what name? Show Hint The landing mission was No. 11. Previous QuestionNext Question And by the way, did you know that so-called astronaut ice cream—that duplicitous treat!—was sent to space only once? It is true that freeze-dried ice cream was developed under contract for NASA during the 1960s, but the only record of its presence on a mission is a menu from a single 1968 voyage. Apparently, astronauts never really developed a taste for it, and the dessert’s crumbliness made it a bad fit for zero-g; now they eat regular ice cream in space. More dusty stuff for the kids at Epcot, then—but they should know they are eating a lie! Until tomorrow. Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day,sign up for The Atlantic Daily. If you think up …

Atlantic Trivia, April 1, 2026: Computer Games

Atlantic Trivia, April 1, 2026: Computer Games

Your device’s memory is precious; so is yours. Hone it! Atlantic Trivia Medicine Computing Video Games From a story by Sarah Zhang The rare medical procedure known as a total gastrectomy involves the removal of what organ? Show Hint It’s where your gastric juices are. Previous QuestionNext Question And by the way, did you know that Nintendo was founded in 1889? The year that the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris, Nintendo was getting going in Kyoto making Japanese playing cards. Obviously, it has evolved since. It pivoted to video games in the 1970s and thereafter created Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, the Game Boy, the Wii, and the Switch. Meanwhile, what has the Eiffel Tower done? See you tomorrow! Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day, sign up for The Atlantic Daily. If you think up a question yourself, send it my way via [email protected]. Source link

Atlantic Trivia, March 31, 2026: Board Games

Atlantic Trivia, March 31, 2026: Board Games

Enjoy today’s Atlantic Trivia, a game that dates to the 21st century C.E. (Upside: It’s easier for you to become the best player in history.) Atlantic Trivia From a story by Matteo Wong Weiqi, a strategy board game played with black and white stones that dates to sixth-century-B.C.E. China, is more familiarly known in the West by what name? Show Hint It’s a two-letter word. Previous QuestionNext Question And by the way, did you know that the Vikings played a variant of chess called hnefatafl? In a very Viking twist, there is only one king, smack in the center of the board, who is beset by twice the number of enemies as he has men; the king’s objective is to escape to a corner before being slaughtered. The game was eventually supplanted by chess, but I just know that the true warriors are still playing in Valhalla. See you tomorrow! Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day, sign up for The Atlantic Daily. If you think up a …

Atlantic Trivia, March 30, 2026: Sondheim Tunes

Atlantic Trivia, March 30, 2026: Sondheim Tunes

“I chose and my world was shaken, so what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not.” — Stephen Sondheim in a lyric presumably inspired by playing trivia Atlantic Trivia Dairy Broadway Internet Speak From a story by Nicholas Florko Raw dairy products are distinctive for not undergoing what process developed in France in the 1860s? Show Hint It’s named after the Louis who created it. Previous QuestionNext Question And by the way, did you know that Sondheim wrote exclusively with Blackwing 602 pencils, the flat-tailed, lightweight instrument also favored by John Steinbeck? They were discontinued while Sondheim was still writing, but he had purchased boxes and boxes of them just in case. Sondheim disliked the way the erasers dried out, but he loved the softness of the lead: “You can spend a lot of time re-sharpening them, which is a lot easier and more fun than writing.” You and me both, Steve. See you tomorrow! Find previous questions here, and to get Atlantic Trivia in your inbox every day, sign up for …