In Place Juicy private moments are often best kept private, unless they can be used for lasting art. Toronto photographer Robyn Cumming brings us a gallery of dramatic exposure, after the curtains are pulled back.

Letters from Rome: Sardegna The first month of living abroad in one of the world’s great historical cities is full of sights and wonders. The eighth month is full of grocery shopping and car alarms. Author Anthony Doerr reports on a trip out of town to Sardinia.

Take the Downtown Train If more men know what’s under the hood of a car than the hood of a clitoris, surely a revolution is needed. Enthusiast Paul Ford interviews Ian Kerner, sex therapist and author of She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman.

Carson Ellis Illustrator, artist, and all-around winner Carson Ellis tells us about her work with the Decemberists, collapsed mining towns in Montana, and what’s stuck in her head.