Beejoli Shah
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Threesomes Are Great, If You Possess Infinite Amounts of Chill
The first time the topic of a threesome was ever broached in my bed was all thanks to my own big mouth. I was 23, dating a brooding 30-something screenwriter with delusions of Bukowski, and desperately trying to convert our casual fuck buddy relationship into something more substantial. Knowing my meager sexual history likely didn’t live up to his well-notched bedpost, I did what any girl in my… → Read More
Are Single-Serving Relationships the New F*ck Buddies?
About a year ago I was hooking up with a man who, by all intents and overblown “hookup culture” paranoia purposes, was nothing more than a friend with truly excellent benefits; a scratcher of an itch at best, despite being generally lovely and in no way displeasurable. → Read More
The Revenant Is the Movie That Will Earn Leo His Oscar
At this point, to mention Oscar chances in the same breath as discussing a new Leonardo DiCaprio film is akin to saying Macbeth in a theater. So stand up, spin around in three circles, walk outside, and get invited back in because it goes without saying: The Revenant is DiCaprio’s Oscar film. → Read More
This Holiday Season, Do Not Sleep With Your Teachers
The holiday season is upon us, which, if you’re anything like the lead character in any rom-com produced in the mid-to-late nineties, likely means that you’ll be given the chance to reunite with friends, loved ones, and former bullies when you head home for the holidays, as you all return to your local watering holes to do essentially the same shit you did in high school, just with → Read More
Creed Is Everything We Wanted It to Be, and More
Every so often, a movie comes along that’s so memorably crafted, so elegiac in its storytelling, and so masterful in its choice of actors, it stops you dead in your tracks. Against most odds, Creed is that movie. → Read More
You Don’t Need to Be Great at Sex, Just Crush One Move Repeatedly
A few months ago, a friend mentioned in passing that he was going on a date later that evening with a woman he’d matched with on Tinder — a woman that he was connected to through only one friend: me. “So, what’s she really like?” he had pressed. My advice, unfortunately, was useless; other than an obligatory Facebook friendship, I hadn’t spoken to her since she dropped out of Model United… → Read More
Mockingjay – Part 2 Packs an Ultimately Satisfying Punch to a Solid Series
In the three and a half years since Jennifer Lawrence first picked up Katniss Everdeen’s bow and arrow and began the battle for a dystopian civilization’s future, things have changed mightily in our own realities. Tech companies intended to democratize our society and fix income disparities have made things worse. Refugees are being interned and slaughtered en masse, on multiple continents.… → Read More
You Don’t Need to Be Great at Sex, Just Crush One Move Repeatedly
Making the case against overachieving in bed. → Read More
Is 'Netflix and Chill' Actually a Good Date?
As a woman rapidly approaching 30, one of my largest personal failings is the fact that I’ve yet to go on a first date that involves eating food on purpose. Sure I’ve knocked back enough whiskey, PBR, red wine spritzers, and tequila shots on dates both good and bad to all but ensure my liver will fail before I end up walking down the aisle. But when it comes to being asked to sit down with a man… → Read More
The Night Before Is a Bro Trip Movie for Grown-Ups
Given that the “Bro Trip” adventure comedy reached its saturation point somewhere around the second Hangover (not to be confused with its zenith, the Home Alone 2: Lost in New York), each new entry runs the risk of being the straw on the already overburdened camel’s back. Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Anthony Mackie need not worry:The Night Before isn’t that straw. → Read More
The Martian Is the Sci-Fi Blockbuster We Deserve
Maxim reviews Ridley Scott’s latest venture to space. → Read More
Hannibal Buress Wants You to Get Off Twitter and Get on Juicing
The comedian talked to Maxim in anticipation of his new show, Why? With Hannibal Buress. → Read More