The word “polycule” is a synthesis of polyamory — engaging in multiple romantic relationships — and molecule. It’s not clear when the word was coined, but it seems to have started catching on around 15 years ago to suggest an intricate structure formed of people with overlapping deep attachments: romantic, sexual, sensual, platonic. It’s difficult to describe a polycule. Words like “family” and “network” are used, but neither on its own captures it. Perhaps it’s best left to a polycule
Ewan McGregor sprach kürzlich in einer Titelgeschichte der Radio Times über seine Erfahrungen bei der Zusammenarbeit mit seiner Frau Mary Elizabeth Winstead bei „Ein Gentleman in Moskau“.
Insbesondere enthüllte McGregor, dass er und Winstead einen Intimitätskoordinator am Set hatten, während sie Sexszenen für die neue Dramaserie drehten.
„Es ist immer noch notwendig, weil es auch um die Crew geht“, sagte McGregor. „Und es ist seltsam, vor Leuten nackt zu sein, es ist seltsam, vor der Kamera intim zu sein.“
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If both you and your significant other are actors, shooting an intimate scene seems like a great idea.
After all, who else would be a better scene partner?
But it would appear that chemistry in the bedroom doesn’t necessarily translate to the technical, arduous love scene filming process on set – as many actors have revealed.
Most recently, Ewan McGregor and wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead admitted to using an intimacy coordinator to help choreograph their sex scenes in forthcoming Paramount+
As raunchy scene become more and more commonplace in films and TV shows, intimacy co-ordinators (ICs) become a much more familiar presence on sets.
These are professionals who help cast and crew through choreographing and coaching talent through shooting sex sequences, including discussions on boundaries and comfort.
Many actors – including Emma Mackey of Sex Education, Emma Stone of Poor Things and Rachel Zegler West Side Story – have in recent years expressed their gratitude for ICs they worked with,
For Isabella Holmes, losing her ‘beautiful, long, dark hair’ was one of the hardest things to bear about cancer treatment.
‘My husband Mark and I met at school and my hair was the thing he loved about me,’ she says.
‘My identity as a woman and my sexuality was all tied up with my long hair and my red lips — that was who I was. When I told him I was planning to shave my head rather than wait
Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship.
This week she talks with two men whose friendship of convenience—Mitchell served as an unofficial guide when Judo moved to his hometown, and vice versa—grew more intimate as they became embedded in each other’s lives. Mitchell helped Judo through times of family crisis; Judo helped Mitchell find a job, a
