The Penile Code: What TV’s Increase in Full-Frontal Male Nudity Really Means

Some small-screen magic was required in the first season of HBO Max’s Minx. The comedy, set in the ’70s, follows a young feminist and a seedy, but lovable pornography publisher in the Valley as they collaborate on a nude magazine for women. The issue wasn’t the opening episode’s penis montage, in which many members flash across the screen as Minx’s editorial team attempts to choose its first centerfold—though, yes, some prosthetics were involved there. Instead, in another episode, as Minx creator and writer Ellen Rapoport tells me over the phone, she had to add the sound of a bunch of… Read Full Article