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An oral history of competitive meditation

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It was billed as the world’s first meditation wearable. We also found that laughter is a powerful tool for changing your mental state. The winner was Charlotte Fine, age 12, who strapped the Muse to her head while sitting in her family’s hot tub. The app also encouraged you to share your "calm score" on social media.

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Sex toys, meet Sephora: How the sexual (marketing) revolution affects where we shop

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Sex toys and the internet In 1998, Charlotte bought a rabbit vibrator at The Pleasure Chest in the first season of Sex in the City , and the sex toy market saw an impressive spike. Dame's first crowdfunded sex toy, a wearable vibrator called Eva. But an even bigger influence was yet to come by way of the internet. Credit: Dame.

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