Astoria Characters: The Guy Who Wrote a Sex Guide for Women

“Guys are selfish.” George Fuiaxis makes this matter-of-fact declaration with just the correct hint of disgust in his voice. George is a real estate broker and author. This is the conclusion he came to after writing a book on female orgasms. This bears repeating: He’s a guy – guys are, by his experience and definition, selfish — and he’s the author of a manual on women’s sexuality. If he realizes how odd this sounds, he doesn’t let on. But when prompted, for…

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Astoria Characters: The Student Who’s Rethinking Her Life

After whipping the buttercream icing, Alexis Heugly places the first layer of the chocolate birthday cake on a crystal stand that’s on the dining table in her apartment. Alexis is from Utah. She spreads on some ganache and sets the second layer, which had been cooling momentarily in the freezer, on top. She ices the confection, filling a piping bag to decorate it with a bouquet of rosettes. “This cake was easy to make,” she says. “It didn’t take me too long.” Alexis, who…

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