Susan Block's Blog

Bottomless Grief & Topless Cake

by Dr. Susan Block. Recently, my deep “Grieving Process” took my breath away – literally – as every respiratory branch on my tracheobronchial tree closed up shop, all airways *on strike* against the new working conditions of Life After Max. It’s been months since my beloved husband of 33 years and best-friend of 40, Pr. Maximillian R. […]

Max to the MAXIMUS Memorial

  “The Goal is the Journey,” was my beloved, dearly departed Capt’n Max’s motto, and a very special juncture in our journey through life, love, death and more love is about to occur: Max to the MAXIMUS! On what would be Max’s 82nd birthday – Saturday, November 8th, 2025 – the citizens of Bonoboville and […]

Cremating Captain Max

by Dr. Susan Block. We cremated my beloved Capt’n Max’s beautiful body last week. I was not ready for that. I wasn’t (and still am not) ready for anything – certainly not for life without my darling husband of 33 years, a friend of 40, my witness, my partner, my great love, my Prince Maximillian […]

Bonoboville

by Dr. Susan Block. Bonoboville is a unique intentional community that practices and promotes peaceful, therapeutic, pleasure-based, free speech-oriented, care-centered alternatives to war, violence, alienation, injustice and loneliness. Like many other intentional communities, we value social cohesion, environmental consciousness, spiritual growth, teamwork, transparency and cooperation. The Bonobo Connection Inspired by humanity’s closest genetic cousins, the […]

Capt’n Max: An Extraordinary Life

It is with deep love, sadness, reverence – and a dash of irreverence – that we announce the passing of Pr. Maximillian Rudolph Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri, aka Captain Max, aka Mickey, aka David Rossi, aka Vivienne Hammer, aka Xam Paris, aka Max. Max was a truly great man, though never one to be impressed […]

RIP Capt’n Max

  by Dr. Susan Block. Max is gone. My Great Love left his beautiful, long-suffering body yesterday at about noon PST, though I’m not sure of the exact time because I was crying too much to notice. Honestly, I am crying too much to post this, but I want to honor my darling Mickey now […]

L’CHAIM: Two JEWS with OPPOSING VIEWS

May 2, 2025, LOS ANGELES — American sexologist Dr. Susan Block appeared on L’Chaim Jewish Radio on  WCAP-AM 980 and gave the following report: “L’Chaim” is the Hebrew toast “To Life!” It’s also the name of a radio show. After all, “L’Chaim” is more than an invitation to share a schnapps, but perhaps a whole […]

Dr. Susan Block delivers “State of the Sexual Union” 2025 on WCAP AM-980

April 16, 2025, LOS ANGELES — American sexologist Dr. Susan Block delivered her fifth annual 2025 State of the Sexual Union address – a sex-positive, greed-negative, pro-bonobo “rebuttal” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s pseudo-strongman State of the Union 2025 and his pro-wrestling circus-style lurch toward authoritarian repression and recession – broadcast live 4.5.25 on Active […]

Dr. Suzy & Pr. Max’s 33rd Wedding Anniversary

by Dr. Susan Block. It’s our 33rd Wedding Anniversary! Yes indeed, Brothers and Sisters, Lovers and Sinners all around the world and here at home… One sunny Spring Sunday in Philadelphia, way back on April 12, 1992, we got married, and 33 years later – we’re still married.  #GoBonobos for us! Woohoo! The Goal is […]

Fighting the Billionaire Mind Virus

LOS ANGELES, CA — March 1, 2025 — Dr. Susan Block, renowned sexologist, media personality, and best-selling author of The Bonobo Way: The Evolution of Peace through Pleasure, is taking her court battle against social media megalopoly Meta Platforms, Inc. and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the next ring in their ongoing series of legal boxing […]