News
The First Amendment and Betty Dodson’s Genital Art

photo via erix! We admit, genital art isn’t really our thing. We’ve seen our share at downtown art shows (and, ahem, on our own TV show in the U.K.), and, while we’re glad that people are out there creating work like this, we don’t have any hanging on our walls. That said, we totally, absolutely, 100% understand how […]

Uncategorized
Happy Federal Holiday – See You Here Tomorrow!

In honor of Columbus Day, we’re taking the day off and reading Eduardo Galeano’s “Memory of Fire.” Tune in tomorrow for new horoscopes, a dream interpretation and other fun stuff.

Pop Culture
Blog Snog: Sexy Sacred Hand Gestures, Nicknames for Exes, & David Letterman Defenses

photo by sylvar A weekly roundup of some of our favorite sex- and love-related posts from various blogs and websites: GoodVibes explains how to use the ceremonial hand gestures of Buddhism and Hinduism as masturbation techniques. The Frisky’s 10 ways NOT to praise a vagina. TresSugar highlight’s the Daily Show’s excellent push to repeal the […]

Toys
Jimmyjane’s New Iconic Vibes

Jimmyjane’s “Usual Suspects” line of iconic vibes As far as good ideas go, this one is right up there with sliced bread and TiVo: 1) Take the best, most popular vibrators that ever existed. 2) Make them out of hygienic, non-porous, phthalate-free material (unlike all their knockoffs). 3) Give the vibes a cool design touch […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Do My Kinky Fantasies Need Therapy?

photo by Dale Gillard Dear Em & Lo, I have this really awesome, sensitive, caring, sweet, good-in-bed, blah blah blah boyfriend — I wouldn’t leave him for the world. I also have wild fantasies about being tied up, demeaned, beaten . . . you get the idea. Is this a problem? Maybe fantasies are not […]

Pop Culture
Books: I Was Drunk When I Wed; Is It Legal?

photo by kalin9999 Our friend Robin Epstein and her sister Amy Epstein Feldman just wrote a hilarious (not to mention helpful) book called  So Sue Me, Jackass! Avoiding Legal Pitfalls That Can Come Back to Bite You at Work, at Home, and at Play. Last week we published an excerpt that answered the age-old question, […]

News
Penguins Continue to Wage War on Family Values

photo by Paul_Mannix Guess which book, according to the American Library Association, is the title most often requested to be removed from schools and libraries in the U.S.? Give up? For the third year in a row, it’s And Tango Makes Three, which is a guide to building your own bomb while smoking crack and attending orgies […]

Polls
Men-Only Poll: Has Sex Ever Made You Cry?

MEN: Have you ever cried during or right after sex? (We’re just talking consensual sex here.)(opinion) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

Confessions
Comment of the Week: More Penis Empowerment

SP, commenting on “My Boyfriend Has a Small Penis”: Guys, really, 5″ isn’t a small penis! It’s average; no woman in her right mind would look at you and feel short changed.  I can’t believe more than 1% of all women out there would think 5″ is too small. I had no idea so many […]

How To
10 Rules of the Pickup

photo by ezioman It’s not easy to be yourself when attempting a pick-up. But the more out-of-character you try to be, the worse it’s going to go. The goal is to get someone to like you for you. That said, certain things should never be said or done during a pick-up, no matter how “naturally” […]

Personal Essays
The Virgin Diaries: “Becoming a Woman” Sucked

photo by krossbow Our contributor Katherine Chen, who is a sophomore English major at Princeton University (check out her personal site here), is penning a series of confessions for EMandLO.com collectively called “The Virgin Diaries.” Here’s her first installment: At ten years old, I was an early receiver of Mother Nature’s red-ribbon gift for women. […]

News
Naked News: Don’t Mess with Texas If You’re Gay

photo by Brian_L_Romig One step forward in Texas: A judge in Dallas just ruled that it would hear a divorce suit by a gay couple who were married outside of Texas, even though same-sex marriages are banned in the state. (Perhaps they heard our recent suggestion to the state of Indiana that it’s Good Family Values to dissolve […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: Why Do Men Cat-Call?

photo by bobster855 Advice from three of our guy friends. This week, they answer the following: Why do men cat-call? Straight Married Guy (Figleaf): Oh boy, where did I just see a link to a TV clip of a woman walking up to men who cat-called her and asked them why?  (You can answer in […]

How To
How to Buy a Decent Sex Toy

There are countless toys out there to choose from — unfortunately, not all of them will get you to your happy place effectively, or even safely. The sex toy industry, which is largely unregulated, is littered with manufacturers and distributors who are more interested in quantity than quality. Fortunately that’s changing, as consumers become more […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: Kissing Cousins & Mystery Undies

photo by sflovestory Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: I’ve been in a relationship with a great guy for few months, and I’m really happy. Last night, however, I […]