How To
Top 10 Striptease Tips

The traditional striptease is not for everyone: some consider it the ultimate display of female sexual power, reducing male viewers to quivering bowls of jelly, while others find it embarrassing or even demeaning. One thing’s for sure: many a man truly enjoys the visual, so an erotic dance can be a generous gift. This is […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Kate: I'm Dry as the Sahara

photo by flydime Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. Dr. Kate, I need answers to this question or I’m afraid it’ll ruin my relationship. When I’m having […]

Toys
Let's Play a Game: Sexy, Sick or Stupid?

from Babeland’s Hello Kitty Vibrator Contest Here’s a round-up of some new sex-related swag available. We’ll let you decide which category each falls into: Babelandand Goodvibes are now carrying the old Hello Kitty “neck massager.” (Babeland’s also holding an adorable — or adorably twisted — Hello Kitty Vibe Photo Contest through September of this year.) […]

Vids
Eat Your Heart Out, Naked Cowboy

If you’ve ever streaked across your college campus, participated in a Spencer Tunick shoot, or had one of those dreams where you’re pantless in front of an auditorium of people, then you’ll probably get an extra kick out of Matt and Kim‘s new video for the song “Lessons Learned” from their sophomore effort, Grand. It […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: How Much Younger Than Him Can a Man Date?

Advice from three of our guy friends. This week a straight woman asks, “How much younger than them do you think most guys are comfortable dating before it becomes embarrassing? Or is there no limit as long as the youngster in question is legal and not a complete airhead?” Gay Single Guy (Jay Dyckman): Yes, […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: When Should He Leave His Wife for Me?

postcard via PostSecret We feel just awful that we can’t answer every single advice question we get, but we figure that any answer is better than no answer at all. Which is why, once a week, we’ll let you guys decide how to advise a reader. Make your call by filling out the poll after […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Broke Up with My Fiance's Ghost

photo by waffler 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 (after the jump). This week, a woman asks Lauri: My fiancé died of a health issue in December ’07. He had been sick for almost 3 […]

Pop Culture
Books: Beowulf on the Beach (Part 1 of 2)

Our friend Jack Murnighan’s new book, Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature’s 50 Greatest Hits, is guaranteed to inspire you to pick up at least one classic this summer. And not because you “should” or because it’ll make you a better person or a more interesting date (though […]

Uncategorized
Off for Memorial Day

You can expect our usual Monday posts (horoscopes, dream interpretation, etc) tomorrow. Peace.

Websites
Blog Snog (05-22-09)

photo via dutchtl A weekly roundup of some of our favorite sex- and love-related posts from various blogs and websites: Huh, Twilight is sexist? Funky Brown Chick signs up for J-date. The media’s framing of feminism as a perpetual catfight or a watered down movement based on drinking and fucking is a great way to […]

Toys
News from the Lab: Three Cheers for Elastomer!

photo by Alejandro Hernandez In case you hadn’t noticed, we tend to rant and rave a lot about what you shouldn’t put in your body. And we’re not just talking about taking unwrapped candy from strangers. No, we’re talking about sex toys, too. As consumers, we’re responsible for educating ourselves about what we stick where […]

Advice
What If the Wrong Name Is Said in Bed?

photo by demi-brooke If you happen to be thinking of one person while you are doing another, keep your verbiage to a minimum, in case you mistakenly call out the wrong name. If you inadvertently speak before you think, remain calm, carry on, pretend you didn’t even realize you spoke the misnomer, and pray to […]

Toys
One of the Best Foreplay Tools Ever

The turn-of-the-century enthusiasm over the Tingler may have faded, but don’t forget this ridiculous-looking repurposed kitchen whisker for pre-sex relaxation and nerve-stimulation. In fact, experiencing the Tingler is the closest you can get to sheer ecstasy without taking MDMH or having an orgasm. This cheap metal scalp-massaging tool is so simple — but then most […]

Toys
Knocked-Up and Nerdy?

T from Thinkgeek Then this is the shirt for you! Thinkgeek is pushing this $23 T with the following promotional copy that’s so geeky even we’re not sure what most of it means… Read the rest of this post on SUNfiltered

Polls
Poll: How Did America Choose 2009's American Idol?

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, the finalists on American Idol Last night was the season finale, so if you haven’t watched the recording on your TiVo yet (or you simply couldn’t give a shit), don’t take the poll after the jump…