Websites
Blog Snog: How to Date Like the Mad Men

YourTango: A crash course in Mad Men-style lovin’. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: The Blogess on the weirdest Google queries that led to her page. TheFrisky: 23 really bad sex moves that guys need to ban from their repertoire. TresSugar: Just like Cher, polyamory is making yet another comeback. TomFoolery: Weird beauty trend: bleaching your…everything? CollegeCandy: 6 apps […]

Research
Researchers Argue Over Whether Cougar Dating Exists

When we read that a researcher at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff had released a study claiming that the cougar dating trend is a myth and a media construct, we were ready to buy his argument. After all, we’ve witnessed first-hand — and have occasionally, shame on us, been responsible for — how […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: How Can I Enjoy Receiving Oral More?

photo by Bogdan Suditu Dear Em & Lo. I’m a 48-year-old female and I can’t seem to achieve an orgasm during oral sex. It all seems too intense. However, I don’t have any problems when masturbating. I feel it is like… someone else scratching your feet… it tickles. If I do it myself, it doesn’t […]

Sexual Health
Fewer E.D. Ads! New Teen-Focused Recommendations for Sex-Soaked Culture

Teens now spend a whopping seven hours per day on various forms of media. So the American Academy of Pediatrics just issued a revised policy statement, “Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media,” in the September 2010 print issue of Pediatrics (published online Aug. 30). In addition to calling for the creation of a national task force […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Don't Judge a Man By His Foreskin

photo by Leandro Martinez We’re not taking sides on this debate (yet!), but we did like Dannie’s analogy where she compares penis prejudice to a man refusing to sleep with a woman whose inner labia hang lower than the outer. And the debate rages on… When erect, an uncircumcised penis looks pretty much the same […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Kate, Can You Affect the Sex of Your Baby?

photo by gniliep 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. Dear Dr. Kate, When trying to conceive, are there things you can do to try to tip the […]

News
Naked News: C-Section Predictions, Tragic Marriage Proposals & Bible Sex Tips

photo by tifhermon Swedish scientists recently discovered a way to help predict whether a mother-to-be will need a C-section. This could save women painful and possibly dangerous hours attempting a doomed vaginal delivery. Esteban Rojas, one of the thirty-three Chilean miners who has been stuck underground for 20-some-odd-days (and counting), proposed to his long-time girlfriend. […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys – What's Up with the Sex-Sports Connection?

photo by Gil Searcy Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “What is the connection between sports and sex with guys? For instance, why were certain World Cup teams prevented from having sex while others are given the green light? Is there a connection between testosterone and the thrill […]

News
New "E-Personation" Bill May Limit Your Online Revenge Options

photo by Mindsay Mohan California Senator Joe Simitian drafted a new bill that would make it a misdemeanor to impersonate someone online — a.k.a. “e-personation” — with the purpose “of harming, intimidating, threatening or defrauding.” If busted for e-personation, you could get $1,000 in fines and/or one year in prison. The bill was passed unanimously […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation – I Almost Cheated on My Military Husband

photo by DVIDSHUB 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: My husband has been gone getting ready to deploy for Afghanistan and there have been some issues with us thinking […]

How To
How to Pitch a Sex Story

Media Bistro recently asked for our input on their advice piece, “How to Tell Sex Stories” — it’s part of their “How to Pitch” series (pretty handy for freelance writers who sign up for membership). They talked to many sex and relationship writers and editors, so there just wasn’t room for a lot of our […]

Pop Culture
Bad Sex Advice at the Local Car Wash

photo by jcestnik Normally we don’t bother covering books that we think are terrible, but every now and then we can’t resist. There’s a book available for sale at a car wash (seriously) in L.A. called WTF? How to Survive 101 of Life’s Worst F-ing Situations. (That’s the name of the book, not the car […]

Websites
Blog Snog: How to Write Erotica

. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: The “writes” and wrongs of erotica. TheFrisky: A flowchart to help you determine if you should masturbate right now. TresSugar: 10 signs that you’re in love. YourTango: Can a Christian date a non-believer? (which begs the vice versa question) TomFoolery: Rethinking some of this manscaping business. CollegeCandy: One woman’s way to get […]

Polls
Poll: Do You Send Nude Pics to Partners?

Have you ever emailed or texted racy pics of yourself to a partner?survey software Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

Pop Culture
Hysteria, a Vibrator Rom-Com

image of antique vibrator from GoodVibes’ Antique Vibrator Museum Back in the 1800s, hysteria (literally, “womb disease”) was considered the most common “disorder” among women; its symptoms were mental and emotional distress, thought to be brought on by the womb’s revolt against sexual deprivation. (Live in a sexist society where you can’t vote or work […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: You, Em & Lo, Owe Us All an Apology

We received the following in response to our Metro article on negotiating a night of casual sex. Sometimes, it’s the hate mail that brings us the most joy: I read your “article” in Metro this morning. Ironically I NEVER read that rag but for some reason I did this morning and I’m glad…it is critical […]