Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: How to Seduce a Woman

We recently published a post on this site called “7 Ways to Seduce a Straight Guy.” And a bunch of you wrote in saying, okay, now tell us how to seduce a woman! So we’re turning this one over to you: Tell us, what’s the best way seduce a woman? FYI, the tips in the […]

TV
Mad Men Barbies

photo from New York Times article Mattel is set to release four new Barbies ($75 each!) based on characters from “Mad Men” this coming July to coincide with the start of the show’s fourth season. There’s main character Don Drapper and his soulless wife Betty, company head Roger Sterling and his one-time mistress and office […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Secret Boyfriend Gets Arrested

photo by vanessa hud 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’m secretly dating this guy and had a really bizarre dream about him: He got arrested and the police […]

Websites
Blog Snog: Clingerellas, Breast Obsessions, and Ghosts of Oscars Past

From TresSugar: Oscar couples from years past. From the Frisky: Just ask him out already! From Lemondrop: When a guy’s obsessed with breastses. From College Candy: When you become Clingerella. From Eden Fantasys: Nina Hartley’s recommended books on sexuality. From YourTango: 8 habits that’ll destroy a marriage.

Sexual Health
New York City Wants to Turn You On

Good design used to be completely unheard of in the world of sex accessories — neither function nor form was particularly paid attention to, whether it was a vibrator or a pair of latex undies. Fortunately, in the last decade or so, both form and function have improved immeasurably, and we could not be happier. […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo – When Online Long-Distance Love Goes Wrong, Very Wrong

photo from Arbron Dear Em & Lo, I am an 18-year-old girl and recently got engaged to a 30-year-old guy. We have an online long distance relationship. I really like the guy and he likes me too. Things were really awesome between us after our engagement, he used to be really romantic and we used […]

Polls
How Do You Know When a Relationship Is Ending?

Our friend Carrie asked us this question recently — for her, she says she knows the end is nigh when she starts feeling more self-conscious and uncomfortable around the guy. For her friend, it’s when she loses interest in PDA with the partner. How about you: What are your personal tell-tale signs that a relationship […]

Pop Culture
New Crazy-Awesome Video from OK Go

Okay, we know this will be twice in one week that we’re going rogue and abandoning the whole love and sex thing, but this is worth it! OK Go is an indie band that has mastered viral marketing with clever, innovative one-shot vids for their songs. First there was “A Million Ways,” in which they […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Kate: Can I Get Pregnant During My Period?

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, Can I get pregnant if I have unprotected sex during my period? I’ve heard that you can, but […]

Movies
The Wisdom of Corey Haim

We were too young to realize it at the time, but Corey Haim’s Lucas (1986) showed us exactly why the band geek makes a better boyfriend than the captain of the football team. We were recently saddened to hear of the passing of Corey. He was just 38 years old, which is tragic beyond belief. […]

Confessions
Comments of the Week: Do It When Everyone's Ready

photo by (nutmeg) We got a TON of great comments on the “How Long Can a Virgin Make a Guy Wait?” post, from Spes, SS, Madamaoiselle L….it was so hard to choose one! So we picked two: Rhett Butler: Let me recast the question to illuminate it a bit more.  While the analogy isn’t perfect, […]

How To
How to Greet a Former One-Night Stand

photo by //steph_vee. We know you’re not perfect. At some point, most of you will walk out on a one-night stand without so much as a “Thanks for the sex!” Post-It note. We don’t condone this behavior, but we can offer an emergency guideline, should you happen to bump into this person at a later […]

Toys
Our Toy of the Month, the New G-Ki!

The G-Ki from Je Joue The G-Ki (pronounced gee-kee) is just out recently from Je Joue, the UK makers of another awesome toy, the SaSi. This vibe has got a lot of fantastic features, which is why we’ve selected it as our toy of the month. It’s: Body-safe — It’s made of 100% food-grade silicone […]

Research
Naked News: Free Female Condoms and High-Tech Coitus Interruptus

photo by ingalatvia DC is to become the first city to distribute free female condoms — in beauty salons, stores, and high schools — in an effort to fight HIV. According to Cellphones.org, 15% of Americans have interrupted sex to answer a cellphone call. Speaking of modern life messing with our booty, apparently Americans are […]

TV
Get the Best TV Show About Sex – Ever! – on DVD

SEX: How to Do Everything Our 10-part television series, SEX: How to Do Everything, is now available on DVD! Each show tackles a specific topic (seduction, oral sex, kink, etc) with tips, on-the-street & in-studio interviews, silly segments like our confessional booth in the middle Times Square, and how-to demonstrations from various models illustrating a […]

Research
Your Call: How Do You Define "Had Sex"?

photo by je@n Go ahead: try to answer that question. It’s tougher than you might think. Does it mean intercourse? Then how do gay people “have sex”? Does it involve penetration? Then what about those who only climax from external stimulation? Does it involve orgasm? Then what about all the women who’ve had sexual relations […]