Wise Guys
What Do Men Really Think about Valentine’s Day?

Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “What’s the male consensus on Valentine’s Day?” Gay Single Guy (Daniel): I honestly don’t think there is a male “consensus” of thought on the issue of Valentine’s Day. Men can be either true romantics who love this kind of thing, who wouldn’t forget it […]

Pop Culture
The Super Bowl Ad Superlatives (in the Love and Sex Category)

BEST OVERALL: Dove Men+Care’s “The Journey to Comfort” At last, a commercial that celebrates manhood without being sexist, stupid or beer-related! It’s basically a mini-movie crammed into 45-seconds (seriously, try counting the number of scenes they had to shoot) that follows one Everyman’s life from birth to adulthood by highlighting the big moments as well […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Died and Came Back to Life!

photo by Johan_Larsson 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 dreamed that I died and I ended up in a place where there were other people walking around. Everyone […]

Websites
Blog Snog: Romance Novels, the iPad, and Condom History

YourTango says romance novels are smarter than you think — and romance isn’t about sex, sweeping gestures or man cleavage. A study conducted in the 1950s found that women tend to eat less on dates to impress guys. Oh wait, sorry, that study was actually conducted last year. Quiz yourself on the history of the condom […]

Pop Culture
Pro-Choice Responses to the Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad

To kick off your Superbowl weekend, check out these 3 bits that you won’t (but should!) see during the game this Sunday — all are in response to the anti-choice, anti-equality, anti-gay Christian group Focus on the Family’s 2.5-million-dollar spot (that we mentioned the other day) featuring football star Tim Tebow and his mom talking […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: My Friend Keeps Hitting On My Wife

Dear Em and Lo, I have a friend let’s call him “A”, we used to be closer, but as time has gone by, we probably see each other every other month or so, and the occasional email of non-importance (humor, etc). I’ve known for a while that “A” has had a crush on my wife. […]

Pop Culture
Top 10 Overrated Rom Coms

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re rerunning a series of top ten lists dedicated to the film-genre equivalent of those little heart candies: the romantic comedy. Our first was classic rom coms; second was alternative love stories; next we listed the best overlooked ones, then old school films made before we were born. Today, we continue with the most overrated […]

Websites
We Always Knew Modern Design Was Bad for Your Love Life

The things that once so defined him — shag carpeting, Room & Board sofas, monogamy — now suffocated him. — via UnhappyHipsters.com If you’ve ever browsed the pages of, say, Dwell magazine you will know that they have been able to photograph some absolutely fantastic architectural designs and some very well decorated homes. From the […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Vanessa: Any Medical Libido Booster for Gals?

photo by Tiago Ribeiro Every few weeks, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, will be answering your questions here. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Vanessa, Is there a safe, medical way to improve my libido? Is there a […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Women Can't Handle Rejection in Bed

photo by faster_panda_kill_kill Oh, pshaw. Girls often turn down sex for a variety of reasons. Try being a guy and telling a woman it’s not happening tonight. Guys get a bad rap sometimes for being sexually aggressive, pushy, not respecting women’s boundaries… but have you ever seen how a woman gets when she’s denied sex!?!? […]

Pop Culture
52 Questions for Em & Lo

We finally finished the online interview over on EdenFantasys.com — 52 questions in all! (“What was the one fight you had about?”, “How fun was that bathtub photo shoot?”, “What’s the weirdest reaction you’ve gotten when you tell someone what you do?”). Below is a quick excerpt from the complete Q&A. Click here to find […]

Personal Essays
Confession: Hello Operator, Please Give Me My New Vibe

Cloud 9 from Babeland A contributor friend of ours, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make: One of the oft-cited benefits of buying a sex toy online is that you don’t have to see or speak to anyone. You don’t have to interact with a real human, period. But what happens when […]

Research
Naked News: Tell-Alls, Sexless Invertabrates & Salacious Dictionaries

photo by Charleston’s The Digitel Not only does Jenny Sandford not stand by her man, she writes a tell-all memoir about his “hiking the Appalachian Trail” that’s due out this Friday. Tell CBS to pull the lame anti-choice ad they’re running during the Super Bowl. Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how one tiny […]

Pop Culture
Top 10 Old School Rom Coms

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re rerunning a series of top ten lists dedicated to the film-genre equivalent of those little heart candies: the romantic comedy. Our first was classic rom coms; second was alternative love stories; next we listed the best overlooked ones. Today, we continue with old school classics made before we were […]

Pop Culture
The Superbowl Ad You WON'T See This Weekend

We used to look forward to Superbowl Sunday for the ads (that, and the excuse to over-indulge in junk food). But it looks like CBS is determined to ruin the one sports-related joy in our lives. First of all they went and accepted an anti-choice ad from conservative Christian group Focus on the Family — apparently CBS […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Coworker Crush Juggles Eggs

photo by woodleywonderworks 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 have had a crush on a co-worker for months, but I’ve been in a monogamous relationship this whole time.  […]