Advice
What's Up Doc?
Dr. Kate: Leaky Nips? But I'm Not Breastfeeding!

photo by box_of_lettuce 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. Hi Dr. Kate, Recently I discovered that my nipples have been leaking some sort of substance. At first […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Should I Tell My BF I’ve Been Faking?

photo of Katz’s Deli, where Meg Ryan famously faked an orgasm, by Aaron_M Dear Em & Lo, I am a college student, and have been with this guy for six months. The sex is absolutely amazing, we do it about four times a day average, but he has never made me orgasm through intercourse. My […]

Wise Guys
How Can I Have a MMF Threeway?

Advice from three of our guy friends. This week a straight woman asks, “How can I can convince two hetero dudes to have a threeway with me?” Straight Single Guy (Max): Barring the possibility that you could trick these “hetero” dudes into your lair (using beer, snacks or Ahnold movies) I’d say that your best […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Should She Go Downtown?

photo by iandeth 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 […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Be Kind to the Waitstaff

photo by independentman On a dinner date, always be courteous to the waitstaff. Never snap, clap, cry “Waiter,” or worse, “Garcon!” to get your attendant’s attention; wait until you catch your server’s eye, then simply nod, gently raise your eyebrows, or, as a last resort, raise your hand. Say please and thank you — never […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Mom Walked in on Me & Lil Wayne

photo by killa_kam 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 woman asks Lauri: I had this dream the other night where my mom and I were on vacation and the rapper I like, […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tomorrow Night! Turn off the Lights

photo via Google Earth This Saturday, March 28th, at 8:30pm local time all around the world, individuals, companies, historical landmarks, towns and countries have committed to turning off the lights for one hour to highlight the threat of climate change. According to Earthhour.org‘s Facebook page, Sydney turned off the lights in 2007 and cut their […]

What's Up Doc?
Dr. Kate: Bad Vibrations

photo by jacobms 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. A patient in my office last week confessed to me that she’s worried she’s hurt herself from too […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: How Do I Deal with People Who Confuse Sex Educators with "Sluts"?

photo by soundfromwayout Dear Em & Lo, I’m a student activist/organizer at my university, and I’m involved with a student peer-education group (Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators), as well as Students for Choice.  While I enjoy talking about sex, and many aspects of it, especially on a political basis (e.g. how can we support HR […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Embrace Your Inner Goth

photo by jswieringa Here’s a quick science lesson for you: Scented and colored candles often contain plasticizers, which make them burn much hotter, i.e., way too hot for your sweetie’s fleshy parts. Black candles and beeswax candles burn the hottest of all. (Besides, what are you doing with black candles anyway? That’s so Trenchcoat Brigade.) […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: Does It Matter If You've Slept with More People Than Your Partner?

photo by derekmoss Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: Does the average hetero guy really care if his girlfriend/wife has had sex with more people than he has? And if so, why? Straight Married Guy (Jamie): I may be somewhat in the minority here in that, while I […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: What's the Official New Word for You Know What

photo by Paul J. Everett Last week, we asked you for alternative terms for the act unfortunately known as the “tittie fuck.” This week, we want to make it democratically official by having you vote on the best recommendations we received: What should be the official new term for “tittie fuck”? ( Online surveys) If […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I'm Bi-Curious in a High-Rise Office Building

photo by Marco_Gomes 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 straight woman asks Lauri: So, I had a dream a couple of nights ago that is really making me feel kind of awkward. […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Throw Away Your Novelty Toys

photo by Foxtongue You might think “novelty” means “nice, fun sex toys,” but you’d be wrong. It’s actually a legal term for products not intended for serious use. And thanks to A) bullshitty obscenity laws still on the books in some states (we’re talking to you, Alabama), B) no government regulation overseeing the safety and […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Break Out the Body Paint

photo by psalms133 Who wants to paint the town red when you can stay home and paint each other? Playing with edible finger paints is like having a smokin’-hot Montessori teacher encourage you to “indulge your inner Picasso” while going down on you to help “unleash your creative juices.” (And if that just turned you […]

What's Up Doc?
Dr. Kate: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls

Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City who answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. One of the most common concerns I hear from patients is about their vaginal discharge. “I have an infection…I’m too wet…I’m too […]