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Winners of a Great Rewrite-the-Ending Contest

Through our friend, Lynn Harris, writer, co-creator of Breakup Girl, and now communications strategist for something called Breakthrough, we heard about a “Rewrite the Ending” contest (which ended last month): Show of hands- How many of you wish that: – Andy (Pretty in Pink) had ended up with Ducky? – After Willy dies (Death of a […]

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The (Bisexual) Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

In a review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  (the new U.S. version starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara), the US Weekly critic Mara Reinstein writes of Lisbeth Salander, “The brazenly bisexual, leather-clad, withdrawn title heroine…” Wait — brazenly what? What does it even mean to be brazenly bisexual? The phrase suggests that being bisexual […]

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Blog Snog: New Year’s Resolutions for Celebrities

Kardashian family Christmas card College Candy: Imaginary new year’s resolutions for celebrities. YourTango: 12 holiday gifts and what they say about your relationship. Eden Fantasys’ Sexis: Where God meets sex. (Happy X-mas!) HuffPost/Women: How to get through this week without killing each other. TresSugar: A holiday message from Banksy. The Frisky: Sexy holiday party looks […]

Music
Did Mariah Carey Invent the Sexy Santa Look?

Earlier this week on our site, we asked our Wise Guys what was up with the sexy Santa lingerie thing. Which naturally lead us to thinking about Mariah Carey, and how she basically owns the entire sexy Santa category, not to mention the sub-category of soft-core porn Santa. We know she didn’t exactly invent the […]

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Blog Snog: Holiday Dates, Office Party Hook-Up Rules, Sexy Gift Do’s & Don’ts

photo via Flickr College Candy: Asking Santa for a shift in our collective sexual culture. YourTango: The 3 fastest ways to holiday dates. Eden Fantasys’ Sexis: 10 holiday wish list ideas (from yours truly) HuffPost/Women: Tis the season…to argue. TresSugar: Stocking stuffers for your significant other. The Frisky: 11 presents that won’t get you laid. […]

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Why Articles About Sex Always Use Photos with Bare Feet

Getty Image from Telegraph UK article While doing a little internet research, our intern Alyssa came across this article from the Telegraph UK entitled “Average Man Has 9 Sexual Partners in Lifetime, Women Have 4” accompanied by the above photo from Getty Images. Next to the link she sent, Alyssa wrote: “Random Side Note:  Why do they […]

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On Feminism, High School and Sex — and What Occupy Can Teach Us About All Three

“It’s not easy, in this world, to learn how to navigate our anger and attraction, to learn how to be strong, sexual women and kind, gentle men.” This is a quote from our friend Michelle Chihara’s essay, “Pieces of the Past,” published this week on her blog This Blue Angel. On the surface this essay […]

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And You Thought Your Last Date Was Bad

Sometimes you have to date someone for months before the crazy comes out. And then other times, you receive a 1,600 word email after a disastrous first date that accuses you of leading the person on because you played with your hair, you made a lot of eye contact, and you said “Nice to meet you” […]

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Blog Snog: How to Survive Your Family Over the Holidays

College Candy: How to survive your family over the holidays. YourTango: 18 things NOT to buy your boyfriend for Christmas. Eden Fantasys’ Sexis: What song would you strip to? A stripper round table. HuffPost/Women: 10 things I learned to ask myself before dating anyone. TresSugar: How public marriage proposals went viral in 2011. The Frisky: […]

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Car Crash Sex on TV

We recently ran a post on EMandLO.com about television shows with hot sex scenes, but if we’re being honest, the stuff that really floats our boats is the hilarious, cringe-worthy stuff that just seems a lot more realistic — after all, sex is often awkward, full of miscommunication, with some head bonking and disappointment, maybe tears. […]

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Blog Snog: 15 Holiday Gifts Guys Really Want

College Candy: The morality of sexting. YourTango: 15 holiday gifts men really want. Eden Fantasys’ SexIs: Do women teach men “no” means “maybe”? HuffPost/Women: How to get over him (with a little help from your friends). TresSugar: The best celebrity quotes on love and sex from 2011. The Frisky: 10 things to learn about men […]

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Super Sketchy But Awesome Condom Campaign of the Week

We’ve all had our share of dubious Facebook friend requests — that regrettable one-night stand you’d almost succeeding in forgetting, your former therapist, your ex, your mom. But what about a Facebook request from your unborn child? A bunch of guys in Brazil were recently friend-requested by babies with their own name, plus the “Jr.” […]

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Blog Snog: What It Means to Be Gray-Sexual

photo via TheFrisky CollegeCandy: The 10 best places to hook up at home this Thanksgiving. TheFrisky: What it means to be gray-sexual. How About We: Reasons to be thankful you’re single this Thanksgiving. TresSugar: 5 date ideas to get you in the holiday spirit. YourTango: Is Hollywood killing monogamy? EdenFantasys’ Sexis: Faith, love, and open relationships. […]

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Fucking James Franco

photo via Flickr Kickstarter.com is a funding platform for music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative projects. If a project doesn’t reach its stated funding goal before time runs out, no money changes hands. One art project that just met its $2000 goal before its closing date this coming Saturday thanks to over 100 backers is “Fucking James Franco,” a […]

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Blog Snog: 11 Ways He Says ‘I Love You’

photo via Flickr CollegeCandy: 11 ways he says I love you. How About We: 5 easy ways to set yourself up for better sex. TresSugar: Miss Piggy’s advice for single girls. YourTango: 11 things women don’t understand about men. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: Is there such a thing as female privilege? TheFrisky: On the matter of Justin […]

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29 Sex Tips from 29 Sexperts

College Candy recently asked us along with a bunch of other sex writers to contribute a sex tip, the kind of thing “that you wish your friends/boyfriends/ex’s would tell you — and not the tips that you read in magazines that are impossible to achieve (rope swing in my bedroom…say what?!).” They also asked everyone […]