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Blog Snog: First Date Red Flags

photo via CollegeCandy CollegeCandy: Red flags to watch out for on a first date, from one-uppers to Denny Downers. TheFrisky: Behind-the-scenes secrets from porn movie sets. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: A beginner’s guide to writing about sex. TresSugar: 5 scandalous TV firsts. LemonDrop: Does a Twitter wedding proposal spell the death of romance? YourTango: 10 sweet (retro, […]

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A Conspiracy Theory About "Rubicon"

If you’re a fan of the first two episodes of AMC’s new conspiracy thriller series, Rubicon, what you probably like is what makes it different from your typical television drama: its slow pace, its subtlety, its intelligence, its lack of glitzy pizazz, even its muted colors. Well, that’s why we like it. And it’s why […]

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New Wedding Mag for Same-Sex Couples

photo by HarmonyWeddingPhotography.com “Equally Wed” is the new online magazine for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples who are tying the knot (legally or not). It’s got the typical bridal magazine stuff that just feeds the Nuptial Industrial Complex — like fashion, beauty and fitness items with tips from experts, trends and products. (Yawn.) What […]

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Blog Snog: 7 Myths That Porn Propagates

photo by TheNaughtyAmerican.com CollegeCandy: 7 myths that porn propagates. TheFrisky: Top 10 scariest sex toys for men. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: What you should do with your vagina hairs. TresSugar: The problem with replacing one body ideal with another. LemonDrop: “Sex at Dawn” author argues we’re not naturally monogamous. YourTango: 5 signs you’re carrying emotional baggage. TomFoolery: […]

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Blog Snog: Inside a Casting Call for "The Bachelor"

photo via ABC TresSugar: An insider’s look at The Bachelor casting call. YourTango: What’s so wrong with marrying for money? TomFoolery: How to get it on while driving. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: Nina Hartley on the truth about 69. CollegeCandy: Dating myths even the smartest women believe in. TheFrisky: Guys’ #1 request: Tell him what to do. […]

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Old Spice Guy, How Do We Love Thee? Let Us Count the 183 Ways.

He captured our hearts this past winter with his first breakthrough ad that had him going from shower to ship to white steed all in one take. At the end of June, he was back with another ingeniously absurd one-shot commercial, an awesome upping of the stakes of the first (log rolling? check! jacuzzi busting? […]

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Dating Advice for The Giving Tree's Abusive Relationship

How did we manage to miss this totally awesome quote from Ryan Gosling? In an interview with New York magazine about his upcoming movie BLUE VALENTINE (opening later this year, it’s a portrait of a marriage, co-starring Michelle Williams), he’s asked about his character’s tattoo of Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree on his arm, and […]

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Blog Snog: The Origin of the French Kiss

Poster of Robert Doisneau’s “Le baiser de l’hôtel de ville” via Art.com TresSugar: The origin of the French kiss (happy belated Bastille Day!) YourTango: Can tenderness and sexual heat co-exist? TomFoolery: The 9 worst retail chains to hold a wedding at. Eden Fantasys’ Sexis: The 6 worst things you can say to a man (a […]

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Guess Whose Year Book Pic?

photo via UnAmericana Yep, Rachel Maddow’s. Out and proud Rachel Maddow of MSNBC’s kick-ass liberal politics show “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Maddow, who wears as little makeup as the producers will let her get away with, who would never be caught dead in feminine jewelry (let alone pearls!), who’s always in jeans and sneaks under […]

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Blog Snog: Why G.I. Joe Should Be Your Dating Coach

photo by Compulsive_Collector CollegeCandy: Why G.I. Joe makes an awesome dating coach. YourTango: Why do couples start to resemble one another? TomFoolery: The bizarre Brooklyn divorce case in which a judge ordered the couple to literally erect a wall in the middle of the house. Eden Fantasys’ Sexis: Nina Hartley tackles dyeing pubic hair and […]

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Sex Degrees of Separation

We, Em & Lo, worked with and are friends with (and Lo was apt-mates with) Jessica Baumgardner, who married Irad Eyal, which is our connection to the new book “Sex Degrees of Separation.” Irad has just turned his unhealthy obsession with celebrity hook-ups into an exhaustive encyclopedia that combines the idea of “six degrees of […]

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Tell Us About Your Sex Life and Win a Free Kissa Toy!

photo by love janine Don’t think of it as bribery… think of it as a thank you gift for sharing. We’re working on an article for a mainstream (very respectable!) magazine about couples’ sex lives, and we want to talk to you. The idea of the piece is, most of us have no idea what […]

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Blog Snog: Sex & Gender Themes in Eclipse

TresSugar: Sex and gender themes in the latest Twilight installment, Eclipse. YourTango: A video on dealing with differing libidos. LemonDrop: How to gift in a new relationship (no iPads!). College Candy: Size doesn’t matter (stay tuned next week for the exact same article on why it does). TomFoolery: Are you out of his/her league? Eden […]

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Blog Snog – Starter Marriages, Broken Condoms and That WWII Kiss

photo by clever cupcakes YourTango: In defense of the starter marriage. TresSugar: Nurse from Times Square WWII kiss dies at 91. CollegeCandy: 5 lies women think men want to hear. Tomfoolery: The weird nature of Japanese divorce ceremonies. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: Nina Hartley gives advice on how to break out of your shyness shell. LemonDrop: The condom broke […]

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Top 10 Summer Lovin’ Movies

It’s getting hotter,  clothes are getting skimpier, work load is starting to ease up, and everyone’s minds turn to summer lovin’, either the future potential or the past nostalgia of it. So here are some great movies about summer love and lust to help get you into the spirit of the season. Click on the […]

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Ad Agency Makes XXX-Ray Commercial for Medical Supply Company

The German ad agency Butter recently released a series of award-winning print ads — “Pin-Up Calendar 2010” — for Eizo, a medical supply company which apparently specializes in medical imaging. While it effectively shows the quality of their radiographs, it also entertainingly pokes fun at the whole porn genre: You can see everything! Check out […]