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Perverse "Twilight" Merch

From the “why didn’t we think of that?” department: Salon recently put together a slide show of the strangest “Twilight Saga” merchandise out there — most of it disturbingly sexual, especially considering how little sex there is in the series (and what sex there is, as you probably know, is utterly disappointing). These are the […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation – My Boyfriend Is a Baby, Literally

photo by gabi menashe Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about love and sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: I had a dream that I was sitting down on the floor with a child. He looked […]

Research
Dubious Sex Studies of the Week

image by Caveman_92223 Okay, we know we’ve been guilty in the past of drumming up sex research into juicy, slightly misleading headlines. But we’re trying to be better people, we promise! (In our defense, who can possibly resist reporting on a study claiming that wearing socks leads to better sex?) In the meantime, here are […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: What's the Biggest First Date Turn-Off?

photo by Philippe Guillaume Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “What’s the number one turn-off on a first date for a guy?” Straight Married Guy (Matt): Bad breath. That would be it for me with the first whiff — any chance of relationship: done. Most other things (obviously […]

News
Have a Great Independence Day Weekend!

photo by foxypar4 We’re off for the long holiday weekend (and hope you are too!). We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled regimen of sex, love and everything in between on Tuesday, July 6th. Until then, enjoy the Onion’s Patriotic Issue, visible only to real Americans. Happy Fourth!

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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 […]

News
10 Sexy Reasons to Love Iceland

image via Thuany Gabriela Okay, okay, we know that Iceland really screwed up air travel with that volcano incident. And the collapse of their financial system was a major international bummer. But they deserve to be forgiven — check it out: Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir just married her long-term partner, making her the world’s […]

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Naked News: Sodomy in Texas, Blessed Sex Toys, and the Ultimate Aphrodisiac

photo by alex-s The Texas Republican party endorsed a platform that would make sodomy illegal again. Yep, you read that right: anal and oral would be banned. Hormonally speaking, using Twitter and falling in love feel the same. The View spotlights a prayer-based online sex toy store and handles it with characteristic maturity. A new […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Kate: Vaginal Tearing During Intercourse

photo by mistress_f 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, My boyfriend and I have been together over a year and a half and we’ve […]

Research
New Study Says Fetuses Don't Feel Pain Before 24 Weeks

photo by chadcrowell A report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which was commissioned by the UK’s Department of Health, has found that fetuses don’t feel pain before 24 weeks (and probably not after for some time) for two reasons: 1) the brain is not formed enough to perceive pain, and 2) the […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys – Do Men Expect Women to Climax During Intercourse?

photo by foxypar4 Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “Do guys expect women to orgasm during intercourse? Do they feel like failures if it doesn’t happen during intercourse or if they get the orgasm by some other non-intercourse means? Or do they assume it’s the woman’s “problem”?“ Gay […]

News
Our Favorite Dandy, Sebastian Horsley, Died

After both of us were on vacation for a week, pretty much avoiding all news and headlines, we were shocked and saddened to receive an invitation to a funeral this morning for an acquaintance we didn’t even realize had died: UK artist, writer, self-proclaimed dandy and all-around nut, Sebastian Horsley. For a second we thought […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Hid a Girl in the Closet

photo by Katie Tegtmeyer Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about love and sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: My mom is having a get-together with a whole bunch of people. I participate in the event […]

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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 […]

How To
How to Travel with Your Sex Toys

photo by zieak Ethan Imboden is the founder of Jimmyjane, one of our favorite sex toy companies — their products are sleek and stylish and feel as good as they look. Ethan has also occasionally had his bags searched by TSA agents when flying, so we asked him to share some tips about traveling with […]