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Naked News: Botox Makes It Hard to Feel for Others

photo via flickr A study finds that Botox may rob you of the ability to empathize. (Then again, perhaps people most likely to get Botox are the least empathetic among us…) How the same-sex marriage deal in New York nearly collapsed. Sex with people from the future may be hazardous to your health. Just in […]

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The First Cut Is the Deepest: The Circumcision Debate

photo via Flickr Thanks to San Francisco’s proposed circumcision ban on the ballot this coming November, there’s been a lot of turtleneck debate of late. Many have been crying antisemitism, which seems a bit ludicrous if you think of male bodily integrity as a human rights issue (i.e. no one would call fighting against female […]

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Naked News: Declining Sperm Count Just a Nasty Rumor After All

photo via flickr The myth is debunked – humankind’s sperm count is a-okay! Alabama passes “fetal pain” anti-abortion bill, with no exceptions for rape and incest. Miami high school elects transgender senior as prom queen. Tracy Morgan says gay is something kids learn from the media. Read the rest of this post on SUNfiltered

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Naked News: San Francisco Puts Circumcision Ban on the Ballot

photo via Flickr Circumcision ban to appear on November ballot in San Francisco. New Utah law bans “lewd acts” like fondling your own breasts. Further East, things are a little more sane: A sex ed contraception requirement passes the Illinois Senate. Gawker unveils American Apparel founder’s penis. Read the rest of this post on SUNfiltered

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Naked News: Peen Heels, Kiddie Botox & Fancy-Schmancy Condoms

Damn you American Idol, for covering up Lady Gaga’s penis heels with your logo! The latest craze in luxury sex accessories: $5 dollar condoms. Mommy, I want a pony….and wrinkle-free skin: Botox for 8 year olds. New research says a similar level of commitment is what makes relationships last. Read the rest of this post […]

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Naked News: Author of “Hottest Sex Offenders” List Apologizes

Author of “Hottest Sex Offenders” list apologizes. Cameron Diaz declares RIP to the institution of marriage. Northwestern University cancels Human Sexuality class after live sex toy demo. Online prostitution draws more affluent, educated women as sex workers. Read the rest of this post on SUNfiltered

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Naked News: Sex Jokes at the Office Can Cause Depression, Slacking

photo by Flickr Sex chat at the water cooler can lead to depression and low productivity, study finds. A Florida boy is pulled from class for wearing high heels. Massive study details top ten Internet sex search terms. Let’s hear it for MILFs and cheating wives Read the rest of this post on SUNfiltered

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Whatever You Do, Don’t Say Bin Laden Was Hot

photo via Flickr It’s difficult (not to mention crass) to try to tie lust and Osama bin Laden together, but in honor of last night’s historic news we’re gonna do it. A few years ago NPR’s “This American Life” started off an episode about speaking one’s mind in a tough room with a painful yet […]

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Naked News: We Are All Sexual Deviants

A massive internet study finds that we are all sexual deviants. A teen Carrie Bradshaw is back in Candace Bushnell’s second Y.A. novel, “Summer and the City.” Obese teens may not have more sex, but the sex they do have is riskier (according to one survey). HBO’s “Game of Thrones”: Feminist or not? A “Don’t […]

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Naked News: Surgeon Who Touted Semen As Anti-Depressant Resigns

photo via Flickr Head of surgeons group resigns over “semen is a handy anti-depressant” controversy. An online dating study — like, so totally scientific — finds that Nirvana fans and Kanye fans are most likely to go all the way. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon pose nude in pregnancy shot…together. Match.com to begin screening for […]

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Naked News: Didn’t Have THAT When We Were in College

Northwestern University human sexuality class has live demonstration by a kinky couple (we’d feel better about that if the guy had been naked too and hadn’t been wielding a modified power tool). HuffPo has a DOMA “for Dummies” rundown. Egads: half of US men have HPV! Along with consensual sex within an adult, monogamous, committed […]

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“Mohammed Was a Child Molester”?

click image for video “Mohammed was a child molester, Mohammed was a pervert…” Those are just some of the chants protesters hurled at attendees (many children) of a charity dinner held in Yorba Linda, CA by ICNA Relief (an American Muslim relief organization) to help raise money for projects that include women’s housing, hunger prevention, […]

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Women Have Casual Sex for…Pleasure?

photo by e.esders It may not be news to any of you ladies out there who’ve enjoyed the thrill of a no-strings-attached hook-up, but for those who buy into the evo-psych pop notion that women are only interested in high-status resource providers rather than hotties (i.e. the opposite of men’s supposed eternal motivations) there’s a […]

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Scientifically Proven First-Date Questions

image via OKTrends Regular readers of this blog will know that we are mildly obsessed with the dating research blog OKTrends (it’s attached to the dating site OKCupid) — check out our past coverage of OKTrends on the myth of gay evangelism, the (consistent, predictable) way we lie online, misconceptions about online profile photos, and the […]

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Naked News: Man Boobs Are Taking Over the World

Breast reduction surgery…for men increased 28% in the U.K. last year. On a possibly related note, a new study of single people shows gender roles reversing, with women desiring more independence in relationships and men more keen for marriage and kids. Study shows that 83% of NYC sex workers use Facebook to advertise their services. […]

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Not Exactly Breaking News: Sexy News Anchors Distract Male Viewers

In a new study that will surprise, well, no one we can think of, two researchers at Indiana University have found that attractive, dolled up lady newscasters make it harder for male viewers to retain the information of the broadcast. Heh, we said broadcast. We’re sure that this research will usher in a new wave […]