Ted Haggard reveals to GQ that he would identify as bisexual if it weren’t for, you know, God. But wait, didn’t God make him bisexual to begin with? Religion is confusing. Ubiquitous James Franco to play porn star Linda Lovelace’s former husband. New research suggests are no differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals or between women […]
photo by hairgeek Disney isn’t necessarily to blame for the princess mania that is currently engulfing our culture in swathes of pink tulle, but they’re certainly making a shit-ton of money off it. As Peggy Orenstein reports in her new book Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture, […]
Last week, the Onion News Network premiered on IFC and artfully accomplished what The Daily Show tries to: mercilessly skewering the 24-7 cable news industry (the subtitle is, after all, “News Without Mercy”). It’s exactly what a fake news show should look like, adopting all the slick, epilepsy-inducing bells and whistles of cable news shows […]
photo by Jose Santiago Letting a dog sleep in bed with you may be hazardous to your health. A survey shows that young couples can’t agree on whether or not they agreed to monogamy — and that those who can agree often cheat anyway. Some men may be allergic to their own semen. (And others […]
photo by Fovea Centralis Study shows eating carrots makes you more attractive. And not just to rabbits. New Yorkers strip to their undies to celebrate the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride. Ryan Gosling says the sex in Blue Valentine “felt real,” which is why the film initially got an NC-17 rating. Listening to music […]
According to divorce experts, ’tis the season for hitting Splitsville: every January, 50 percent more divorces are started than any other month. Which makes this past Monday — i.e. the first working day after the holidays — officially Divorce Day: the busiest day of the year for divorce lawyers like this Somerville divorce law firm. […]
photo by chelseagirl We have long repeated the adage that confidence — whether real or faked — leads to success on the pick-up scene and in the dating world. But a new study by a psychology professor at Queens College in New York suggests the exact opposite: insecure people try harder in the dating world, […]
The teen pregnancy rate has gone down and everyone and their mother (read: MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, abstinence-only education, comprehensive sex ed, the recession, Bristol Palin, and of course her mother) are attempting to take credit. Biden says that same-sex marriage is as inevitable as the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Lawyer fights spam, […]
photo via Autostraddle.com OMG DADT!!! Senate repeals the ban on gays serving openly in the military. About fucking time. New online-dating detectives can help you sort the Mr./Ms. Rights from the Mr./Ms. Convicted Felons, just in case your crim-dar is not working. Human Rights Campaign leases Harvey Milk’s former shop — and not everyone is […]
photo by WTL photos Yesterday we told you about the sex and love news from 2010 that most pissed us off and/or depressed us — dubious studies, dubious reporting, and rampant STDs, et al. Today we hope to put a smile back on your face with some of the love and sex news that most […]
photo by tibchris Every week, all year long, we tell you all about what’s going on in the world of sex and love. Well, not quite all — you might notice that we steer clear of stories about sex crimes (because that’s not the kind of sex this site is about) and stories about teachers […]
photo by rohan_chennai The pope says that there are “certain cases” where a condom might be acceptable. But apparently only for prostitutes (or only for male prostitutes, depending on which translation of his interview you read). Well alrighty then. We’re not sure why we expected Catholicism to suddenly start making sense. Jersey Shore Snooki’s birthday […]
photo by ohaoha Apparently winter is bad for the libido — the cold weather and increased carb consumption are to blame. More than one third of pregnancies in the U.S. is unplanned, and in most cases it’s because people are using contraception incorrectly. And you thought all those condom-on-cucumber demos were overkill. Teen girls having sex […]
photo by blue beany A university researcher in the U.K. claims to have discovered that the Neanderthals were incredibly promiscuous. Apparently you can tell by the length of their fingers, who knew? Jake Gyllenhaal on screen in black lacy women’s underwear? (His forthcoming film LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS.) We’re so there. The Real Housewives of […]
photo by nateOne The new health care plan may make birth control pills free for women. Jon Hamm makes out with Jason Sudeikis on Saturday Night Live! And yes, we consider this important news. Okay, we’re kind of over the whole Betty White thing, but props to the old lady for speaking out about gay […]
The World Economic Forum recently came out with their 5th annual Global Gender Gap Report for 2010, which, according to Time magazine (Oct 25th issues), ranks 134 countries on “a percentage-based metric that calculates how much they have closed their gender gaps in education, politics, health and economic opportunity.” The good news, according to the […]
