Humor
Websites
Why We’ll Never Complain Again About Not Peeing Upright

“As if it were a surprise” by AwkwardBoners.com AwkwardBoners.com is one of those genius sites that appeals equally to 13-year-old boys and, well, us. While awkward boners in public can be kind of creepy (like when the guy across from you on the subway has morning wood — one of many reasons why men should […]

Pop Culture
Found: Funny Bathroom Placard

You don’t become rich writing about sex, but you do occasionally get taken out to fancy lunches at posh spots by editors and publishers with nice expense accounts. So we were lucky enough to find ourselves at the rooftop pool of the Soho House, that private club in NYC (the one Samantha sneaks into in […]

Research
MRI Sex

Pek Van Andel won the 1999 Ig Nobel Prize in medicine for a report published in the British Medical Journal on the world’s first MRI images of a couple’s sexual organs during actual intercourse. Well, Van Andel turned those images into a video, which is just now available online for the first time. Enjoy. Read […]

Vids
Video: Let’s Get Physical

We’re not sure which is more disturbing: this video, or the 1,396 (and counting) comments that make us fear for the future of sex (and humanity), including such gems as: It’s like my penis! Save your money ladies you can get lean toned(lol) arms for free! You’ll be slapping away that arm flab in no […]

Pop Culture
Mike Birbiglia’s “Porno for Parents”

We mentioned comedian Mike Birbiglia in passing the other day, but failed to convey just how awesome he is. Someone who can appeal to both the audiences of Comedy Central and This American Life possesses a rare gift. He  covers crass topics without ever crossing the line. He’s the boyfriend you love so much, but […]

Websites
FAILblog Can Help Mend a Broken Heart

We were once fond of telling people who’ve been dumped to buy a box of red wine and watch some good mindless action movies. But we’ve now got a better idea: buy a box of rose (it is summer, after all) and spend a few hours scrolling through the archives of FAIL Blog. (If you […]

Vids
Dating Horror Story #483

KRISTEN WIIG & BRIAN PETSOS in “Barry” Funny. (Until the whole little sexual assault thing at the end.)

Advice
Remember This Sunday: 10 Things Dad Inadvertently Taught You About Sex

photo by Evil Erin It’s Father’s Day on Sunday, June 21st this year — don’t forget to call and thank yours for all the wonderful advice. Always take time to warm up before athletic events. Use headcovers for your woodies. Passing gas jokingly around loved ones is only done by old, married people (your parents) […]

Advice
10 Things Your Father Inadvertently Taught You About Sex

It’s Fathers’s Day on Sunday, June 21st this year — don’t forget to call and thank him for all the wonderful advice. If you refuse to ask for directions, make sure you’ve got a nice, communicative lady (i.e. Garmin) to show you the way. Use headcovers for your woodies. Stand up straight, shake hands firmly […]

Advice
10 Things a Grown Woman Should Never Have

Poster of Robert Doisneau’s “Le baiser de l’hôtel de ville” via Art.com The Men’s Health article “18 Things a Grown Man Should Never Have” made us think we should have dated more Men’s Health readers back in our single days. (“10. A name for his penis. Even if it’s a really clever name. … 13. […]

TV
Eminem & Bruno, Together At Last

MTV Shows Sacha Baron Cohen presented an award at the MTV Movie Awards last night as his German-fashion-maven character “Bruno”, dressed as a bare-assed angel who flies in over the audience and “accidentally” ends up sitting on attendee Eminem’s face. Was Eminem in on the stunt? Either way, it was brilliant live TV.

Toys
Knocked-Up and Nerdy?

T from Thinkgeek Then this is the shirt for you! Thinkgeek is pushing this $23 T with the following promotional copy that’s so geeky even we’re not sure what most of it means… Read the rest of this post on SUNfiltered

Websites
And You Thought Your Family Was Bad

“Happy Mother’s Day!” photo from Awkward Family Photos Just in case one of your friends hasn’t forwarded you this new website yet, check out AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com. In the awesome tradition of FAILblog and The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks, Awkward Family Photos aims to “spread the awkwardness,” in their case by collecting some of the most […]

Do It Tonight
Top 10 Things Your Mama Inadvertently Taught You About Sex

photo by Lara604 It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday — don’t forget to call and thank her for all the wonderful advice. Always wear clean underwear. Trim your fingernails and wash your hands thoroughly and often. (It’ll help you avoid infection and make you less likely to tear delicate internal linings during manual sex.) Ladies first. […]

Videos
Archival Footage: How (Not) to Crossdress

This is an oldie but goodie from our Nerve.com days. For his column “I Did It for Science,” our friend Grant Stoddard decided to try out crossdressing. First he went to Miss Vera’s Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls. We weren’t too impressed with the results. So if you stick with the […]

Websites
Dating on Craigslist Is a Crap Shoot

Oh man, we hope this Portland, Oregon Craigslist Missed Connections post is real, not only because it’s hilarious, but because this guy has got to be the coolest, most understanding man on the face of the planet and he deserves love, if not from the shitter in question, then from someone in more control of […]