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by The Bloggess,
Mar. 18, 2010
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by Sinclair Sexsmith,
Mar. 17, 2010
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by The Bloggess,
Mar. 11, 2010
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by Elizabeth,
Mar. 05, 2010
Most science reporters aren’t scientists; they’re talking heads hungry for site hits, ratings, readership and ad revenue. Even reputable journalists sometimes jump the gun when groundbreaking developments fall into their laps. How the media’s rush to scoop the competition promotes dangerously incomplete data as truth, and puts the public at risk.
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by Cherry Trifle,
Feb. 24, 2010
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by The Bloggess,
Feb. 18, 2010
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by The Bloggess,
Feb. 11, 2010
Every month I think people can’t possibly send me anything weirder than what they sent me last month.
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by Sam Benjamin,
Feb. 02, 2010
For more than five years, my working life revolved around framing acts of public copulation. I’ve pushed cameras and microphones into dwellings no machines should ever go. I’ve been granted a front-row seat to scenes of startling intimacy. I’ve helped pick up thousands of used baby-wipes. And somewhere along the line, I learned a lot about how men and women perceive each other.
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by minivanlibertine,
Jan. 29, 2010
I may eat Hamburger Helper, wear jeans from Costco, and drink water straight from the tap, but when it comes to porn, I’m quite the snob. In fact, I prefer “porn connoisseur,” because it makes me sound classy! (And nothing is classier than a woman who likes to watch people fuck.)
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by The Bloggess,
Jan. 28, 2010
This month I’m writing my column based on Cosmo Magazine titles to prove to my grandmother that this column is just as socially acceptable as Cosmo and that she should really stop telling her friends that I’m doing missionary work in Zimbabwe for a living. I don’t even know where Zimbabwe is, granny. So, onto today’s subject…
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by Judy Cole,
Jan. 26, 2010
Back in the antediluvian days before the modern archetype of strippers we’ve come to know and yawn at—naked chicks sporting eight-inch Lucite stiletto pumps and bored expressions, humping firehouse poles for the likes of Tony Soprano e famiglia at Bada Bing—those who shed their clothes onstage for a living were part of a glorious, albeit infamous, tradition known as Burlesque.
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by Cherry Trifle,
Jan. 25, 2010
Big budgets, top names and sleek production values aside, in its never ending quest to be hot, hotter, hottest, traditional adult movies have become predictable, thus leaving the door wide open for a new breed of amateur auteurs to infiltrate the market with reality-based fare many viewers say they can’t get enough of.
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by Yvette Safire,
Jan. 21, 2010
In Gilda (1946), Rita Hayworth slowly peeled off a single elbow-length black glove to evoke all the magic and sensuality of the striptease, to the delight of viewers and the press. Roughly sixty years later, hardcore pornography lurks in every corner of our Web browsers. But are our lightning-fast Internet connections really helping us do sex better, faster, and more efficiently?
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by The Bloggess,
Jan. 21, 2010
This month I’m doing a series of articles to prove to my grandmother that my sex column is just as good as anything from Cosmo by writing my own stories inspired by actual Cosmo titles. This morning I was supposed to tackle…
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by Sarah Sloane,
Jan. 20, 2010
Fight Club. Rugby. MMA. Let’s face it—we live in a society where it’s okay to be physically combative in a competition for superiority. But what happens when the fighting takes on an overtly kinky overtone? You’ve got what some refer to as Rough Body Play, or “Thug Play”—an old fashioned beatdown, not to the death, but until someone gets tired or cries “uncle.”
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by Roland Hulme,
Jan. 19, 2010
When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle penned the first Sherlock Holmes story in 1887, he had no idea he was breathing life into what would eventually become the greatest crime-fighting franchise in history. Neither did Doyle realize he’d inadvertently sparked one of the most enduring debates of modern literature—the question of the Great Detective’s sexuality.
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by Mrs Melee,
Jan. 14, 2010
I love strippers. I love their well-fitted bikinis. I love the way the move in high heels. I love the their upper body strength and flexibility. (Oh, the flexibility.) I love the bravery and unfettered sensuality. Showmanship turns me on. Tina Fey would never approve of me.
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by Sam Benjamin,
Jan. 13, 2010
The recession is upon us; no one sane would dare doubt it. The auto industry’s long since moved overseas, and despite government bailouts, no one in their right mind would buy a Ford. Pilots are working longer hours for 50% pay; 127 banks have failed. But are industries we previously thought to be recession-proof feeling the punch too? If porno fails, says the soothsayer, the nation fails…
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by GeekyLove,
Jan. 07, 2010
From the time gaming graphics evolved from pong sprits that live on in 8-bit theater, video chicks have enhanced our digital merriment. For the majority of their tenure, the females who inhabited games have fallen into four basic archetypes. So grab a controller and a comfy chair as we take a nerdy stroll though life and growth of the video game vixens who’ve helped shape our gaming world.
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by The Bloggess,
Jan. 07, 2010
Hi. My name is Jenny and people email me weird-ass shit. Almost all of emails begin “You don’t know me but I saw this and thought of you”. Then I feel a little bit sad at the direction my life has taken. But then I look at the links and it makes it all worthwhile. Except for the ones that make me question humanity. And then I share the links here. Then we all suffer and rejoice together.
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by Liz Langley,
Jan. 06, 2010
Some of us have a fetish—a very particular fetish, that is—a fetish for latex and PVC, which is often associated with the realms of BDSM or S&M. But this particular fetish isn’t about BDSM. It’s just for ‘the look.’ Or, as renowned designer The Baroness puts it, “the other S&M: Stand and Model.”
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by Lady J,
Jan. 01, 2010
My first real girl crush didn’t occur until I was well into my 20s. Sure, I’d had my share of the typical and varied female relationships—female friends whom I loved like sisters, female rock stars I’d idolized, girls I deeply admired for their beauty, wit, charm, or intelligence—I’d loved many, many women in my life. But I’d never actually been turned on by one. Until recently...
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by Cherry Trifle,
Dec. 30, 2009
2009. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Especially for Tiger Woods.
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by The Bloggess,
Dec. 24, 2009
If you bought any of these things as a present for someone, you owe them an apology.
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by Dr Dick,
Dec. 21, 2009
Just in time for the Christmas my peeps want to know who/what makes my Naughty and Nice list.
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by KalCobalt,
Dec. 16, 2009
Of all the things crammed into pussies and asses through the ages, the fist maintains an underground popularity that’s baffling from the outside. What is it about fisting that captures the minds (and hands) of its devotees? And why exactly is the whole country terrified of its own ass?
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by minivanlibertine,
Dec. 11, 2009
As a working woman raising two sons with her husband in South Carolina, the idea of attending a porn festival in the Southwest seemed impossible; logistically, geographically, and culturally. Until I got there, that is...
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by KalCobalt,
Dec. 04, 2009
When a novice swimmer dives head-first into the deep end of gay culture and emerges illuminated, her path to sexual emancipation via safer means becomes stunningly clear.
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by Roland Hulme,
Nov. 25, 2009
In my family, there are three topics of conversation that are off-limits on Thanksgiving: The plight of factory-farmed turkeys, how the “First Thanksgiving” didn’t turn out all that well for the Native Americans, and, most verboten of all, anything to do with sex.
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by The Bloggess,
Nov. 24, 2009
Here there be spoilers, by the way.
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by Liz Langley,
Nov. 19, 2009
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones… or make sex tapes that may someday show up on the Internet.
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by The Bloggess,
Nov. 19, 2009
And a lot of very strange people who read this as well.
("Strange" in a good way though.)
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by Cherry Trifle,
Nov. 13, 2009
The ins and outs of sex on the go.
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by The Bloggess,
Nov. 12, 2009
Things in Japan that will make you look twice.
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by Elizabeth,
Nov. 10, 2009
The things that turn us on are determined not only by our individual preferences, but by the culture in which we live. The same holds true for those things that effectively turn us off.
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by The Bloggess,
Nov. 06, 2009
It’s technically more like “Memoirs of an Oiran” but people don’t know what that word means so I dumbed it down a bit.
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by Rydell Johnson,
Nov. 05, 2009
Once the realm of just dudes, strip clubs are now increasingly the domain of frisky couples with a hankering for a bit of harmless naughtiness.
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by The Beautiful Kind,
Nov. 04, 2009
Vanilla. To the epicurious, it’s one of the world’s most prized spices. In the bedroom, however...well, nobody seems to know what it is. Except that they either are or aren’t vanilla. The Beautiful Kind takes a look at vanilla...and in the process, bakes a very special cake...
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by Cherry Trifle,
Oct. 30, 2009
I’m not just a sex writer. I’m a horror movie enthusiast. Which I suppose makes me an exceptionally bad girl. So figure if this story were a slasher flick, I’d be dead about 750 words in.
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by GeekyLove,
Oct. 27, 2009
Gamers and sex. I know these two words aren’t often paired in popular lexicon. Nonetheless, I feel it is my duty to inform you that gamers are having sex, lots of sex. While there are many things to be learned from the Gamer Sutra, today I’d like to focus on cybersex.
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by G.L. Morrison,
Oct. 27, 2009
These days, not even poets are squeezing their hearts into love letters. We live in a fast-food world. And while love still isn’t something you can order from the drive-through, modern courtship is a reflection of the way we live: fast, easy, and a little out of control—like a quick email, an instant message—or a throng of twenty-first century Cyranos Twittering their love...in 140 characters.
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by L. Jade,
Oct. 23, 2009
Or, for you Italo Calvino fans, if on a winter’s night a traveler...with a carry-on full of sex toys...
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by Yvette Safire,
Oct. 20, 2009
It’s a tradition as old as the internet itself—the act of selling one’s own used undergarments online for a quick infusion of cash. Yvette Safire recently found herself in a bit of a financial bind, and thus began to contemplate the possibilities...
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by Sexis Editors,
Oct. 17, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, the personal ad is not yet another invention of the internet. It’s been around for centuries, continuing to evolve with each generation’s needs, desires, and fetishistic frenzies—from the earnest days of ‘matrimony papers’ to today’s user-friendly searches on websites such as Craigslist.
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by Cherry Trifle,
Oct. 16, 2009
And certainly these days, since almost no one smokes anymore. For years, smoking and sex have been tied together. Literature, cinema and television have celebrated the post-coital cigarette to the point of cliché for eons. And now, unless you’re French or Quentin Tarantino, smoking is outré—in a big way. Is the image, moreover the act, even relevant anymore?
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by Sexis Editors,
Oct. 10, 2009
Every era has had its rules for acceptable standards for clothing, communications, relationships, etc. There were also consequences for stepping outside that behavior. Here’s a look at quid pro quo—then and now—highlighting different eras in history to trace the trajectory of passion, fashion and culture.
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by Maureen St. Charles,
Oct. 06, 2009
In this excerpt from the upcoming book “Droppin’ Loads”: Conversations of a Porn Star and an 8th Grade Teacher, Maureen St. Charles takes an unconventional look into the unconventional life and catchphrase of her subject, one Nick Manning...
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by Sexis Editors,
Oct. 02, 2009
Today on SexVoxing: What is in your bedside table drawer or toy basket?
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by L. Jade,
Sep. 29, 2009
L. Jade muses on the acts that put the ‘auto’ back into erotica.
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by Daniel W Kelly,
Sep. 25, 2009
In our melting pot of a world, it’s not uncommon for individuals to speak more than one language—Spanish, Italian, Chinese…Gay? Yep, like most subcultures, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community has created its own dialect over the years. No, it’s not a full-fledged alien language; more like ‘street’ talk that intermingles with everyday speak.
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by Judy Cole,
Sep. 23, 2009
The subtle and not so subtle interplay of sex-speak and music.
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by Dr Dick,
Sep. 21, 2009
This week, the one and only Dr. Dick takes on the issue of sex addiction—and his take may surprise you.
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by Hungry4more,
Sep. 18, 2009
There’s a lot to appreciate about Lolita, even today. Most classic books have a good deal of social commentary, and this emotional, lyrical, mocking, ironic number does that in spades. Let’s take a look at Nabokov’s novel and see what matches up today.
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by Judy Cole,
Sep. 16, 2009
Patrick Swayze took Baby out of the corner and created a sex symbol straight out of the closet.
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by G.L. Morrison,
Sep. 15, 2009
What is sex itself were hauled before the FCC and forced to defend itself? G.L. Morrison considers the twists, turns, and inherent satire of such an eventuality, in Act III of this three-part satirical (we hope!) look at freedom of speech.
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by Elizabeth,
Sep. 08, 2009
I have a dirty little secret: I used to work as an advice columnist. Here’s another dirty little secret: Most of the advice columnists aren’t any more qualified to tell you what to do with your life than I was. Some of them are even less.
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by G.L. Morrison,
Sep. 08, 2009
What is sex itself were hauled before the FCC and forced to defend itself? G.L. Morrison considers the twists, turns, and inherent satire of such an eventuality, in Act II of this three-part satirical (we hope!) look at freedom of speech.
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by Bob Modern,
Sep. 04, 2009
Even today, when we men are encouraged, seemingly mandated, to embrace sensitivity and nurture our feminine sides, the penis defines in large part what it means to be a man. It defines our masculinity biologically...right?
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by Cherry Trifle,
Sep. 01, 2009
Lots of us do it. Some studies claim most of us do it. And if you believe what you see on cable news, it’s a prerequisite for a political career. Are we just a species that can’t say no?
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by G.L. Morrison,
Sep. 01, 2009
What is sex itself were hauled before the FCC and forced to defend itself? G.L. Morrison considers the twists, turns, and inherent satire of such an eventuality.
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by Dr Dick,
Aug. 24, 2009
One of the enduring hot-button issues in our culture (and every other culture) is sexually explicit material. Everyone has an opinion on what we, as a society, ought to allow—and what should be prohibited.
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by Wise Young Mommy,
Aug. 19, 2009
Why has the once-cherished mom-bod become something to be looked upon with disgust and disdain, rather than revered as the happy result of something natural and beautiful?
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by Judy Cole,
Jul. 28, 2009
Parting thoughts: What comes around goes around, what goes around comes around...
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by Bob Modern,
Jul. 21, 2009
The mid-1980’s: while movement toward intelligent storytelling and mature treatment of sexuality was proceeding at a satisfying pace from independent creators, the mainstream’s efforts were typically ham-handed and mawkish. Let’s see what happened when the big publishers introduced sexual diversity into their imaginary worlds.
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by Bob Modern,
Jul. 14, 2009
Comic books—they’ve graced us with mind-bending sagas to send the imagination soaring and sub-literate crapfests that assault the aesthetic sensibility with unfettered brutality. Conceived as dirt cheap entertainment for the kidlings, comics have nonetheless been an outlet for sexual fantasy throughout their existence.
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by KalCobalt,
Jul. 07, 2009
For as long as robots have been a concept in the human imagination, we have been plagued by questions: Is advanced artificial intelligence possible? Can machines devoid of emotion truly understand the human condition? And...how awesome would robots be in bed?
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by Judy Cole,
Jun. 30, 2009
It’s the (tr)end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine...
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by Judy Cole,
Jun. 23, 2009
The rise of the Internet, the fall of morality. Greed gets an overhaul. Grunge is good. Goth rules. BDSM goes mainstream—and a Presidential pop shot makes the ultimate fashion statement.
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by Judy Cole,
Jun. 16, 2009
Hubris in Neon: SEXIS sits down for a one-on-one with the ’80s, and, as usual, “The Me Decade” speaks for itself, or in this case, himself…
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by Sexis Editors,
Jun. 12, 2009
Today on Sexis, we’re pleased to launch a new running column, SexVoxing. SexVoxing will feature Sexis contributors and staff sounding off on a varia of issues, from the pointed to mundane. To kick it off, we thought we’d start with something everyone has their own list for: What is your favorite sex scene in mainstream cinema?
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by Judy Cole,
Jun. 09, 2009
The ’70s: The most odious decade ever. No kidding. It was beyond bad. I mean, Roger Moore as James Bond? Puh-lease! Well, at least everyone was fucking.
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by KalCobalt,
Jun. 04, 2009
From Facebook to Twitter to Myspace to AIM, YIM, and Skype, our love lives have transitioned seamlessly into the constantly evolving fabric of Web 2.0. But what do you, a savvy social networker, do when your love live goes awry? Kal Cobalt sorts through the tweets, status updates, and Skype logs to find out.
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by Elizabeth,
Jun. 03, 2009
From the early days of Usenet to the vivid pornscapes of today, sex and the internet have always been a union of perfect harmony. Today, Sexis traces back sex’s brief yet torrid affair with the internet.
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by Bob Modern,
Jun. 02, 2009
Welcome to the wonderful world of yaoi, or, as the Japanese call it, Boys’ Love. This is manga to the max. Come on in!
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by Hungry4more,
May. 29, 2009
Bromance tastes great and it’s less filling! So for all you guys who want to hook up with other guys—without the hooking up part—just say: “Buds Lite, please!”
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by Matthew,
May. 22, 2009
Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one sexted-up acronym at a time.
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by The Bloggess,
May. 21, 2009
Turnabout is grounds for divorce.
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by Mrs Melee,
May. 19, 2009
Slash is more than a figure of grammar; it’s more than Guns n’ Roses ex-guitarist: it’s a whole ’nother thing entirely. It may be about the men...but it’s all for and by the women.
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by Matthew,
May. 15, 2009
Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one porn bailout at a time.
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by Judy Cole,
May. 12, 2009
Warning! Dangerous curves ahead. Blonde ambition conquers all…and we ain’t talkin’ Madonna.
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by Matthew,
May. 08, 2009
Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one leaked semi-nude beauty queen photo at a time.
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by The Bloggess,
May. 07, 2009
Warning—no clowns were penetrated, cajoled, or agitated in the making of this article. We will studiously deny any approval of it. We will not pay for your emotional trauma. Or a tongue-graft, so that you may regrow your sense of good taste. And thus, without further ado, we present...the Bloggess.
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by Judy Cole,
May. 05, 2009
Does sex influence fashion, or does fashion influence sex?
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by Matthew,
May. 01, 2009
Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one dirty, smelly brassiere at a time.
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by Matthew,
Apr. 24, 2009
Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one Casual Encounter at a time.
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by Hungry4more,
Apr. 20, 2009
How do we perceive sex through the sometimes-jaundiced lens of the media? How does something like TMZ affect our perception of sex?
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by Matthew,
Apr. 17, 2009
Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one teabag at a time.
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by Matthew,
Apr. 13, 2009
Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one bad PR move at a time.
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by Lindsay Lewis,
Mar. 24, 2009
In the spirit of the ‘25 things’ meme so popular on Facebook, Lindsay offers up for you her ’Top 25 Things Not to Do When Between a Woman’s Legs’, in no particular order of offense…
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by Daniel W Kelly,
Mar. 19, 2009
“I know it when I see it.” That was former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, on his decidedly un-scientific approach to discerning what pornography might be, back in 1964. Gay porn on the other hand was not always so blatant during its years of gestation, ranging from beefcake fitness mags to steamy pulp novels, before hardbodies went finally went hardcore.
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by Bob Modern,
Mar. 19, 2009
We’ve been laughing at sex for as long as we’ve been having it – for reasons puritanical, repressive, regressive, or the fact that we just like laughing at our own naughty bits.
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by L. Jade,
Mar. 19, 2009
Every technological advance mankind has made in all of history has been driven by the desire for more and better sex. Well, maybe not all of them, but chances are you’ve heard that before, and there’s a reason why. In fact, many technologies were created to enhance our sex lives, and the ideas behind them are way older than you’d think.
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