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  • Tuesdays With Nina: Roughin’ It: Genital Piercings & Rough Sex

  • Dr. Dick on Demand—Remedial Jerkology: A Better Way To Handle Yourself

    In the last installment of my series on male masturbation, we discussed problematic masturbation styles—how they can get in the way of satisfying partnered sex, and offered a surefire way to resolve these problems. This time around, I’d like to offer suggestions on how men can use different styles of masturbation to overcome certain dysfunctions, such as premature ejaculation.

  • The Plight of the Submissive Feminist

    When you’ve spent most of your life fighting to be taken seriously as a woman, it can be extraordinarily grating to discover that you want to call any man “sir.” This, then, is the plight of the feminist sexual submissive—how do you maintain your identity as a strong, intelligent, independent woman when you also get off on letting people push you around?

  • The Story of (the Missing) O

    In her witty, tongue-in-cheek tale, Cutting Up Playgirl: A Memoir of Sexual Disappointment, author Carrie Jones chronicles a life without orgasms and her quest for the ever-elusive climax to her story.

  • Tuesdays With Nina: Recommended Books About Sexuality

    Great sex is easy... when you’re Nina Hartley, but even Nina says there’s a lot to be learned from reading. This week, Nina tells us which books are essential to educating your libido.

  • The Godfather of Masochism: In Memoriam: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

    On the 115th anniversary of his death, we still have much to learn about sex, power and the true nature of love from the man for whom the term “masochism” was invented.

  • Burning for You

    UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections) are not “teh sexay”—to some, they are the TMI of sex; but nonetheless they are a fact of life. But when they start showing up more frequently than syndicated episodes of Seinfeld, there has to be a solution.

  • The Whore Journals: Getting PAID for doing what I used to do for FREE

    She was smart, attractive, unemployed…and good in bed. Fed up with getting screwed by the corporate world, she decided to take destiny in her own hands, have sex on her own terms, and put a new twist on the world’s oldest profession.

  • Mixed Massages: A Therapist Balances Healing With Sexual Expectations

    In every city, hundreds of beautiful men and women are including sexual activity into their massage practice. Alternatively, could it be that they are involving massage in their sex work? Nudity, mutual touch and sexual stimulation are becoming common complementary features to therapeutic touch…. There’s always been a thin line between massage parlors and cathouses—if any distinction at all.

  • Tuesdays With Nina: Overcoming Negative Conditioning from Religious Training

    When you’re raised in a very conservative environment, it often throws a monkey wrench into your sex life. Thankfully, you can overcome early sex-negative training and learn to embrace a robust means of healthy sexual expression.

  • Sex & Culture & The Pill

    Today, women take contraception for granted. Many even consider having to take a daily dose a chore. In response, a proliferation of once-monthly, and even once-quarterly forms of birth control have flooded the marketplace … but it wasn’t so long ago that sex minus fertility wasn’t an option—even if you were married. How the introduction of one little pill changed the modern world.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Masturbation and Men—The Double-Edged Sword

    For some men, this freelance sexual investigation can, and often does, produce some very interesting, unique and even downright strange styles of self-pleasuring, that sadly, often do not lend themselves to partnered sex. But according to Dr. Dick, with proper motivation and some focused redirection, men can learn to climax with a lover as well as on their own.

  • The Girlfriend Game: Can I See Some I.D.?

    Lesbian? Gay? Bi-curious? Straight. Sexual identification isn’t always etched in stone. Sometimes, you can’t tell who the players are, even when you have the scorecard.

  • Is this a joke? No. No, it’s not.

  • The of Eroticism of Skin

    You could say skin holds a certain magic that’s frightened us and attracted us since forever, right from the very beginning.

  • Tuesdays with Nina: Communication & Generosity

    Who is responsible for you having a happy sex life? Hint: It’s not your partner. Nina explains that without a healthy emotional state, good communication, and mutual respect for one another, no amount of bedroom acrobatics will save a bad sex life.

  • RX Side Effects: When Meds Aren’t Sexy

    Who knew that one little pill daily—a mere 20 milligrams of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Paxil—would cause my entire world to come crashing down?

  • Diary of a Sex Surrogate: The Devirginizer

    Not every woman in their late 30s can say they devirginized four men in one year. I can. Over the course of several months, I spent intimate time with four adult male virgins, from 24 to 38 years of age. Two had overwhelmingly positive outcomes, and two did not.

  • Sharing Your Man With Pornography

    Women love men. Men love porn. While some wives hate their hubby’s smut habit, others have learned to embrace it… with some very satisfying results.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Suspension Bondage

  • Senior Sex: They Can. They Should. And They Do. Get Over It.

    And why shouldn’t they? Haven’t they earned it, for Pete’s sake? And if nothing else, the prospect of aging does seems far more tolerable if oral’s still on the table.

  • Tuesdays With Nina: Permission—Giving and Receiving

    When you’re in bed, how often do you find yourself saying "no" to something that might actually be pleasing? A little too often? Find out why Nina says learning to give, accept and offer permission is the path to embracing your true potential, and unlocking the pathway to untold sexual pleasures.

  • G-Spots on Pluto

    Scientists do many things in the name of progress. They seek cures for diseases; explore the nature of the universe, and the universe of nature. But sometimes, their findings can be flawed, faulty—or downright eff’d up. In other words: Put back that planet, and take your paws off my G-Spot!

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: The Lube Rubric: A Little Dab’ll Do Ya!

    When it comes to producing natural lubrication, no two women are exactly alike. And since lubrication is essential during sex—no matter how aroused you are—it’s more than a good idea to have a bottle nearby.

  • Queer Print: Keeping the Counterculture Coming

    Unsatisfied with the fare dished out by mainstream media, many gay voices are seeking out and creating their own vehicles of self-expression—and in the process, re-inventing print in their own image.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: CBT

    CBT: It all makes sense until that last letter. Cock and ball...torture? Really? If you were raised on “guy gets smacked in the junk” clips on America’s Funniest Home Videos, or if you possess junk that prefers a little tenderness to the crotch equivalent of Fight Club, this one might take a little explaining.

  • The Secret Life of the American Cougar

    To hell with the young ones that don’t know their G-spot from their clit, or who think that perky tits and a flat tummy are the keys to getting a date. Give me a little of that Cougar spirit!

  • Clit Sensitivity & Piercing, and Knowing When it’s "Time" To Orgasm

    This week, Nina takes on two very different questions. First, she tackles the issue of clit sensitivity. Does it diminish as we age? Can a clit piercing enhance pleasure? Next, a considerate young man wants to please his lover, but is worried that he’s climaxing too fast. Find out why Nina says: "There’s no such thing as coming to soon."

  • Fire in the Belly: Self-Love and Navel Gazing

    My lover made up a modern proverb: “A woman who loves her belly loves her body.” I don’t think it will catch on. It’s true that women, particularly modern women in Western culture, have a love-hate (or even a hate-hate) relationship with their bellies. Why? What did that sweet bump of skin (located as it is under the two much glamorized and beloved fat-bags) do to deserve such scorn?

  • Diary of a Sex Surrogate: Come One, Come All...But Not So Fast, Gentlemen!

    Did you know that the average woman takes about 20 minutes to achieve orgasm? The majority of men, on the other hand, don’t have a problem coming in 5 minutes. If a woman can orgasm during intercourse (though not all do), she’s going to require more time than most men need. Basically, a woman’s orgasm is like a symphony, whereas, a man’s is more like a rock song.

  • Leather: The Ultimate Masculine Fashion Statement

    Leather has a well-established niche in gay history. A look at the macho pioneers—from military men to bikers and artists—who shaped leather culture as we know it today.

  • Shoot: The Education and Evolution of a Pornographer

    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.

  • Tuesdays with Nina: Sex Advice Books and Partners with MS

    This week, Nina discusses some of the better sex advice books available, from Tristan Taormino to Carol Queen, and even Nina herself! She also gives a few tips on how to enjoy a rewarding sex life with a partner with MS.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: The Well-Pierced Penis

    Nowadays, body piercings are all the rage. And, as we all know, some fellas can’t stop with just a few—which can lead to some humorous predicaments when being wanded by airport security. While I firmly believe in the right of every man to augment, embellish, or in any other way customize his equipment, it’s a personal decision. If it makes you happy, go for it. If it ain’t for you, just say NO.

  • The Vasectomy Trajectory

    Snip-snip, the Big V, or voluntary sterilization. No matter how you slice it (good one, right?), a vasectomy is a major decision. Fortunately, it’s a minor procedure—and a great excuse to spend the weekend on the couch.

  • Animal Attractions: A Trip to a Human Petting Zoo

    All the pick-up guides I read (and I read a lot) focus on small talk. What to say, how to say it, how much to say, how little to reveal. But sometimes it’s easier to say nothing at all. Sometimes the best way to meet people is to leave language aside and just bark, mew, whimper, or pant. *Sniff, sniff*

  • Stirring Things Up: Safer Sex for Women Who Love Women

    Compared to heterosexual sex or sex between men, sex between women is generally a lower-risk activity. It isn’t however, a no-risk activity.

  • Tuesdays with Nina: Cowgirl 101

    Today, Nina talks about how to conquer the Cowgirl position—or, to be more precise, how to do the “butt shimmy"—in a way that will make everybody happy!

  • The Lap Dance

    As a happily married woman who had spent a considerable amount of time learning how to do a striptease, I figured it was high time to go see the real thing. Yes, Virginia—it’s time to find out what really goes on at the strip club!

  • Amateur XXX: Homemade Porn Gives Mainstream a Run For Your Money

    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.

  • Apps vs. Anticipation: Redefining Desire in the Digital Age

    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?

  • Thug Life: Punching, Kicking, and Takedowns as a Way to Do S/M

    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.”

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Objectification

    If you’ve ever filled out a BDSM checklist, chances are you’ve seen a question about whether you enjoy “serving as furniture.” Or you might have run across someone who gets hot when referred to as “it.” What’s the allure of objectification? Let’s take an objective (sorry) look at this very stationary fetish.

  • Tuesdays with Nina: Sexual Attitudes

    Today, Nina dishes on the biggest sexual organ of all...the brain!

  • How I Learned to Stop Worrying (About Masturbation) and Love the Porn

    When I moved in with my partner, I did something unthinkable: I stopped masturbating. Though we’d been sexually active before we moved in together, but I still masturbated occasionally, and, at 21, I needed to orgasm more than once a week. Still, I felt bad when I did it—almost like it was a betrayal of our relationship, and I promised myself that I’d stop when we moved in together.

  • Period Sex: Blood In, Blood Out

    On a 1 to 10 scale of Internet freakydeaky, I’d personally place period fetishes at a rather tame three or four. And if any of you wonderful readers have a lust for the moon blood, alas, this is not your story, but a quest to discover how many people are unwilling to go to town when Aunt Flo’s in.

  • Me and Tina Fey: A Ballad of Strippers, Sweat and Glitter

    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.

  • Porn in Recession: America in Decline

    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…

  • Chained to the Monitor: My Time as an Online Slave

    I ended up the collared pet of a woman I never met, never talked to on the phone, saw on webcam only a handful of times, but communicated with almost daily. It’s not easy turning your life over to another person, and maybe not all that healthy. But its allure was as strong as any drug and I just couldn’t resist.

  • Tuesdays with Nina: A Bit of Everything

    Nina answers a few viewers’ questions on yeast infections, excessive masturbation, and...Nina dishes on her favorite sex toy!

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Making Marriage Work

    Getting ready to marry and finding yourself with a case of the cold feet? Never fear; Dr. Dick is here, with a primer for all you betrothed to-be to find your own sexual success.

  • Being Manic Got Me Screwed...A Lot

    My sex life was completely, 100 percent, definitely no question about it attributed to my high and low moods. So, I stepped away from the computer and told a doctor in real life. I was easily diagnosed as bipolar, in part because of the record setting, in addition to the fact that I was unbalanced and moody. Since, bipolar has been written on my metaphorical psychiatric permanent record.

  • On Spooning

    The Victorian Era added an important term to the sexual lexicon, other than merkin. When a family shared a bed, Mother and Father would instruct the kiddies to squish together and lie on their sides facing the same direction. Everyone stayed warm and more children could fit in the bed. Thus, spooning was born.

  • The Bloggess: The 10 weirdest things people sent me this month

    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.

  • Shine, and the Other S&M

    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.”

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Consensual Slavery

    Is there happiness in slavery? When a collar isn’t just jewelry but means something, what does it mean? Let’s talk fact and fiction when it comes to living under contract.

  • Tuesdays with Nina: An Intro to Threesomes

    How does a couple prepare for a threesome? How do you know if it’s right for you and your partner? Why is the fantasy often better than the reality? Nina explains it all!

  • Pan’s Promise: Does Horny Goat Weed Really Work?

    Known for his legendary libido, Greek god Pan left a trail of ravished woodland nymphs in his wake. In modern times, does the aphrodisiac that bears his image live up to the horny hype, or is it another myth waiting to get busted?

  • Size Matters…In Your Head

    This week, Sexis’ own friendly e-neighborhood sex surrogate takes on a BIG problem—penis size...or, rather, the size of men’s anxieties over penis size.

  • Overcoming a Fear of Sex: A Step-By-Step Process

    All phobias can be overcome with some effort. The same is true for conquering a fear of sex. Here, I walk a young gay man through his trepidation. We take simple, easy to accomplish steps to build confidence and dispel his apprehensions.

  • The Fine Art of Figging

    When I heard about figging, I was fairly certain that I’d enjoy it. Figging is inserting a plug of fresh ginger root into your ass to enhance sexual pleasure. The ginger’s juices soak into your anal tissues, resulting in a burning sensation that is both arousing and excruciating. This practice took root in Victorian times—and you know those prim folks engaged in some very kinky pastimes.

  • Project: Good in Bed—Just Me and My G-String

    Last year, on Christmas Eve, I dressed in red lingerie, fishnets and heels, sauntered up to my husband, and said, “I am here to satisfy you in every way.” He rather enjoyed that gift, so I decided to make it a yearly tradition. This year, however, I wanted to take things up a notch. Rather than just dress up, I was going to perform. I would give him a strip tease to be remembered.

  • Tuesdays with Nina: The Intricacies of Anal

    How do adult performers make anal sex look so flawlessly clean? Nina dishes on a few tricks of the trade.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Healing Sexual Trauma through Sensate Focus

    One of the most difficult things for me to deal with as a therapist is the aftermath of sexual trauma. And I know that the trouble I have with this is only a tiny fraction of the difficulty my client has as he or she faces his/her past.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Medical Play

    White coats, stethoscopes, and nurses standing by? Ooh la la! A surprising number of folks get faint at the thought of a little medical porn, or medical equipment—and those are two very different kinks. The doctor will see you now, with five examinations of this very popular kink.

  • The Touching Trains

    When faced with the task of investigating what goes on it the Japanese sex clubs, I never for a moment thought that it would be easy. But who’d have thought that it’d be so hard to catch a ride on ‘the touching trains’?

  • The Hard and Soft of It: One Sex Surrogate’s Experience with Erectile Dysfunction

    Hey, fellas—when’s the last time you sported a boner? Have you ever noticed how annoying spontaneous erections are for teenage boys, and how annoying lack of erections are for older men?

  • Come as You Are

    An education in orgasms, from beginner to expert.

  • Your Kiss, Your Fist

    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?

  • Tuesdays with Nina: Sexual Breathing

    This week, Nina expounds on the art of proper breathing techniques during sex, in order to open up the body to maximum pleasure.

  • Pubescaping

    To shave or not to shave—that is the question. I’ve always sported hair in my southern hemisphere, so when I saw porn where the models are bare except for a landing strip, I wondered what it would be like to be clean-shaven. I trim during the summer to keep my little curls from saying "boo!" when I wear a swimsuit, so when my husband begged me to let him shave me, I figured it might be fun...

  • The Joy of Fantasizing … About Your Wife

    What’s better than a daydream about a porn star, a pop star, or simply Star (she’s the new redhead in accounting)? Try some erotic make-believe starring your significant other.

  • The Road Taken: How I Used to Be a Prude

    I used to be a prude, but I didn’t know it. I had what I thought was good sex. My husband then (now ex) and I played around a little bit, did things like “69” and the occasional blindfolding. Seemed shocking and kinky at the time.

  • The Ecstasy of the Agony: The Intersection of Kink and Spirituality

    BDSM is rarely considered from anything other than its purest physical aspect; even rarer still is it presented as something other than a pagan or non-mainstream religious set of beliefs. But what happens when someone who has deep faith and belief in more traditional, conservative religion finds that their sexual interests don’t exactly fit in with that lifestyle?

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Knife Play

    Knives and sex with no felonies involved? It’s possible. It can even be part of a fun Friday night. How do you mix sharp blades with tender bits? Here are five points (I’m sorry) for living on the edge (I’m so, so sorry) with erotic knife play.

  • Project: Good in Bed—Yes, I So Rocked His World!

    Last I wrote, I was feeling like an old, haggard, dull excuse for a wife—the very type of wife who might have a husband who wasn’t particularly interested in bedding down with her. I can tell you, worrying that you may no longer be attracted to your husband is one problem. Worrying that he may no longer be attracted to you? That’s a problem of an entirely different magnitude.

  • Tuesdays with Nina

    The old saying goes, “Them that can, do; them that can’t, teach,” but sometimes there’s that one in a million who can do both—and SexIs has her. Each week, adult actress, activist, auteur and legend Nina Hartley answers your questions on all things sexual. Vlogging will never be the same.

  • Diary of a Sex Surrogate: Who’s Your Sex Surrogate?

    One woman’s up close and personal mission to help others work the kinks OUT.

  • The World AIDS Day Project: Learning Out Loud

    Two decades as an HIV educator and counting.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Human Rights, Sexual Rights and World AIDS Day

    World AIDS Day brings into focus the micro-strategies needed to combat a macro problem.

  • Rebel Belle: How the Bible Belt Isn’t Always a Chastity Belt

    Sage sexuality south of the Mason Dixon? Boy, howdy!

  • Failure to Communicate

    When it comes to verbal communication, my husband generally have no problem finding things to discuss. Actually, one of the things I love most about him is that he truly listens to me and respects my opinions. But there’s one topic we both stumble over—sex. Actually, it isn’t the topic of sex per se, but being able to effectively communicate our wants and needs.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: The Sex Positive Doctrine

    Have you ever wondered about the term sex positive? If you’re like me, you see it all over the place, especially on sex-related sites. I confess I use it way more often than I should. It’s become one of those industry buzzwords that has, over time, become so fuzzy around the edges that to some, it’s now virtually meaningless.

  • Little Plastic Rings: The Ethos and Eros of Foreskin Restoration

    On the L in Chicago, an average thirty-something man sits quietly in his seat. Suddenly a little plastic ring falls out from his pant leg and rolls along the floor. There are thousands of men all over the country walking around secretly rigged up with devices in their pants—made of plastic, metal, tape and other items that yank the skin of the penis. And no, this isn’t some sexual fetish or kink.

  • Confessions of a Closet Kink

    Hello. My name is Newme…and I’m a closet kink. If you saw me walking down the street, you would probably think, preppy mom. I’m top to bottom J. Crew—cardigan, tee and jeans. Mother of four who home-schooled her kids, drove them to all their activities in a Honda Accord, worked hard for a living, helped my husband start his own business. Nothing special, just your typical person on the streets.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Predicament Bondage

    Bondage is often devious, but no bondage is quite as sly as predicament bondage. Every minute is a mind game and every movement an act of will. Here are five whys and hows of this nasty little game.

  • With Love, From Tia Tania

    Preparation for my boyfriend’s long-awaited visit to the Dominican Republic required more than just a pedicure and bikini wax. He was traveling with friends and there was no way I could sneak him into my host family’s home, so I had to find a place for us to reunite properly. This was the perfect opportunity to investigate the possibilities of the Dominican’s many clandestine sex cabañas.

  • Project: Good in Bed—Am I Boring in Bed?

    Was he no longer attracted to me? I’d gained some weight. I knew that. My clothes were tight on me. Only one pair of pants fit comfortably. Was it the fleece? Or was it the sex?

  • (Willful) Ignorance Is Bliss

    When it comes to STDs, for many people, it’s much easier simply not to know.

  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Sex on the Move

    The ins and outs of sex on the go.

  • Going for the Gold

    Or, if you prefer, urolagnia. Okay, maybe you aren’t familiar with the word, but I’ll bet you’ve heard of the fetish more commonly known as “water sports” or “golden showers.” Since researching this practice, I’ve found urolagnia dripping into my own sexual fantasies.

  • The 7 Year Itch: A Look Back at Secretary

    “The sweetest romantic comedy about S&M since, well...ever,” says Blackbook of the then-quirky, now-seminal film Secretary. Was it a massive step toward the mainstreaming of kinky culture or a lopsided portrayal that did more harm than good? Seven years later, people’s opinions remain sharply divided.

  • The Talk

    Why is talking to our progeny about sex so awkward? Does it have to be?

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Virginity, Part 2

    Let’s pick up where we left off last week, on the perils young people face as they navigate the expectations of virginity and sex, and begin to consider their first forays into partnered sex.

  • The Secret Pursuit of a Secret

    To paraphrase Andrew Vachss: A man who has a fetish will seek out women who he wouldn’t normally find attractive if those women agree to and provide that particular fetish. In fact, that man might even prefer these women to those more attractive to him-more his “type”—if the ‘less’-attractive women provide him with his fetish more than women he’s normally attracted to.

  • Clubbing and Coupling: Couples-Friendly is the New Gentlemen’s-Only

    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.

  • The Biochemistry of BDSM

    Jack and Bob meet at a kinky party; they go off into a corner where Jack gets whipped for an hour by Bob, wielding a big leather flogger. Yet, somehow, Jack is smiling at the end of it—and the noises he is making sound less like a man being tortured, and more like a man having sex. But why is he enjoying it? What is it about kinky pain that makes it different from regular pain?

  • Two Scoops: What Flavor is Your Vanilla?

    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...

  • Sex and the Empty Nest

    Or, to put it another way, someday they will leave...

  • Project: Good in Bed—I Want to Have Sex. I Want to Have Sex…

    That’s what I’ve been telling myself...let’s see if I can make it happen.

  • Lust for Blood

    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.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Corsets

    Corsetry isn’t just for Victoriana enthusiasts. The dramatic lines of a corseted figure is custom-made for the high-fashion fetishwear subset of BDSM culture, and the restrictive nature of the garment allows for all kinds of power-trippy fun. How did getting laced up into something restrictive and sexy get mixed up with kink? Read on for five lace-’em-ups about this deceptively beautiful fetish.

  • Leaving Normal—The Whys and Wherefores of the Journey to Kink

    Nobody just wakes up one day and decides “Gee, I think I’ll be kinky!” So, why do people go there? How many do? And darn it, is it better than straight sex, or is it all just propaganda?

  • Geeky Love’s Guide to Cybersex

    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.

  • Cyrano in 140 Characters or Less: The Art of the Love Letter—and Email

    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.

  • Synching Up Your Sexual Clocks

    At 6:00 each morning, you are likely to find me out cold. My husband on the other hand, is most likely laying next to me, wide-awake, trying to cajole me into a daybreak quickie. At this time of day I am barely capable of keeping my eyes open, much less my legs, and he knows this. However, this doesn’t stop him from trying—and hasn’t stopped him from trying for the last six years.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Sex and the Aging Male

    I’m receiving a startling number of correspondences lately from older men and their partners, highlighting the sexual difficulties of the aging process. It’s not surprising that these people are noticing the changes in their sexual response cycle as they age, but it is astonishing that they haven’t attributed the changes to andropause.

  • Is This Love?

    Crush, obsession, or the real deal? One woman’s journey to decipher the difference.

  • Lust and Luggage: Sex Toy Etiquette on the Road

    Or, for you Italo Calvino fans, if on a winter’s night a traveler...with a carry-on full of sex toys...

  • Faking the Big “O”

    News flash, folks: You may think you’re a powerhouse in bed who can get any partner off, but according to a University of Kansas study, of students they interviewed who were sexually active, 67 percent of women—and 30 percent of men—faked orgasms.

  • Confessions of a Teenage Bisexual

    Who doesn’t remember their first crush? I was four years old; she was my Sunday School teacher, tall with pale skin and long sandy brown hair nipping just above her waist. I remember feeling excited by her, romantic toward her. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with her but I had fantasies of grandly sweeping her away to do...something.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Latex

    Have you ever found yourself confronted with a piece of latex fetishwear and wondered what that familiar tingle was all about? Chances are, your brain recognized the basic scent of condoms—ooh la la! So what is it that entices some to take latex out of the realm of Trojans and into the realm of full-on bodywear? Read on for five fabulous finds on why lovers love latex.

  • The Nylon Underground

    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...

  • Getting “Wet” – Understanding Why and How Women Do and Don’t

    Although in the United States, a woman’s ability to get wet is often valued as a sign of her sexual interest in her partner, appreciation for women’s self-lubricating potential (we are the original self-lubricating beings…) is not universal. In some cultures it is dry sex that is held up as the ideal, and women become smooth about avoiding becoming slick.

  • Surviving Infidelity: His, Mine and Ours

    Infidelity in marriage is like a Ming vase that’s been shattered by the person you loved and trusted most. That’s what my life felt like the night I found out my husband was cheating on me. I shared that with someone who’d been through it as well, and she said she wanted to turn her broken pieces into a beautiful mosaic. I think—and hope—that is what my husband and I have finally done.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Sexual Mythbusters, Part 1

    No matter your experience level, no matter what you know (or think you know)—there is need for a little remedial sex-ed from time to time. The one and only Dr. Dick has a surprise or two for you this week, as he sets about a little sexual mythbusting of his own (sans handlebar moustache and/or beret).

  • The Strange, True History and Evolution of the Personal Ad

    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.

  • The Sexual Revolution Versus the Female Imagination

    What happens when rough sex scenarios and feminist sensibilities collide?

  • The Selling of Pseudoscience Porn: Why Women Have Sex!

    Or, to lay it out for you in mathematical terms: Bad Science + Bad Sex = Good Marketing.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Fighting Fair—a Tutorial

    I have just the thing for all you folks out there who are in a relationship. If you’re like every other couple I know, you have your share of tension. And let’s face it—tension leads to fighting. And fighting, if not done fairly, can lead to hurting your partner—even if that’s not your intention.

  • The Bloggess: Mominatrix interview

    The Bloggess interviews the Mominatrix, where they talk about tantric knitting, discount booksellers, and better sex for moms.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: OTK Spanking

    If you’re looking for a way to try out kink that’s free, easy, and likely to have good results, this one’s for you. Spanking as sexual titillation goes a lot further than the trope of the 1950s secretary getting a slap on the rump from a leering boss; in the world of kink today, spanking is safe, fun, and a lot less complicated than sex. Let’s check out five rump-thumping tidbits about the spank.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: Coming Out

    Dr. Dick weighs in with a little talk about sexual identify, just in time for National Coming Out Day.

  • The Hand-Off: Handjobs, Him & You

    Men jack themselves off constantly. They can probably coax an orgasm out of themselves better than most women can because they know every nuance—the exact amount of pressure and stimulation needed—right? Well, no, actually.

  • SexVoxing: What’s at Your Bedside?

    Today on SexVoxing: What is in your bedside table drawer or toy basket?

  • Sexercise Your Way to Ecstasy

    Elizabeth Black takes a look at different exercise techniques designed to improve your sex drive—and sexual gratification.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Bastinado

    It sounds pretty, but it feels mean. Bastinado is the practice of beating the soles of the feet. Why do it? You know the drill by now: if this is your sole exposure (sorry!) to bastinado, read on for five little piggies’ worth of knowledge.

  • Get Your Motor Running

    L. Jade muses on the acts that put the ‘auto’ back into erotica.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Animal Roleplaying

    Why is that cutie on the bus wearing a dog collar? Why is that yuppie breathing heavy in the bridle aisle? Animal roleplay is a surprisingly popular form of kink, with puppies, kitties, and ponies the apparent favorites. What’s the deal with human pets? Here, we’ll take a look at five yips, whinnies, and meows about animal roleplay.

  • Sex and Disability 101

    You sprain your wrist playing basketball, or get carpal tunnel twinges from too much typing. Your partner is battling depression or post-traumatic stress. Sooner or later, the question is likely to come up: how do you make sex work when someone involved is temporarily or permanently disabled? Our goal here is to provide you with tools for finding solutions that work for you and your partners.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: I Promise to Love, Cherish and Not Get Caught?

    Cheating on one’s spouse has become big business—just ask Ashley Madison.

  • Observations of a Sex Positive Gypsy: There’s no such thing as a stupid question

    I get a lot of questions. Some are good, some are bad—some just get asked over and over and over. Let’s run down the top five...

  • The Bloggess: The internet is entertaining/terrifying

    There’s no real nudity here but you’re still going to feel dirty and confused after reading this.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Masochism

    Masochism is just about liking pain, right? Wrong. There’s a lot more to it. Here are five things your momma never told you about pain sluts.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: The Amputee Devotee

    This week, Dr. Dick investigates acrotomophilia; or, in other words, the amputee fetish.

  • Hotel Sex: A Short Guide To Getting It On Away from Home

    Here’s a hint: handcuffs + sprinkler system = disaster.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Sadism

    Is making someone hurt an act of cruelty or an act of love? If you said “either one, and sometimes both,” you get a gold star (and I’ll see you at the dungeon). If you didn’t, read on: Here come five points that might help explain why beating the shit out of someone can be the nicest thing anyone ever did.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: Bi-Bi Mommy

    The last relationship I had before I met my husband was with a woman. Yes, I am a bi-sexual woman, although I am not a great fan of labels and can’t truly, with all honesty, say that I know that I fit the definition of that title to a tee. Nor do I really care.

  • High Infidelity: What Cheating Is (and Maybe Isn’t)

    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?

  • Dr. Dick on Demand: The Self-Sexological Exam

    What if—you, a healthy, otherwise happy woman—had gone through your entire life...without having experienced the joys of an orgasm?

  • Lower Education: Why STDs are Making a Comeback on College Campuses

    Ah, college. It’s where teenagers go to learn—about themselves, about the world, how to do body shots, and pick up strangers in bars. For many young people, it’s the first time they’ve been away from parental authority. They are treated and are expected to act like adults, but for many the taste of freedom is embraced as license to explore the siren songs of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Needleplay

    Most people don’t think of needles as sexual or erotic, but even the shallowest consideration yields some obvious reasons for that association: needles penetrate the body and afford access to bodily fluids in a way few activities outside of sexuality do. Welcome to five incisive (sorry) tidbits about the art of erotic needleplay.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: Why Celebumoms Make Us Feel Bad—And Why We Allow It

    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?

  • The Sexis Interview: Mistress Mine, Part Three—Nuts and Bolts, Whips and Chains

    This week, in the final installment, Luxury Holmes gets a tour of the milieu of a professional domme: the playspace, the wardrobe, and the rigors of home economics.

  • Dr. Dick on Demand! The Anal Sex Guide: Giving and Receiving

    As promised, here’s Dr. Dick’s highly anticipated seminar on being a great ass-fuckin’ top. This is a companion piece to an earlier tutorial for you novice bottoms out there — Liberating the BOB Within. This tutorial is for anyone who is considering being a top, regardless of whether the meat injection is 100% prime, or a beef substitute (a strap-on dildo), these words of wisdom are for you.

  • Observations of a Sex Positive Gypsy: Sex and Shame

    Playing with fire, sex, and shame.

  • The Kink Corner with Kal Cobalt: Tickling

    For some of us, tickling is an activity we remember from summer camps and evenings with the family, either fondly or agonizingly (or both). For others, the enforced abandonment of control and reflexive, hysterical convulsing relates so closely to orgasmic feelings that tickling becomes sexualized.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: The Dry Spell

    It’s inevitable that all couples will go through it. And when you add needy children that expect to be fed, bathed and nurtured every day to the relationship cocktail, the chances that sex is going to take a backseat for certain periods of time is almost completely unavoidable. The question is, how long is too long?

  • The Sexis Interview: Mistress Mine, Part Two—The Joy of Pain

    Now, in my line of work, I’ve met a ProDomme or two before. In the Big Apple, S&M is NBD. Dommes came in all shapes and sizes, from a near-seven-foot Valkyrie—replete with a trademark tomato-red PVC catsuit straight out of a comic book—to a raven-haired, petite coquette who could, with her five-inch killer spike heels, make a grown man cry a lot more than just “Uncle.”

  • Dr. Dick on Demand! Liberating that Big Ol’ Bottom Within

    So—you’ve finally decided to become a B.O.B. (Big Ol’ Bottom)? Tired of missing out on all that ass-play everyone’s talking about? Been secretly tripping on the exploits of your favorite porn stars? (“Jeez, would ya get a load of that—his hole looks like the Victory Arch in Paris, for God’s sake.”) And now you want a piece of the action for yourself?

  • A Day Trip to the STD Testing Clinic

    Free testing clinics are fantastic—but they’re not infallible, and they’re not always the most informative places in the world to get your safer sex information. The old saying, “you get what you pay for”, is, sadly enough, usually true.

  • What Hollywood Teaches Us about Being a Daddy

    Or, how to successfully combine parenting, fatherhood, and sex...

  • Bridging the Gap: My Life with an Older Lover

    How do you make a relationship work when the two principals have a significant age gap between them?

  • Sex and the Suburbs: Chips, Dips, Chains, Whips—Exploring BDSM and Kink

    Momma’s got a brand new bag. And it’s full of paddles, floggers, and restraints. It’s time to get your kink on!

  • The Sexis Interview: Mistress Mine, Part One—Birth of a Dominatrix

    When the average person thinks of Charlotte, North Carolina, what most often springs to mind is Bible Belt, Banking, NASCAR and the PTL debacle. Debauchery? Not so much—well, except for the PTL debacle, but BDSM? You might be surprised...

  • Guess What, Honey? I’m A Kinky Old Perv!

    So you’ve met the person of your dreams—only you haven’t got around to telling your new honey your dirty little secret...

  • Sex and the Suburbs: The Great Anal Debate

    Okay, moms—take your fingers out of your ears: it’s time to talk about buttsex!

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part 10

    Parting thoughts: What comes around goes around, what goes around comes around...

  • So Ya Wanna Be A World-Class Cocksucker

    What’s up with the current lamentable state of cocksucking these days? Why, I can remember a time when the humble hummer was king. Now, sadly the basic blowjob is a lost art.

  • From Jilling to Jacking

    It was going to be a simple story about lap-based Web browsing. That is, er…you know, relishing the hot dog. Jerkin’ the gherkin. Patting the Robertson. The next thing I knew, I was out back, behind the garage, you know...

  • The Top 40 Completely Fucked-Up Things People Are Thinking While They’re Having Sex With You

    Last week there was a buzz on Twitter when everyone started sharing the thoughts they have most often during sex. It was bizarre and completely unsettling. And also very educational in that you should make your teenagers read it so they don’t get pregnant because honestly after reading this I’m not sure *I* ever want to have sex again.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: A Little Experimentation Goes a Long Way

    Necessity is the mother of invention. Why else would there be so many wonderful instruments of pleasure available today if someone somewhere didn’t find them to be just what suits their personal kink?

  • Sex Therapy—What Is It and Who Needs It?

    I’m often asked about my work as a sex therapist. I’m surprised at how few people have any sense of what we actually do. While I can’t speak for all my fellow therapists, I can tell you a bit about my own practice.

  • Jilling Off

    Girls do it, too. Oh, do they ever.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: The Demystification of the Suburban Mother-Goddess Archetype

    Domestic goddess? Soccer mom? Suburban earth mother? Minivan mommy? This week, we demystify the mother archetype, and get right down to business—having more (and better) sex, that is.

  • The Green Project: Being a Slick Consumer

    Understanding what makes a good sexual lubricant can be a slippery business. After all, unless you’re buying one of the few all natural, organic products that are available, the list of ingredients reads more like the supply catalog for a chemistry class than a recipe for a hot night.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: We Really Need to Talk...

    This week: an open letter to dads, husbands and/or partners, from the mothers who love them but want—or, rather, need—more foreplay).

  • Robot Sex

    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?

  • Sex and the Suburbs: The S-E-X Talk (You Knew It Was Coming)

    When it comes to talking to your wee little ones about the birds and the bees (and specifically, why Mommy and Daddy are doing it), the truth often WILL set you free—and it just might get you laid more often.

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part Nine: The New Millennium

    It’s the (tr)end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine...

  • Grand Opening: A Beginners’ Guide to Open Relationships

    Just what is an open relationship, anyway? Let’s find out!

  • From Birth Control to Earth Control?

    What effects do our different methods of birth control have on the environment?

  • Sex and the Newly Single Mother

    I’m a newly single mother with a ridiculous libido, a penchant for deep throating and the ability to grind a man into orgasmic hyperventilation. (Not to toot my own horn, but a girl must be confident in her talents even though I’m too chicken shit to try them out on anyone new.) I’ve left my comfort zone sexually, the place in which I was pretty happy and complacent: marriage.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: Getting It On without Traumatizing Your Children

    One of life’s inevitabilities as a parent (besides tax credits) is the knowledge that at some point, your kids are going to catch you in delicto flagrante. So—do you cease all sexual activity until they’re 18, or do you invest heavily in Disney? Or...is there another option?

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part Eight: The ’90s

    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.

  • Three Days with Dina the Dominatrix: An Outsider Goes Inside the World of Professional Domination

    Take a fish out of water—or, in this case, a fish away from his Buffy DVDs—and plop him straight into the most fantastical encounter imaginable. Or...send him to the local professional dominatrix.

  • SexVoxing: Techniques to Grow On

    Today on SexVoxing, we’re going to take a walk on the wild side of ‘what if’: What tip or technique do you wish your ex had known?

  • Cerebral Wanderlust: What Men and Women are Really Thinking About

    Does a straying mind make you a stray dog? What are you freaks really thinking about in flagrante delicto? If your mind works anywhere close to normal, it’s going to wander—at least occasionally

  • Sex and the Suburbs: A Day in the Sex Life of a Suburban Mom

    It’s time to enjoy a glimpse into the world of your typical suburban mom (played by me), and how sex fits (or more appropriately doesn’t fit) into it. It’s not pretty, it’s not glamorous and it certainly isn’t all that sexy. But here it is, stripped down to the bone. It might just look a little familiar…

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part 7

    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…

  • The Green Project: How Green is My Silicone?

    Yes, silicone may be great—but is it really green?

  • The Slavette Diaries: The Slave Manifesto

    A Proposal from the President of Intercontinental Slaves Union Local 814...

  • A Buyers Guide to Restraints

    Some people are born kinky, some achieve kinkiness, and some have kinkiness thrust upon them. Then, there are those of us who really like to have our kinky tied up and acquiescent…if that’s you, then read on.

  • Blind Faith: When Polyamory Doesn’t Work Out

    We were drunk the first time it happened. And maybe that’s always how it always goes. A handful of shots, a slow dance, red lipstick.

  • Sex and the Suburbs: The Post-Baby Body Image Dilemma

    Body-image issues play a considerable role in our sex lives—but how do you confront them?

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part Six

    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.

  • The Slavette Diaries: The ABCs of BDSM

    A journey with Slavette through the language of kink—with all due apologies to the late Edward Gorey.

  • Confessions of an Ex-Virgin: What I Learned about Sex by Not Having It

    One cold November night the year I turned fifteen, I kissed him for the very first time. Seven years and thirteen days later, we finally made love. What happened in between?

  • Exes & Sexes: The Twits of Splitsville

    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.

  • A Short, Torrid History of Sex on the Internet

    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.

  • Sex And the Suburbs: Motherhood and Intercourse—A Mythical Concept No More

    Why? Because moms have sex...

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part Five

    From white kid gloves to a roll in the mud, ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the rise and fall of the Madonna/whore decade!

  • When Erectile Dysfunction Hits Home

    Or, how NOT to turn your man into a meat dildo...

  • The Slavette Diaries: You Might Be a Slave If…

    A humorous glimpse inside the lives and minds of slaves

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part Four

    The Fifties! The Pelvis. Poodle skirts. Pat Boone. Nat King Cole. Hugh Hefner. James Dean. Ozzie and Harriet. Is it Safe to Come Out of the Bomb Shelter Yet?

  • The Slavette Diaries: The Myths and Realities of Masters and Slaves

    A Peek at Life Behind the Black Leather Curtain

  • When Kirk Met Spock: Sex and Fan-Fiction

    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.

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part Three: Supply, Demand, Gender-Bending and Nuclear Cheesecake

    Springtime for Hitler on the Paris Runways. Pin-Up Girls Pump More than Morale. Plus our 21-Gun Salute to Gender Bending in the Military.

  • The Slavette Diaries: I Am a Collared Slave: Now What?

    Today, Slavette wades through the murky waters of relationship-negotiation within the confines of the master/slave dynamic, without litigation, butcher knives, or invoking a demon.

  • eDiscord: Love & Sex on the Intertubes

    There are few places better suited to prove and reprove the preposterousness of human sexuality than the annals of the online dating scene.

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century, Part Two: A Rumination on Tomatoes, Platinum Blondes and the Rise of Butch Chic

    Warning! Dangerous curves ahead. Blonde ambition conquers all…and we ain’t talkin’ Madonna.

  • The Slavette Diaries: Reading Between the Lines

    An Introduction to the Author of The Slavette Diaries

  • Clown porn is not as funny as you think it’s going to be

    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.

  • A Man Who Has it All...?

    Most men have one thing in common: they’d really like their penises to be bigger. And the world’s taken notice: ‘male enhancement’, as it’s so wistfully called, is a billion-dollar industry, hawking everything from herbs to pills to diet fads to pumps, with varying results. So what’s it like to have been kissed by the gods—what is life REALLY like with a BFD (Big Fucking Dick)?

  • Seminal Styles of the 20th Century: Designers, Divas and Fashion Firsts That Shook the World--Part One: From the Gilded Age to the Flapper

    Does sex influence fashion, or does fashion influence sex?

  • The Sexis Pulse: In Maude We Trust Edition

    Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one dirty, smelly brassiere at a time.

  • Other Lovers

    Last night I slept with Christian, my ex-husband, for the first time since he became my ex-husband. In so doing, I knowingly exacerbated his feelings for me, opened my own heart back up to him…and betrayed both of our significant others.

  • Would You Like to Swing on a Star? The Hows and Whys of the Swinger Lifestyle

    Are you a swinger, baby? Do you want to be? Swinging has come a long way since the 60s...explore the new swinger lifestyle and decide if it’s the place for you.

  • The Sexis Pulse: Half-Price Edition

    Taking the pulse of our cultural sex drive, one Casual Encounter at a time.

  • Beyond Bromance – Women Getting Off to Guys Getting it On

    It’s said that men like nothing more than to watch two women going at it. So what about the reverse: women getting off on watching two guys getting it on?

  • Veruca Salt Gets Laid

    On Craigslist, the user can find anything their heart (or other organ) desires. Is this a healthy thing - and who’s doing it? Cherry Trifle finds out.

  • Catching Cancer Off a Toilet Seat: The Truth about HPV

    There’s a lot of talk going on these days about HPV, from hysteria to disinformation, to the occasionally sharp pang of truth. Sarah Sloane pulls back the blinds and takes a closer look.

  • Capital Bliss: The Other Mind Rights the Story (Luxuria Part Two)

    What DO women want, anyway? It’s all chemical, baby - and complicated. K. Page Nolker pokes about in the right side of the gray matter and tries to put all the pieces together.

  • Love, Wanting and Arousal: The Left Brain Lusts for Knowledge (Luxuria Part One)

    What DO women want, anyway? It’s all chemical, baby - and complicated. K. Page Nolker pokes about in the left side of the gray matter and sees what’s what.

  • Boating for Beginners Part Two: A Handy-Dandy Guide to Cunnilingus for the Guys

    Cunnilingus isn’t nearly as hard as it’s made out to be. However, it helps to know what you’re doing down there – and, maybe even more importantly - what NOT to do down there.

  • Stop in the Name of Love: Safewords

    Safewords are words or signals called out, usually during BDSM-related play, to either slow down or completely stop a scene. Citi Kittie gives us some deeper insight into the ins and outs of safewording – but take note: chances are that your boss will not respect your safeword when you use it to try and get out of that overdue spreadsheet.

  • 5 Ways to Ruin Your Sex Life through Communication

    Want to know some great ways to mess up your relationship...or would you rather get some hints on how to prevent it?

  • A Deeper Prostating of the Obvious

    The ins and outs (and ins!) of advanced prostate play - and yes, we’re breaking out the toys!

  • Marital Arts: Negotiating Sex with Your Long-Term Partner

    Keeping your sex life fresh and exciting is dependent on one crucial thing: communication. From negotiation to fantasy lists, ’as you wish’ to anti-fantasy lists, let’s take a look at a few of the options out there for better improving your sexual communication skills.

  • An Inside Track to Outercourse

    OUTERCOURSE (n): 1. Sexual activity that does not involve vaginal or anal penetration 2. a really good time

  • Sense and Sexuality: Harnessing the Magnificent Five to Unleash Ecstasies Untold

    Touch. Sight. Taste. Smell. Sound. Each one plays an important role in sexual arousal, whether you realize it or not...

  • The 25 Hallmarks of Bad Cunnilingus

    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…

  • Jack of Both Trades: Male Bisexuality & Bicuriosity

    It’s not easy for a guy to question his sexuality, but it’s something almost all guys do at some point. Exploring your sexuality is a human right - and it can even be a lot of fun!

  • High-Tech Sex: Libido is the Mother of Invention

    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.

  • A Buyer’s Guide to Harnesses

    Just like bodies, all harnesses aren’t created equally. Read this before you try to strap one on, and make sure you get the ride of a lifetime!

  • Sex IS...

    Sex IS...everything you want it to be, and more.

  • The Vroom: A Women’s Buyer’s Guide to Vibrators

    Whether it’s your fortieth or your very first, there are many factors to keep in mind when choosing a new vibrator. We’ll lay it all out for you. We might even test-drive a few.

  • With This Ring…A Buyer’s Guide to Cock Rings

    So you say you’re ready to get your Frodo on and try your very first cock ring? First, you’ll want to know the ins and outs of getting it in and out, from safety to texture, and ultimately to decking out your member in style.

  • {FemEj}

    Where we shine the warm, wet light of truthiness on that newly-hallowed squirt of feminine splendor: female ejaculation. So come – and be christened!

  • The Bottom Line: A Buyers Guide for Anal Toys

    There are some things in life which demand that you throw caution to the wind and just jump in cold...but who wants something cold in their butt? Check out our guide to picking out the perfect pucker-toy.

  • What is Safer Sex?

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