3rd Anniversary: Mind and Body

In honor of our third anniversary, we thought we’d dredge up some of our awesome past. We’ve got so many posts in our archive that meant so much to us – and we hope to you! – and shouldn’t be forgotten. So over the next couple weeks, we’ll be sharing some excerpts with you.

Top Ten Strangest Things for January

Every month, tons of strangers send me links to things that cannot be unseen. Then I carefully curate a list of the most WTF links that you probably need to know just to be able to keep up with popular culture references. Think of it as educational.

Can we blame Columbus for Syphilis or not?!

He is to blame. He is not. He is to blame... Oh, who knows, really?

Diamond Symbol Banned from Mother-Toddler Group

It just looks too much like a vagina.

For the love of God. Let my vagina sleep.

Hands-on Sex College Opens in Vienna, Austria

Great idea, and also probably a porn movie just waiting to happen. What would Freud do?

SexCult: Sex on Six Legs - Lessons on Life, Love, and Language from the Insect World

You think you’ve got romantic problems.

For Homework, He Wants You to Masturbate Twice as Much

Student, age 60, files complaint about class in human sexuality. What was she expecting?

Apparently Abstinence Education Doesn't Work for Wildlife, Either

... but contraception for all the deer in New Jersey is a little pricey.

Nikol Hasler: Five Things I Wish Somebody Else Would Tell My Son

Teaching kids about sex can be the toughest job for a parent. You want to make sure they have all the information they need, but sometimes it would just be awesome if someone else could deliver the message.

An Interview With a Naturalist. Or Naturist. The One That Isn’t Nude.

Last week I went on an Alaskan cruise, and in spite of the fact that I was with my parents AND my child on a family vacation, I still managed to wrangle the ship’s Nature expert into a wholly inappropriate interview for my sex column.

Bull Balls on Truck Get $445 Fine, in South Carolina

Woman plans to fight ticket, citing First Amendment.

Personally, I prefer Kate Middleton's. Dress, that is. Not vagina.

This week a lot of readers have sent me pictures of a vagina casually lying on a wedding dress. Or "laying" on a wedding dress. I always forget which is correct. Still, the main point here is that there is a vagina on a wedding dress and I have no damn idea why.

Nikol Hasler: Period Sex

I kind of hate having my period, which seems like a super obvious statement, right? Garfield hates Mondays (even though, WTF, he doesn't have a job), kittens hate being sprayed with water, and women hate periods. But I want to really express how much I hate my period.

The Heart and Heat of Sex Education

True story: A few weeks ago, my eldest child asked me if I knew everything there is to know about sex.

Northwestern Cancels Human Sexuality Course

Live post-class orgasm demonstration furor apparently to blame.

Close Your Eyes and Think of England, and Other Cases of Sex Mis-education

For most people, talking to their kids about sex is awkward.

For sex ed teachers, explaining “the birds and the bees” to someone else’s kids is even more awkward.

And for the kids themselves? Hearing adult authority figures talk about sex is extremely awkward…and more troubling, often filled with lies.

Under the Sea, Sex Gets Way Kinky

And we are maybe a little grossed out, but you might not be.

I Have Seriously Underestimated You, and for That, I Apologize.

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I shared a bizarre email from a very sweet woman who wanted a way-too-specific anatomically-correct knitted vagina and penis (for teaching purposes) and she thought that if anyone could help her it would be my readers and I was like “I think you are over-estimating the weirdness of my readers?”

Nikol Hasler: Emotional Safety

Glee, Paltrow Spread Sex Education ... Do You Wanna?

The abstinence-only crowd is predictably appalled.

Masturbation Fliers Causing a Fuss at Skidmore College

If you can't post them in the bathrooms, where can you post them?

Northwestern Students Treated to Orgasm Demo

Human sexuality class goes all the way.

Dear Jenny (It’s like Dear John but more unsettling)

If you’ve been reading me for any length of time you know that I get really bizarre emails every damn day. Some make me laugh, some make me cry and some get forwarded directly to the police.

Nikol Hasler: Sex Is Inspirational; You Can Do Magic!

The Top Ten Strangest Links Sent To The Bloggess

Once again I’m flooded with links from friends and strangers that make me wonder how my life got like this. Then someone sends me a link for zombie porn that makes me laugh hysterically and it’s all worth it.

Let’s get started, shall we?

The Worst Sex Advice Ever, Part 2

Grape Inbreeding Could Threaten Wine Supply

Genetically, they're all just a little too much alike ...

Worst Sex Advice Ever

Weird Sex Science Awards: And the Nominees Are ...

For normal people, sex is an enormously pleasurable act; and then there are the scientists, for whom sex seems to be just another human behavior to scrutinize and analyze.

Sex Education Called an “Attack on Religious Freedom”

Pope delivers verbal slap at new mandatory curriculum in Spain.

Spiders Practice Sex Before Mating

Thank goodness we have scientists paying attention, eh?

Crocodiles Aroused by Sonic Boom

Ah, that sweet sound of warplanes at night ...

Japanese Dirty Words and Sex Slang: Postcards from a Sex Nerd

Study hard, unless you want us to tataku you with a shokushu.

Nikol Hasler: Cool with Porn

Some love it, some hate it. For me, it's been an acquired taste.

Ten Ways to Tell He’s Not Into You

So, What Did We Learn: Lunchables & Carlin: What's in the Numbers?

All Sex-Science, All the Time; Lisa Rinna Loves her Original Lips

Researchers find that oral sex leads to intercourse (!!); Chinese rely on porn for sex education.

The Bloggess: Thirty Things You Shouldn’t Say During Sex

The Bloggess "Strange Shit People Sent Me" Semi-Music Video Awards

How to Masturbate

Em & Lo's Sex Advice for Grown-Ups: How to Write a Sex Manual

What’s Up Down There?

Vagina of Steel

Squeeze 1 … 2 … 3, and release

Male Sex Slave Ring Busted; Condoms, Camels and Fashion; Sex Doll River Rafting in Russia

In a case that defies society’s double-standard toward men and sexual exploitation, authorities in Spain have busted a human trafficking ring that held captive over 60 male sex slaves.

Man Toys in the Promised Land

The Pros and Cons of Most Exotic Places to Have Sex

Lesbian Cows and Marpusials: An Interview

The Ten Strangest Things People Sent Me This Month

A Lexicon of LGBT Slang

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.

SexVoxing: Now That You Can Laugh About It...

This week on SexVoxing, something a bit more personal...What is the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you during sex?

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.