Culture

American politics can get pretty complex, so we here at Sex and the 405 are always thrilled to death when the media steps up to explain what’s going on. Amazing: Photo by @fatjew, via @Percival.

Since we’re on a roll with cheating here at Sex and the 405, we thought we would bring up this oldie but goodie from Details magazine, which explores the cheating habits of the human female: “There are a lot of reasons why women cheat now, and the simplest is that they can,” says Diane Shader…continue reading.

Cheating is so in this season. The rags and TV can’t shut up about it. We haven’t heard anything like this at Sex and the 405 since the Tickle Me Elmo. This is from an anonymous piece on April’s Esquire: I’ll tell you why I cheat. I need to. Infidelity makes me remember things. The…continue reading.

We at Sex and the 405 occasionally search the Craigslist board for little tidbits you might find amusing. We’re pretty jaded assholes, so rarely do we have any offerings for you, but every once in a while, we find something worth bringing back. Maybe we’re lonely, but this ad made us unnecessarily emo. For heaven’s…continue reading.

First, it was divorce. Now, researchers at National Health Service in Britain have decided that Facebook is behind the fourfold increase in cases of syphilis in Teesside, Durham and Sunderland. Director of Public Health Peter Kelly told the Telegraph that social networks are “making it easier for people to meet up for casual sex.” Hence…continue reading.

Kotex has decided to tackle ridiculous advertising for tampons with a brilliant campaign called U by Kotex. This campaign is the first step for Kotex in addressing how we talk about menstruation and vaginal health as a society. “Society has created shame and embarrassment around periods and vaginal health, which restricts honest dialogue and information…continue reading.

New York City’s Neue Galerie and Estée Lauder have come together to create a work of art you can wear: fire-engine red lipstick inspired by the painting Portrait of Dancer Anita Berber by Otto Dix. “Berlin Red” invites the mind back to the sensuality of the 1920’s Berlin and the “life without dilution,” as Dix…continue reading.

From “I want to suck your duck” to “go to he’ll,” our iPhones sure know how to kill the moment. Our favorites come from Twitter’s Kevin Thau and our editrix herself. To give some context to this one, PR pro Nicole Jordan was inquiring about what was taking our editrix and Causecast correspondent Melissa Rowley…continue reading.

A piece by Jack Summers at F*cking In Brooklyn addresses an old question in a deeply entertaining way. An excerpt: According to Kinsey, 54% of men think about sex several times a day, and that study was done before the advent of the internet. Personally I find this statement grossly underestimated. In the time it…continue reading.

Brooks Bayne is a typical L.A. slasher: he’s an entrepreneur, technologist and conservative thinker who spends most of his time poking fun of liberals and satirizing popular culture on Twitter. His antics have garnered the Tennessee transplant over 100,000 followers on the popular social media platform — and he’s going strong. We like him because…continue reading.