Retrevo, the consumer electronics online store, recently released the results of their Gadgetology study on smart phone users. The results are more evidence that iPhone users like myself are shallow, hypocritical, completely undatable assholes. Shallow iPhone users judge people on their gadgets. According to the results of the study, hot new gadgets are, to the…continue reading.
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Kleenex by the bed. Actually, I knew someone who had paper towels by her bed. And someone else who had real towels. Whatever your choice, unless you’re a total emo kid, the intent is pretty clear: post-coital or post-masturbatory clean-up. Isn’t it nice to not have to get up immediately? But what if you don’t…continue reading.
Think about the sex and relationship(s) you’re having. Is this what you want? Debby Herbenick, a sex educator at The Kinsey Institute, and author of Because It Feels Good: A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction is fully responsible for this morning’s post-adolescent existential crisis. “Too often in love and in sex, we go…continue reading.
I don’t know why the Parents Television Council (PTC) is surprised at the sexual content of the CW’s Gossip Girl. The show, which plays outside family hours, kicked off its first season in a cloud of drunken hook-ups, lies and betrayals, and enjoys an audience averaging 27 years of age, still seems to be considered…continue reading.
Sorry, honey, I have a headache. Classic excuse to avoid sex. Total crap, right? Maybe not. Get this–sex is one of the major triggers for transient global amnesia (TGA), a condition that causes people to lose their ability to retain recent memories. How does sex do this? It produces a sudden change in blood flow,…continue reading.
Male fiddler crabs will gladly rise in defense of a strange female of their species when an intruder crab comes around. Chivalry? Not so much. Researchers from the Australian National University in Canberra have found that female fiddler crabs bestow sexual favors on males to ensure their own safety. “This study shows, for the first…continue reading.
The question of all questions. And one that has troubled many a philosopher, as well. Most recently, Aaron Ben-Zeév, president and professor of philosophy at the University of Haifa and author of In the Name of Love: Romantic Ideology and its Victims wrote a thought-provoking essay on the duality of the imaginary and the real.…continue reading.
How many people have you slept with? A horrible question that never did anyone any good. (I understand concerns about a new partner’s sexual health, but that’s what tests are for. Trying to calculate the risk of sexual disease based on how many partners someone has had has to be the most flawed method I’ve…continue reading.
Dr. Drew of Celebrity Rehab is back this month, this time with Sex Rehab. In a nutshell, Dr. Drew will guide eight patients suffering from sexual addiction using one-on-one and group therapy. The eight patients, all of them attractive almost-famous people, will live together for the span of the 21 days and try really hard…continue reading.
The media was in a tizzy about Nicole Kidman’s role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women a week ago. Why? Her roles in films betray the Sisterhood. Per Janet Street Porter at The Independent: “she’s been raped in one film (Dogville), and had kinky sex with Tom Cruise in…continue reading.
