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Somewhere inside us is an annoying 12-year-old who still LOLz uncontrollably at any term or thing that even remotely implies sex or genitalia. We all have one — it was just a matter of time before this impulse took life. Welcome to Things That Are Doing It, a blog devoted to pictures that are sure…continue reading.

Remember when we actually did stuff ourselves? When was the last time you made a mix for someone? Mix tapes are a thing of the past, but it’s not just the tapes that seem to have gone with the Dodo, it’s also the investment of time and creativity. And why bother, really, when you can…continue reading.

Facebook — mystical place where connections are forged, friends are kept, lovers are explored, relationships are destroyed, positions are obtained, and jobs are brutally lost. Now more than ever. Let me tell you a story. My phone rang. It was 3AM and I was home riding a deadline, but it was my friend Lindsay, so…continue reading.

The mortality rate of California women who die from causes directly related to pregnancy has nearly tripled in the past decade and the state Department of Public Health has for the past seven months declined to release a report outlining the trend. The investigative journalist group California Watch, spoke with investigators who wrote the report…continue reading.

For the past 19 years and much to the distaste of Austria’s polite society, Richard Lugner has paid for celebrity dates to the Vienna Opera Ball. The dates — everyone from Sophia Loren to Paris Hilton to Dita Von Teese — are paid $150,000 to sign autographs at one of his malls, attend the ball…continue reading.

A question we’re sure a lot of people wish they could ask on a first date, but tend not to. As with anything that might be important to you, we here at Sex and the 405 think you should certainly ask. Don’t let them kid you, sexual compatibility is important in a relationship: We are…continue reading.

Sid Vicious, bassist for the Sex Pistols: a kid, an icon, a tragedy, a legacy. He defined a generation and the radiation from its zeitgeist-shattering explosion can still be felt today. You know, if you look hard enough under the VersaSpa tans, over-processed vocals, and senseless Top 40 hits. Oh, who are we kidding? You…continue reading.

Almost a decade ago, a woman named Laura Roberts reached out to me with some compliments on my blogging skillz (has it been that long? Jeez). She was also a blogger and also interested in sex. Soon, we had developed a correspondence — about writing, about sex, about writing about sex — and when Laura…continue reading.

A proper submissive needs to be trained and disciplined with more than just paddles and whips. My training by Sir M has focused on protocol for a submissive -– and his sweet torture is a bonus. I committed to meeting him each Saturday night at the dungeon party but he wanted more time with me so…continue reading.

Suzanne Reisman over at BlogHer had a very thought-provoking piece regarding abortion that we here at Sex and the 405 didn’t think you should miss. An excerpt: January 22, 2010, marked the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, when the Supreme Court legalized abortion across the United States. This is not to say that abortion…continue reading.