June 2012
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Fetish Friday: Anasteemaphilia
Know who Paul Sturgess is? If you were into anasteemaphilia you might. He’s the tallest player in the NBA and anasteemaphilia is being sexually attracted to a person because they are taller (or smaller) than you.
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The Feminist Guide to Hot, Happy, Healthy Sex
Originally published on SexReally.com on October 15, 2010.
When Amanda Hess of The Washington City Paper interviewed Jaclyn Friedman about “fucking while feminist” last spring, the blogosphere exploded with responses, head nods, and sighs of “Oh, Finally!” I’m probably not an impartial observer (full disclosure: Friedman is the executive director of Women, Action,...
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A Vote for Health Care... and a Happy Dance
Today the Supreme Court voted to uphold the Obama Administration’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). There’s a lot still to be understood about the decision, but we admit to doing a little happy dance* at the news that two of our favorite aspects of the law appear to be on solid ground—folks will be able to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they’re 26 and, for...
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Birth control and heart attacks and strokes—oh my! →
From our latest Get On Top post:
“Nothing in life is risk free, and that includes birth control.” Margaret Polaneczky, MD, comes to this simple, spot-on conclusion in her post about a new study on hormonal birth control and women’s risk of heart attack or stroke. The good news? The risks with even the riskiest of types of birth control are still pretty low.
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Dispatches from a College Sexpert: Summer in the...
It’s my first summer in DC and it’s already hot and humid. The heat can be exhilarating and exhausting (kind of like an internship) and I’m looking forward to taking advantage of all that a summer in the city has to offer. And after three summer internships in three different cities, I’ve learned a few things. So, for the first post of a weekly “Dispatches from a College Sexpert” series, I...
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The best of times, the worst of times: A year with...
So guess what? The cost of birth control can get just as high in Lawrence, Kansas, as it can in New York City. I found that out last month when I traveled to the Midwest to report on dating in a college town. While I was there I spoke to Amanda Sanchez, a student at the University of Kansas who told me she pays $60 a month for the pill—which adds up to $720 a year! Um… I’m not down...
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“The condom didn’t make it awkward… the guy I was having sex with...”
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A very fun quote from a PSA with a serious message about contraceptive access and unintended pregnancy in the developing world.
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“Flatworms are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female sex organs,...”
– From “The 9 weirdest animal penises on Earth,” posted to The Week on June 22nd, 2012.
Whoa. This brings fighting as foreplay to a whole new level…
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Mismatched libidos: What to do when you want... →
Tee-hee… we said “in bed.” And we meant it (though you should feel free to get it on elsewhere, too). Anyway, check out our latest Frisky Friday for tips on getting in sync with your partner (pun intended) when it comes (pun intended) to the hows and how-oftens of your sex life.
(And please forgive the puns—sometimes summer weekends make us a little loopy.)
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Fetish Friday: Forniphilia
Two words: Human. Furniture. If you get aroused using people as objects of home furnishing, you’re into forniphilia. (Would those supermodels qualify as a small sofa? We’ll never look at our Pottery Barn catalog the same way again.)
Iconic supermodel photo by Herb Ritts, whose work is currently on display in the J. Paul Getty Museum (in case you happen to be in L.A.).
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Watch“You don’t wanna have an average sex life, you want to have YOUR sex life.”
We’re sorry to see season 1 of Savage U end (fingers crossed that there’ll be a season 2!), but at least there’s this excellent “best of” compilation to soften the blow.
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Sex on TV: Laughter is the Best Medicine
So the other day, while catching up on Bedsider Facebook updates, I stumbled upon this gem of a posting. Now, I happen to laugh innumerable times each day, primarily at my own jokes, regardless of whether anyone else has heard/understood them. But I realize that’s not the norm and that the laughter deficiency crisis is nothing to poke fun at. Therefore, I’m prescribing 50 cc of giggles, 4 doses...
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Do naked ladies and Star Wars mix? →
Photographer Paul Oberle thinks so. His description of his “Star Wars: Macros and Models” exhibit:
What started as a study of macro photography on classic Star Wars Action figures became whimsically intertwined with my pubescent fantasy of finding a girl that loved Star Wars as much as I did back then. What can I say? Who said girls and Star Wars don’t mix? Enjoy!
Agree,...
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“The majority of the 210 first-year college students who participated in the...”
– From “Students find emergency contraception info hard to locate,” posted to Evanston Now on June 14th, 2012.
We know that for various reasons it can be tricky to access EC (emergency contraception) in a timely fashion—kind of a problem in an emergency situation. That’s why...
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Taking it outside: How to have safe sex outdoors →
Enjoy the lovely weekend weather folks, and see if yesterday’s Frisky Friday gives you any ideas…
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Fetish Friday: Emetophilia
Emetophilia is when someone enjoys vomiting—or watching others vomit—for sexual pleasure. As in driving the porcelain bus to sexy town.
“The Toilet of Power!!” image by rileyroxx.
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Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Wait, there’s good news? →
From our latest Provider Perspective post:
Part of the reason these bacterial STIs are so common is that they’re really contagious. Remember the pink-eye or lice epidemics that went through school when you were a kid? Bacterial STIs are that contagious, though fortunately they only spread during sex, not during recess. Unfortunately, if you have sex with somebody who’s got a bacterial STI and...
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Who says married life has to be boring?
According to yesterday’s birth control reminder, marriage may not be as hard on your sex life as some might think.
We’re not saying the promise of more oral sex should be a motive for getting married, but it’s nice to know tying the knot could have an unexpected perk or two…
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Fetish Friday: Acrophilia
If you’re into Acrophilia, you like getting it on in really high places. May we suggest The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong. You can rock your room 1,608 feet above the harbor in the tallest hotel in the world.
Image thanks to Luxist.
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Sex on the beach: Hot summer novels →
It’s Frisky Friday once again:
One of our favorite combinations is summer vacation and a good book. Lounging by a pool with a paperback is pretty close to paradise with the right material, so here’s our roundup of this summer’s best book lists in case you need something to read.
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“By 2007, scientific consensus was building that morning-after pills did not...”
– From a great piece by Pam Belluck for The New York Times debunking the way-too-common claim that Plan B causes abortion. We highly recommend reading the whole article.
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The more you know... →
…the better you’ll be at avoiding an accidental pregnancy, according to a new analysis from the Guttmacher Institute.
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Fetish Friday: Puppy Play
Puppy play is animal roleplaying where one of you acts as the owner, trainer, or master, and the other assumes a submissive role in the form of a puppy dog. Leashes, collars, doggie beds, chew toys, and obedience school are often part of the experience. These puppies are a different kind of animal, so don’t go looking for them on Cute Overload.
“Francie the Coton de Tulear”...
