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Category Archives: Sex
Why Don’t Women **** Me Better?
Esquire’s Chris Jones writes: “There is a spectrum of female lovers just as there is of men. The trouble is, most women act as though they’re sexual Olympians, as though they’re doing the men in their lives the greatest of … Continue reading
The Role Of Beauty In Orthodox Judaism
I just did an interview with Rael Levinsohn: Human beings revel in beauty, sensual and erotic pleasures, many would argue that is what makes life worth living. The media and popular culture and the adult film industry exists to bring … Continue reading
The Sex Appeal Of Illustrious Ancestors
“Yichus” in Yiddish means that you have distinguished ancestors. The more traditional you go in Jewish life, the more important are yichus. Converts and penitents (baalei teshuva) often have trouble marrying in Orthodox Jewish life because of their lack of … Continue reading
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Women Know How To Go For The Jugular
I was watching this PBS Frontline report about terrorist David Headley (he planned the 2009 Mumbai attacks). I was struck how his wives, after falling out with David, would go to the FBI and other law enforcement to say that … Continue reading
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Dr. Laura: ‘These Days, Most Women Are Pigs’
Orthodox Judaism and I agree with everything said in the following video minus the inflammatory language. There’s no need to call men or women “pigs” for having sex in the first few dates. First, most women don’t do this. Second, … Continue reading
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Should The Catholic Church Be Forced To Pay For Your Birth Control?
Rush Limbaugh did the conservative cause no favors by calling Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute and the like. He should’ve stuck to the issues at hand and avoided the name-calling. Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer and entertainers sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged birth control pills, free birth control, free birth control pills, georgetown university law, georgetown university law center, Rush Limbaugh
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Should we pay for Sandra Fluke’s recreational sex acts?
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, Sandra Fluke, a law student at Georgetown University, is demanding that the Catholic Church and American taxpayers pay for her recreational sex acts. The amount of money she is requesting rounds out to about 1,000 … Continue reading
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Alexander Exercise For Amazing Orgasms!
Just kidding! There’s no such exercise as far as I know. How am I, a humble Alexander teacher, going to compete with videos like this? The path of the righteous is a lonely one. Maybe I could prescribe active rest … Continue reading
Women Hate Sluts
Most normal women hate sluts, porn stars, prostitutes, strippers, and beautiful women who show too much skin. Why? Because these eye-catchers diminish the power of the average wife. Much of a wife’s power is her ability to grant sex to … Continue reading
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Tagged daily mail, eye catchers, italian equivalent, mail reports, northern italian town, sex as a weapon, skimpy outfits, wife material
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Journalism Is Rarely Sexy
I’ve spent most of my adult life mixing with journalists and the number of objectively sexy female journalists I’ve met are few. When I talk to men in the profession, they tell me my experience is not rare. Female journalists … Continue reading
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Tagged female journalists, fox news, news babes, sexpot, tv journalists
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