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Category Archives: Sex
First ever sex festival launched in Israel
From Ynetnews: Is Israel ready for this? The first ever sex festival in the country, the Sextival, will be held between February 7-5 at Hangar 11 in the Tel Aviv Port. The three-day event promises to bring ordinary Israelis closer … Continue reading
Strippers and Business Tactics
From Dr. Rob Oliver: While doing "research" looking for a picture to frame this post with, I stumbled across something funny about how strippers and business tactics. It made me reflect that cosmetic surgery/medicine and strippers are alike in how … Continue reading
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Butt plugs please, we’re British
From Style PS: Our friends at Sam Roddick’s sex deli, Coco de Mer, reveal some most interesting news. "British women are the most naughty in Europe." Well, well, well – who’d have thought. Store manager Sarah-Louise tells Style: "I get … Continue reading
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Who Pays For Sex?
Clare Spurrell writes for the Times of London: "There are lots of whorehouses in Macau,” Tom confided to me under his breath in a crowded bar in Islington one Thursday night. “It was my first time in Hong Kong and … Continue reading
Remember Vanessa Williams?
I was in Australia when I heard the news that the reigning Miss America was forced to resign her title when nude photos of her were published in the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine. Eric Danville notes: "The photos … Continue reading
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Subway pole dancers enrage MTA
From the NY Daily News: On a dare from a Web site promising $10,000 for the best pole dancing in public, the quartet took a ride on the wild side and their winning video has become a rage on the … Continue reading
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Sex In Shakespeare
"Sex in Shakespeare is usually the source of pleasure. And of course the source of life. Young lovers look forward with frank delight to the consummation of their passions, usually after they have been properly married. There are lots of … Continue reading
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Sometimes It Pays To Dress Like A Slut
Tamar Fox writes for Jewcy: Sexual impropriety can certainly cause all kinds of problems. Making poor relationship choices is the kind of thing that’s very likely to kick you in the ass somewhere down the road. Making bad choices about … Continue reading
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Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America, Too!)
Dennis Prager interviews author Carol Platt Liebau, a political analyst and commentator. Here’s a link to her new book. Isn’t there something immodest about all these people writing books on modesty? I thought Wendy Shalit and Rabbi Eliyahu Safran summed … Continue reading
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The Humble Little Condom
From the New York Times: …If this were ancient Rome, you might find yourself wearing a fur condom made from the mane of a she-mule. In the Islamic world around the turn of the first millennium, your device might have … Continue reading
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