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Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Sex Toys and Advice From Sexologist Dr. Carol Queen


Elegant gifts, glasses of champagne, lounging by the fireside… Sounds sexy, right? The holiday season sounds romantic from afar, but in reality, we spend December waiting in line at the mall and fussing over gift wrap, not get frisky in the boudoir. But Dr. Carol Queen, PhD, has some different ideas about how we should get through the holidays: The author and sexologist urges us not to let our sex lives wither. Instead of letting holiday stress and visiting relatives send your libido into remission, she suggests putting a sex toy under the tree (and making sure you have time to use it).

To find out how to keep the holidays hot, check out Dr. Carol Queen’s sex toy gift guide and our short Q&A about how to make the most of the holiday season: … More »

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Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Sex Toys and Advice From Sexologist Dr. Carol Queen

The Intercourse-Is-Rape Argument: What’s German for Déjà Vu?


I don’t know how to say “déjà vu” in German, but the recent argument between German feminist Alice Schwarzer and Kristina Schroeder, the German Minister of Families, over the nature of hetersexual intercourse is making me feel like I’m in Women’s Studies 101 all over again. (If you haven’t read about it, Schwarzer claimed that sex subjugates women, Schroeder disagreed, and insults ensued.)

In 1987, radical American feminist Andrea Dworkin’s published the book Intercourse, sparking especially strong controversy with comments, like the following, that imply the inherent violence of intercourse: … More »

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The Intercourse-Is-Rape Argument: What’s German for Déjà Vu?

German Feminist Alice Schwarzer Says Heterosexual Intercourse Subjugates Women


In a public feud, Germany’s leading feminist campaigner recently called its minister of families and women “incompetent” and “hopeless” — not what we think of as an empowering way to treat other women, but hey, it’s Germany, what do we know? When we read up on why they’re fighting, though, we started to feel a little more strongly: Their disagreement stems from comments by Alice Schwarzer, Germany’s foremost feminist campaigner, claiming that “heterosexual sex was hardly possible without the subjugation of women.” … More »

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German Feminist Alice Schwarzer Says Heterosexual Intercourse Subjugates Women

Get Paid to Quit Smoking, and Breathe Bitters for Asthma Relief: Morning News Round-Up


Can’t Quit Smoking? Cash bribes should do the trick. (BBC News)

“Tools for Living” — A new shopping bible for the best designer homewares. (International Herald Tribune)

Jamie Oliver’s 30-Minute Meals — Take at least two hours to make, according to testers. (The Guardian)

New York Teens Are Slutty — According to a new study, and they’re not always smart about sleeping around. (Seattle Times) … More »

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Get Paid to Quit Smoking, and Breathe Bitters for Asthma Relief: Morning News Round-Up

Is Your Birth Control Green?


The Huffington Post has a nice little poll up about green birth control.  Actually, birth control is just not all that green. As the poll points out, no one is recycling condoms (obviously – and PS don’t try), the birth control pill may release excess estrogen into the water supply, and while copper IUDs may [...]

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Is Your Birth Control Green?