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  • March 2008

    • French Get Dirty to Pay the Rent

      BBC  |  Mar 13, 08 1:41 PM CDT

      French Get Dirty to Pay the Rent

      (Newser) - France is in the throes of its worst housing crisis since World War II, which has led to some sordid dealings in some cities. With many young people unable to pay sky-high rents, landlords are offering apartments “for services”—usually sexual ones, the BBC reports. As homelessness and bankruptcy skyrocket throughout Paris, such Faustian leases are often the only option. More »

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      France  • housing crisis  • sex  • Paris  • rent

    • China Strips Down Sexual Mores

      Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 2:25 PM CST

      China Strips Down Sexual Mores

      (Newser) - After years of Maoist repression, during which sex was considered bourgeois and hand-holding was a major taboo, Beijing is alive with seedy clubs and no-tell motels catering to one-night stands. Most Chinese—60% to 70%—have indulged in premarital sex, compared with just 15% in 1989. But lingering disapproval has kept the revolution largely underground, the AP reports. More »

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      China  • sex  • sex education  • safe sex  • premarital sex

  • February 2008

    • Spanked Kids May Become Sex Aggressors: Study

      Newsweek  |  Feb 29, 08 10:41 AM CST

      Spanked Kids May Become Sex Aggressors: Study

      (Newser) - Though some 90% of American parents do it, spanking remains highly controversial, and research being released today will probably fan the flames, Newsweek reports. Heavily spanking kids has a major effect on their eventual sex lives, a new study finds, making them more likely to coerce a partner into having sex, avoid protection, or indulge in sado-masochistic play. More »

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      sex  • parenting  • child abuse  • safe sex  • sexual behavior  • sado-masochism  • spanking

    • Women Reclaim Virginity Through Faith, Surgery

      MSNBC  |  Feb 28, 08 6:30 PM CST

      Women Reclaim Virginity Through Faith, Surgery

      (Newser) - Efforts to reclaim lost virginity appear to be gaining steam across the country, MSNBC reports. More young women are declaring a sexual do-over, with some even opting for surgical replacement of the hymen, say doctors who’ve seen an increase in the procedures. “I felt really bad from a religious standpoint,” a 23-year-old single mother of two said, explaining her decision to spiritually revirginize. More »

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      religion  • marriage  • women  • sex  • abstinence  • sexuality  • abstinence education  • virginity  • Virginity Rules

    • Paris Tweens Get Their SexyEdBack

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 19, 08 2:55 PM CST

      Paris Tweens Get Their SexyEdBack

      (Newser) - Worried that the French approach to sex education isn't very, well, French, a new exhibit in a Paris science museum is teaching kids what happens when the lights go out in the City of Lights. The museum exposes the anatomical, biological, and mushy sentimental mysteries of sex through exhibits that range from practical to goofy, the LA Times reports.  More »

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      France  • sex  • Paris  • sex education  • museums

    • Church Launches 'Sex Challenge'

      St. Petersburg Times  |  Feb 19, 08 7:51 AM CST

      Church Launches 'Sex Challenge'

      (Newser) - A Florida church has issued a 30-day "sex challenge" to its members that's likely to be a much bigger hit with those who are married—at least the husbands among them—than the singles, the St. Petersburg Time s reports. The Relevant Church wants married couples to have sex every day for 30 days, and singles to abstain for the entire month. Leaders say this will strengthen marriages, and give unmarried couples the opportunity to discover how well they get along with their clothes on. More »

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      Florida  • religion  • marriage  • sex  • church

    • Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      Boston Globe  |  Feb 14, 08 3:22 PM CST

      Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      (Newser) - Americans may ogle the celebrities gracing the covers of gossip mags, but firefighter remains the sexiest job title on the books, the Boston Globe reports. Personal trainer comes in a close second, according to Salary.com's Valentine's Day survey. It's the site's first such survey in three years, and though the top spot didn't change, there was movement down the list. More »

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      doctor  • sex  • firefighters  • lawyer  • job  • reporter  • CEOs  • teacher  • nurses  • veterinarian  • flight attendants  • event planners

    • Long-Term Pairs Flunk Chemistry

      BBC  |  Feb 11, 08 10:45 AM CST

      Long-Term Pairs Flunk Chemistry

      (Newser) - Romeo and Juliet may have been the greatest lovers of all time, but that may have had more to do with the romance's brevity than that star-crossed-lovers thing, according to an Italian study that says sex chemistry fizzles after 2 years. "Love molecules" like neutrophins are sky high in the early stages of romance, then make way for cuddle hormones when a relationship stabilizes. More »

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      sex  • romance  • love  • hormones  • chemistry  • sexual chemistry

  • January 2008

    • Not Tonight, Dear, He Has a Headache

      Newsweek  |  Jan 12, 08 2:29 PM CST

      Not Tonight, Dear, He Has a Headache

      (Newser) - More modern hubbies are dodging sex and not for physical reasons, two new books claim: Husbands have a growing list of emotional reasons for saying no, including being too tired, too angry, or just unexcited by their wives. Yet the 20% of sexless couples surveyed for He's Just Not Up For It Anymore, by Bob Berkowitz and Susan Yager-Berkowitz, say a quiet bed isn't cause for divorce, if the marriage is strong, Newsweek reports. More »

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      marriage  • sex  • love  • Viagra  • therapy

    • Monkeys Swap Grooming for Sex

      Associated Press  |  Jan 5, 08 9:12 PM CST

      Monkeys Swap Grooming for Sex

      (Newser) - What price for a little lovin'? Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, but only as much as necessary: They groom for longer when fewer females are around, and for less time when there are more, according to a new study. "In primate societies, grooming is the underlying fabric of it all," said the doctor who ran the study. More »

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      sex  • commodities  • monkey  • mating rituals  • macaque  • grooming

  • December 2007

    • In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

      LiveScience  |  Dec 19, 07 6:29 PM CST

      In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

      (Newser) - Exploring why female monkeys shout so much during sex, researchers have found that the shouts actually help their partners to ejaculate, Live Science reports. Researchers from the German Primate Center looked at Barbary macaques and found that males ejaculated 59% of the times their partner yelled, and only 2% of the time that they didn’t. Females yell during 86% of all sexual encounters. More »

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      sex  • fertility  • monkey  • Barbary macaques

    • Bad Lip-Lock Is Kiss of Death

      CNN  |  Dec 4, 07 9:10 AM CST

      Bad Lip-Lock Is Kiss of Death

      (Newser) - You must remember this: A kiss isn't just a kiss. If it's bad, it can actually kill a budding relationship, a new survey says. Some 59% of men and 66% of women said they've had the hots for someone—until that first, deadly kiss, CNN reports. "I knew this girl I'll call Big Tongue," recalls one luckless dater. "She was very forceful with it, and I started choking." More »

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      sex  • dating  • kissing  • attraction

  • November 2007

    • Twentysomething Virgins Risk Later Sex Problems

      ABC News  |  Nov 30, 07 4:04 PM CST

      Twentysomething Virgins Risk Later Sex Problems

      (Newser) - People who wait to have sex until their 20s or beyond are more likely to suffer from sexual dysfunction later in life, scientists say. In particular, men who lose their virginity in their 20s tend to experience later sex-related troubles, ABC News reports. The delay doesn't necessarily cause the difficulty, according to a new study: "Men with sexual problems may avoid sexual interactions and consequently start later." More »

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      health  • public health  • sex  • health study  • sexuality  • sexual health

  • October 2007