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 40% Bare Is 
 How Women 
 Best Attract Men 

But too much flesh smacks of infidelity

Nov 19, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have discovered that women who bare 40% of their body are the most effective at attracting males. Female scientists studied women at a popular nightclub, and placed percentage values on how much skin they exposed. A bare arm counted for 10%, a leg 15% and so on. They found... More »

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nudity • sex • indecent exposure • nightclub • attraction • dating • public nudity • sexual attraction

'Women's Viagra' Targets Her ... Brain

Potential market huge for new drug that unleashes libido

Nov 13, 09 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Drug makers think sex is all in a woman's head—and they'll bet money on it. A German pharmaceutical company is putting the final touches on a pill designed to unleash a woman's desire by altering her brain chemistry. The pill, which the company says works by triggering the production... More »

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sex • Viagra • libido • women's issues

OPINION

 Porn Doesn't Have to Ruin Sex 

But only if guys remember it's entertainment, not an educational tool

Nov 11, 09 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Porn’s been getting a bad rap of late for turning men into bad lovers. But it’s really the guys’ fault, not the porn, writes Cord Jefferson . A Nielsen survey reports that a third of visitors to XXX websites are women, so clearly porn itself isn’t a definitive... More »

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sex • extreme sex • female sexuality • porn industry • battle of the sexes

 Noisy-Sex Woman 
 Loses Appeal 

Loud lovemaking called nuisance; recording played in court

Nov 11, 09 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A judge in England has upheld the conviction of a woman whose loud noises during sex "constituted a statutory nuisance," the BBC reports. Caroline Cartwright appealed an earlier decision, saying she had a right to "respect for her private and family life," but the court disagreed.... More »

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England • sex • court • noise violation

Threesome Complaints
May Only Help Gossip Girl

Parents Television Council likely to boost racy episode's ratings

Nov 9, 09 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The CW might want to write a thank-you note to the Parents Television Council: All of its moaning about tonight’s Gossip Girl threesome is serving as free publicity for the show, which may just help boost its sagging ratings. No ads have been pulled and no affiliates are boycotting,... More »

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entertainment • sex • Parents Television Council • Gossip Girl • The CW

KINKY INTERVIEW

 Nicole Kidman: 
 I've Explored 
 Fetish Sex 

She admits to sexual experimentation, talks 'danger' of marriage

Nov 4, 09 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - She still won’t discuss what went wrong in her marriage to Tom Cruise—but ask her about kinky sex and Nicole Kidman is happy to deliver. “I’ve explored obsession,” she tells British GQ . “I’ve explored strange sexual fetish stuff.” She adds that her... More »

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entertainment • Nicole Kidman • Tom Cruise • sex • celebrity • Keith Urban

Parents Council Freaks Over 
 Gossip Girl Threesome 

Urges local affiliates to preempt the program

Nov 4, 09 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The Parents Television Council is on the warpath, this time over news that the upcoming episode of Gossip Girl will feature a threesome. The group has sent a letter to CW affiliates warning that they’ll be “complicit in establishing a precedent and expectation that teenagers should engage... More »

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television • sex • Parents Television Council • teen sex • Gossip Girl

OPINION

 Leave Porn Sex to Porn Stars 

In a real-life bedroom, no one cares about the money shot

Nov 2, 09 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - In the middle of an underwhelming bedroom session with a lover she dubbed “Mr. Jackhammer,” Mary Elizabeth Williams had an epiphany: Men (and probably some women) are learning far too many of their moves from porn, and it’s time to stop. “Thinking you can learn to... More »

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pornography • sex • trend • Jay-ZTV

Digital Mating Dance



 More Sex,
 and More 
 Anxieties, Too 

Gratification has never been easier, or more confusing

Oct 27, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Technology has made finding sexual partners easy, but the digital mating dance is fraught with many new sources of anxiety, from too many opportunities to too much information. New York magazine has combed over two years of its popular “Sex Diaries” to create a guide to the plugged-in... More »

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technology • New York • sex • dating • New York magazine

DUSTING=Intimacy?

 Couples Who 
 Share Chores 
 Have More Sex 

Housework amps up your spouse, but why?

Oct 21, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - More housework equals more sex, a new study shows, though watchers are split on why that is. Two answers quickly spring up: For one, active folks tend to pour their energy into all pursuits. “This group of go-getters seem to make sex a priority,” a researchers tells... More »

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work • study • marriage • sex • housework • relationship • opinion polls • women's issues

 Colleges Tackle 
 the 'Sexile' Issue 

Tighter rules introduced to empower banished roommates

Oct 17, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Sexiles" banished from their rooms by sexually active roommates have long been a feature of student life, but colleges across the country are looking into ways to help the hapless figures found crashed on lounge sofas get a good night's sleep. Many now require roommates to sign a contract... More »

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sex • college • colleges and universities • college dorms • college student • students

 College Ups 
 Supervision of 
 Letterman Interns 

Quinnipiac vows to keep students out of 'harm's way'

Oct 13, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the... More »

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sex • Connecticut • college • affair • David Letterman • Quinnipiac University • college student • intern • workplace • internship • lover • office sex

 Tell This Website 
 Where You've Had Sex 

Let the world know where you've made whoopee on IJustMadeLove.com

Oct 8, 09 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new website lets you share your carnal experiences with the world: IJustMadeLove.com uses a modified version of the Google Maps engine, on which users can mark an address where they just did the horizontal tango—or see where others have done it. The site asks for some details:... More »

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Internet • sex • love • Google Maps • website

 Why Women Have Sex 

Psychologist discusses female sexuality, and what men can do to get ahead

Oct 6, 09 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss, authors of the 2007 study “Why Humans Have Sex,” have completed a second go-round, this time focused on women only. They come up with 237 reasons, and though they're not enumerated in the article, Time asks Buss for some highlights:
  • Besides
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sex • psychology • sexuality • revenge • dating • female sexuality

 Letterman, Crew 
 Steel for Fallout 

Scandal may hurt talk show king with female audience

Oct 5, 09 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Staffers of the David Letterman show were girding for fallout today before the first two tapings of the program since the talk show king's shocking revelation that he was being blackmailed over sex with female assistants. "We've seen a lot before with Dave," a source told the Daily ... More »

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sex • blackmail • extortion • affair • talk show • David Letterman • workplace sex

LETTERMAN ROUNDUP

 SNL: Dave Extortion 
 a 'Stupid Human Trick' 

Plus, the Daily News thinks Dave has a secret love nest in his office—or at least a couch

Oct 4, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(AP) - Add Saturday Night Live to the ranks of those making sport of David Letterman's difficulties. But in the hands of SNL, Dave got off pretty easy. "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers dubbed the extortion attempt "a stupid human trick," adding that the would-be blackmailer was threatening... More »

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Saturday Night Live • sex • extortion • David Letterman • intern • Robert Halderman

 Sex Advice 
 for Indian 
 Cricketers 
 Sparks 
 'Masturgate' 

National debate follows after players urged to have sex or "go solo" before games

Oct 1, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A leaked training document urging India's cricket team to seek sexual release—either with their wives or by "going solo"—before big games has sparked both outrage and sniggers across India. With sex education banned in Indian schools, many commentators have welcomed the opportunity to speak more frankly... More »

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India • cricket • sex

College Bans Hookups When Roomie's Around

Tufts attempts 'to set clear boundaries' for students

Sep 29, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Massachusetts college has a message for oversexed undergrads: Get a room—just not with your roommate in it. Students whose roomies became indiscreet in the heat of passion "expressed concerns that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations," explains a Tufts University rep. The resulting policy bluntly advises: ... More »

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sex • college • Tufts University • romance • hookup • roommate

 Polanski Victim: 'I'm Over It' 

Mom of three is sick and tired of sordid case

Sep 28, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The woman Roman Polanski had sex with when she was 13 never wants to hear about the case again. "I have survived, indeed prevailed, against whatever harm Mr. Polanski may have caused me as a child," Samantha Geimer, 45, said early this year after filing court papers to... More »

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crime • France • Switzerland • sex • Roman Polanski • 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape

 Is Incest Always Rape? 

Blog pundits debate if consent is ever an issue in father-daughter sex

Sep 24, 09 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Mackenzie Phillips has already raised the "Stockholm syndrome" regarding 10 years of sex with her rock icon dad, leaving many to wonder if incest can ever be consensual. The blogosphere appears unanimous that John Phillips' sex with a blacked-out Mackenzie was rape since she was unable to consent—... More »

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abortion • sex • rape • taboo • incest • Mackenzie Phillips • John Phillips • Mamas and the Papas

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