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NEWS ABOUT: kissing

kissing stories: 14 news summaries

French Mayor
to Schoolkids:
No Kissing!

Swine-flu-phobic official insists on 'Native American' greeting

Sep 4, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heading back to school in a French community normally means greeting friends with kisses on the cheek—but not when there’s swine flu to worry about. A mayor in Brittany has banned such public displays, and she won’t kiss anyone in greeting, either, the Guardian reports. Rather, she... More »

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France • mayor • kissing • Native American • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 What Not to Say to a Woman 


Jul 13, 09 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lovelife dragging a bit? AskMen plays virtual wingman, listing 10 things a guy should never say to a woman:
  1. Can I kiss you? This yells that you’re a boy, not a man.
  2. Can I take you on a date somewhere? Act confident and in control. Say something
... More »

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women • men • love • kissing • dating • romance • pick up lines

(Newser) - Gay and straight protesters covered each other in kisses today outside Salt Lake City’s Mormon Temple, USA Today reports. The rally—inspired by a gay couple who were handcuffed and cited Friday for smooching on church property—was organized to condemn the Mormon ban on "offensive, indecent, obscene,... More »

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protests • Salt Lake City • kissing • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • gay

 Smooching 
 Gets Kiss-Off 
 in London Rail 
 Station Ban 

Lip-lockers confined to 'kissing zone'

Feb 17, 09 5:18 AM CST
(Newser) - "Mind the Kissing Ban" could become the watchphrase of London train stations just as its subways are known for the "Mind the Gap" warning. Officials have posted signs barring kissing in certain sections of the renovated Warrington Bank Quay station because tarrying lovers are causing too much congestion,... More »

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London • kissing • congestion • London Underground • train station



 Mexicans Kiss Off 
 Smooching Ban 

Town's effort to ban kissing sparks passionate national protests

Feb 14, 09 5:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Outraged Mexicans joined forces—and lips—to kiss away a city's efforts to ban public smooching, the Los Angeles Times reports. Guanajuato's law drew national ridicule and protesters soon started kissing en masse in front of city hall. Newspaper columnists and politicians lined up to defend the kiss as a... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • kissing • kiss • Valentine's Day • kisses

A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss: Indian Court

Criminal charge against couple dismissed

Feb 4, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A married couple accused of obscenity for allegedly kissing in public have been cleared by a judge in Delhi, reports the BBC, where public displays of affection are considered scandalous. The couple was arrested at a railroad station where they claim they were photographing themselves with a cellphone. A conviction... More »

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India • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • kissing • obscenity • Kareena Kapoor

 Mayor Embraces 
 Kissing in Public, 
 Denies Ban 

Mexican official starts ad campaign to prove that Guanajuato welcomes PDA, despite what people say

Jan 21, 09 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Planning a trip to Guanajuato, Mexico? You’d better bust out the lip balm, AP reports. Mayor Eduardo Romero has proclaimed his city “the kissing capital” to counter claims he’s against public displays of affection. Apparently, the wording of a local anti-obscenity law caused some people to believe... More »

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law • Mexico • kissing • kiss • public displays of affection • municipal government

OPINION

 Porn Sucks Kissing 
 Out of Intimacy 

Smut appears to be kiss of death for old-school practice

Jan 15, 09 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Pornography is changing our most intimate practices, Susan Walsh observes for Salon—and looks to have been the kiss of death for, well, kissing. “When I was growing up in the ‘70s, making out was an essential precursor to even the most casual sex,” she writes. Now,... More »

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pornography • sex • kissing • kiss • anal sex • Brazilian wax

 India Lifts Gere
 Kiss Warrant 

Charges from smooch that scandalized India dropped

Mar 15, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian court has lifted an arrest warrant for Richard Gere issued last year after he publicly kissed a Bollywood star on the cheek, AFP reports. Outraged Hindus held rallies and burned Gere in effigy after he planted a few kisses on Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness rally. "... More »

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India • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • kissing • Hinduism

Put Your Honey
Where Your Mouth Is

As Valentine's Day approaches, scientists find gender rift on locking lips

Feb 11, 08 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - From a peck on the cheek to "get a room"-level PDA, kissing is everywhere, but for an activity common to almost every culture, it's remarkably underscrutinized, reports the Washington Post. One study of college student kissers found that men see kissing mostly as a precursor to sex, while... More »

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kissing • Rutgers University • kisses • osculation • French kissing • Helen Fisher • Susan M. Hughes • Albright College • oxytocin

Teenagers Kiss Off
S. African Lip-Locking Ban

They protest law that forbids smooching
kids younger than 16

Jan 6, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - South African teenagers held a “kiss-in” yesterday to protest a new law that criminalizes romantic physical contact with anyone under 16, the Washington Post reports. The "Kissing Law” is intended to make it easier to prosecute older men sexually involved with younger girls. But the law has outraged... More »

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South Africa • kissing • hugging • kiss • public displays of affection • hug • teenager

Bad Lip-Lock Is Kiss of Death

Even attraction can't overcome a sucky smooch

Dec 4, 07 9:10 AM CST
(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... More »

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sex • kissing • attraction • dating • The Art of Kissing

It Really Is in His Kiss

Smooching sends different messages for men and women

Sep 3, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Men and women rate kissing differently, according to a study of 1,000 American students published in Evolutionary Psychology. Women rated kissing as more important than men did, and continue to value kisses throughout long-term relationships. Men, who reported using kisses to increase their chances of getting sex, also preferred... More »

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women • kissing • dating • romance • relationship • kiss

(Newser) - Richad Gere and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are hardly soulmates, but both got into trouble last week for kissing (not each other) in public. The actor was hanged in effigy by an angry mob for kissing a female Bollywood star during a charity event in India; the Iranian president  reprimanded by religious... More »

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India • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • Bollywood • Kiss • kissing

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