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Dubai Jails Tourists for Kissing

British pair get month for indecency

(Newser) - A British couple have been sentenced to a month in prison in Dubai after a local woman complained when they kissed in a beachfront restaurant. "We kissed each other on the cheek as a greeting, nothing more,” Ayman Najafi, 24, told the Dubai Appeal Court yesterday. He called...

Obama: Smoocher-in-Chief?
 Obama: Smoocher-in-Chief? 
Jan 26, 2010 7:07 AM CST

Obama: Smoocher-in-Chief?

A look at President Obama's kiss list

(Newser) - When you're the president of the United States, a kiss, apparently, is never just a kiss. Yesterday, the president pecked Diane Sawyer on the cheek before an interview. "It was like a current events-themed Harlequin novel," writes Gawker's Adrian Chen. And it wasn't the first time! A brief...

French Mayor to Schoolkids: No Kissing!

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

(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...

What Not to Say to a Woman
 What Not to Say to a Woman 
Jul 13, 2009 8:21 PM CDT

What Not to Say to a Woman

(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 like, “
...

Rally Slams 'No Kissing' Rule in Mormon Plaza

(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,...

Smooching Gets Kiss-Off in London Rail Station Ban

Lip-lockers confined to 'kissing zone'

(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,...

Mexicans Kiss Off Smooching Ban

Town's effort to ban kissing sparks passionate national protests

(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...

A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss: Indian Court

Criminal charge against couple dismissed

(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...

Mayor Embraces Kissing in Public, Denies Ban

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

(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...

Porn Sucks Kissing Out of Intimacy
 Porn Sucks Kissing 
 Out of Intimacy 
OPINION
Jan 15, 2009 1:28 PM CST

Porn Sucks Kissing Out of Intimacy

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

(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,...

India Lifts Gere Kiss Warrant
 India Lifts Gere
 Kiss Warrant 
Mar 15, 2008 6:11 AM CDT

India Lifts Gere Kiss Warrant

Charges from smooch that scandalized India dropped

(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. "...

Put Your Honey Where Your Mouth Is
Put Your Honey
Where Your Mouth Is
Feb 11, 2008 2:13 PM CST

Put Your Honey Where Your Mouth Is

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

(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...

Teenagers Kiss Off S. African Lip-Locking Ban

They protest law that forbids smooching kids younger than 16

(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...

Bad Lip-Lock Is Kiss of Death
Bad Lip-Lock Is Kiss of Death
Dec 4, 2007 9:10 AM CST

Bad Lip-Lock Is Kiss of Death

Even attraction can't overcome a sucky smooch

(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...

It Really Is in His Kiss
It Really Is in His Kiss
Sep 3, 2007 2:24 PM CDT

It Really Is in His Kiss

Smooching sends different messages for men and women

(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...

Why a Kiss On the Lips (or Even the Hand) Can Still Stir Controversy

(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...

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