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December 2008
- Bus Tour Too Much Sex , Too Little City
  
  Vanity Fair | Dec 15, 08 12:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Carrie & Co. wouldn’t be caught dead on a bus tour of Manhattan, but the half-day trek to various locations used for Sex and the City —a sex shop, the Meatpacking District, the Magnolia Bakery—has become the guilty secret of misguided fans looking to relive scenes from the HBO show and movie, A. A. Gill writes in Vanity Fair . More »
November 2008
- Teen Pregnancy Tied to Steamy TV
  
  Washington Post | Nov 3, 08 9:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Teenagers who watch more sexual content on TV are far more likely to face pregnancy, a new study suggests. Of 700 teens interviewed over 3 years, those who watched the most sexual material—on shows such as Friends and Sex and the City —were about twice as likely to get pregnant or make someone pregnant as those who watched the least, the Washington Post reports. More »
September 2008
- SATC Author Plans Carrie Prequel
  
  Associated Press | Sep 18, 08 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is writing a pair of teen novels, The Carrie Diaries , that "takes readers back to Carrie Bradshaw's formative years in high school, giving an inside look at Carrie's friendships, romances, and how she realized her dream of becoming a writer," publisher HarperCollins announced yesterday. More »
August 2008
- Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age
  
  Times (UK) | Aug 27, 08 12:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nearing her 50th birthday, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is facing the fact that even with Botox, men no longer flock to her at parties, the Times of London reports. “Somewhere in your forties…everyone starts to look the same! Middle-aged. Now when I look in the mirror I see the old lady underneath,” she said. More »
July 2008
- Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List
  
  Vanity Fair | Jul 31, 08 8:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vanity Fair ’s International Best-Dressed List holds few surprises. True, it includes David Beckham while omitting his wife, Victoria, but overall the roster is rich with royals and light on poor people. The top 10: Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama French first lady and pop star Carla Bruni-Sarkozy More »
June 2008
- Lusty She-Chimps Emulate SATC
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 18, 08 12:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New research into the sex lives of chimpanzees compares the behavior of females to their peers in the urban jungle of Sex and the City. Female chimps are promiscuous, hoping to fool several male Mr. Bigs into thinking they fathered offspring, and noisy, to attract other partners. Dominant males are more likely to protect females and provide child care if they think they're the dad. But the females turn secretive around female rivals, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »
- Sex Success Bodes Well for Chick Flicks
  
  Variety | Jun 7, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The studios were wowed by the huge turnout for Sex and the City , and a slew of sisterly imitations could follow, Variety reports. Movie executives have been leery of chick flicks in the past, and they still hold doubts about projects with slim crossover potential. But with four other femme-centered pics in last week's top 10, Hollywood's glass ceiling could be closer to shattering. More »
- Sex Backlash Is Mostly Sexist
  
  Newsweek | Jun 4, 08 2:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The masses have spoken: Sex and the City is a success, a tentpole, and with a $56 million opening weekend, a blockbuster even. But if you hear men talk about it, you’d think it was the most horrible thing to ever happen to cineplexes, writes Ramin Setoodeh. They grow angry and annoyed, as though they resent these girls hijacking a summer that rightfully belongs to Iron Man, Hulk, and Indiana Jones. More »
May 2008
- Gal Pal Gangs Make History With Sex Debut
  
  Variety | May 31, 08 3:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - High heels and cosmos made box office history last night, as women dolled out $26.9 million for Sex and the City— the biggest romantic comedy opening day ever, Variety reports. For many, it was a long-awaited event. “You have to come see this with a mess of your friends,” one fan told the Los Angeles Times . “It's not about men, it's not about the outfits. It's about friendship.”