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So Last Week 148
In this week’s sex news you may have missed, lots o’ sex talk about/with “things and stuff” that start with “C” like California, Colbert and cocaine. Also, why Octomom needs help, how sex surrogacy helps and porn doesn’t necessarily change the way (gay men) have sex.
- I’m all for condoms in porn, but I agree with Tristan Taormino on this one. Measure B does not stand for better. (HuffPo) Still, it passes. (LATimes)
- Epic fail: Prop 35. (PeninsulaPress) Update, a lawsuit is blocking Prop 35 right now. (SCPR)
- Stephen Colbert needs help finding Vagistan. (ColbertReport)
- Despite all the screaming, porn does not necessarily change the way (gay men) have sex. (Slate)
- A sex surrogates story of why, who and how. (Salon)
- Bawdy Storytelling or Bust! (Bust)
- Are rebound relationships doomed? (PsychCentral)
- Ten twitter-ific sex and dating experts. (Mashable)
- What might happen if you’re caught masturbating at Starbucks. (TheSmokingGun)
- So tabloid trash: Kirstie Alley calls John Travolta the love of her life. (PerezHilton)
- File under Not Pretty At All. Octomom’s son watches his mother do things he shouldn’t watch his mother do. (Examiner)
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So Last Week 147
In this week’s sex news you may have missed Lana Wachowski comes out, this time as a must-see public speaker! Lena Dunham’s first time advice..on voting. Sexy Halloween is creepy when it comes to little girls. Who knew there was such a thing as a sex cleanser? Dan Savage, Alicia Silverstone and more. It’s so last week (and this week too).
- First speech ever! Lana Wachowski comes out to accept her 2012 Visibility Award at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner in SF. (ThinkProgress)
- Lena Dunham’s “First Time” advice? Vote for Obama. (TheNation)
- The sexualizing of Halloween costumes for young girls. (CNN)
- A sex cleanser who slept with 104 widows contracts HIV and goes into HIV education. (BNLTimes)
- Is the fact that we’re labeling “out-of-control” sexual behavior a pathology, about to turn normal adult behavior into an illness? (U.S.News)
- Liberate female sexuality research! So says Naomi Wolf (and yes, she’s still promoting her book Vagina: A New Biography). (USAToday)
- Are children becoming addicted to internet porn? (SydneyMorningHerald)
- So this month: After Porn Ends: a documentary about what happens when porn stars move on from porn. (FilmSchoolRejects)
- Dan Savage. The gay man who teaches straight people how to have sex. (TheAtlantic)
- Alicia Silverstone sells sex toys. (Opensky)
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So Last Week 146
It’s not Monday, and it’s been quite some time, but So Last Week is back, and will go back to its regularly schedule Mondays so next week. In the meantime, enjoy the latest sporadic sex news you may have missed, including, how voting for Romney doesn’t just screw women. Hypersexual disorder in the DSM. One nun turned sex therapist. Small penises and the launcher of love. It’s all sex news you may have missed.
- So this week: How Romney’s views on women will make life difficult for men too. (Jezebel)
- HD could finally “make it.” Sex addiction redefined. (TheAtlantic)
- Politically mixed marriages – can you agree to disagree? (FloridaToday)
- It’s not an orgasm problem. (Salon)
- An ex-Catholic nun speaks out about sex, and how she went from Nun to Sex Therapist. Read her book: In the Name of God, Why? (BrisbaneTimes)
- One small penis contest is a big deal. (HuffPo)
- How a father’s relationship to sex may influence his daughter’s decision to have it. (News.Yahoo)
- Shooting vibrators from a slingshot. Meet the Launcher of Love. (Gizmodo)
- Oh, don’t be a grouch! Sexy big bird costume ruffles a few feathers. (Shine)
- Sex on a restaurant table horrifies families eating nearby. (DailyMail)
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So Last Week 145
In this week’s (very late, but, hey, it’s hump day) sex news, one woman sells her virginity to help her city’s homeless. When 100 orgasms a day are nothing out of the ordinary. Would you share your STI status if you could do it securely online? Schwarzenegger’s love child (and new book “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story“) and dead historic figures you still might have banged. It’s all So Last Week.
- A Brazilian woman sells her virginity so she can help the homeless. (DigitalJournal)
- One woman’s 100 orgasms a day. (DailyMail)
- Was Jesus married? The Vatican says no, but what about the papyrus? (CNN)
- A website that lets you share your STI status…securely. (Gizmodo)
- Hong Kong Billionaire offers a handsome dowry to any man who can woo his lesbian daughter. While she’s not biting, she loves that her dad loves her this much. (TIME)
- New research suggests sex in the brain, gender in the mind. (about)
- Penis and parenting. What’s in a word? (HuffPo)
- Schwarzenegger didn’t notice his love child until he was 8. Read all about it in “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story“ (NYPost)
- 18 dead, yet totally bang-able, historical figures. (TheFrisky)
- The Princess Bride, 25 Years Later the message hasn’t changed. It’s all about true love. (io9)
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So Last Week 144
In this week’s sex news you may have missed, sexting replaces heavy petting in the oh! no! teenagers! are engaging in risky behavior! department. Online dating goes to the zoo. Porn star Stoya speaks on sexual harassment. Plus Meryl Streep on relationships, Paris Hilton proves her mouth is bigger than her brain and Pink reveals her truth about love. It’s all So Last Week.
- Sexting is the new petting. (eMaxHealth)
- So today: Online dating for zoo animals. (Skynews)
- Rape at Burning Man. It happens, now what are you going to do about it? (SFWeekly)
- So two weeks ago and I’m loving it: Stoya says, I’m a porn star and if you harass me, I will punch you in the balls. (Jezebel)
- 50 shades of fetish. Lots pony up to the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. (SFGate)
- Women more nostalgic about sex with an ex. (DailyMail)
- Which goes along with Meryl Streep’s relationship observation: Women work harder in relationship than men do. (MonstersandCritics)
- Paris Hilton should learn to just shut up, instead she apologizes for her derogatory comments about gay men. (LATimes)
- Pink is still learning the truth about love. (USAToday)
- Eight steps towards becoming a sexuality workshop teacher. (CharlieGlickman)
- My new show! Sex with Others, Episode 2. (SexLoveJoy)