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  30 Dec 2013

  • 11 sex and scandal stories of 2013
    From Bieber to Weiner, 2013 hasn't been short of sex scandals. Here Dr Brooke Magnanti rounds up the ones which dominated this year's news agenda and shares her predictions for 2014

  • Older men we would bed
    What's a living, breathing, attracted-to-men person supposed to do when Patrick Stewart tweets out adorable photos of himself with Ian McKellan on the town

  • Everyone I've ever had sex with
    A 21-year-old woman from London, lists the people she's had sex with

  • 13 Ways guys ask for blowjobs
    Today's topic: how men ask for some mouth-on-dick action without actually uttering the word "blowjob". [more]

  • The Japanese love industry
    The Japanese are putting marriage and families on the back burner and seeking recreational love and affection as a form of cheap escape with no strings attached [video]

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  • Porn, twerking and feminism
    From sex scandals in Westminster, to twerking, to a woman stripping naked for Danish TV only to be analysed by two blokes, our interactive graphic explores the highs and lows for women and girls in 201

  • 13 Nude scenes from 2013
    2014 will be a big year for silver screen nudity, and the last 12 months have been pretty good too [more celebs nude]

  • How to kick start your sex life in 2014!
    In response to the findings that 15% of couples no longer have Sex, we talked to relationship and sex expert Jo Hemmings about why this is an how you can kick start your sex life in 2014!

  • Sex toy xmas tree ordered to be removed
    A provocatively adorned outdoor Christmas tree in central Milan was just too naughty for city officials, who have ordered it denuded of its racy red sex toys.

  • I was a Pornhub intern for a day
    Two interns at the popular porn website have turned their internships into an internet-famous Twitter account and their own personal brand.

  23 Dec 2013

  • The lesbian love story that has me thinking
    Genuine lesbian love stories are few and far between, but Blue is the Warmest Colour has me thinking about the shades of grey surrounding female sexuality and my own experiences

  • Before you have sex with your boss
    Although 11% go on to marry their boss, it can also be one of the most damaging types of relationship for group morale and organizational effectivenes

  • The top six celeb sex tapes!
    From Rob Lowe in 1988, to Pamela Anderson a decade later [More naked celebs]

  • Your penis is huge
    Intellectually, a man knows that the size of his penis shouldn't be relevant in a relationship. And yet, he can't help believing that it is.

  • British Naturism campaigns update
    The organisation continues to work at combating the Anti-social Anti-social Behaviour Bill, and with the Culture, Media, Sport select committee consulting on the BBC

  22 Dec 2013

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  20 Dec 2013

  • Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein dies
    Al Goldstein, the publisher of Screw magazine who helped break down legal barriers against pornography and raged against politicians, organised religion and anything that even suggested good taste, died Thursday, according to a friend. He was 77. [more]

  • A royal sex scandal?
    The sexual exploits of George V's four sons - David, Bertie, Harry and George - in the Twenties make the behaviour of modern royals very tame

  • When porn was fun
    Before the internet, men had to run the gauntlet of sneaking a jazz mag upstairs and then hiding it from Mum's prying eyes. Those were the days!

  • On Playboy's 60th Anniversary Issue
    Playboy magazine's 60th anniversary issue features Kate Moss on the cover,(more) and is new and improved, depending on who you ask, either secretly feminist or trying to be. [more]

  • The 12 Days of Kinkmas
    In honor of the special holiday sale price of our book, 150 Shades of Play: A Beginner's Guide to Kink, we're presenting own special sexy sacrilegious spin on a Xmas classic.

  19 Dec 2013

  • Porn filters block sex education websites
    Pornography filters used by major UK internet service providers are blocking websites offering sex education and advice on sexual health and porn addiction, the BBC has learned.

  • The Sexualization Report
    The term 'sexualization' was virtually non-existent in news headlines in 2005. Our aim is to set out clearly what current good research tells us about these issues, and make clear what is known and what is not known or is unclear.

  • Reading Fifty Shades
    A special issue of the journal Sexualities looks at the "Fifty Shades Phenomenon". It's also free to access until March 2014

  • Are titles a gay rights (or feminist) issue?
    Ahead of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales, Reader in Law Daniel Monk says it's time to remove the gender bias in titles, meaning Sir Elton's John's civil partner, David Furnish, would be eligible for an honorary title

  • Tokyo music teacher in porn roles
    Japanese police arrested a part-time Tokyo music teacher for appearing in an adult video (AV) uploaded to an overseas Internet site, and charged her with assisting in the creation of obscene electromagnetic media for the purpose distribution.

  18 Dec 2013

  • Erotic frescoes of the Vatican
    Perhaps the most intriguing secret of the Vatican is, surprisingly, a bathroom -- decorated in erotic frescoes -- in the papal apartments

  • America's 'virgin births'?
    One in two hundred US women claim to have given birth without ever having had sexual intercourse. 46% had signed a chastity pledge. [more]

  • The weirdest sex laws in the United States
    Many bizarre sex laws are just urban legends. But verified laws include, adultery being illegal in New York, to kisses being no more than fives minutes in Iowa.

  • My husband hates having sex with me
    Advice is given to a woman who married a man ten years her senior, who says he loves her more than anyone, but just isn't very physical

  • What should we do about pornography?
    The long-term effects of sexually explicit material on young people are unclear, but there are still steps we can and should take, say a forensic psychologist and a public health lecturer

  17 Dec 2013

  • Miley Cyrus' Free the Nipple tweet
    Over the weekend, Miley Cyrus tweeted a selfie with big implications for a Los Angeles actress and moviemaker and her film, Free the Nipple [more]

  • Why do we use sex to sell clothes?
    It is a question loaded with controversy, in a world where young people are increasingly exposed to images and content that make us consider the moral framework of our society.

  • Nymphomaniac: first look review
    Lars Von Trier's sex epic is a four-hour cold shower, yet it ravishes the brain and leaves you begging for more

  • The Year In Bad Sex
    Good sex is great, but it's never as hilarious as bad sex. Luckily, 2013 provided no shortage of bad sex to entertain, confuse and horrify us.

  • Sodomy laws still exist?!
    When the Indian Supreme Court this week reinstated a law banning gay sex, I recall that some U.S. States still has laws against sodomy in several states, and two States also outlaw homesexuality

  16 Dec 2013

  • German porn viewers outed
    A lot of German porn enthusiasts have had their porn browsing history laid bare to the public, thanks to a German court's mistake

  • The return of the female condom?
    The female condom flopped when it was launched some 20 years ago. Now a number of companies are entering the fray with new products.

  • Why I hate spontaneous sex
    When I first decided to give spontaneous sex a try, I wish Whoopi Goldberg had been there to warn me

  • The Hottentot Venus
    Saartjie Baartman was a woman of color who found herself in Europe performing as the "Hottentot Venus" in the early 1800's. [more]

  • Brazil Xposed
    The biggest scam in Rio de Janeiro is that the sexy topless prostitutes shaking their boobs and butts at you on the street corners are actually men. Or were men. Now she-men

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  • Vaginas don't need steaming
    We've moved on from stripping our most sensitive regions of their natural hair, and have apparently started paying for vagina beauty treatments.

  • World's oldest erotic novelist dies
    Ida Pollock sold millions of books over 90 years, used ten different pseudonyms, including White Heat and Interlude for Love

  • Japanese newspapers have too much sex
    Two of Japan's leading newspapers modified advertisements that included somewhat graphic and vulgar phrasing.

  • Sexology covers from the 60s
    We know all about the legendary Rolling Stone covers of the 60s and 70s, but this Sexology collection shows the questions that were being asked as attitudes changed

  • Nude Games name change
    More than 450 nudists are expected at the Pilwarren Maslin Beach Nude Games in January, after months of controversy over changing its name from the Maslin Beach Nudo Lympics [more]

  6 Dec 2013

  5 Dec 2013

  • Inside the Quickies
    Few people want to think about their parents, or even grandparents, having sex. Now, research suggests that if you don't want to be shocked, you shouldn't ask.

  • Sex isn't 'Blue' film's only problem
    The Palme d'Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Color, is challenging the Academy's squeamishness. NC-17-rated film has received an Oscar nomination in a major category.

  • A brief history of watching sex
    Children used to be encouraged to gaze on couples in flagrante as a "method of instruction"

  • Which US State has the largest penises?
    Condomania.com, recently compiled a state-by-state ranking of penis size. North Dakota won. Followed by Rhode Island then back the other Dakota to the south.

  4 Dec 2013

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  1 Dec 2013

  • Confessions of a porn site boss
    Within a few months, barely old enough to legally view the porn I was purveying, I had a website set up. It was easy money, though the setup wasn't cheap.

  • Ireland: top nudist beach vacation destinations
    The Emerald Isle, not known for public nudity, has now joined Spain, France, Italy and Croatia in the top ranks of nudist beaches

  • Altering the age of consent will change little
    Recently the debate about the age of consent has flared up in the United Kingdom again. Is 16 the right age or does it do harm to children and adults alike?

  • The real nude vs. the posed nude
    We all know that the majority of images we see in magazines have been treated to a heavy dosage of Photoshop, but to what extent do we alter our own selfies?

  • The G Spot: fifty years of disappointment?
    First documented in 1950 in a controversial report by German gynaecologist Ernest Grafenberg (apparently, with the help of his wife and some of his patients), this area inside the female vagina could apparently induce both orgasm and female ejaculation