Oral Sex

Hold the cucumber like so ...
Courses in sex skills are a growing trend. Is this the new sexual empowerment?
Terrible teasers
Teasers that pander to the lowest common denominator
Go down, young men!
Sexologist Ian Kerner talks to Salon about his new book, "She Comes First," and why the well-trained tongue is mightier than the "sword."
Hollywood goes down
A spate of new films -- one with girl-next-door Meg Ryan -- depict graphic oral sex scenes. Is the film industry's portrayal of sexuality finally beginning to get real?
A teen sex guru speaks
Kids -- and their parents -- need to tackle taboos, says psychiatrist Lynn Ponton.
The virginity hoax
A federal study reveals the terrible failures inherent in teen vows to chastity.
Side-locked but not sidelined
For today's young Hasidic couples, pleasurable sex just might be kosher after all.
Letters to the editor
Should TV be left to liberals? Plus: Is "snacking" less fun for the "snackee"? Holocaust survivor says he owes his life to "sheer luck."
Snacking
If only women would trust men's genuine desire to give oral sex, instead of presuming it's all about intercourse.
Dead senator running?
LBJ's son-in-law Chuck Robb once seemed to be on the fast track to the White House, but these days, he's considered the senator most likely to lose his job in 2000.
"Drop 'em, babe!"
I have two words for married twosomes: Oral sex.
Girl talk
Are frank online discussions of blow jobs and masturbation empowering teen girls -- or turning them into Lolitas?
Letters to the Editor
Wendy Shalit's new prudery does women no favors; both sexes are changing their attitudes on oral sex; Scientology critics seek protection for free speech.
Gen X's change of head
To the women who came of age in the '60s, oral sex was an act of great intimacy. To their daughters, it's about as intimate as shaking hands.
A battle for the soul of America
Steve Erickson argues that it's time for the American people to realize that Clinton trial isn't really about Clinton -- it's about democracy.
Newt's glass house
Newt Gingrich is reluctant to stone President Clinton for adultery, not out of Christian compassion, but because he lives in a very fragile glass house.
Starr's final act?
Kenneth Starr has sprung into action, but where is he headed?
Did you ever see the president stop beating his wife?
Following revelations that Kenneth Starr's grand jury interrogation of Sidney Blumenthal included such questions as 'Does the President's religion include sexual intercourse?,' Todd Gitlin modestly proposes a few more humdinger questions for the independent counsel.
Newsreal: The lady is not a tramp
The lurid coverage of Monica Lewinsky's sex life tells us more about aging geezers in the press corps than it does about a young White House intern.
Animal House
Camille Paglia comments on the "Animal House" atmosphere of the Clinton White House
Let Jesus be your sex therapist Let Jesus be your sex therapist
So big
Salon Magazine's Unzipped by Courtney Weaver -- Two friends discuss a sizable sexual question.
The dirty little secret about condoms
Everybody hates them and nobody uses them.
Eating Out
When your lover sends back the main dish

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