http://dir.salon.com/topics/sex/?source=rss&aim=sex en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST Smart, lively sex writing from independent online magazine Salon. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/01/make_love_like_a_porn_star_not/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/01/make_love_like_a_porn_star_not/index.html?source=rss Hey, guys: Are adult films making you bad at sex? By Judy Berman Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/sex_weight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/02/sex_weight/index.html?source=rss Race and body image have complex effects on high school girls' risk-taking behavior, a new study shows By Garrison Keillor Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/10/20/old_grumblers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/10/20/old_grumblers/index.html?source=rss That's why I seek out the young and ebullient. 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By Judy Berman Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/saudi_journalist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/saudi_journalist/index.html?source=rss Saudi King Abdullah steps in to defend a female journalist sentenced to flogging By Gene Lyons Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/08/sex_scandals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/08/sex_scandals/index.html?source=rss Adultery, even that of celebs like Letterman and Edwards, is a commonplace. But sex with underage girls is a crime By Cary Tennis Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/06/turning_50/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/06/turning_50/index.html?source=rss I've got only a genetic disease and old age to look forward to By Tracy Clark-Flory Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/05/why_women_have_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/05/why_women_have_sex/index.html?source=rss For the same reasons men do, explain the authors of a groundbreaking new book that looks deep inside female desire By Cary Tennis Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/25/time_for_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/25/time_for_marriage/index.html?source=rss I'm tired of fooling around with guys who just want one thing By Cary Tennis Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/24/husbands_email_mistress/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/24/husbands_email_mistress/index.html?source=rss Could a private detective find her? 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By Amy Benfer Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/11/16_candles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/11/16_candles/index.html?source=rss Reassessing the weird sexual politics of Hughes' classic teen comedies By Tracy Clark-Flory Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/08/male_escorts_hung/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/08/male_escorts_hung/index.html?source=rss Male escorts on the truth -- and fiction -- behind the HBO show By Amy Benfer Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/04/darwin_today/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/04/darwin_today/index.html?source=rss A Scottish researcher makes the scientific argument for bareback By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/27/williams_friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/27/williams_friendship/index.html?source=rss Ladies: Want to not talk about feelings? 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