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Love letters
The author of "A Venetian Affair" says we can learn much from the story of 18th century passion between his ancestor and the woman he wasn't allowed to marry.
By Karen Croft Nov 4, 2003
Scoring a husband
The author of a new book says that branding is as important as romance in finding a mate. Part 2 of "I'm Refreshingly Approachable! I'm a Two-in-One Shampoo! Marry Me!"
By Cole Kazdin Oct 28, 2003
I'm refreshingly approachable! I'm a two-in-one shampoo! Marry me!
In which the hapless author slavishly obeys a new bestseller that instructs husband-hunting women over 35 to market themselves like a brand.
By Cole Kazdin Oct 27, 2003
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?
By Rebecca Traister Oct 23, 2003
Watching my marriage end on the big screen
The first time I watched "The Secret Lives of Dentists," based on a novella I wrote about my divorce from the father of my daughters, I laughed all the way through it. The second time I didn't.
By Jane Smiley Oct 21, 2003
An antique institution
When my first marriage ended, I thought I'd figured one thing out: Don't ever get married. Not if you enjoy sex. And then I met Janet.
By Benjamin Cheever Oct 14, 2003
State of the Union
A new Salon series examines marriage from all angles -- who does it and why and what happens before, during and after the promises.
By Karen Croft and Lori Leibovich Oct 14, 2003
Yellow porn
In the U.S. adult film industry, Asian women are a sexual fetish and Asian men are almost completely absent. Prof. Darrell Hamamoto wants to change that -- by producing skin flicks with Asian male stars.
By Harry Mok Oct 10, 2003
"I was a middle-aged virgin"
Roger is 49 years old and has only had intercourse once -- with a surrogate. He's not alone.
By Michael Castleman Oct 8, 2003
No intercourse, please -- we're enlightened
Sensitive, feminized and resentful, today's young men no longer have the sexual authority to please a woman -- no matter how much oral sex they perform.
By Ann Marlowe Oct 1, 2003
Bathroom confidential
I went to a strip club with my boyfriend, but I got more of a thrill hanging with the girls in the ladies' room than he did out front.
By Saara Dutton Sep 24, 2003
Look away, Dildo Land
The author of "Sex in the South" whoops it up at a sex-toy sales meeting in Arkansas.
By Suzi Parker Sep 11, 2003
Sanitized for our protection
Teenage movie fans can watch the stars of the execrable "Bad Boys II" leer over a corpse's breasts, but the all-powerful movie ratings board probably won't allow Americans to see the Italian master Bertolucci's new film intact.
By Charles Taylor Sep 5, 2003
Adultery as an act of cultural rebellion
Laura Kipnis, author of "Against Love," talks about Newt Gingrich's wanderings and the absurd dream of monogamy.
By David Bowman Sep 3, 2003
Straight eye for the queer gals
Why do men love to see women kissing? It's about self-loathing -- and the lusciousness of the female body.
By Charles Taylor Aug 27, 2003
A Paris tryst
A memoir of an affair that will simmer in my soul forever.
By Louis Slovinsky Aug 21, 2003
Play ball
I'm a hardcore baseball guy not usually into mushy stuff, but this Harlequin romance really put cork in my bat.
By Joe Lavin Aug 20, 2003
What do women want?
Most everything, according to a new study that shows women are more aroused by more forms of erotica than men.
By Jason Feifer Aug 12, 2003
Traci talks
Former underage porn queen Traci Lords chats about how Ronald Reagan saved her life, dressing like a pony for a Japanese spanking party, and how she's helping teen girls out of the kind of life she led.
By David Bowman Aug 1, 2003
What's wrong with American men and women?
My skillful Turkish bed mate told me, in vivid detail.
By Ann Marlowe Jul 29, 2003
My daughter's reality show
I was cool, I watched "Sex and the City" with my 14-year-old daughter. But then she asked, "Can Ben sleep over?"
By Stephanie Lehmann Jul 25, 2003
Dealing with it
The new Mandy Moore vehicle isn't a great movie, but its honesty about teen sexuality is good enough to frighten some adults.
By Charles Taylor Jul 23, 2003
Diary of a college girl, Part 3
I was drunk and horny so I decided a one-night hookup wouldn't violate my ambiguous vows. Then things got messy.
By Jessica Grose Jul 16, 2003
Barry White, RIP
The sexy singer's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" was the "We Shall Overcome" of the bedroom.
By Charles Taylor Jul 9, 2003
Sober sex
In rehab I realized that I was a sexually experienced virgin who had never done it without a martini -- or 19.
By Augusten Burroughs Jul 8, 2003
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