Virginia Vitzthum

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  • Song for a "Survivor"

    An ode to B.B. Anderson, the second castaway thrown out of CBS's island paradise.
  • Hot spot

    The FDA has just approved Eros, a tiny suction device that increases blood flow to a woman's clitoris.
  • "The Consolations of Philosophy" by Alain de Botton

    Six great philosophers on six big problems, rendered in terms that even Bart Simpson could follow.
  • Dr. Comfort and Mr. Last Night

    Rereading Alex Comfort's "The Joy of Sex" on the morning after.
  • Lighten up, Sandy baby

    The recent Supreme Court decision on nude dancing had Justice O'Connor ruling on G-strings and pasties.
  • "Fay" by Larry Brown

    The heroine of Brown's sixth novel is a Huck Finn navigating the Mississippi lowlife in the body of a 17-year-old femme fatale.
  • Mike Nichols, what planet are you from?

    In his latest dissection of the gender gap, the director of the great "Carnal Knowledge" trades earnest sexual consideration for a cheap, vibrating sight gag.
  • Letters to the editor

    Not-so-super Tuesday Plus: Beware gang green; female-to-male conference wasn't just about sex.
  • Letters to the editor

    Hey, Horowitz: Gun locks are about safety, not ideology. Plus: Is LASIK all the better to see with? Deepak Chopra's legal battles do not diminish his spirituality.
  • Gender warriors

    Female-to-males convene to talk about shooting testosterone, psychic hard-ons and passing for male.
  • Why does porn have to be so dumb?

    Porn and mainstream media abandon plot for "gonzo" reality.
  • Annie Sprinkle swims forward

    A sex icon takes stock in the aftermath of her devastating houseboat fire and finds satisfaction as a mermaid.
  • Walk like a man

    What happened when I crossed the gender barrier.
  • Naked ambition

    You cannot imagine the position I've been in since I started writing about sex.
  • The year in sex

    Looking back over a year that looked back over 50 years.
  • Descending into the dungeon

    At the Black Rose, leather-clad sadomasochists walk the tightrope between pleasure and pain.
  • "Swaggart" by Ann Rowe Seaman

    A thorough biography of the disgraced televangelist drops a bombshell about his Louisiana childhood.
  • Crashing the Black Rose

    In a suburban Ramada Inn, 1,500 players gathered to teach and discuss the sexual art of power and pain.
  • Playing prostitute

    Divorcie Pam takes the leap into the life and learns that besting her johns is a hollow victory.
  • She shtups to conquer

    After a divorce, she was ready to make her living doing something fun. But getting into the business wasn't as easy as she thought.
  • Panty raid!

    Tom Jones sends his audience running for the aisle to throw underwear. Is this a wholesome orgy or an intergenerational sacred rite?
  • The dressing room

    A suburban dad makes himself into the girl of his dreams.
  • Monkish secrets

    A plain-spoken man of the cloth tells how he keeps himself from getting busy.
  • Loyalty cocktail

    Researchers have injected a monogamy gene into promiscuous mice. But will this appeal to male humans?
  • Reach out and touch yourself

    A phone-sex virgin creates her own private marathon.
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