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It seems like those that bought a certain Grand Theft Auto - and can prove it - may be able to receive $35 for compensation via a class-action lawsuit in regard to some code that unexpectedly revealed sexual content, much to the surprise and dismay of many parents. It seems to me that the real "winners" are those that knew about the code, bought GTA and now get to cash in for $35. As for those who didn’t want the sexual images… their $35 buys them what exactly? Read the full article here (thanks, reader M.).

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You may remember that I was recently in San Francisco for the sex:tech conference, which was very interesting. On my last day in the city I had a chance to take a walk in one of my favorite areas of the city. One thing I love about San Fran is that there are so many interesting people… not necessarily out drawing a crowd, but just out doing their own thing. This guy dressed in his wet suit and skeleton mask and gloves is an example and I love the way this picture turned out. I kind of want to frame it.

In your own relationships, try to figure out who you are and be that person as well as you can be. No need to try and copy someone in a movie or a book or to try and emulate someone’s ex. Just be who you are.

What are your unique talents? Can you sing? Write poetry? Do you make a mean Greek salad? How can you use your talents to bring a little joy to your partner?

If you’re sad, it’s okay to be sad. No one can be happy all of the time. We all experience times of sadness, disappointment (in ourselves, in others or in "the world", whatever that means to us when we say it) or desperation. Similarly, if you’re happy, it’s okay to feel that happiness - even if others around you think it isn’t cool to be happy. (I never quite got why some people think you have to brood or be melancholy to be cool or interesting). Perky people are interesting too!

It’s also okay to want to change parts of who you are and to see, sometimes for the first time, that in a friendship or romantic relationship with another person, you can be that person. You can take the risk and become the person you always thought you were inside, that maybe you didn’t feel supported to become in other relationships or in earlier parts of your life.

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I enjoyed reading this article about Eli Manning and his mom. I find it rare that men’s relationships with their moms are described outside the mama’s boy or "mom’s helper" genres, so it was good to see an article that wrote about a seemingly solid, supportive, healthy relationship between mother and son. You can read the full article here.

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"I subscribed to Netflix a few weeks ago. I’m on my third DVD, which is the second one that’s too scratched to play. They have a good “send back your scratched discs!” policy. But I don’t care because it’s only once a week that I find time to settle down and watch a video, and if it gets interrupted, I’ll turn it off and go do something else. I feel like I’m an old married man with E.D." - Jakob Lodwick, on his tumblr

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