There’s so much to love about sex: the romance, the lust, the dirty talk, the ability to take on or cast off identities at your whimsy. But sex can also be a rewarding experience because of what it does to your body – and not just in the goosebump- or orgasm-inducing ways.
Sex can be a terrific workout and it can also inspire people to get or stay in good shape. Sure, sex doesn’t typically burn as many calories as one might burn on the elliptical, but frenzied sex certainly burns more calories than sitting on the sofa watching Glee. And while sex isn’t likely to help you gain a great deal of lean muscle mass, you may find that certain acrobatic positions (the Wheelbarrow, anyone?) helps to pump up your arm muscles in ways you didn’t previously think sex was capable of. (more…)
Recently, I’ve been giving some thought to the concept of “limerence.” Even if most of us have never heard the term, we know the feeling: that all-encompassing, giddy, preoccupation of falling in love. I’ve discovered that my experience of moving to Australia parallels this stage of many new relationships. For some people, this stage lasts for months, even years, and for others it changes as fast as the weather in Melbourne. I remember during the first month I was here, it had been beautiful and sunny as I went into a restaurant to meet some new friends. Thirty minutes later, it was raining and hailing so badly, the alley outside looked like a river and the waiters were frantically rushing to stop the water leaking into the (second floor!) of the restaurant. At the time, this event felt like adventure, and it served as a bonding moment for my dining companions and me: we survived something together! (more…)
- National Geographic explores incest within Royal Families
- The Guardian takes a look at the Muffia performance artists, who reveal their merkin-clad (over their undies and/or body stockings)
- Love the title of this new book: Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk and looking forward to reading it.
- You can listen to an audio interview with me about birth control pills. It’s on the Medill School of Journalism’s web site.
- This adorable dress would be perfect for a romantic picnic in the park. I’m thinking of getting it (just wish it had pockets!)
- My friend, Rama, told me about The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex which looks like a must-read.
- Can you believe that Robert Redford was in his late 40s when he filmed The Natural? I could look at him all day (see above).
- Ms. Magazine discusses vulva activism and female genital cosmetic surgery - Speaking of women’s genitals, there has been a movement afoot to stop Colorado prisons from asking female prisoners – many of whom have been sexually abused in the past – to lift their labia and/or their clitoral hood as part of a cavity examination to ensure that they are not hiding any contraband. The Boulder Weekly highlights quotes from several inmates, points out that the strip searches are conducted by female guards (just as male strip searches are conducted by male guards), and that male inmates also must retract their foreskin as part of strip searches.
- A 17 year old Hungarian school girl is auctioning off her virginity so that her family can save their home. She says “A lot of people have called me a martyr or a slut. I am neither.” But take note! She does not want a husband; just the cash.
“Staying in to read” takes on a whole new meaning in this amusing and very sexed-up tribute to science fiction author Ray Bradbury.
I appreciate the message that reading is sexy, and I’m intrigued by the singer’s use of book as masturbation tool. However, it seems like the video might be packaging geek culture in sexy mainstream drag, rather than affirming that bookworms and nerds can be sexy on their own terms.
A recent post on the Daily Kos caught my attention; it featured a Summer’s Eve ad from Woman’s Day magazine that suggested that, in order to get a raise, women ought to try using a feminine hygiene product.
As a feminist, I’m already a little annoyed that on average I don’t make the same salary as my male counterparts, but now I have some company implying that using a “feminine wash” will help give me that confidence to talk to my boss? I get that Summer’s Eve wants to sell their products and make money, but this is going a little too far for my personal liking. I’m glad that there are blogs out there that are bringing advertisements like this to my attention (as well as including e-mail addresses for readers to share what’s on their mind with not just Summer’s Eve, but also Woman’s Day magazine which featured this advertisement).
What an exciting week this is! How come, you ask? Well…
1) My mom’s birthday is this week.
2) I start teaching this week. (I teach a human sexuality class). This is literally my 14th or 15th time teaching this particular course and it’s one of my favorite work activities.
3) We have an interesting week of sex blog posts ahead: genital-looking things in nature, an exploration of the honeymoon period, how sex and our bodies fit together (beyond positions), belly dancing and the sexiness of it all, birth control and antibiotics, fashion and BDSM, and so much more (surprises ahead!).
It’s only been about a week and half since we expanded our blogging team and I couldn’t be happier with our group. I find them all fascinating and enjoy reading their work and, based on our increased traffic and engagement, it’s clear you do, too. I’ve also been enjoying reading your comments and questions and hope that you will continue to interact with us in these ways. Where else do we get to have such smart conversations about sex? (more…)
We now have our very own corner of the world on Facebook so you can catch up with us there as well. That is, of course, assuming you “like” us on Facebook. Hope to see you there.
Hey, everyone! It’s great to meet you all and join the MSP team. I’m very excited to be blogging here, and hope to bring my own perspectives to this site.
In case you want to know a little bit about me, I’m a graduate student at Kent State University in Health Education and Promotion (with a focus in human sexuality and women’s health issues). I’m also a graduate assistant and teach. This semester I’m very excited to be teaching my favorite class, Human Sexuality! I love being a health educator and am very enthusiastic about human sexuality. I feel like in our culture, we can be very closed off and any time we can try to be more open and improve communication, we should. I’ve been volunteering for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center for about four years now. I work as a hotline advocate on their 24 hour hotline and also as a face to face advocate (so I go to hospitals and police stations to help a survivor of sexual assault in any capacity that I can). (more…)
I found this post on Jezebel about what men and women look at when they watch porn and how it might not really be what you expect. It was an interesting post, for sure. However, what ended up being more interesting to me were the comments. There are apparently a lot of people who think that there is no porn out there for them. The comments consisted of people complaining about the ugly men, fake breasted women with too much makeup, and how lesbian porn especially is just the absolute worst. Then they went on and on about how they wish there was porn for them. Porn that is made for women, by women.
In response to that I have to say that these people obviously spend absolutely no time looking because these days porn made for and by women is becoming more and more prevalent and stealing more and more of the sales away from porn made by men. What’s even better is that both men and women are buying more women-made porn. A lot of people, it seems, really want to watch porn where the woman enjoys herself.
The problem is that people tend to only look at mainstream porn. To me, this is like saying that you think you’d like a burger, but no one makes burgers the way you like because you’ve only had fast food chain burgers. There are plenty of other burgers out there that are probably made exactly like you would like them, but you have to actually look for them instead of hoping they’ll come to you. (more…)
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Each member of my school’s sexual health education group was given a summer reading assignment. Mine was a lengthy one: The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex, by Cathy Winks and Anne Semans. Though I haven’t read the book in its entirety (come on guys, it’s long, and the book itself is HUGE), I have read [...]
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