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Nancy Huston Wins 'Bad Sex in Fiction' Prize

Infrared has some horrible lines about hanky panky

(Newser) - Want a good sex scene in your next read? Skip Nancy Huston's Infrared, which just nabbed the Literary Review's tongue-in-cheek award for Bad Sex in Fiction, reports the LA Times . Unlike last year's winner , Infrared—about a photographer who takes pictures of her lovers' bodies at intimate...

Is Facebook Better Than Sex?
 Is Facebook Better Than Sex? 
new study wonders
Oct 29, 2012 12:18 AM CDT

Is Facebook Better Than Sex?

Not tonight, dear, I have to check my computer

(Newser) - It might not be better than sex, but Facebook—along with checking email and surfing the web—is apparently more irresistible, a new study has found. The smartphone-based survey of mostly college-aged respondents tracked their most irresistible desires several times a day. While most reported that sex was a stronger...

Afghan Woman Beheaded, Refused to Sleep With Man

Her in-laws, husband sought to turn her into prostitute

(Newser) - A 20-year-old Afghan woman was beheaded for refusing to sleep with a man to comply with her husband and his family's plan to make her a prostitute, according to police. The wanna-be customer, Najibullah, and the in-laws and husband of the victim Mah Gul have been arrested for the...

Premarital Sex Isn't Just OK— It's Healthier

Sexual morality isn't about timing: Jill Filipovic

(Newser) - With conservatives touting a wait-until-marriage stance on sex, it's time for "sex-positive liberals" to state things clearly and unequivocally: "Having sex before marriage is the best choice for nearly everyone," writes Jill Filipovic in the Guardian . Sex can bolster happiness and lead to a longer life,...

Romney Event Hosted By Hedge Fund Sex Partier

Leder says he hasn't seen the video yet

(Newser) - Mitt Romney probably wishes you hadn't heard his impolitic talk at a closed-door fundraiser, and he's probably also hoping you don't hear much about the man who organized it: Private equity manager and Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Marc Leder. Mother Jones points out earlier reports painting Leder as...

18 Weird Celeb Turn-Ons
 18 Weird Celeb Turn-Ons 
Sep 15, 2012 11:00 AM CDT

18 Weird Celeb Turn-Ons

Kristen Stewart's involves ... armpits

(Newser) - Just three weeks before news of her affair with director Rupert Sanders broke, Kristen Stewart dished on a kinda weird kink to Vogue: Speaking of her unnamed boyfriend (Robert Pattinson?), Stewart revealed, "He loves to lick under my armpits." The Frisky notes that this fetish is called maschalagnia—...

Cops: Woman Holds Up Man During Sex in Moving Car

Amanda Jean Linscott distracted driver in crash

(Newser) - A female robber pulled a gun on a man while they were having sex in a moving car driven by the victim, police say. The action, not surprisingly, triggered a crash. The slightly battered 26-year-old Florida woman, Amanda Jean Linscott, fled the scene after the car hit a palm tree...

Togo Women Vow Sex Strike to Oust President

Women will withhold sex for a full week, activists say

(Newser) - Women in the civil rights group "Let's Save Togo" said they will have a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe. The plan for women to withhold sex from their husbands for a week will start tomorrow, said Isabelle Ameganvi, leader of the group'...

Stomach Sleepers Have Sexier Dreams
Stomach Sleepers
Have Sexier Dreams
study says
Aug 10, 2012 3:21 PM CDT

Stomach Sleepers Have Sexier Dreams

At least according to Hong Kong researchers

(Newser) - Snoozing on your stomach may increase dreams about sex, says a new study. Hong Kong researchers surveyed 670 students, collecting data about sleep postures and dream content and found that stomach sleepers reported more erotic dreams than anyone else. They also described more feelings of "persecution," "being...

8 Celebs Who Stay in Shape Through ... Sex

Kim Kardashian lost 7 pounds in 7 days, a friend claims

(Newser) - Celebrity diets usually sound a little weird and very unpleasant , but not this one: Kim Kardashian lost seven pounds in seven days … on the "sex diet." What's that, you ask? Well, according to a friend of Kim's, you just have a whole lot of sex...

Post-Coital Fatigue Can Be Deadly for ...

... Squids, which are exhausted by 3-hour sex marathons

(Newser) - Luckily most of us don't have to hunt for food or dodge predators right after mating. But squids aren't so lucky, and strenuous sex romps leave them exhausted for about half an hour, the New Zealand Herald reports. Researchers in Australia studied the "southern dumpling squid" and...

STDs: Open Relationships Safer Than Cheating
STDs: Open Relationships Safer Than Cheating
study says
Jun 15, 2012 4:32 PM CDT

STDs: Open Relationships Safer Than Cheating

Sneaky hookups involve more booze and fewer condoms, says study

(Newser) - A cheating lover is more likely to pick up and spread an STD than a person in an open relationship, according to a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The reason may be connected to drugs and booze, which are used 64% more in unfaithful hookups. This correlates...

School Handing Out Condoms at Prom

Brooklyn Prep stocking up on 500 freebies

(Newser) - Ingredients for a memorable prom: a drop-dead dress, special corsage, romantic dances, and ... condoms. The condoms will be courtesy of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant Preparatory High School, which will offer 500 of the party treats, free, at next month's dance. “As they leave the prom, they are welcome to...

Egypt Bill: Husbands Can Have Sex With Dead Wives

Necrophilia is 'halal,' says cleric

(Newser) - Husbands who aren't into lively sex would have the option of making love to their dead wives under a bill before the Egyptian parliament. The "Farewell Intercourse" bill would permit a husband to have sex with his wife up to six hours after her death. Theoretically, women could...

Doc: I Found the G Spot
 Doc: I Found the G Spot 
Apr 25, 2012 12:42 PM CDT

Doc: I Found the G Spot

In the cadaver of an 83-year-old. But critics aren't so sure

(Newser) - A semi-retired Florida gynecologist says he's found the holy grail of female sexuality: the G spot. To make his discovery, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski went to Poland—which allows dissection of fresh cadavers, unlike the US—to do a postmortem exam on an 83-year-old woman. He found, he writes in...

New Yorkers Crack Down on Sex in Cars

Back-seat love annoys neighbors

(Newser) - New Yorkers are getting fed up with clubgoers who make hanky panky inside of parked cars. Residents between Seventh and Eighth Avenues around West 30th Street say randy partiers are having sex in cars, leaving condoms on the street, honking car horns at all hours ... you get the idea. So...

Ex-Minister Opens Online Christian Sex Shop

Marc Angenent found his calling as a sex therapist

(Newser) - If God gave us bodies, what's so sinful about lust? One former minister's answer to that question became his own website, Love Garden , which sells dildos, prostate stimulators, condoms, and much more, Der Spiegel reports. But Marc Angenent says he believed in the importance of lust even when...

Woman Hurt During Sex Wins Workers' Comp Suit

It's an 'ordinary incident of life,' rules judge in Australia

(Newser) - It might not be the stuff of workers' rights fights of yore, but it's still a victory. Of sorts. An Australian judge has ruled that a woman who got injured during sex is entitled to workers' comp, reports news.com.au . It seems she was out of town on...

Hong Kongers' Problem: No Place to Have Sex

Residents believed to have 'least amount of sexual knowledge in the world': expert

(Newser) - Hong Kongers have a sex problem, reports the AFP : They're apparently not having much of it, and one theory as to why may surprise you. Real estate prices. That's right, "One of the reasons is they have no place to have sex," explains a professor who...

Sex Service: We Help Gals Get Better Grades

Bib:Love offers free sex to female students

(Newser) - Free sex—a valuable service for women? Three business students in Germany say the answer is yes. The trio at the University of Mannheim have started a service called Bib:Love that offers free one-night stands to stressed-out female students, Der Spiegel reports. Their posters, which promise "Good Grades...

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