It Happened to Me: I Joined a Sex Toy Cult
Pure Romance – you’re invited!Fifty women are crammed in the back room of Garcia’s Cucina Italiano. While gagging on a mozzarella stick, I examine the scene. Four long tables, all in a row, are...
View ArticleRecipe of the Week: Vegetarian Meals So Good Even I Would Devour Them
Hello again, my recipe geniuses! After last week's ROTW, I can say with confidence that I am now ready for the Big Game. Even those of you who don't necessarily love football had some great Super...
View ArticleYOU ARE THE ADVICE COLUMNIST: I Can't Orgasm While Having Sex With My Boyfriend
xojane,I have been with my boyfriend for nine months and I'm very much in love but, I have yet to orgasm during sex. I have never had problems having an orgasm during masturbation and apply the...
View ArticleThe 33 Legacies of Bill Cosby
Source: TwitterTrigger warning: This story contains disturbing and graphic sexual abuse allegations. Please read with caution.Never ever be silent.This is all I could think as I read the utterly...
View ArticleFull Coverage Makeup Tips for the Racially Ambiguous
As the only biracial member of my family and the proud oldest sibling of two blonde-haired, blue-eyed sisters, I’ve spent a fair amount of time feeling out of place. I’ve been asked if I’m a friend of...
View ArticleIT HAPPENED TO ME: I Stopped Dating a Guy Because of His Anti-Bike Viewpoint
Photo by David Cheung.In the initial stage of dating, the guidebooks say we should stay positive — put our best foot forward. If that’s the case, Dan* and I both committed epic fails. I met Dan at a...
View ArticleMike Huckabee Thinks Beyoncé Is a Bad Role Model — And He's Dead Wrong
This article originally appeared at the Daily Dot. The Internet has not been happy with Mike Huckabee this week.Appearing on "The Daily Show" Monday to talk about his amazingly titled new book, God,...
View ArticleUNPOPULAR OPINION: The Organic Food Movement Is an Insufferable Waste of Money
I am 47. I say this for reference. Correction: more as an admonishment. I grew up in the 1980s, the decade of big hair and bigger shoulder pads. In short, a time when excess and indulgence were still...
View ArticleLance Armstrong Admits He Was an Asshole Who Liked Dope
It’s been a snowy week (at least in certain parts of the country), and if you have been trapped at home binging on Netflix, you might have missed some of the news stories that have happened in the past...
View ArticleOffice Goth: How to Wear Your Dark Heart on Your Sleeve at Work
Even though I was never a goth girl myself, a lot of my awesome artist friends were back in the day. Recently, one of them asked for fashion advice on how to pull off a goth look as an adult, since the...
View ArticleIT HAPPENED TO ME: In Six Months, I Went From a Coupon Hater to a Coupon Master
“Didn't you already watch this?”My husband, Chris, is trying to understand why I stopped flipping channels, yet again, in order to stare slack-jawed at a woman filling a shopping cart with mustard. She...
View ArticleCreepy Corner: What Do You Think of "Dark Tourism"?
Whenever I go on vacation, I always look up the more morbid sites I might want to include on my itinerary. Typically I'm drawn to historic cemeteries, macabre museums, or bizarre attractions. I'd like...
View ArticleWe Need To Talk About Why We Don't Talk About Where The Money Comes From
As I write this, I'm seated at my desk in my home in rural California, looking out over the driveway and into the beginnings of what's shaping up to be a pretty nice day. If I'm lucky, I'll get a...
View ArticleMy First 10 Dates After My Husband Died
Niva Dorell SmithThe first time I heard the question it shocked me. Then it angered me. Then I felt guilty. Then I became numb.“Are you dating anyone?”The answer always remained the same: “No.”Within...
View ArticleMake It Work: The Curious Case of The Office Shower
Do you feel like you live at work? Do you spend more time there than you do your house, your car, your apartment, or the comfortable cave you’ve made out of pillows, Us Weekly magazines and your laptop...
View ArticleWhy People Hate Tess Munster (And Other Happy Fat People)
Photo by Heidi CalvertUnless you're someone who refuses to use social media, I'm sure you're aware that plus-size model Tess Munster/Holliday has rocked people's worlds by becoming the first model 'of...
View ArticleBirth Control 101: Because There's Still Unreliable Information Out There
The number of birth control methods available to women can be overwhelming. So, which one is the right choice for you? With most birth control methods, you must realize that they protect against...
View Article5 Black and Grey Skincare Products Because I Like Smearing Mud and Charcoal...
Me washing away my Kardashian Kontouring with the Omorovicza Thermal Cleansing Balm.While everyone in New York was buying milk and preparing for their imminent blizzard-y death, I was sitting here...
View ArticleI CHEATED: I’m A Homewrecker And I Don't Know How To Stop
This life is all I have ever known. I don’t know how to be a good girlfriend, but I know how to be your boyfriend’s wet dream. I am the girl you wouldn’t even wish on your worst enemy. Girls say my...
View ArticleIT HAPPENED TO ME: My Boyfriend Casually Confessed to Bestiality Like It Was...
As youths, we all have things that influence our ideas of proper sexuality, what is and is not normal or weird, etc etc etc. These things are often totally outside of our control, and sometimes we...
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