The Bedroom Is Not a Stage: Sexual Guidance and Tutorial
Q. I have a seemingly simple problem: the guy I’ve been seeing for two months doesn’t know how to turn me on, and I don’t know how to get him to know how to turn me on.
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New Show Recap: The Walking Dead S3.E14 — “Prey”
“They deserve what they got. They weren’t human to begin with.”
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Five Shakespearean Characters Who Ought to Be on Once Upon a Time
I have a lot of TV shows that I like, but there are only a few that I will really make an honest effort to watch, not matter what, and one of them is Once Upon a Time. Even though there are some very cheesy moments in it that would taste good with a box of wine, it’s a decent show. …
Read MoreNew Show Recap: Bones, Episode 8.19, “The Doom in the Gloom”
First auction hunters, now doomsday preppers? Is the Bones writing staff watching too much TLC?
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Lunchtime Poll 3/20/13: Good Decisions
Hello, Persephoneers! Our host exploded yesterday, but we’re back on line and hopefully problem-free.
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This Open Thread Is a Furry Happy Monster
God kittens, it is Tuesday and looking at the news makes me want to scream, rage, ANGER HULK SMASH!
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P-Mag Nostalgia Project: 1985
In 1985, I was twelve. I had short feathered hair, wore my jeans rolled and wore flourescent jelly bracelets like it was my job. That year I wore teddy bear sweatshirts, pined for Guess! jeans, and I truly believed that “Life is not a spectator sport” (thanks, Reebok).
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Do We Really Only Work One Day a Year?
There’s an old joke that claims to prove mathematically that we only work one day a year. It sure doesn’t feel that way, but is the math correct?
Read MoreRecap: RuPaul’s Drag Race, Episode 5.8, “Smells Like Drag Spirit”
I am on a heavy dose of cold meds, friends, so if this recap has a little extra whatthewhat, please bear with me. I’m slower than the time it took for Coco to finally remove her head from her butt and give winning RuPaul’s Drag Race the old college try. If she can come out on top in a challenge, …
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Middlemarch Madness III: Round Three, Vote One
Let’s kick off this week’s voting with a bang, shall we?
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Hot Reads: ‘Lush’ by Lauren Dane
Lauren Dane comforts me. When I’m stressed (which is often) or tired (ditto), I turn to Dane’s books. I think it’s a combination of factors: a) she was one of the first romance/erotica authors I got into (after buying Coming Undone at a Barnes & Noble on my lunch break), b) her dialogue and descriptions have such a beautiful, easy rhythm, …
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The Problem is Us
“I expect something like this from Fox News, but CNN?” – Facebook commenter on my feed. [Trigger warning for discussion of rape.]
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Weekly Anime Review
We are getting closer to the finals! Well, for Psycho-Pass and Shin Sekai Yori, anyway. Chihayafuru will continue in the spring season. I already checked out the spring shows though, and there doesn’t seem to be anything special aside from one or two of them. Anyway, for an almost-last episode, Psycho-Pass was full of tension, but Shin Sekai Yori felt …
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Two Questions About The West Wing: 3×05 “War Crimes” and 3×06 “Gone Quiet”
Moving along in Season Three, we come to episode 5, “War Crimes” and episode 6, “Gone Quiet.” There’s a military theme through both, although there’s more focus on the investigation going on around the White House cover up of the President’s MS, as well as the Bartlet administration’s chances for reelection.
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30 Years of Music: 1999
How did we get from 1983 to 1999 already? Time, you sneaky minx, let’s see what you have in musical riches this week.
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You Totally Said This