February 2012
Anonymous asked: Your life changed in an instant as you said on Twitter: what happened?
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Wait to have sex? | YouBeauty.com →
Say you’ve started seeing someone you really like. As far as you’re concerned, how long will it take before you have sex?
1-2 dates
3-5 dates
6 or more dates
Only after the wedding
If you’ve ever read my Bedsider essay on the first time I shared dinner and bodily fluids with the Roomie, you already know my stance on first-date sex. Granted, not everyone wants to start off their...
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Anonymous asked: um, i entered one of your contests and now my full name is on some nasty blog saying I want a free dildo. i thought the entries were anonymous wtf?
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High fashion, minus the labels | CNN.com →
Quick read for your Friday afternoon! A CNN piece I was quoted in:
Twenty-year-old, 6-foot-1 Andrej Pejic is a model for success: a women’s size 2 or 4; angular cheekbones; full, pouty lips; bleached-blond hair; and impossibly long legs. Yet the walk down the runway — often squeezed into a ladies’ size 10 shoe — hasn’t always been a smooth and glamour-ridden one.
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I'm in book mode.
Thus, the sparse updates. I’d apologize, but you know, for once, I’m not really sorry. Ever since I returned to the States, I’ve been pruning the to-do list, ridding myself of obligations, just like I’ll be giving away clothes and appliances when I move to Berlin. I’m doing all this for me, no one else, because I have to write this, because I want to … so,...
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Erin Nieto on Body Acceptance - Plus, Win A Copy...
Hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day! While you’re enjoying your chocolate hangover (I’m in ice cream coma myself), check out the following guest post by Erin Nieto, the author of the recently released How Much Do You Weigh? and enter below to win a free copy!
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“Happiness...
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WatchLove or hate Valentine’s Day, this week is all about L-O-V-E. So we thought it was the perfect time to premiere xoxosms, the short documentary about young people falling head over heels on the Internet. This isn’t your usual documentary about young people and technology—we’re not telling scary stories about sexting or stranger danger. xoxosms is a story of personal connection via the ...
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“Bring me one woman who has been left behind. Bring me one. There’s not one.”
– Georgia Representative Tom Price, when asked how low-income women could access contraception without insurance
I don’t know what country Mr. Price is living in. GOOD Magazine’s Amanda Hess and Nona Willis Aronowitz compiled stories from 25 of their peers (including yours truly) to...
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The Ch!cktionary's V-Day Giveaway
Regular readers know that I’m soooort of a Valentine’s grinch, but this year, I’ll be in New York to do the XOXOSMS screening and panel! That’s kind of an acknowledgement of the holiday, no?
I figured that in 2012, I’d properly “celebrate” the holiday rather than issuing my usual complaints about crowds and commercialization. So, my dear readers: if you...
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On Feminist Pride Day 2012
For those who have been asking, here’s some news about the campaign formerly known as Feminist Coming Out Day. The official* word:
Turning Feminist Coming Out Day into a national campaign taught us as much about coalition-building and progressive activism as it did about our own relationships to feminism. Along the way, we met incredibly passionate people, got a crash course in online...
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WatchJoin me and XOXOSMS for Virtual V-Day!
In an LDR? Totally bummed you can’t snuggle up to your sweet this Valentine’s Day? We’ve got something just for you! On Februrary 14th at 6pm EST, join us for the premiere of xoxosms followed by a panel about love, intimacy, sex, and the Internet (all of our favorite things!).
This is a date night for the 21st Century: fire up Skype (or gchat or oovoo!),...
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