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• Diary #387

  

  It was lovely to visit Grace and Chekhov up at Sunset for Thanksgiving; I drove up Wednesday evening, waiting until about 7:30 to avoid the hellish traffic on... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: November 2014

  

  Sex and death are our constant reminders that for all our pretensions we are still animals. – “Even This Shall Pass Away”The last two months of the year have... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #386

  

  Shame on him that gives me a legal reason to stop him. – Patrick IveyDavid Cassidy died this week, and though I wasn’t as big a fan of his as one of my sisters... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#793)

  

  With the state charging me, they’ve created an advocate. – Amber BattsMata HariThe 100th anniversary of Mata Hari’s execution has just passed, and the secret... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Yuletide 2017

  

  Well, I managed to somehow avoid being exposed to premature Christmas decorations and music this year. Oh, there were a few trees and decorations here and there... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#792)

  

  Any invocation of tradition and moral values in support of a law that facially discriminate among classes of people calls for a healthy dose of skepticism on ou... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #386

  

  Now that Grace is here in Washington, I’ll actually be cooking a whole Thanksgiving dinner by myself for the first time since 2014. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Pretext

  

  It happened again a few days ago: a local police department (this time in Laredo, Texas) thought it would be cute and heartwarming to pull motorists over, light... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #385

  

  Don’t any Spanish speakers work at Taco Bell headquarters? – Jerry CoyneI didn’t find this video actually scary because the ending was obvious from fifty second... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#791)

  

  Once [the cops] put you in that [sex worker] box…they don’t care. – unnamed victim of Oluwatobi BoyedeBad Girls I don’t know who this chick is, and none of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Bottom Feeder

  

  At the beginning of September I got an email from a bottom-feeder who takes money from escorts to write fake reviews. Naturally, I replied with a blast of “How... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Anxiety Trap

  

  I have intense fear of socializing and being vulnerable with other people, especially other women; men can be “intense” for me and so I fear them too, even... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#790)

  

  I thought, how nice for him…to take care of my little girl. – Nancy WellsBad Girls Really, guys, just hire actual pros; it’s much cheaper in the long run:An... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #385

  

  I used to be able to count on autumn lifting my spirits, but it didn’t really happen last year and it certainly hasn’t this year. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #384

  

  Seeing the gossamer threads underlying space-time helped me understand that “fun” is an illusion anyway. – Bryan WasselI don’t find most of these College Humor... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#789)

  

  [How] can you treat something that doesn’t exist? – Dana DoveyDo As I Say, Not As I Do Remember, cops: raping whores is OK; it’s paying us fairly that isn’t:A... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Resistance

  

  The best way I can think of to honor veterans is to stop making so goddamned many of them. – Maggie McNeill99 years ago today, the armistice which ended the... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Andrea Werhun

  

  Andrea Werhun is an author and performer based in Toronto. She is currently a contributing writer for Playboy.com and has had her sex work experience featured b... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Matchmaker, Matchmaker

  

  I’ve been with a wide variety of providers in my past and I’m now married to a wonderful woman, but I still feel the need to share thoughts and experiences... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#788)

  

  Predicating [the] entire argument on [sex workers] being victims…[is] increasing victimization. – Kate D’AdamoA Tale That Grew in the Telling The claim that... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY