HIV

Article: Today is World AIDS Day

Posted December 01st, 2011, 1:12 PM by Em And Lo

Today marks “the beginning of the end of AIDS”:

“Getting to Zero” is the theme of the UNAIDS efforts (the joint United Nations program on AIDS/HIV).
Bono was on The Daily Show last night promoting his activist organization, One, and his fundraising one, Red.
Add a patch to the One and Red campaigns’ 2015 Quilt, pledging to buy at least one Red gift this holiday season, and you’ll get to choose one of The Killers six consecutive Christmas songs benefiting Red for free.

Article: Naked News: Oooh, Baby, I love your objectively-measured facial masculinity

Posted July 26th, 2011, 1:07 PM by Em And Lo

A study published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior claims that a woman is more likely to orgasm during intercourse with a man if he rates highly in the categories of “objectively-measured facial masculinity, observer-rated facial masculinity, partner-rated masculinity, and partner-rated dominance.” Just try fitting that on a Valentine’s card to your lover. Why…

Article: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place

Posted October 12th, 2010, 1:10 PM by Em And Lo

We’ve got our TiVo hooked up to get the latest Ted Talks on our TV, so we were delighted to find Mechai Viravaidya’s presentation “How Mr. Condom Made Thailand a Better Place” in our “Now Playing” list recently. Viravaidya is an eloquent and funny speaker, which alone makes it worth watching the 14-minute talk. But…

Article: NYC's 4th Annual Naughty Auction benefiting the National AIDS Fund

Posted October 01st, 2010, 1:10 PM by Em And Lo

If you’re in New York City next Thursday night and want something fun and fabulous to do, go to the 4th annual Naughty Auction benefiting the National AIDS Fund (which leverages resources, develops leadership and advocacy, and fosters community innovation to prevent new HIV infections and care for people living with HIV/AIDS). The party, held…

Article: Naked News: Old people sex, frozen eggs, and bed bugs

Posted July 27th, 2010, 4:07 PM by Em And Lo

Senior citizens are getting frisky without protection — STD rates are booming amongst the baby boomer generation.
In more cheery news, post-menopausal lesbian sex may be something to look forward to.

Article: A story of HIV via Twitter

Posted December 07th, 2009, 12:12 PM by Bradford Shellhammer

December 1st was World AIDS Day and it came and went with little attention from the media. You know Tiger Woods is much more important. Anyway. The Huffington Post spotlighted the Twitter feed of Chris MacDonald-Dennis. MacDonald-Dennis is a college dean in Philadelphia. On World AIDS day he fired off 100 tweets, 2,100 words, documenting his life and his HIV infection. It’s pretty moving and keeping in mind Twitter posts are limited to 140 words, the end result, when read chronologically, is like an epic poem. It is full of frank and honest dialogue and also hope. Click below to read the entire day’s posts in order.

Thursday, October 17
3:00 AM ET	Cliffhanger
5:30 AM ET	The Writers' Room
6:00 AM ET	The Lady and the Reaper
6:15 AM ET	Gallipoli
8:45 AM ET	Cliffhanger
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11:15 AM ET	Ran
2:45 PM ET	Gallipoli
5:15 PM ET	Cliffhanger
7:45 PM ET	Kiss of Death
10:00 PM ET	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels