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Naked news: Islamic cleric bans women from touching bananas, et al

Em and Lo — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:00:30 +0000

In "I Can't Believe It's Not a Joke" news, an Islamic cleric bans women from touching bananas and cucumbers to avoid them having sexual thoughts.
Mint.com's "page not available" page has a kinda funny personal ad.

Naked news: why normal looking porn stars are a threat

Em and Lo — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:01 +0000

Why porn that women actually like (i.e. with normal looking guys like James Dean, above) makes men so uncomfortable.
Does success as an artist bring you more sexual conquests? Yes and no, say researchers.

Naked News: Smiling is nature’s Botox

Em and Lo — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:00:05 +0000

Smile! Because it's not that bad (actually, it probably is that bad), but mostly because it makes you look younger.
ONWEE 4 ME: Teen sexting linked with psychological distress.
Gloria Steinem: "I think we need to get much angrier." Hell ya, bitches!

The female reproductive tract explained in Rachel Maddow’s man cave

Em and Lo — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:00:30 +0000

Wait, that title didn't come out quite right. "Man cave" is not meant as a euphemism here, especially for Rachel Maddow's lady parts (for several reasons). No, the "man cave" is just one of her dorky gimmicks whereby she tells her female viewers to take a break and pops a brewskie, puts up some sport paraphernalia and just talks to the dudes. (For a feminist lesbian, she sure likes to play-up gender stereotypes!) Her latest man cave episode involved explaining how egg fertilization happens within the female reproductive tract, because a lot of people, including Mitt Romney, don't quite have it down. Nor do they understand how many forms of birth control work - birth control many of them use!...

Naked news: Can you tell me how to get (off) to Sesame Street?

Em and Lo — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:00:49 +0000

This is just wrong: T he Sesame Street YouTube channel was hacked and, yes, porn was put up.
It's about time: A n FBI committee moves to update the definition of rape.

Naked news – pop culture edition

Em and Lo — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:00:46 +0000

Any show featuring a full gimp suit has promise: a review of "American Horror Story" that took the words right out of our mouth.
Four lessons men can learn from Justin Beiber on being better boyfriends.
The Washington DC International LGBT Film Festival kicks off tonight.

Naked News: Ben & Jerry’s Schweddy Balls

Em and Lo — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:00:21 +0000

Ben & Jerry's best flavor ever: Schweddy Balls!
A little baldy on little baldies: Moby wants to make a porno with average-sized willies.

Naked news: Jim Carrey confesses his love to Emma Stone

Em and Lo — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:12:36 +0000

Kind of funny but mostly creepy: Jim Carrey confesses his love to Emma Stone via online video.
Speaking of weird celebrity confessions of love, Sinead O'Connor is apparently into anal and on the prowl. (Is this just some weird performance art project of hers? One hopes.)

Naked News: Teen sex keeps kids straight – but only if it’s serious, committed sex

Em and Lo — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:00:06 +0000

Teens having sex in committed relationships are less likely to be delinquent than their abstaining peers. But teens having casual sex are more likely to exhibit "anti-social behavior" than either group.

Study finds more and more parents are choosing to live together without marrying.

Catholic church gives more priests temporary permission to absolve the "sin" of abortion and "de-excommunicate" women who've had one. Phew!

Naked News: Gender equality means more sex for everyone

Em and Lo — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:00:43 +0000

Study shows that more gender equality leads to more sex. (And, we'd hazard a guess, better sex, too.)
Cosmo launches an iPad version of the mag for men (there's no paper version because apparently dudes wouldn't be seen dead actually reading Cosmo). So now we can all be super insecure about our bodies and our skill in the sack!

Naked News: Why we sext

Em and Lo — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:00:25 +0000

Why teens and adults are compelled to send X-rated texts. Is women’s intuition a myth or reality? Do men experience menopause, or rather, manopause? Passionate responses to Erica Jong’s recent co-sleeping-kills-sex comments. Gender-based femicide is still prominent in India. More scientific support for the idea that people are born this gay. MORE FROM EMandLO.com: When [...]

Naked News: Declining sperm count just a nasty rumor after all

Em and Lo — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:00:30 +0000

The myth is debunked – humankind’s sperm count is a-okay! Alabama passes “fetal pain” anti-abortion bill, with no exceptions for rape and incest. Miami high school elects transgender senior as prom queen. Tracy Morgan says gay is something kids learn from the media. Wyoming grants divorce to same-sex couple despite not performing same-sex marriages. Obama suggests [...]

Naked News: San Francisco puts circumcision ban on the ballot

Em and Lo — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:13 +0000

Circumcision ban to appear on November ballot in San Francisco.
New Utah law bans "lewd acts" like fondling your own breasts.
Further East, things are a little more sane: A sex ed contraception requirement passes the Illinois Senate.

Naked News: peen heels, kiddie Botox, and fancy-schmancy condoms

Em and Lo — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:00:16 +0000

Damn you American Idol, for covering up Lady Gaga's penis heels with your logo!
The latest craze in luxury sex accessories: $5 dollar condoms.
Forget about going blind, it's going deaf that you have to worry about: Forty-seven men have reported hearing loss from Viagra.

God is obviously gay-friendly

Em and Lo — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:00:22 +0000

In case you missed this making the rounds this last week, check out this 3 minute video of Representative Steve Simon (DFL Hopkins/St. Louis Park) eloquently — and we mean EL-O-QUENT-LY — urging his fellow Minnesotan lawmakers not to put a gay marriage ban on the ballot in 2012. They did, unfortunately. But that fact [...]

Naked News: Sex jokes at the office can cause depression, slacking

Em and Lo — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:00:40 +0000

Sex chat at the water cooler can lead to depression and low productivity, study finds.
A Florida boy is pulled from class for wearing high heels.

Whatever you do, don’t call bin Laden hot

Em and Lo — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:00:16 +0000

It’s difficult (not to mention crass) to try to tie lust and Osama bin Laden together, but in honor of last night’s historic news we’re gonna do it. A few years ago NPR’s “This American Life” started off an episode about speaking one’s mind in a tough room with this painful yet kind of hilarious [...]

Retro news websites

Matthew Rodriguez — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:56:14 +0000

Take a step into a time machine and let’s go allllll the way back to the 1990s (ancient, I know) and check out homepages of various news organizations from the pre-Twitter era. The Los Angeles Times site looks like it was created by a 13 year old and hosted on Geocities.

Pat Robertson vs. evil lesbians

Em and Lo — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:00:40 +0000

Have you had your daily allowance of crazy today? If not, here’s a little something to meet your needs — and then some. It’s a clip of Pat Robertson explaining why liberals are so intent on killing babies: apparently, it’s all part of a vast evil lesbian conspiracy. The clip was posted by RightWingWatch.org. So [...]

Naked News: We are all sexual deviants.

Em and Lo — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:30:52 +0000

A massive internet study finds that we are all sexual deviants.
It doesn't just happen in Thailand. Sex trafficking in the U.S. is called "an epidemic."

Naked News: Men used to have prickly peens

Em and Lo — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:34:46 +0000

In French tickler news: Our male ancestors had penile spines.
Among gay men, penis size correlates with bedroom roles (the bigger, the bossier, i.e. tops).

Naked News: We didn’t get live sex demos when we were in college!

Em and Lo — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:00:16 +0000

Northwestern University human sexuality class has live demonstration by a kinky couple (we'd feel better about that if the guy had been naked too and hadn't been wielding a modified power tool).
HuffPo has a DOMA “for Dummies” rundown.
Egads: half of US men have HPV!

Women have casual sex for — get this! — pleasure

Em and Lo — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:00:51 +0000

It may not be news to any of you ladies out there who’ve enjoyed the thrill of a no-strings-attached hook-up, but for those who buy into the evo-psych pop notion that women are only interested in high-status resource providers rather than hotties (i.e. the opposite of men’s supposed eternal motivations) there’s a study published in [...]

Naked News: Justin Bieber doesn’t stand with Planned Parenthood

Em and Lo — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:00:17 +0000

Justin Bieber proves exactly why we shouldn't really be asking 16-year-old himbo pop starlets to weigh in on the abortion debate.
Congresswomen share their personal stories for the first time in the Planned Parenthood funding debate. (And because we don't even pretend to be objective around these parts, click here to tell your reps that the defunding is outrageous and wrong.)

Not exactly breaking news: Sexy news anchors distract male viewers

Em and Lo — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:00:30 +0000

In a new study that will surprise, well, no one we can think of, two researchers at Indiana University have found that attractive, dolled up lady newscasters make it harder for male viewers to retain the information of the broadcast. Heh, we said broadcast. We're sure that this research will usher in a new wave of mousy, seriously dressed female news anchors -- because the producers of these news shows really care how much information their viewers retain. Right?

Naked News: Gagging over Lady Gaga’s new fragrance

Em and Lo — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:00:09 +0000

Ted Haggard reveals to GQ that he would identify as bisexual if it weren't for, you know, God. But wait, didn't God make him bisexual to begin with? Religion is confusing.
Ubiquitous James Franco to play porn star Linda Lovelace's former husband.
New research suggests are no differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals or between women and men in terms of the brain systems regulating romantic love.

Naked News: Sleeping dogs, defining monogamy, and DIY vaginas

Em and Lo — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:00:48 +0000

Letting a dog sleep in bed with you may be hazardous to your health.
A survey shows that young couples can’t agree on whether or not they agreed to monogamy -- and that those who can agree often cheat anyway.
Some men may be allergic to their own semen. (And others are just prudish about kissing their partner after receiving a blowjob.)
Meat, consumerism, and masculinity: examining the startling drop in Japanese sex drive.

Naked News: Pantsless in the city, and why eating carrots makes you more attractive

Em and Lo — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:00:03 +0000

New Yorkers strip to their undies to celebrate the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride.
Spanish Catholic calendar features Easter-themed near-nudes to raise funds for youth group.

Naked News: Teen pregnancy, fighting sex spam, and judging ugly people

Em and Lo — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:00:24 +0000

The teen pregnancy rate has gone down and everyone and their mother (read: MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, abstinence-only education, comprehensive sex ed, the recession, Bristol Palin, and of course her mother) are attempting to take credit.
Biden says that same-sex marriage is as inevitable as the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Naked News: DADT, plus scientists prove the sexually obvious

Em and Lo — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:00:29 +0000

TKTKT

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal passes in the house!
Because sometimes we need scientists to tell us the obvious: Indiana University study finds that women who regularly use lube have higher levels of sexual satisfaction.
More obvious from the ivory towers: Study shows sex helps neurotic people relax.
A stem-cell cure for AIDS?! Maybe...

Twitter’s top 10 most powerful tweets of 2010

Matthew Rodriguez — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:32:13 +0000

Twitter rounded up their list of the top 10 most influential and powerful tweets this year. Although they might not be world leaders, nationally recognized reporters, or celebrities, here is my recommended short list of must-follow people on Twitter due to their excellent linkage or humor (or both!): jennydeluxe (memes, news, and lolz), CardiffGarcia (financial), [...]

How to be a TV talking head

Michael Musto — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:39:21 +0000

I’ve spent half my adult life appearing as a talking head on various TV channels, so by now I have the art of on-camera gabbing down to a T and know just what to do, what to avoid, and whether to watch the clip afterwards with one eye covered. Live appearances on cable news are way different than pre-taped ones (like “101 Celebrity Meltdowns” or “The Fab Times of Lindsay”), so I’ll separate them in offering my unsolicited but extremely useful advice to anyone brazen enough to want to join the unpaid talking head population. For live shows: *Have your first answer ready. The worst thing imaginable on live TV is dead air, so you want to avoid ever pausing to think or stammering stuff like “Um, uh…” If your first answer doesn’t match the first question, then say it anyway—and make it match the question. *Speak in four or five sentences at a time, trailing off when you’ve sensed that you’ve had your say on that particular subject and it’s time for someone—anyone--else to speak. Don’t be a monosyllabic caveman, but don’t monopolize the whole show either. Find a happy medium.

The best sex and love news of 2010

Em and Lo — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:00:49 +0000

Yesterday we told you about the sex and love news from 2010 that most pissed us off and/or depressed us -- dubious studies, dubious reporting, and rampant STDs, et al. Today we hope to put a smile back on your face with some of the love and sex news that most inspired us. You're welcome.

A kink study finds that the majority of men are open to fetishes once you get them behind closed doors. Just don't expect them to dish about it over Monday Night Football.
College gals finally close the marriage gap -- new research shows that white women with college degrees are just as likely to marry as those who didn’t graduate from college.
Okay, so yesterday we told you that the web is "luring" more women into porn addiction -- but there's a silver lining. We finally have proof that women are visual creatures too!

The worst sex and love news of 2010

Em and Lo — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:00:45 +0000

Every week, all year long, we tell you all about what's going on in the world of sex and love. Well, not quite all -- you might notice that we steer clear of stories about sex crimes (because that's not the kind of sex this site is about) and stories about teachers sleeping with their students (because we're not Fox). But everything else, you'll find here. Not everything we report on pleases us -- in fact, some of it straight-up pisses us off. Here are the headlines and studies that depressed us most in the past year. Tune in tomorrow for the news that put a smile back on our faces.

Economically dependent men are more likely to cheat on their female partners. We remain unconvinced that this is actual proven fact rather than just dubious study, but either way: boo!
That "six-feet-tall" hottie you're corresponding with online? Yeah, he's totally lying.

Naked News: The pope and Snooki on condoms, orgasmic voting, and gay e-marriage

Em and Lo — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:00:36 +0000

The pope says that there are "certain cases" where a condom might be acceptable. But apparently only for prostitutes (or only for male prostitutes, depending on which translation of his interview you read). Well alrighty then. We're not sure why we expected Catholicism to suddenly start making sense.
Jersey Shore Snooki's birthday bash will be sponsored by Lifestyles condoms because she supports safe sex. Snooki for pope!

Naked News: Winter libido blues, confusing contraception, and lesbian moms

Em and Lo — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:00:16 +0000

Apparently winter is bad for the libido -- the cold weather and increased carb consumption are to blame.
More than one third of pregnancies in the U.S. is unplanned, and in most cases it's because people are using contraception incorrectly. And you thought all those condom-on-cucumber demos were overkill.

And the Mom of the Year Award goes to…

Em and Lo — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:40 +0000

If every mom in the U.S. was as awesome as this blogger, Nerdy Apple Bottom, we think you could successfully eradicate bullying, homophobia, sexism, and mean-ism in one fell swoop. Or at least make a huge dent in them. Here's why: Her five-year-old son -- who may or may not be gay and she's totally okay with that either way -- begged to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo. At the last minute he started panicking that people would make fun of him. Turns out he shouldn't have worried about his peers... it was the other moms who acted like overgrown Mean Girls. Under the guise of "concern" they questioned the blogger's decision as a mother to let him do this, and expressed shock (and even disgust) that she hadn't put her foot down and said no. Nerdy Apple Bottom writes:

Just as it was heartbreaking to those parents that have lost their children recently due to bullying. IT IS NOT OK TO BULLY. Even if you wrap it up in a bow and call it ‘concern.’ Those women were trying to bully me. And my son. MY son.

Naked News: Free birth control, men kissing everywhere, and Jesus’ HIV status

Em and Lo — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:00:31 +0000

The new health care plan may make birth control pills free for women. Jon Hamm makes out with Jason Sudeikis on Saturday Night Live! And yes, we consider this important news. Okay, we’re kind of over the whole Betty White thing, but props to the old lady for speaking out about gay marriage. A South [...]

The world’s gender inequality

Em and Lo — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:00:44 +0000

The World Economic Forum recently came out with their 5th annual Global Gender Gap Report for 2010, which, according to Time magazine (Oct 25th issues), ranks 134 countries on "a percentage-based metric that calculates how much they have closed their gender gaps in education, politics, health and economic opportunity."

Naked News: Long hair bias, Clarence Thomas, and spooky sex offenders

Em and Lo — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:00:12 +0000

Older women want everyone to stop making such a big deal out of their long gray hair already.
High-end escort blogger/Swarthmore student turns out to be middle-aged male government worker in Delaware.

Muslims Wearing Things

Matthew Rodriguez — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:53:24 +0000

Former NPR news analyst and now Fox News commentator Juan Williams found himself in hot water after he stated that he feared seeing “people who are in Muslim garb.” In response Muslims Wearing Things is a single serve humorous Tumblr blog focused on “pictures of Muslims wearing all sorts of things in an attempt to [...]

Naked News: Orgasms & sensitive fingers, boomers & safe sex

Em and Lo — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:00:16 +0000

Study finds that highly sensitive fingers in a woman may be linked to her ability to orgasm during vaginal intercourse.
In Indonesia, a mandate being discussed would require girls to pass virginity tests to attend state-funded schools. Just. Wow.

Al Franken chokes up over Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Em and Lo — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:00:20 +0000

We should all be choking up, now that Congress has blocked the defense authorization bill (the bill that funds the miliatry) for the first time in decades simply because conservative members (and two Democratic senators!) don’t want to support gay rights, either because they think homosexuality is wrong or, more likely, they’re afraid of pissing [...]

Naked News: World record kissing and Lady Gaga on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Em and Lo — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:00:13 +0000

Lady Gaga PSA’s her way into politics with a video about the importance of repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
Two men from the College of New Jersey kissed for thirty-three hours, putting them in the Guiness Book of World Records for world’s longest kiss.

Naked News: A celibate Craigslist; plus, saying the wrong name in bed may be bad for your health

Em and Lo — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:00:13 +0000

A recent study claims that there may be a psychological danger to prolonged celibacy.
Craigslist renames their controversial "Adult Services" section "Censored" and shuts it down -- temporarily, we're assuming, to make a point about free speech. Don't they know there's a psychological danger to prolonged celibacy?!

Naked news: C-section predictions, tragic marriage proposals & Bible sex tips

Em and Lo — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:22 +0000

Swedish scientists recently discovered a way to help predict whether a mother-to-be will need a C-section. This could save women painful and possibly dangerous hours attempting a doomed vaginal delivery.
Esteban Rojas, one of the thirty-three Chilean miners who has been stuck underground for 20-some-odd-days (and counting), proposed to his long-time girlfriend. The proposal was written on a piece of scrap paper the miner stuck through a small hole in the tumbled rock.

Naked News: Smoking & ED, obesity & the pill, Utah & gay marriage

Em and Lo — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:00:17 +0000

As if you needed another reason to quit, research shows that smoking drastically increases the chances of erectile dysfunction.
Obesity, on the other hand, gets a free pass in the birth control department: Contrary to what was previously thought, obesity does not lower the effectiveness of the birth control pill.

Bad journalism warning labels

Matthew Rodriguez — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:04:28 +0000

Tom Scott, a two first name guy described by UK’s The Register as “sometime Internet funny man,” came up with a cheeky labeling system that would warn or alert readers of “sloppy journalism and other questionable content.” You can also print a PDF template of these labels. [Hat tip: Kaizar]

The power of teenage love

Em and Lo — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:00:05 +0000

We both went to high school in New Jersey (just a few towns away from each other, it turns out). During those late 80s days, Lo fell in love and had sex within a loving, committed, romantic relationship. Meanwhile, Em remained a virgin and sometimes ate her lunch in the bathroom. We both ended up excelling in high school, engaging in many extra-curricular activities, and going to well-respected universities.

Naked News: Black market dildos, early puberty, and fertile rockers

Em and Lo — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:00:09 +0000

Vibrators, dildos, sex dolls et al are illegal in Vietnam, but there is a thriving trade for sex toys on the black market there.
A recent study of more than 2000 women showed that implanting a copper inter-uterine device (IUD) up to five days after unprotected sex was 100% effective in preventing pregnancy.