Earlier this week, a group of Congress members sent letters to President Bush to urge him not to move forward with the proposed regulations that would define certain contraceptives as abortion, allow anti-choice health care doctors, nurses and other professionals to refuse to personally provide abortion care (under the newly defined “abortion”), and force health [...]

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What does it mean when stripper shoes make an appearance at a Berlin Fashion Week? I don’t know - I mean, at this point it’s fairly obvious that stripping and sex work have poked a manicured nail through the curtain that used to separate them from the mainstream, at least here and there. So maybe [...]

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Nas- you rock. Please watch this.  

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Photo via Mother Jones
In a highly unanticipated move, The Nation has introduced a sex column, Carnal Knowledge, to be written by JoAnn Wypijewski. According to it’s kickoff column:

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You know you want it
There’s nothing that says “self-lovin’” quite like eating a delicious snack, or even better - a whole meal. I am not much of a chef, but I will go ahead and tell you that I inspired myself when I realized that I could, in fact, make myself a glorious steak without [...]

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Via the Huffington Post today: A progressive group called J Street released findings of a study that does not come as a surprise to this Jew (me), or that Jew (Jessica): 
Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee [Obama], according to a new poll. Only 37 percent of Jews view the Connecticut [...]

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As I have mentioned before, I’m a chubby lady. Now, let it be known- I’m not afraid of the word fat. Many prefer to use it (particularly those in the fat acceptance movement- and you go, ladies!), but personally, I just like the ring of c-h-u-b-b-y. There is something so fun about it- an ease. [...]

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A recent study shows that women who are taking antidepressants and aren’t able to reach orgasm because of side effects might benefit from Viagra:
“For women on antidepressants with orgasm problems, this may provide some wonderful relief,” said psychologist Stanley Althof, director of the Center for Marital and Sexual Health of South Florida in West Palm [...]

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This morning I clicked on the following headline on CNN.com, which is my homepage (very soon to change, I think) - as, no doubt, did many other curious voyeur types:
Police fight rash of home “strippers”
Go ahead, click on it yourself - guess what the story is about? Foreclosed, empty homes that are being burglarized “down [...]

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