Cosmo’s sex tips miss the point
Alongside advice for relationships, beauty and fashion, Cosmo has become widely known for its loud sexual content, which seems to have a bias toward outlandish sex — leading many female readers to think their sex lives aren’t spicy enough.
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Frisky business: a look at the porn industry
- Kelsey Puddister —The Muse (Memorial University)
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ST. JOHN’S (CUP) — We all do it. Okay, maybe not all of us, but most of us totally do it. In fact, in the same amount of time it took you to read this sentence, over 30,000 people worldwide made the choice to watch pornography. Click here…
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Popular writer receives Savage criticism
EDMONTON (CUP) — Don’t ask Dan Savage about butt plugs. Straightforward sex toy queries like these were fair game 22 years ago when Savage started writing his now internationally syndicated sex column. In the ‘90s, without the internet’s vast store of sex information, Savage’s job as…
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Friends with benefits | An alternative to finding “the one”?
- Taylor Breckles — The Cascade (University of the Fraser Valley)
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Is sex really the glue that holds a romantic relationship together? Let’s face it – when someone claims his or her relationship is on a “friends with benefits” basis, it’s usually safe to conclude they’re not baking cookies together. But is that a bad thing?
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Mask 4 masc: Grindr reflects gay male culture
- Aidan Whiteley — The Phoenix (UBC Okanagan)
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Nearly every gay man with a smartphone has a dirty little secret: Grindr. KELOWNA (CUP) — For the uninitiated, Grindr is an infamous mobile hook-up app for horny men to arrange quickies. However, the interface is simple enough that, while there is a sexual subtext, nothing…
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When two won’t do
- Ben Last & Natalie Corbo — Capilano Courier (Capilano University)
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NORTH VANCOUVER (CUP) — “Why is it acceptable in our society to love more than one sport with a passion? Read different books? Why is it acceptable to love more than one child?” writes Kendra Holliday, the leader of sex-positive website The Beautiful Kind. “Yet it’s…
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Valentine’s Day should celebrate all types of love
- Katelyn Cullum — The Cord (Wilfrid Laurier University
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WATERLOO (CUP) — These days, Valentine’s Day has a more negative meaning than a positive one. Click here for the original article from The Cord It seems like more and more people dislike this holiday, complaining about the obscene amount of red and pink that shows…
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Picking up the slack: the worst pick-up lines
CALGARY (CUP HUMOUR) — Love may be in the air, but asking someone out is usually either hit or miss. The Weal staff reminisced about the worst pickup lines they’ve ever received — or used — when on the dating scene. Click here for the…
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Valentine’s Day: stress in a heart-shaped box
- Jenny Aitken — The Martlet (University of Victoria)
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VICTORIA (CUP) — Ever since Grade 2, Valentine’s Day has been an occasion of dread for me. That year, my class spent an hour hand-making our Valentine card holders; mine was basically an envelope with a few glued-on feathers. Click here for the original article…
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In search of an orgasm: a Kama Sutra sexperiment
- Kenzi Green — The Martlet (University of Victoria)
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VICTORIA (CUP) — I can’t come Okay, maybe that’s misleading. Rephrase: I can’t have a vaginal orgasm, a G-spot orgasm, internal orgasm or whatever you want to call it. I’ve tried — believe me, I’ve tried — but I just haven’t been able to since…
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