sex

In my own evolution from Roman Catholic to born-again atheist, the one aspect of the Abrahamic religions that continues to confound my rational mind are its prohibitions against sex above and beyond simple procreation. How can the most beautiful, pleasurable, and life-affirming act humans can...

When I first started reading this article, I almost dismissed it as just someone that was advocating porn. If you take the time to read it though, I think you'll see it's actually pointing out some serious issues that I think might concern many people if they were cognizant of some of the...

Looks like in every state where there was a ban on same sex marriage on the ballot, they all got supported. This surprised me more than the election result (oh wait, we don't have one yet). Looks like it didn't matter the color of the state, they banned it at the polls.

http://www.liegirls.com/

Conservatives/NRA types think everyone should be able to have and use guns, even minors and small children. They argue that with proper training and education, paired with guidance and supervision, that even a small child can handle gun use responsibility. Aside from small children, direct...

http://www.antimusic.com/news/03/aug/item20.shtml

Expectant mothers who expect to live longer tend to have male infants. So says Sarah Johns: http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040802/full/040802-11.html This is a bit odd. I wonder what the mechanism could be? I’d certainly bet this has more to do with optimism and stress than some number...

BBC News I sometimes wonder how stupid the government can be. Also, I'm somewhat dubious about the civil liberties aspect of satellite-tracking and compulsory lie detector tests for people who have served their time in prison. Isn't the whole point that once you're released you've paid your...

Childless couple told to try sex A German couple who went to a fertility clinic after eight years of marriage have found out why they are still childless - they weren't having sex. The University Clinic of Lubek said they had never heard of a case like it after examining the couple who went...