Bethesda, Maryland, is, according to Forbes, one of America’s most well-educated small towns. It’s also the location of the most recent battle for sexual freedom. Paul Pickthorne, a Bethesda resident, hosts regular BDSM parties at his 3,600-square-foot home (dubbed “a castle-like [...]
Signing Out — FOREVER!
So you executed the changes you needed to make your Facebook safe but it’s still causing you grief? Hey, we hear you. Living out loud isn’t easy. Between your girlfriend demanding “Baby, why don’t you poke me anymore?!” and a client catching that fib about being sick [...]
West Covina Police Officer’s Self-Help Book Further Incriminates Him
In 2006, a West Covina police officer and sex crime investigator by the name of Tyler Kennedy self-published a 180-page book entitled The Magic Triangle: Coping with the Differences Between Men and Women, to help hapless men seeking “entrance to the magic triangle” (i.e., a woman’s[...]
Fernando Vicente’s Anatomy
Some art for you to get you going after brunch, our decadent orchids of want and wantonness. Allow us to introduce you to Fernando Vicente, a brilliant Madrid-born illustrator, frequent contributor to the daily El Pais and a favorite of our editrix’s. From his Anatomias series: Pinup by Fern[...]
February 7th, 2010 - 12:33 PM § in Hollywoody, News
Sex for Superbowl Victory
Kendra Wilkinson has vowed to celebrate a Colts Superbowl victory with lots and lots of sex. Hank Baskett’s likely response: “babyyyy, I just won a freakin’ Superbowl… can’t you just blow me really quick instead?” Image from urbandaily. Information from dbtechno.[...]
February 7th, 2010 - 11:00 AM § in Announcements
FILM CONTEST!
Here’s a lazy Sunday thought for you, Los Angeles: a short film competition. Ah, how fast we can get your attention! So get this: Los Angeles magazine is holding a free online short-film competition. When: February 3 – March 3, 2010 Length: under 3 minutes Topic: Los Angeles From Los An[...]
February 7th, 2010 - 6:00 AM § in Hollywoody, News
Tiger’s Out And About
Cheater du jour Tiger Woods has left the sex rehab center in Mississippi and been reunited with his wife and two children, according to RadarOnline. Wood’s wife, Elin Nordegren, has dropped her divorce lawyer and while she’s still not wearing her wedding band, rumor has it she’s c[...]
Barstow
Barstow, California was named after W. B. Strong–B for Barstow. The place’s a drive-through; no one wants to stay there beyond the ten minutes required to get a few more Bulls, piss and have a cigarette on the way to somewhere else. I get out of the car and breathe the impossibly hot air —[...]
HPV Vaccine Might Prevent Other Cancers, Too
The human papilloma virus — or HPV — vaccine, which doctors are now using to help prevent cervical cancer, might have the same effect on other cancers as well — and in men as well as women, reports the Vancouver Sun. Dr. Glenn Bauman, chairman of oncology at the University of Western Ontario f[...]
Dancing With The Porn Stars
As testament to the awesome power of fanfic, Hustler’s appetite for parody continues with This Ain’t Dancing With the Stars XXX, a nod to Dancing With the Stars as well as David Letterman, Lindsay Lohan and David Hasselhoff. Scarlett Fay plays Lohan, who seduces her dance instructor in[...]
February 5th, 2010 - 12:06 PM § in Smooth Move
Valentine’s Day: Kinky Extravagance
Past the understated gate, you find yourself in a large, lush garden. Walk past the fountain, into a dimly lit house, a mixture of modern lines and decadent sensuality. You’re at Kiki de Montparnasse on Melrose, a store devoted to the fulfillment of our passions, named after Man Ray’s [...]
OMGLOL, We’re Standing On Seaman and Cumming!
Somewhere inside us is an annoying 12-year-old who still LOLz uncontrollably at any term or thing that even remotely implies sex or genitalia. We all have one — it was just a matter of time before this impulse took life. Welcome to Things That Are Doing It, a blog devoted to pictures that are[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 8:14 PM § in Smooth Move
Valentine’s Day: DIY e-card
Remember when we actually did stuff ourselves? When was the last time you made a mix for someone? Mix tapes are a thing of the past, but it’s not just the tapes that seem to have gone with the Dodo, it’s also the investment of time and creativity. And why bother, really, when you can [..[...]
REMEMBER! Privacy Must Be Set
Facebook — mystical place where connections are forged, friends are kept, lovers are explored, relationships are destroyed, positions are obtained, and jobs are brutally lost. Now more than ever. Let me tell you a story. My phone rang. It was 3AM and I was home riding a deadline, but it was m[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:38 PM § in Fertility and Babbys, News
Giving Birth in California Is DANGEROUS
The mortality rate of California women who die from causes directly related to pregnancy has nearly tripled in the past decade and the state Department of Public Health has for the past seven months declined to release a report outlining the trend. The investigative journalist group California Wat[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:00 AM § in Hollywoody, News
Between Escort and Endorsement
For the past 19 years and much to the distaste of Austria’s polite society, Richard Lugner has paid for celebrity dates to the Vienna Opera Ball. The dates — everyone from Sophia Loren to Paris Hilton to Dita Von Teese — are paid $150,000 to sign autographs at one of his malls, att[...]
Do You Take It In The Ass? (NSFW)
A question we’re sure a lot of people wish they could ask on a first date, but tend not to. As with anything that might be important to you, we here at Sex and the 405 think you should certainly ask. Don’t let them kid you, sexual compatibility is important in a relationship: We are goi[...]
Sid Vicious Died Today, 31 Years Ago
Sid Vicious, bassist for the Sex Pistols: a kid, an icon, a tragedy, a legacy. He defined a generation and the radiation from its zeitgeist-shattering explosion can still be felt today. You know, if you look hard enough under the VersaSpa tans, over-processed vocals, and senseless Top 40 hits. Oh, [...]
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:00 AM § in Opinion, from the bed
We’ll Miss You, Black Heart
Almost a decade ago, a woman named Laura Roberts reached out to me with some compliments on my blogging skillz (has it been that long? Jeez). She was also a blogger and also interested in sex. Soon, we had developed a correspondence — about writing, about sex, about writing about sex — [...]
Private Lessons
A proper submissive needs to be trained and disciplined with more than just paddles and whips. My training by Sir M has focused on protocol for a submissive -– and his sweet torture is a bonus. I committed to meeting him each Saturday night at the dungeon party but he wanted more time with me s[...]