We here at Sex and the 405 think it’s excellent that women are taking an interest in their bodies. We thought the vajacial (a “facial” to soothe the general area after a wax) was fine despite the bizarre explosion of hype and obvious misnomer (the vagina is inside. The outside is t[...]
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L.A.: Stressed or Self-Obsessed?
In a study of the country’s most stressful cities, Forbes has found Los Angeles ranks second — right after Las Vegas. Their methodology is fairly straight-forward: compare unemployment, commute times, work hours, access to health care, overall physical health and incidence of exercise. L[...]
The L.A. Personal Service Entourage — Explained
Ah, the lovely rays of the sun as they beat down, intensified by the smog. The sound of traffic on the 405, which almost sounds like the Pacific, just a few miles west. It’s the city where dreams are made and shattered, and to commemorate our devotion, here’s an eye-opening ode, from Lau[...]
Beauty, Eros, and the Particular
“Beauty always takes place in the particular, and if there are no particulars, the chances of seeing it go down.” — Elaine Scarry I have been mulling over the idea that beauty is, in essence, a particular trait over the past few weeks in considering my own conceptions and occasions[...]
Eros: An Introduction
In Greek mythology, Eros is a primordial god of sexual love, beauty, and fertility distilled from the chaos that created our universe. Although contemporary conceptions of eros focus on harmony and unity, in classical Greek culture eros was thought of as an agent of madness as well as a creative inf[...]
April 20th, 2010 - 6:00 AM § in Opinion
Post-Sex Masturbation
I really hate booty-calls that end without a sleepover. It usually ends with him in the shower, and me driving home with my legs still shaking as I furiously try to get a good grasp of the wheel. My phone vibrates between my legs, another ping. Probably from him. I break the law and ping [...][...]
Rising Without A Trace
British graffiti artist Banksy came back to L.A. and left his mark. Greedy as we are, it wasn’t long before someone stole it. Oh, Los Angeles, city where dreams are made, shattered or simply stolen from under our noses! In a piece for the LA Weekly about his film Exit Through the Gift Shop, th[...]
April 2nd, 2010 - 10:00 AM § in Opinion
Seeking The Ultimate Blowjob
I love blowjobs. I’m male, so that pretty much goes without saying. But I really love blowjobs. Epic blowjobs. Intense, full depth, sloppy, slobbering, gagging, tearing, face-fucking, extended eye-contact, fully consuming blowjobs. The kind that cause you to take pause when you see or experien[...]
March 15th, 2010 - 8:04 PM § in Opinion
You Fuck The Way You Date
Our editrix has a sex and relationships column on BlogHer, not that you should know, because usually it’s more relationships than it is sex, but we thought this week’s offering would amuse you. Her theory is that a woman can tell everything she needs to know about how a man fucks by how [...]
March 8th, 2010 - 9:00 AM § in Opinion
Women’s Day
As a man, I felt somewhat slighted when I saw the top ‘trending topic’ on Twitter this morning: “Happy Women’s Day.” Huh? This must be some sort of Twitter in-joke, like when everyone tried to fool their friends into thinking that some balloon-faced Canadian kid named &[...]