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Crave: Dumped! Fun & Games Activity Book (Win It!)

Annika HarrisJanuary 16, 2009 //

Getting dumped sucks and, oftentimes, trashing your ex can seem like the best revenge. But hold on a second before you post a message on his Facebook wall. Do you really want to come off as a bitter loser? Instead, you help recent dumpees Sam and Samantha find their way through a jungle of post breakup mazes, word searches, and crosswords as they unlock the secrets to their misfortune and recover from heartache in Josh Lewis’s Dumped! activity book. You’ll probably still feel crappy, but at least you’ll be too busy playing games to text, email, or phone your ex. [$11.01, Amazon.com]

We’re giving away five of Josh Lewis’s Dumped! activity book, but you have to work if you want it. The five best commenters for this coming week — from today, Friday, Jan. 16 through Thursday, Jan. 22 — will be awarded with one. So, be as clever, smart, and original as you can! Click HERE to read the official rules. Keep reading »

Frisky Q&A: Perez Hilton Talks Red Carpet Suicide

Susannah BreslinJanuary 14, 2009 //

Depending on whom you ask, Perez Hilton is either the “Queen of All Media” or the proprietor of “Hollywood’s Most-Hated Website.” Born Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents, the 30-year-old actor-turned-blogger runs the celebrity gossip site that has redefined Hollywood coverage. Whether he’s adding splooging penises to photos of stars’ faces or shoving Lance Bass and Neil Patrick Harris kicking and screaming out the closet, Hilton has neatly positioned himself alongside the infamous to become a virtual celebrity. After the jump, the notorious blogger talks about his new book, how to blog, and who should play him — and his love interest — in his biopic. Keep reading »

Phone Sex: In Living Color

SimchaDecember 25, 2008 //

Photographer Phillip Toledano has captured portraits of people who are usually heard and not seen. In his coffee table book “Phone Sex”, the people behind the dirty talk pose for their audience. And it’s stunning! Toledano shot them in their own homes and clothes — it’s these everyday women and yes, MEN, naturally sexy in their natural habitat. From a 60-year-old Ivy League grad to a ladies man who loves his chihuahua, it’s not what you’d expect from people who get others off for hours on end. Plus they also dish their professional secrets, from the saucy to the scary. It’s a real look at the smooth talkers behind all those jobs! [Trend Hunter] Keep reading »

Dealbreaker: The Dumb Guy

Diana VilibertDecember 22, 2008 //

I noticed Bob before he noticed me. He looked like the kind of guy you have sex with in barroom bathrooms and the backseats of cars. When he said “Hey” as I brushed past him in the Cold & Sinus aisle of Walgreen’s, I hesitated. I knew that “Hey.” It was the cocky “Hey” of a man who’s good in bed and bad at everything else. He’ll stand you up for dinner, but he can guarantee you multiple orgasms before breakfast. I knew better. I agreed to meet him for coffee later that night.

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Crave: Live Alone And Like It (Win A Copy!)

Catherine StrawnDecember 12, 2008 //

This little book of advice for single women was written back in 1936. The author, Marjorie Hillis, was a fancy pants editor at Vogue who was single until age 49, three years after this book was published. She didn’t seem to mind being a bachelorette and wanted her fellow singletons to live it up. Her old timey advice is amusing, but remains applicable – there’s even a chapter titled “Pleasures of A Single Bed.” [$11.89, Amazon.com]

We’re giving away five copies of Live Alone and Like It: The Classic Guide for the Single Woman, but you have to work if you want one. The five best commenters for this coming week—from today, Friday, Dec. 12 through Thursday, Dec. 19—will be awarded with one. So, be as clever, smart, and original as you can! Click HERE to read the official rules. Keep reading »

Poll: Have You Ever Lied To A Date About What Books You’ve Read?

Catherine StrawnDecember 11, 2008 //

Who doesn’t want to impress a date? We tend to dress up a little more, do a better job of applying our eyeliner, and sit up straighter when we go out with someone new, but according to a study, most of us probably tell a few lies, too. A survey of 1,543 Britons by the National Year of Reading found that 39 percent are more likely to lie about what books and magazines they’ve read than they are about their age or job. Have you ever lied to a date about books you’ve read? Tell us which ones in the comments… [Telegraph, U.K.] Keep reading »

Bedtime Stories

DivineCaroline.comDecember 9, 2008 //

There is no shortage of pornographic material available to the average adult. Anyone with a computer has access to a plethora of naughty and not so nice images. Whether we’ve wanted to or not, most of us — whether through an error in a Google Search or the “witty” antics of a friend — have seen the skin on a few men, or women, or (God forbid) animals contorted into positions that would make the Pilobolus Dance Troupe jealous. However, not everyone wants to look. The good news is: you don’t have to watch strangers’ sexual exploits for a stimulating time; you can read about them. Welcome to the world of erotic novels, a girl’s right-hand man (or woman) in the bedroom. Keep reading »

Real Chick Lit: Passport To Pleasure

The FriskyDecember 3, 2008 //

There are so many reasons to travel: discovering new cultures, sampling exotic cuisines, scoping out gorgeous, historical scenery, and, of course, the opportunity to say that you’ve done it with someone from another country, in another country. If globe-trotting for the sake of sex isn’t in the cards for you anytime in the near future, you’re not completely out of luck when it comes to sampling what’s on the menu at the International House of Lovecakes. Laura Corn, author of all sorts of amp-up-your-sex-life literature, believes that integrating some internationally-inspired romanticisms into your oh-so domestic sex life is not only the next best thing to actually getting lucky on foreign soil, but might actually be the key to revving up an otherwise lackluster love life. Just think: Cheeseburgers are damn good, yet how sad would your palate be without the likes of sushi, Pad Thai, and enchiladas? You get the picture. Keep reading »

The Frisky Gift Guide: Books Every Shelf Will Love

Amelia McDonell-ParryNovember 26, 2008 //

You cannot go wrong buying someone a book as a gift — um, unless they’re illiterate of course. After the jump, 15 books we totally fell for, that would make just about anyone with a shelf happy. Keep reading »

Hollywood It Girls Go Pinup

Susannah BreslinNovember 4, 2008 //

Dita Von Teese, watch out. Check out this coffee table book of photographs by celebrity photographer Timothy White, starring Hollywood It-girls done up as retro-pinups. In the past, White’s shot stars ranging from Harrison Ford to Will Smith, but this time around he went for old school Hollywood, girly glamor. His pinup makeover subjects include Cindy Crawford, Gina Gershon, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Kate Hudson, Michelle Trachtenberg, Molly Sims, Vanessa Williams, and Mary-Kate Olsen. You can check out Olsen’s shot here. We like that the images are classy, not crass. These days, more is the new less. Keep reading »

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