Tag Archives: condoms

Dating Drama: No Glove, No Love? Not Always.

Rachel Kramer BusselNovember 24, 2008 //

2006 was a year of unprotected sex for me. No, not every time, but I started off the year with a fling with a slightly older man I was besotted with, who didn’t speak a word about condoms, and, in response, I didn’t either. I wanted to trust that he had some magical knowledge that somehow I was missing, that maybe the world had overturned itself and they were no longer necessary. I was wrong, and after a pregnancy panic as I searched for Plan B — this was right before it was so readily available — I escaped unscathed. Then later that year I met a guy I fell absolutely head over heels with, sure that we were destined to be together. Keep reading »

The Daily Squeeze: Purse Saves Life, Michelle Obama’s Earrings, And Friendly Women

Catherine StrawnNovember 12, 2008 //
  • A giant, overstuffed purse saved a 22 year old’s life. When an unknown assailant fired a shot at her, a calculator, umbrella, and a small case helped stop the bullet. [Lemondrop]
  • In a study of British men and women, condom use was particularly low among those in their 30s and 40s and in partnerships where there is an age difference of five or more years. [EurekAlert]

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    Safe Sex Makeup

    Susannah BreslinOctober 30, 2008 //

    Beauty brand NARS is raising safe sex awareness with two new cosmetic kits that come in handy when it comes to sex. The “Safer Set” includes two NARS condoms imprinted with “PREVENTION IS THE CURE” and a popular cream stick face highlighter in Multiple in Orgasm color. The “Safest Set” includes the same highlighter and a small black book promoting abstinence that gives you a list of ways you can just say no to the boys. A portion of the sales from both products go to amFAR’s global safe sex education initiative, so whether or not you’re doing it, you’ll be looking good and doing good. NARS has a long history of uniting sex and cosmetics. Lip colors come in Promiscuous, Manhunt, and Orgasm. Keep reading »

    Quote Of The Day: Kelly Osbourne On How She Learned About Sex

    Catherine StrawnSeptember 30, 2008 //

    “I was on tour with my dad and at every single one of his shows, they hand out condoms. I was about seven or eight and I picked up a packet and was like, “Mum, what’s this?” — Kelly Osbourne [The Mail on Sunday] Keep reading »

    The Daily Squeeze: Condomless Sex, Work Supervisors, & The Jessica Simpson Jinx

    Catherine StrawnSeptember 10, 2008 //
  • About one in four American teens will contract an STD, mainly because many fail to use condoms routinely and consistently. A study of 1,400 people ages 15 to 21 who had had unprotected sex in the previous 90 days found that they didn’t use condoms because they believe they reduce sexual pleasure and were concerned their partner wouldn’t approve of their use. [EurekAlert]

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    The Daily Squeeze: Black-Footed Ferrets, Sex Ed Videos, Sports Fans, And Yigal Azroul Condoms

    Catherine StrawnSeptember 3, 2008 //
  • Two black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo gave birth to “kits” (baby ferrets). The really interesting part of this story is that the kits fathers are both dead — one died in 1999 and the other in 2000. Since the species is endangered, the female ferrets were artificially inseminated with frozen semen from the dead males. [LiveScience]

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    Below-The-Belt Chic: Designer Condoms

    Susannah BreslinAugust 11, 2008 //

    Condoms. So important — yet so not stylish. Until now! For years, condoms haven’t exactly been the next Birkin bag. Instead, condoms are what you peruse in the drugstore aisle late at night, and the big decision is whether to get Trojans or Durex. Recently, though, as safe sex has become the golden rule, fashion designers, hip artists, and condom manufacturers have begun offering up a bevy of stylish choices when it comes to rubbers. Is there really a Marc Jacobs condom? Found out that and more after the jump.

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    The Young & The Condomless: Is Herpes The New HPV?

    Amelia McDonell-ParryJuly 28, 2008 //

    We scored a nice little quote in Page Six Magazine‘s story on “Generation Unsafe Sex”, but some of the other people interviewed left us with the question above. A half dozen or so NYC singles, as well as a Jezebel blogger and a sex educator, were interviewed about the topic of safe sex (and the fact that more and more people are not having it) — this quote, in particular, stuck out:

    “Once STDs and death seemed synonymous. Today, the accepted reality is that the STDs one is likely to contract through unprotected sex are more mundane, which is underscored by the fact that so many of them are cured using the same antibiotics you’d use for a sinus infection.”

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    The Daily Squeeze: Red Bull In France, Peanuts And Asthma, And Condoms In The Gaza Strip

    Catherine StrawnJuly 16, 2008 //
  • France started selling Red Bull with taurine after 12 years of having only caffeine in the formula. Things could get crazy. [Reuters]

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    The Daily Squeeze: Mary-Kate’s Ring, Animal Adoption, And Tom Arnold’s TV Show

    Catherine StrawnJuly 10, 2008 //
  • Mary-Kate seems to be promoting safe sex with a ring that resembles a condom. [The Sun, U.K.]
  • A cat has adopted a red panda cub whose mother abandoned him. Animals are so cute. [BBC]
  • Tom Arnold will host a second season of My Big Redneck Wedding on CMT starting this October. How did I miss the first season? [eMediaWorld]

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