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28 Jul 2009 18:09

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Biz: You mean our alt-weekly might die? Screw it, we’re writing about sex

  • Tomorrow, the fate of our alt-weekly’s ownership may finally be decided, again. While Creative Loafing brass are hugging it out in Atlanta bankruptcy court, CP staff will be busy proving that we still deserve our paychecks. We’re spending the whole day writing about #^%#ing.
  • Washington City Paper blogger Amanda Hess • Describing her paper’s chosen way of dealing with the impending possible demise of her paper’s parent company, which is going to be in bankruptcy court tomorrow. WCP has been doing this a bit lately, including a notably frank Marion Barry cover a few weeks back. (Note: Link is NSFW.) • source
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28 Jul 2009 10:12

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Offbeat: Japan’s men give up on dating, Part II: The “herbivore” movement

  • “Herbivore” = We’re living our lives as boring as possible. Shunning the ideals of corporate success, relationships and sex, many men in Japan (on top of the ones who date Anime characters) describe themselves as “herbivorous.” Basically, rather than force themselves up the corporate ladder, they say screw it and work at Japan’s equivalent of a truck stop their entire lives. “I don’t think my parents’ way of life is for me,” said boring hotel worker Roshinante. “I still struggle between the traditional notion of how men should be and how I am.” Jesus, women of Japan, what makes you so scary that dudes go out of their way not to date you? source
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27 Jul 2009 20:26

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Offbeat, World: Saudi dude makes boasts about sexual prowess, regrets it

  • In Saudi Arabia, pre-marital sex is a crime, guys. Mazen Abdul Jawad lives in a highly conservative country. He’s also an idiot. Jawad went on TV earlier this month and talked about his conquests with women. This being in a country where unmarried men and women aren’t even allowed to talk. Now, he’s being forced to apologize and charges could be filed against him. For his part, Jawad says that the producers of the TV show he was on trimmed down two hours of footage and focused on the most shocking parts of what he said. But still. source
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02 Jul 2009 11:45

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World: You can now be gay without fear of arrest in (a small part of) India

  • A ban on homosexual sex has been overturned. Today, a New Delhi court overturned section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which bans consensual gay sex. The decision, which only applies only in New Delhi, is a huge victory for the country’s gay rights movement. Religious leaders panned the decision, saying it was leading to further Westernization of the conservative-leaning country. source
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22 Jun 2009 00:05

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World: In South Africa, rape is not just a problem. It’s an epidemic.

  • 25%+ of South African men admitted to committing rape in a recent poll source
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20 Jun 2009 11:54

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Offbeat: To nerd and corrupt: Did a Geek Squad worker abuse his power?

They give them badges? Really? A New Joisey man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly using his authority to fix computers at high prices to instead convince a prostitute to perform sexual acts with him. No matter the outcome, 25-year-old Jay Mora of Newark is going to have a hard time living this one down. source
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13 Jun 2009 22:00

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Culture: HIV transmission is still high for adult movie actors

  • 22 actors have gotten HIV from being in porn movies since 2004 source
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24 May 2009 11:06

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Offbeat: Remember Mary Kay LeTourneau? She’s still diggin’ on her student

  • It wouldn’t be funny if it was a situation that was happening right now. But it’s a situation that happened a long time ago, she served her time, now they’re married, they had kids together, and we’re just having fun.
  • Mike Morris • Owner of Fuel Sports Eats and Beats in Seattle, which hosted a “Hot for Teacher” night featuring Mary Kay Letourneau, shamed years ago for having a relationship with her student, and Vili Fualaau, the former student (and current husband) who DJ’ed at the event as DJ Headline. It’s like creepy and awesome at the same time. • source
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27 Mar 2009 14:19

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Culture: Cloris Leachman’s tell-all autobiography tells a little too much

  • One day we made an agreement that I would have sex with him if he lost 32 pounds. He almost did it; he lost 29 pounds. We both got so disoriented at what we were facing that his weight shot back up, and our assignation never happened.
  • Actress Cloris Leachman • Discussing the possibility of having sex with Ed Asner, her co-star on “Mary Tyler Moore.” She also speaks of a random night with Gene Hackman back in the 1970s. Keep in mind that all this stuff happened over 30 years ago and Leachman is like 82 now. • source
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21 Mar 2009 08:33

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Offbeat, U.S.: Alaska and Florida consider a ban we don’t want to talk about

  • Uh, let’s just say they’re lookin’ out for Fido. It seems obvious it should have been on the books already, but the top-left-cornered state and the bottom-right-cornered state don’t have beastiality laws on the books. That could change soon, though – the main argument in favor of the ban is that those who molest animals are more likely to rape or molest people. So, there you have it. Beastiality bans. (*Whew* we actually got through that!) source
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