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Two concepts of sexual hysteria By Linda R. Hirshman and Jane E. Larson
The Democrats offer "Boogie Nights," the Republicans "The Crucible." Can we change the channel?
(12/24/98)

The shipping nudes By David Steinberg
Before you try to send that art book through an express postal service, take heed: Some of them have become arbiters of obscenity
(12/10/98)

"At Home with the Marquis de Sade" Reviewed by Molly Weatherfield
Sade off: The man who became history's most notorious pervert was no picnic to live with, either
(11/19/98)

Two hard men are good to find By Rona Marech
Women's smutty little reading secret is sending black homoerotic literature to the top of the charts
(11/05/98)

The bridegroom stripped bare By Daniel Reitz
A gay man discovers that the goings-on at a straight male stag party are kinkier than he could have imagined
(10/22/98)

Swimsuits -- and more! By Beverly Gage
Past and present collide at Atlantic City's annual Miss America extravaganza
(Wanderlust - 09/23/98)

Conception by deception By Tracy Quan
When women trick men into getting them pregnant
(Mothers Who Think - 09/23/98)

The heart of a tourist hustler By Lisa Dreier
Lonely in India, she befriended the local playboy. Who could know what would happen next?
(Wanderlust - 09/18/98)

976-UGLY By Courtney Weaver
In Part Two of a conversation, a phone sex worker talks about the dark, disturbing side of her business
(Columnists: Unzipped - 09/16/98)

Hot Flash By Lisa Moskowitz
I want your sex: Forays into sex selection could result in a nation of girls
(Mothers Who Think - 09/15/98)

Penile ponderings By Lori Gottlieb
In search of vestigial vaginas and other ethical dilemmas
(Ivory Tower - 09/15/98)

The Voyeur General's report
Bad soft-core porn
(Newsreal - 09/11/98)

Second Thoughts By Sallie Tisdale
We're here, we're ... uh ... straight? Using prayer, therapy and makeup to help gays "return" to heterosexuality
(Mothers Who Think - 09/11/98)

Sexpert sale By Susie Bright
The two toughest things to unload at a Labor Day yard sale are 10-year-old college textbooks and werewolf porn
(Columnists: Sexpert Opinion - 09/11/98)

From nudism to Buddhism By Tanya Shaffer
After a painful break-up, a writer seeks solace in three wildly different European retreats
(Wanderlust - 09/11/98)

Mr Blue By Garrison Keillor
Why does my husband keep writing short stories about having affairs with younger women with pierced tongues?
(09/09/98)

Talking dirty By Courtney Weaver
Shoptalking with a professional dirty talker
(Columnists: Unzipped - 09/09/98)

Monica's betrayal By Jenn Shreve
When Monica Lewinsky told more than all, she sold her man down the river -- and violated the adulterer's code of honor
(Mothers Who Think - 09/09/98)