How a nebbishy ex-academic who keeps changing his name wound up traveling around the country convincing total strangers to kiss onstage.

What's wrong with just showing the real thing?

Al Gore's favorite novel, Stendhal's classic "The Red and the Black," is just the kind of art his wife and running mate want to squelch.

The curator of the "Erotic Picasso" show in Paris talks about why the artist's most ribald work probably won't come to the U.S.

This vocal thirstiness makes sense if you take into account factors favoring a sexy yet safe "vibes only" lifestyle

Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a slight French charmer that asks the question: When she kisses that hot guy on-screen, is it for real?

A cross-cultural study finds that Americans go more for one-night stands, the French favor long-term affairs -- and French women over 50 have a lot more sex.

Writer/director Charlène Favier and star Jérémie Renier on making a movie about the psychology of abuse & athletics

“Fifty Shades of Grey” scored as erotica for straight women and gay men; the sequel belongs to a more icky demo

While teens are using more condoms, people over 45 are experiencing a boom in STDs. What's going on?

In today's young adult novels, girls become women via consumption.

A night on the town in New Orleans fails to generate the Caligula-like ambience sought by our reporter.

It's all in your head! Women who focus on erotic thoughts during sex have an easier time reaching orgasm

Learning to love my girlfriend meant learning to live with her dog.

An expert talks about 19th century London's flagellation brothels, pornography and sexual revolutionaries