Catching Up on Sex Feed

I have been, as Dolly Parton said in some movie, "busier than a one-legged man in a butt kickin' contest," but am going to try to catch up with posting SeX Feed stuff from SeXis magazine this week. Most recently I had Conan O'Brien to officiate same-sex wedding, FAA has no problem with skydiving sex, Mormon Halloween: No gender-bending, please, How the Boy Scouts failed to stop a pedophile and last week, Mississippi Voters May Choose "Personhood" of fertilized eggs, Booty Drop Features On Campus Sex Stories, Elks have group sex in a Swedish backyard, Sex Ed Comparison Between Sweden and Finland.

Finally there's this one from the archives....sure, I wanted to flaunt my own DIY porn mag covers, but mostly I just wanted to wear a costume on Halloween (this isn't my actual costume...hopefully that'll work out and I'll share it later).
Have fun!

Wow, I really write a lot of these things...

OK, I'm going to cram a lot of Sex Feeds in here today so I can catch up with myself at least part way!
But before I say anything I have to call your attention to the photo on the left, of Camilla Parker Bowles and the Duchess of Alba....that face....that fabulous face....Duchess of Alba, 85, in topless photo scandal

And now for some archives....
For homework he wants you to masturbate twice as much
IRS allows deductions for sex change surgery
The Citadel admits inaction in abuse cases
144 tweets to document sex abuse....before she committed suicide
Berlusconi cracks himself up
HPV further implicated in oral cancers
Killer cannibal model denied parole (doy)
Injectable contraceptives may increase HIV risk
Breast implants save Russian woman's life in knife attack

Son of Catching Up With Sex Feed 2: Electric Bugaloo

I've been trying and trying to catch up with Sex Feed....but they're like that candy in the Lucy sketch! They just keep coming and coming! Here are some more for your enjoyment!
Older folks are better educated, more sexually active than before
OWS protestor charged with assault
Porn producer plans film of DSK case
E! star Giuliana Rancic has breast cancer
Sex while sky diving worth getting fired for
Zachary Quinto: Sexy, Vulcan and Gay
Perfume to support breast cancer may cause cancer
Oh deer! Wildlife birth control
DSK won't be prosecuted for sexual assault in France, either
Gay frat at U of Iowa?
More teens using birth control for first time sex

Ashton Kutcher Gives Himself a Twitterectomy: Son of Catching Up With Sex Feed

Just realized that my blog posts are saving a little strangely because I put them together a little while ago in anticipation of putting up some lists of Sex Feed posts that I haven't gotten to publish while I didn't have the web at home! My apologies about the weird sequencing, i.e. having Nov. 11 posts that appear to have been publisher in October! I'll figure it out one of these days. Have I mentioned that when it comes to technology I'm just a little Amish?

ANYWAY...
Today - 11/11/11 - on Sex Feed....
Ashton Kutcher Gives Himself a Twitterectomy
A 60 year-old college student makes a sexual harassment claim over Human Sexuality Coursework
and a few from the archives
ABC News Anchor and Quinto Fan Comes Out
Exercise and eat right and you'll have healthier sperm!
Women are bisexual
Michigan may totally ban school employee-student sex
What do you mean you don't want a gay male cheerleader?

Even more catching up on Sex Feed: We want Schweddy Balls!

Because we like the title....first things first:
We want Schweddy Balls!

but there's a ton more Sex Feed to catch up with! Not having the internet at home for a few weeks made keeping up with blogging a little tougher than usual....actually it made everything toughter.
I had to be out there.
With people!
Thankfully now I can go back to hiding in my apartment, glued to the computer like a normal person. In that time here's some of the things you missed....
Mississippi rejects "personhood" amendment
Circumcised with bamboo sticks: what one reporter did for a story
Catholic church is a big seller of erotica
Beware the quadraboob! 
Fearing infidelity, man fattens wife on steroid diet
Scrabble Tournament Strip Search called for
Moamaar likes Condi! Moammar likes Condi!
Paleolithic penis art tells us sex mattered to our anscestors
BC wants to test more people for HIV
83 year old Iowa man faces prostitution charge
Chinese office worker accidentally gives town a free porn show
Ryanair wants to show in-flight porn
Older folks are better educated, have more sex than they used to
Amanda Knox's ex doesn't foresee reunion
High percentage of school kids report sexual harassment
Herman Cain Sexual Harrassment blah blah blah
Justin Beiber's would-be baby mama might be subject of minor investigation
Former Penn State Coach Charged with Sex Abuse
Mom donates womb to daughter who was born without

Men are funnier than women but not by much

Herpes monkey last survivor of exotic animal massacre

OWS 'protestor charged in sexual assault

What's Hot in CF on WMFE

Listen for me on 90.7 WMFE this afternoon at 4:32 pm for What's Hot in Central Florida and in case you miss it catch it on the website at Voices of WMFE!
     There was so much going on this weekend it was really difficult to choose what to talk about but no question, the Halloween celebration in Cassadaga with it's promise of potentially seeing the devil in the spooky "Devil's Chair" (if not the one in the graveyard, who knows? maybe he'll turn up in the replica) was a shoe-in. There's a ton of things going on but no one else even hinted the devil might show up at their event. Gotta give it up for Cassadaga.

      After going to one of the Edgar Allan Poe events at the Orlando Public Library this month and loving it I had to share that Mad Cow Theater is doinga show based on Poe's works at the library tomorrow at 2pm.
      The Poe artwork, by the way, is a watercolor by Marilyn Manson.
      Finally Gloria Steinem  is speaking at Rollins twice this weekend, Friday night and Saturday afternoon - not a Halloween event, but one I'm positive listeners would want to know about because I'm a listener and I'd want to know.
     One other thing - I mentioned Enzian's Haunted Swamp Walk of Terror a few weeks back and this weekend Enzian is showing the Disney classic The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad at 1pm on Sunday. This is one of my all-time favorite animated / Halloween / general films - I had the record as a kid (which is slightly different from the song in the film; it's sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, who also voiced "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"; in the film it's Bing Crosby). I cannot WAIT to see one of my all-time favorites on a big screen.
     See you out there!

SexCult: Things that Go Hump in the Night

"My standards are notoriously low, but even I'm not aroused by rotting zombie flesh, Nosferatu's rat face or the slow hand of Freddy Krueger..."

So I started the quest to find something romantic the holiday that's supposed to be based on fear. It's true that a good Halloween fright can get your heart racing the same way arousal can but honestly, I'm not looking for the same thing in my horror film favorites, like "The Others," "Psycho," and yes, "Basket Case," as I am in a close encounter of the intimate kind.

    Some people, though, have mixed their sexy time and their spooky time by having sex - or at least saying or thinking they've had sex - with disembodied ghosts. This week in SexCult: Spectrophilia on SeXis I got the skinny from author and metaphysical expert Rosemary Guiley about the phenomena of people combining the sensual and temporal worlds.
     Bet they have a really happy Halloween....

"Crazy Little Thing" excerpted on Alternet

Thank you Alternet for putting up an excerpt of my upcoming book, Crazy Little Thing: Why Love and Sex Drive Us Mad! This chapter is about the nature of attraction and features my friend and one of my favorite authors and speakers, Sheri Winston talking about some of the reasons our attractions - and lack of them - can be baffling, to us and those around us.
    Sheri does a wonderful job articulating the confounding nature of attraction but there's also a narrative part of the chapter, which you'll hopefully be able to read in just a few weeks. This includes an interview with Ward Hall, a veteran carnival barker from Gibsonton, Florida who told Sam & I tales of love and intrigue in the sideshow, like the love story of the alligator-skinned man and the monkey girl and the golden age of Gibsonton when the "human oddities" of the carnival circuit wintered in that little tropical Camelot.
      You can order the book by clicking here on the Cleis Press/Viva editions website and I have to admit, having gotten used to the speed of the web it feels really strange to see something I finished awhile back just now coming out! But I can't wait - it was all such a gratifying experience and in thinking about Gibtown I'm reminded of some of the other adventures - actual and intellectual - that the book took me on, including
     * a vampire convention in a small Pennsylvania town
     * mulling over genetic sexual attraction on Edgar Allan Poe Street in NY
     * a meeting with Nina Paley, the cartoonist/animator who gave us the greatest breakup story ever told
      Anyway, I hope you'll check it out!

Liz in SeXs magazine: The Scar Project

It was my privilege to interview fashion photographer David Jay whose remarkable undertaking "The Scar Project," has literally changed the way many of us look at breast cancer. Jay photographed breast cancer survivors and asked for their stories and his stark, elegant, powerful black and white photographs give us a look at the disease and those who have lived with it that vividly supports the project's tagline "Breast Cancer is Not a Pink Ribbon." You can read the story here - The Scar Project -  and see the website here.  The project has also been turned into a documentary by the Style network.

Thank you, David, for the time, the amazing work and most of all for the reminder of early detection as the best prevention.

An excellent CF weekend

"I'd cut off my thumbs if I thought it was trendy," one of my friends once said to me and while I'm not quite that devoted I at least like to feel like I have an idea of what's in with the in crowd. Vampires are a trend I've been missing out on, surprisingly, too, because their dress sense, preference for the night and carnivorism are all things I approve of and share (except the dress sense).
     This weekend I got in on the Vampire's Ball, a production of the Orlando Ballet featuring vignettes choreographed by artistic director Robert Hill and I feel I've finally gotten the vampire fix I need. Twilight? Feh. This was so much better. The vignettes were engaging and surprising, the costumes were envy-inspiring and the dancers divine - how they do what they do is amazing enough (I don't think I've ever seen this many beautiful people outside of E! TV) but some of them did it in capes, no less - spectacular.
     I enjoyed so much I was kind of sad when it was over, like those people who went to see Avatar and then found real life to be a pretty tiresome by comparison. Hopefully Vampire's Ball will return next year - in the meantime at least there's one more week to enjoy every macabre thing Halloween has to offer.

       This past weekend I also got to hang out with the folks of Out N About Radio on 810 AM, hosted by Paul Karle, with Whitney Hogan, Randy Stephens of The Center and my pal Tom Dyer editor and publisher at Watermark Media and had a BLAST talking about my new book Crazy Little Thing: Why Love and Sex Drive Us Mad. It was an excellent show (and also featured Daniel Benavides, the lead vampire on the afore-drooled-about ballet) - the whole crew is great at balancing lightness and information on LGBT issues and the time just flew by - listen for them on Saturdays at 3pm!

     Finally on Friday night I made it to Slingapour's downtown for the Comedy Benefit for Kelly Fitzpatrick and I'm so glad I did. It was an excellent show - emcee Samuel Moore did an excellent job lining up a lot of local talent to honor Kelly. She was always such a joy to see and so supportive of the CF community - she's terribly missed and I'm glad I got to be there to be part of celebrating her memory.

     I was so happy to get to make some time this weekend to enjoy what was on offer in CF - and there's jus going to be more and more where that came from. I'm looking forward to it and I'll see you out there!

   


     

What's Hot in CF on WMFE!

Hi All!

There's an embarrassment of riches out there this weekend but the four I'm highlighting for What's Hot in Central Florida on WMFE 90.7 FM today at 4:32 pm (and on the website, if you miss it) are Nude-a-Palooza at Cypress Cove, a clothing optional resort in Kissimmee (which, you know, I love), the Vampire's Ball by Orlando Ballet, Central Florida Veg Fest at Loch Haven Park, and the Comedy Benefit for Kelly Fitzpatrick tonight at Slingapour's starting at 7pm. It's going to be a gorgeous weekend, so I'll see you out there!

Radio Days

Big radio week for me and for Crazy Little Thing: How Sex and Love Drive Us Mad! 
Tonight I'll be talking about the book on Positively Incorrect BlogTalk Radio with Scott Cluthe at 8pm and on Saturday on Orlando's Out & About Radio on 810 AM from 3:45 - 4pm.
And of course this week will be on WMFE this Friday at 4:32 pm with What's Hot in Central Florida (is you miss it you can click on the site and hear it any time over the weekend!)

Check in later for more on What's Hot in CF!

Listen for me on WMFE!

So, so excited to announce that I'm going to be doing a weekly segment on WMFE, 90.7, Orlando's public radio station and NPR affiliate. Every Friday at 4:32pm listen for What's Hot in Central Florida featuring events I think you'll really want to check out over the weekend and if you miss it you can catch up with the podcast any time right HERE on this link. 

I've been such a big fan of WMFE for so long and I couldn't be happier to be part of it. 

Cheers!!

SexCult: When is a sex addict not a sex addict?

     As an watcher of all things Dr. Drew, of course I saw the bulk of "Celebrity Sex Rehab," when it was on two years ago. I laughed, I cried, I learned...it was like the Waltons only with a lot of references to masturbation.
     So I was shocked, shocked I tellsya, to see that Phil Varone, who was a patient on the show, was recently modeling for Playgirl, and for a sex toy, and lots of other things you'd think someone who seemed to work pretty hard at sex rehab ought not to be doing. So, is he a sex addict or isn't it? What is a sex addict, anyway? Can you tell when you're enjoying something versus when you're using it to numb you out? What's the difference between an addiction and a lucrative hobby?
     Those are some of the questions I looked at in SexCult this week - SexCult: Is he a sex addict or isn't he?...I could have gone on forever (ask my editor) so maybe I'm addicted to my job....at any rate, I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed working on it!

Catching up with Sex Feed: Matt Damon Kissing Michael Douglas, Christina Crawford Shows Nudie Pics of Mom and Could You Love a Man Who Shot Your Face Off?

Who'da thought a new radio gig, a ton of Halloween events and being determined to have a social life could keep a girl so busy? I'm STILL behind in posting Sex Feed pieces, but here are some really good ones from this week
Dr. Pepper gets all macho with a new diet soda
Liberace Biopic: Matt Damon Kissing Michael Douglas
Syphilis in Europe: Don't Blame Columbus
Britain cuts aid to countries that persecute gays
Could You Love the Man Who Shot Your Face Off?
Gay Date with Lawmaker Leads to Porn Career


and a few from the archives....
Getting an Eel Up Your Penis is Less Funny Than You Think
Filipino Women End Violence with Sex Strike
Only the Irish Want Sperm from Redheads
Christina Crawford to show Mommie Dearest in Nude Photos
Gamers Enlisted in Science's Fight Against AIDS
Gary Busey, Ted Haggard, Swap Wives for ABC
DC Brings Standardized Testing to Sex Health Education
CycleBeads: The Latest in Birth Control
Moon Man Aldrin in love at 81
The Case of the Missing Topless Virgin Mary
Spanked for Being a Dominatrix?
Birth Control Pills Recalled
Bachmann Ridiculed For Repeating HPV Vaccine Story

Sex Feed: Obama Condemns Booing of Gay Soldier and Ben & Jerry's flavor of questionable taste

Still catching up with my Sex Feed posts from Canada (jinkies, you'd think I'd been there for two years instead of two weeks!) and a few from the past week:

What if your boyfriend was a lesbian sex offender?
Butt Crack pants are a goldmine for Albany, GA
Need a fake girlfriend? There's a number for that
Obama Condemns Booing of Gay Soldier

and some from the archives...
Ben & Jerry's New Flavor: Schweddy Balls
Nudity Rises in SF
Stalking Subject Allegedly Called her Ex 65,000 Times
Kangaroo in Prague has Lingerie Fetish
Cats Glow in the Dark, Help Fight AIDS
'Bloody Sunday' Bishop Would Let Priests Marry
More Women, Proportionally, Turn to Sex Surrogates
Priapism leads to life of crime
Wisconsin Congresswoman hopes to be first gay Senator
First Date Sex? Here are the Likely Candidates
Female Orgasm Remains a Mystery to Science

Pop Tart for sale!

So my new book, Crazy Little Thing: Why Love and Sex Drive Us Mad comes out just about month from now! So excited - I can hardly wait! I'll have some book book-related stuff to talk about leading up to the event but the first thing I wanted to do is let you know that I still have a limited supply of my previous book, "Pop Tart: A Fresh-Frosted Sugar Rush Through Our Pre-Packaged Culture," which is a collection of my columns from the Orlando Weekly and the Toronto Sun. It was published 2000 years ago, when Moses was in grade school, in 1999, but there's still some very funny stuff in it and I'll send you an autographed copy for $20, no shipping charge, while supplies last.
     Then when the new one comes out you can have the pair! Go ahead, get two...they're small. But, if I say so myself, pretty rich.