Note: Last night on 60 Minutes Stormy Daniels recounted the story of her 2006 one-night-stand with President Trump and the intimidation that followed at the hands of his lawyers. One of the earliest stories to come out of this scandal when it broke was the fact that she claimed ...read more
The Banter Long Read: This article might get me booted out of the man club, but knowing the horror stories that have been injected into the world by the latest series of all-male sexual predators, I'm not sure I want to be a member despite the fact that I'm happy with my ...read more
In today's hilarious and thought provoking episode of the Bantercast, Ben and Michael speak to Zoe Ligon, a sex educator and founder of Spectrumboutique.com, an online ethical sex toy store. On the show, we talk about polyamory, pornography, homosexuality, sexual spirituality ...read more
It's hard being a celebrity these days -- the constant conscious uncoupling, the complicated vegan recipes and the army of psychotic personal trainers who keep you looking youthful would be too much for most of us mere mortals. Luckily though, we have trailblazers like Gwyneth ...read more
When you've covered the news for a long time, there isn't a great deal that can shock you about the personal lives of politicians. Tales of sordid encounters with mistresses, prostitutes or rent boys are merely part and parcel of life in the upper echelons of political power, ...read more
Having disconnected my television over 6 years ago, I don't actually know too much about Miley Cyrus. I know she played a character on a children's TV show named 'Hannah Montana', and understand she has followed the tried and tested method of morphing into a sexually provocative ...read more
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what happens when you are eating breakfast and Chris Christie decides to talk about his sex life. "I’m a Catholic, but I’ve used birth control," said Christie at a diner in New Hampshire to a group of shell shocked voters. "And not just the rhythm ...read more
The revelation that the Duggar family covered up a very serious molestation and incest scandal should not have come as a surprise. Religious fundamentalism suppresses basic human nature, and denying growing adolescents the chance to explore their sexuality is a recipe for ...read more
For as long as recorded history, men have used sex and violence as a weapon against women to assert their dominance. While much of the world has made little in the way of progress when it comes to the treatment of women, the west has much to be proud of when it comes to ...read more
A while back I was sitting at a bar talking to a friend of mine about his sex life. First of all, yes, guys occasionally discuss that kind of thing beyond just the predictable superficiality -- the lustful longings and sexual scorecard-keeping -- but on this night in particular ...read more
Porn asks men to believe a lot of ridiculous conceits: that there's nothing women love more than a faceful of slime that smells like bleach at the end of every single sexual encounter; that they'll put aside anything else they might be doing, such as simply walking down the ...read more
When I was 17, I saw one of my high school teachers having sex. Long story, but the gist of it is that she and I were relatively friendly beyond the typical student-teacher relationship and when I didn't have an assignment finished that was due on a Friday, she told me to just ...read more
It was the great philosopher Wooderson who once said that what he loved about high school girls was that as he got older they stayed the same age. Given the fondness with which this statement-of-purpose is regarded by an entire generation of American men, it should give you some ...read more
It might not be "too soon," but perhaps there are certain things we simply shouldn't know about former presidents, especially ones who were inaugurated nearly 100 years ago. President Warren G. Harding served from 1921 to 1923. Among other things, he created the Veterans Bureau ...read more
A few months ago, my girlfriend and I moved in together, and while it's been the best time of my life, I am constantly learning through her more and more about what it's like to be a woman in the world on a day-to-day basis... And it's terrifying. I don't know how they handle ...read more
Well, now it's official. There is literally nothing Salon can't blame on white guys. Perhaps Westerners see in the Asian man — and by extension his penis — what they expect to see, what in some ways they need to see. Let’s be honest: many Western men derive enormous comfort ...read more
Think you're addicted to porn? Doubtful, according to a new study, "The Emperor Has No Clothes: A Review of the ‘Pornography Addiction’ Model," co-authored by David Ley, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Albuquerque, N.M. If his name sounds familiar, it's likely because Ley, ...read more
It's Friday, so kick back, relax and pore over these headlines and internet goodies while you wait to bail and go get to drinking. 1. An "Orwellian Monopoly." That's a good way to put it. The New Republic: The United States of Comcast 2. Matt Taibbi is back with a lengthy piece ...read more
For any conservatives out there curious as to what life is like for their political counterparts , there's no need to postulate or wonder: a Harvard study on happiness shows that aging liberals in fact have more robust sex lives compared to conservatives. I know, high-fives all ...read more
Well, kids, we made it through another week and it's almost time to make a hasty exit out of the drop-ceilinged, fluorescent lit, Aeron-chaired, living Tetris game you know as your office and go get obscenely drunk. But before the festivities start, here's some nonsense you ...read more
Cliteracy: 21 Things Millennials Should Know About the Clitoris I get that it's standard practice for each generation to complain about the one coming up behind it, and I generally do my best to avoid painting any large group with a large brush -- but when you're perfectly ...read more
Newborns babies are, to Blair’s eyes, almost invariably indistinguishable. So when a friend of Blair's texted a picture of her hour’s old niece Blair dutifully downloaded the text and prepare to text back some platitude or another (“So cute!”, I figured, would probably hit the ...read more
Several years back I was out with some friends in Fort Lauderdale when I came across a porn star. No, not literally. Our group had decided to go grab sushi at a popular place and as we approached the hostess stand to put our name in for a table, I basically froze in my ...read more
A quick word or two about the topless pictures of Kate Middleton now circulating online and the royal family's response to them. So what? First of all, the idea that a French magazine -- a French magazine -- would get all "mon dieu!" and pretend that it's a big deal that ...read more
