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For all the awkwardness and angst they once caused us, as mature and “fully developed” adults, we can now look back on the educational artifacts that taught us where babies came from in those barely pre-Internet days with a funny fondness. They say times were simpler, but sitting down and talking about these things seems [...]

In the battle of the sexes (by which we mean the actual comparison of genitals between the genders), there has never been much doubt in our minds that vaginas are about 1,000 times more interesting, mysterious and sophisticated than penises. Every time we think we’ve figured them out we learn something new, as we did [...]

We almost let March slip by, dear readers, without having a very serious talk with you. This month is National Talk With Your Teen About Sex Month (seriously), so we feel it’s our obligation to explain a few things. You see, life comes from, well, it’s hard to explain, but this thing happens where, when [...]