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New York magazine


Feature Stories:

The Sex & Love Issue: Of Milf & Men
Is the sexy-mom phenomenon hot or not? (cover story)

The Urban Etiquette Handbook
The polite way to steal a cab, silence a bigot, untangle yourself from a one-night stand, end an e-mail loop, and more. (cover story)

The Sex Issue: The New Monogamy
Until death do us part — except every other Friday. (cover story)

The NY vs. London Issue: Where Is the Sex Better?
For the quick answer, click here.
For the unabridged version, click here.

The Inner Peace Issue: Renounce Your Blackberry
Technology is the new choice of quitters like Moby.
Read the unabridged article here.

The Wedding issue: Attack of the Indiezilla
The pros and cons of wedding your own way. (cover story)


Mating columns:

The Mating Habits of the Modern Hippie
Tune in, turn on, take a shower: The modern hippie prefers his mates well scrubbed.

Public Displays of Affection
Sex in the park, on the street, in a cab, at the bar; exhibitionism isn't just a fantasy in New York.

The Bottom Line
The Butt — now safe for heteros.

You, Again
Reconnecting with the ex — whether via Google or fate — is a dicey proposition.

Stubble Theory
Three-day stubble? Nineties goatee? Overexposed, post-ironic Williamsburg mustache? What your facial hair says about you.

Spongeworthy
Is the Today Sponge tomorrow's birth control? Click here for the article as it appeared in print. Click here for the extended version in all its glory.

Love in the Time of Taxes
Which is worse: cheating on your return or messing around on your mate? It's (almost) a toss-up.

I Want Your Text
It's discreet, it's quick, and it's definitely dirty: Text messaging is the latest technology for hooking up.

Would You Like to See My Etchings?
Who's better in bed, the suits or the arty-pants?

Bedroom Resolutions
Out with the bad, in with the good and plenty in 2006.

I'd Rather Be Snoring
In the sleep-versus-sex battle, shut-eye is winning out.

The Pickup Artists
In the game of love (and lust), deep down, are we all just players?

Truth in Dating
Should online Cyranos make us second-guess our Þrst impressions?

Plan B: The Backup Spouse Is Back
If the perfect mate isn't showing up on schedule, there are benefits to having a spouse, or two, on hold.

Dropping the H Bomb
"I love you. Oh, and I have an STD."


Summer issue:

Playing Hooky, Plan A
(a decadent day in the city)

Playing Hooky, Plan B
(a day of enlightenment)

Playing Hooky, Plan C
(a day out of town)

How to Find the Best Manhattan Scenery
(hint: we're not talking about animals, vegetables or minerals)

How to Have a Summer Fling
("the ideal candidate will have at least one of the following: summer house, roof deck, balcony, back garden with grill, car, boccie-ball set, A/C, hot bod, margarita skills, or a best friend with any of the above")






Marie Claire


"When Googling Goes Wrong"
Em's account of her amateur detective work in the dating world.






London Times


How to Have Sex with Your Wife
On housework, seduction, and porn for women. Also, check out our blog post on the article here.





Details magazine


He's Just Not That Into It
Why are guys increasingly rejecting booty calls? We discovered they've got feelings too.





2 magazine


Instructions for Living: How to Deal with Friends' Breakups
What do you do when youÕre a blissed-out twosome and your favourite double daters are breaking up?





Glamour magazine


The Secret Sex Lives of American Couples
For the June 2007 issue of Glamour, we got eight couples to share their deepest, darkest sex secrets with us (okay, they're more cutesy than kinky...). Four extra couples are featured online here — you'll have to check outs the print issue to get the full scoop.

The Secret Sex Lives of American Women
For the November 2006 issue of Glamour, we got ten women to share their deepest, darkest sex secrets with us (and, um, the entire Glamour readership). We can only take credit for two of the interviews featured online, but check out the print magazine for the rest of ours.

7 Ways to Have More Fun in Bed
Seven of the best sex tips we've heard, given, and taken in our eight (!!) years of being sex writers.





The Financial Times (UK)


"The Too Much Information Age"
A reported piece on the impact of Google on human relationships.

"Manners Maketh a Modern Nightmare"
Who pays for the dinner date? Can a woman ask a man out? How do you give the brush-off to a one-night stand? Emma Taylor and Lorelei Sharkey, the last word on 21st-century sexual mores, have the answers to these pressing questions for those who hanker for the fixed etiquette of the past.






The Observer (UK)


"Yes, This Is Research"
The life of a sex writer is not an easy ride. No, really....






Men's Health


"Nice Guys Get Lucky, Too"
Lots of women love men with a sensitive side. The trick is knowing when to show it.


"Is She a Keeper?"
You gotta know when to hold her...and know when to run.




Interviews, etc.

Chronicle Book Tour Interview: We give you an idea of what the hell "Sex Toy" and "Rec Sex" are all about. (Skip to the middle of the recording to get to us.)

Sirius Radio's "The Wiseguy Show": Vinny "Big Pussy" Pastore from The Sopranos insists on asking us about the etymology of the "dirty sanchez."

New York Magazine's Intelligencer: Indecent exposure as seduction move? We say no.

San Francisco Chronicle: Sexpertise — Former arrivistes find sex-driven U.S. culture has amazing need for basic information.

Chicago Sun-Times: We talk about pillow fights, old-school gender roles, and — god help us — Carrie Bradshaw.

New York Observer: We talk about an upcoming anal sex flight safety lecture and the Observer makes fun of us (we think).

New York Post: Columnist Bridget Harrison road-tests the one-night stand suggestions in Sex Etiquette.

Media Bistro: We're interviewed by a sweet, young and highly intelligent woman who says The Big Bang, "with its arty, pansexual, semi-nude photos (many shot at Coney Island) and abundance of pop-culture references, is sure to become the hipster's Joy of Sex."

Boston Phoenix: An interview with the paper which once employed Lo.




©2007 Emma Taylor & Lorelei Sharkey