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Binge Watching Is Over. Get Ready for Speed Watching.

For most of my life, I was above average. Or, rather, below average, at least when it came to sleep. I was one of those […]

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Off the Cuff: March 2017

While I never supported Donald Trump in the last election, I felt strongly that once he was in office, he should be given a chance. […]

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Mike Rossi’s Endless Marathon

It’s come to this, for Mike Rossi. He’s a karaoke DJ at a bar on Old York Road in Abington. At first glance, the Kitchen […]

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Sex in Philadelphia: A Peek at What Really Goes On Behind Closed Doors

In a Philly campus apartment, a student is selling her worn underwear online for weekend spending money. In Center City, a gay man is shaving […]

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Sex in the City: Philly’s Juiciest Public Sex Stories

“The men’s locker room at a certain ritzy Philly fitness center is infamous. There is so much sex that goes on that male employees won’t […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m a Sugar Baby

I’ve been on seekingarrangements.com for a little over a year. I can decide what type of relationship I want to have and how much money […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Am a Reformed Hookup King

“I lost count. Maybe 20?” I was standing in Transit, the long-departed Spring Garden Street nightclub, talking to a woman I ended up going home […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m Crushing the College Sex Scene

Start with the bar. Beer and sweat splotching my shirt, seeping through my push-up bra. A plastic cup of vodka-soda I crinkle with my teeth, […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Was a Sex-Party Devotee

There was a time in my life when all my sexual adventures and misadventures originated in one way or another at the Rittenhouse Square outpost […]

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Philadelphia Gay Sex Diaries: I Have to Shave What?!

Like most gay men, I discovered the real truth about myself the first time I had sex with another guy. Consider it this way: Imagine […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Practice Orgasmic Meditation

I came to the practice of Orgasmic Meditation nine years ago via a circuitous 20-year route of other practices: yoga, seated meditation, bodywork. I haven’t […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Have Three Kids Under the Age of 11

“Lock the door.” “I locked it.” “Are you sure?” “I’m sure.” “I’m gonna check.” “I locked it.” “Okay.” Bow chicka wow wow.  “I’m just … […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m a Secret Dominatrix

It started with dirty panties. I was inspired by a friend — and Orange Is the New Black — to sell my worn underwear on […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m 77 and Having the Best Sex of My Life

When I lost my first husband, I was 58. We were married for 32 years. My daughter Debbie put me on a dating website. I […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m a Cheating Newlywed

I’ve known Mark* for 15 years. He’s been in love with me since I was in my teens; he was my brother’s friend. Before I […]