Category Archives: Sex

In Defense of Disco

At its height, the “Disco Sucks” movement drew fifty-nine thousand people to a Chicago stadium to watch a shock jock explode LPs, inciting a full-on riot of mostly white dudes. WTF? Our Robert Burke Warren, who became enamored of disco in the lusty confines of a Catholic school broom closet, writes about the music that arrived at the same time as his teens, and how it inspired him. Continue reading

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Sex (In Fiction)

Writing about sex is like engaging in sex: it’s hard. Except when it’s not hard enough. Continue reading

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Riding the Midnight Cowboy: Interview with a Male Companion

Everything you wanted to know about male prostitutes but were afraid to ask. Continue reading

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The 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love

For once, internet-fostered shamelessness is a good thing, with “The Top 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love.” Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren boldly goes where we’ve all gone before – into the realm of uncool, guilty pleasures; rock, pop, soul, rap, and, of course, disco all get their dork due. You know you love it. Continue reading

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The Solution to Gay Panic

Tom Gualtieri wonders what to do about Arizona’s “gay panic,” and gets an answer from RuPaul. Continue reading

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My Buzzy Valentine or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Vibrating Masturbation Sleeve

For Valentine’s Day, Tom Gualtieri searches in, out, up, down and all around for the perfect automated lover. Continue reading

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Bottoms Up: Come Out on Top in 2014

Tom Gualtieri posits changing your position in 2014 for more yin/yang in your ying-yang. Continue reading

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