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Megan Kirby and Haleigh Yonish If you’re a con virgin, there’s no need to feel ashamed. Everyone’s first time is full of a few fumbling embarrassments: that time the

The Leader talks with Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters A decade ago, brothers Paul and Joe DeGeorge sang some songs about wizards in their parents’ backyard. Since

Sexting, steamy novels, edited scenes of intimacy on primetime, unedited scenes of intimacy on Showtime, porn sites, advertisements with half-naked women clutching arbitrary merchandise: like it or not,

Suzanne*, a junior in college, lounges in a high-backed, computer chair in a darkened room, her face submerged in shadow for the one, dim light bulb illuminating the

Ever since Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks got friendly via email in 1998’s You’ve Got Mail, online dating has been a peculiar prospect. Often thought of as a

by Catherine Eves & Haleigh Yonish It’s almost the New Year, which means... Pretty much the same old thing. No one’s going to stick to resolutions, no one’s going

Like your past as a tween bed-wetter, or reading Fight Club after age 17, getting involved with role playing games is one of those things people do, but

by Tom Rein and Anna Gross It’s that time of year again, when dudes think it’s hilarious to collectively stop dealing with their hygiene in favor of a more

On Oct. 8, 2011, three strangely dressed men made their rounds in the Chicago downtown. As they turned the corners of an empty street, their capes flew in