Sex

Lead Photo Sex toys and strange medicine: The history of the vibrator

Lynn Comella | Thu, Feb 7, 2013 (midnight)

These looked more like small power tools that you would never think of allowing anywhere near your body, let alone your private bits.

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Lead Photo How porn star Courtney Trouble is starting a queer revolution

Lynn Comella | Wed, Jan 30, 2013 (2:51 p.m.)

Courtney Trouble's feminist work is finding mainstream recognition in the industry.

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Lead Photo Chatting with porn’s ‘it’ boy, James Deen

Lynn Comella | Fri, Jan 18, 2013 (5:20 p.m.)

Deenagers, Lindsey Lohan, crossing over and professionalism in porn ... we cover all the bases.

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Lead Photo From ‘Fifty Shades’ to conversion therapy, a look at the year in sex

Lynn Comella | Wed, Dec 26, 2012 (9:30 a.m.)

"Sex addiction" was rejected again, and Spearmint Rhino dancers won a class action lawsuit.

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Lead Photo Film professor Constance Penley on sex, education … and sex education

Lynn Comella | Wed, Nov 7, 2012 (3:40 p.m.)

Why a class on pornography?

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Lead Photo Comstock conundrum: Are sexual politics in America moving backwards?

Lynn Comella | Wed, Oct 17, 2012 (2:04 p.m.)

With the 2012 campaign season in mind, it seems that might be the case.

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Lead Photo A look at the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ economy

Lynn Comella | Wed, Aug 22, 2012 (1:50 p.m.)

Publishing sensation is also a sex business phenomenon.

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Lead Photo It’s raining men: Male prostitutes have returned to Nevada

Ken Miller | Wed, Aug 8, 2012 (3:55 p.m.)

Will they outlast Markus?

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Lead Photo Looking at the history of prostitution in Las Vegas

Lynn Comella | Wed, Jul 4, 2012 (noon)

It’s simply not enough to describe prostitution as the 'world’s oldest profession' and leave it at that.

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Lead Photo Sex sells: The world of porn publicist Brian Gross

Lynn Comella | Thu, Apr 26, 2012 (midnight)

Behind the films, the faces and the mega-watt stardom, there's Brian Gross.

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Lead Photo The cult of virginity

Lynn Comella | Thu, Feb 9, 2012 (midnight)

Purity balls, misinformation and very creepy prom dates.

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Lead Photo The women’s body bible: ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ marks 40 years

Lynn Comella | Wed, Dec 28, 2011 (4:05 p.m.)

The book, a compilation of a variety of issues important to women, is now published in 25 languages around the world.

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Lead Photo A Penn State alum wonders: Why wasn’t more done?

Lynn Comella | Tue, Nov 22, 2011 (2:10 p.m.)

Penn State alum Lynn Comella remembers adults who made a difference

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Lead Photo Is Vegas native Nenna Joiner the next Hugh Hefner?

Lynn Comella | Wed, Oct 26, 2011 (3:30 p.m.)

Building a brand that moves beyond the either/or categories that define much of the adult entertainment industry—male or female, black or white—requires an extremely mindful and strategic approach. “You don’t just throw lube and dildos at this community,” Joiner says.

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Lead Photo Love Ranch or bust

Lynn Comella | Thu, Oct 20, 2011 (4:05 p.m.)

A tour of normal at a Las Vegas brothel.

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A&E

Everyday Carnival: How EDC has shaped Vegas nightlife
The dance-music fest changed the shape and sound of our nightclubs. Now, those clubs are helping EDM dominate Vegas entertainment.
Insomniac teaming with Dick Clark Productions for dance music awards event next …
Next year’s EDC week will include yet another music awards show in Las Vegas.
A new Springs Preserve exhibit spotlights Mexico’s rich textile embroidery history
The bilingual exhibit is a fascinating glimpse into a waning tradition.

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Cocktail of the Week Jun 19, 2013
by Ken Miller

Postrio’s nod to Don Quixote makes for a perfect summertime drink

When you think of summer, odds are thoughts of legendary literary character Don Quixote don’t spring to mind. But after trying a Distorted Chivalry at the Venetian’s Postrio, that might ...
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