Living - March 15, 2009
Sound-off: Is monogamy realistic?
The concept of monogamy is complicated. We're taught that monogamy is the core of marriage -- a lifestyle that must be followed or else karmic or afterlife punishment will prevail -- and yet so many married people are unable to practice monogamy for the long haul. What do you think?
Tags: monogamy, marriage, sex week

Movies & TV - March 14, 2009
Sex Week cinema: Funny porno puns
When porn and humor try to mix, the results are usually a debacle. People watch comedy to laugh, and they watch porn, well, for other reasons. That said, juvenile and sophomoric puns in porn titles can be pretty hilarious in a "Beavis and Butthead" sort of way.
Tags: porn, comedy, puns, sex week, harry reems

Arts & Entertainment - March 14, 2009
Guess where Playboy magazine is printed?
If you said our very own state of Wisconsin, you win! It's true: since 1985, Wisconsin-based Quad Graphics has printed the popular men's magazine. According to Elizabeth Austin, the vice president of corporate communications for Playboy, Quad prints 2.6 million copies of the magazine each month.
Tags: sex week, quad graphics, playboy, centerfold

Living - March 14, 2009
How sexy changes with age
As a teenager, I remember finding people sexy based solely on their appearance. If they had the right clothing and the right look, they topped the list of attractive people in my book. Now, in my 30s, a lot of the people I find sexy are even less conventionally hot.
Tags: sexy, sex week

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 14, 2009
Milwaukee's best make-out spots
OnMilwaukee.com isn't suggesting you and your sweetheart get spunky in public. However, it's Sex Week, the perfect time to spontaneously -- or not so spontaneously -- sneak away for a smooch or two.
Tags: kissing, romance, sex week, make out, submarine race, at random, hyatt, pfister, library, oriental, two

Dining - March 13, 2009
Are aphrodisiacs a myth or actually arousing?
Aphrodisiacs are nothing if not mysterious. Legend tells us that certain foods and herbs increase sexual desire -- the word takes its name from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of sensuality -- but science says it's never been formally proven.
Tags: sex week, aphrodisiacs, oysters, chocolate

Marketplace - March 13, 2009
Green M&M's: the original Viagra?
When I was about 9, a neighbor kid told me, while shoveling handfuls of M&M's into his mouth, "The green ones make you horny." I remember feeling extremely astute that I knew what "horny" meant -- it was a word I had only recently learned -- and then I continued to wonder for years whether or not the green candy makes you randy.
Tags: horny, green M&M's, M&M's, sex week

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 12, 2009
My life in porn
Don't let the headline mislead you. I am not, and never have been, a porn star. I haven't even been the pizza girl who ends up in the right "G" spot at just the right time. But, I have dipped my toes into the shallow end of the porn pool.
Tags: sex week, playboy, playboy mansion, mr. skin, grotto, Monty McMahon

Arts & Entertainment - March 12, 2009
Ode to Bettie
Like many of Bettie Page's fans, it wasn't until her passing that I found out the sordid details of her existence after she stopped posing for the cameras. I refuse to remember her this way.
Tags: bettie page, pin-up girl, sex week, fetish

Living - March 11, 2009
Spending "Sex Week" in the throes...
Reading all these "sexy" stories and blogs at OnMilwaukee.com has made me want to spend time in bed. But, it's not what you think...
Tags: sex week, flu virus, bronchitis remedies, airborne

Music - March 11, 2009
The top 10 stripper songs
Although men most likely won't turn down a striptease no matter where, when or what the soundtrack might be, you must admit that there are some songs that turn the number from a simple dance into a full-fledged fantasy come true. Though not in any particular order, here's a peak at perpetual favorites at the jiggle joints.
Tags: sex week, strippers, strip club, striptease, pole dance, van halen, pussycat dolls, britney spears, bret michaels, motley crue, Christina Aguilera, justin timberlake, AC/DC, Katy Perry, Ginuwine

Arts & Entertainment - March 11, 2009
Wisconsin native Laine finds fame in porn industry
Porn star Charlie Laine grew up near Green Bay in Marion, and today, she lives in Wisconsin and Los Angeles. Recently, she was hired as the host of the Pay Per View / In Demand series "Too Much For TV." Also, she poses for Penthouse, and was named the Penthouse Pet of the Month.
Tags: sex week, porn, porn star, charlie laine, Melissa Jacobs

Movies & TV - March 11, 2009
Sex Week cinema: "The Room"
Move over "Rocky Horror," there is a new overly dramatic, sexually bizzaro film on the rise.
Tags: sex week, the room, rocky horror picture show, tommy wiseau

Kids & Family - March 11, 2009
Remember this book about the birds 'n' the bees?
"Where Did I Come From" by Peter Mayle was -- and still is -- a classic when it comes to providing information for kids about sex. I remember reading this book when I was a youngster, and now I am considering it for my own sons.
Tags: sex week, where did i come from?, peter mayle, sex books, kids' books, a year in provence

Marketplace - March 10, 2009
The new Tool Shed evolves erotic education
Moving to a new city is hard, and everybody has his or her own personal relocation checklist: a reputable school system, a moderate climate, a professional football team. Before moving from Boston in 2006, Laura Anne Stuart wanted to make sure Milwaukee had a feminist sex toy store. Luckily, we did.
Tags: sex week, the tool shed, sex toys, adult toys, sex education, laura anne stuart, erotica, sex and the city