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Vicarious thrill: He wants her to be hit on

Her boyfriend wants her to dress sexier — to attract dudes. What's up with that? Also, what could be causing painful cramps during orgasm? Sexploration answers your most intimate queries. Got a question? . We'll post answers to select questions.

Time to bench Ronnie Brown vs. Pats?

Ever since the discovery of the wildcat offense, it's been awfully difficult to take Miami's Ronnie Brown out of any fantasy lineup.

Rosenthal: 2008’s fantasy lessons, applied to ’09

Rosenthal: There is an old saying that goes, "Those who ignore last season's fantasy football meltdowns are doomed to repeat them." Or something like that. Let's examine some of the lessons learned in the 2008 fantasy football season in an effort to get slightly wiser.

The biggest sex organ? Your brain

If you ever happen to find yourself crossing the Capilano River in North Vancouver, Canada, you’ll have two bridges to choose from:

Celizic: Opening Day brings a world of possibilities

All things are again possible. Baseball has begun.

Tiny province longs for Mother Russia's embrace

In a softly lit room, giggly teenagers rise from their desks and sing a hymn. Then the leader of the youth group starts a detailed reading of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's state of the nation address.

Court: Judge's Fantasy Tape Isn't Public

A court has ruled that a judge's audiotape of personal "graphic fantasies" — a recording that shocked investigators — is his private property and should not be made public.

No Ruling in Hearing Over Judge Tape

A hearing in which several news organizations are trying to compel police to turn over a recording of what a former judge called his "graphic fantasies" ended Thursday without a ruling. Chancery Court Judge Frank Brown III said he would make a decision "in due course" on whether the tape should be released.

No Ruling in Hearing Over Judge Tape

A hearing in which several news organizations are trying to compel police to turn over a recording of what a former judge called his "graphic fantasies" ended Thursday without a ruling.

Fantasy Baseball: Don't Ditch April Duds

I received an unexpected gift this past weekend. An owner in one of my leagues, a Denver Post sports writer who knows his stuff, offered me Yankees closer Mariano Rivera for Pirates outfielder Chris Duffy.

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One Helluva Halloween Fantasy

I've been home with the flu all week. Maybe it was my fever. Maybe it was the cold medicine. Anyway, about midnight, on a particularly feverish night, I awoke to find a ghostly apparition standing next to my bed.

Attack of the Stereotypes! Native Americans in Fantasy
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As Columbus Day approaches, you'll hear people talk endlessly about the Italian mapmaker and his discovery of America. Of course, such talk ignores the fact that people had been living here in thriving civilizations for thousands of years before he arrived.

Here's a fun one! Who really "melts your butter"?

I need a diversion from politics for awhile, so I thought I'd think about something completely off the topic.

The Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
Source: AlterNet.org

Positive thinking is different, she says, from being cheerful or good-natured -- it's believing that the world is shaped by our wants and desires and that by focusing on the good, the bad ceases to exist.

The San Francisco test

Liberals love to propose acts of kindness and charity. And these are usually great ideas. Liberals find it quick and easy to say we should provide homes for the homeless, food for the hungry, jobs for the lazy, health care for the apathetic. These are great ideas.

Officials say Carnival Cruises Will Depart S.C. Ports Year-Round
Source: WLTX.com News

South Carolina's $16 billion tourism industry is getting a boost following word from state and ports officials that, for the first time, cruises will leave from the state year-round.

Fables for Adults
Source: townhall.com

Many years ago, as a small child, I was told one of those old-fashioned fables for children. It was about a dog with a bone in his mouth, who was walking on a log across a stream.

The Adventures of Snow, Seymour & Selia

"Catch," yelled Snow the youngest daughter of Gaspar the King of the Snow Leopards as she hurled the ball toward Selia the lost. Selia was an adopted member of the Snow Leopard community.

The Love Affair

Several times she has sent word to get in touch, The call of the wild has haunted your every waking moment, Anxiously, you anticipate some time alone, Eagerly, you put on your favorite shirt, Slowly, you slide into a pair of jeans,

Are Fairies, Wizards and Other Supernatural Beings Real?
Source: associatedcontent.com

These days, instead of believing in God, a lot of people believe in wizards, fairies, elves, and other fantasy creatures. I think its ironic how God and the Bible are called fantasy, yet wizards, fairies, elves, and even vampires, are treated as if they're real.

Review: Shorts (with trailer)
Source: derbyshire.co.uk

DIRECTOR Robert Rodriguez seems to veer quite happily from splatter violence to children's movies, as in his Spy Kids films. That's not as strange as it may first seem, when you consider that even his "adult" films have an adolescent feel.

Happy Birthday, H. P. Lovecraft!
Source: en.wikipedia.org

Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century, who together with Edgar Allan Poe has exerted "an incalculable influence on s …

Wind Energy----The Only Way To Energy Independence and Prosperity

Right outside of town, we have a brand new windmill farm. There are 54 windmills in the "patch," as it is called by the employees. These are 1.5 megawatt mills.

Author wins fight over "whitewashed" book cover
Source: thefword.org.uk

[she] believes the issues of "whitewashing" of covers, ghettoising of books by people of colour, and low expectations for these books are industry-wide.

Background Noise....From the Politicians

I have come across some Breaking News kind of statements in my time on this earth, but have you ever thought about these.

I get to Combine Journalism and Fantasy, Good Times!

I'm not sure why, but people don't really think about fantasy and science fiction when they hear Idaho mentioned.

On a dream deferred to capitalism
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Hedges, whose previous books include American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America and War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, not only shows how corporations wield power, he also examines how they manipulate and reshape the individual's sense of self.

From Impulse to Reality
Source: The New York Times

"There are all kinds of pitfalls in social life, everywhere we look; not just errors but worst possible errors come to mind, and they come to mind easily," said the paper's author, Daniel M. Wegner, a psychologist at Harvard.

When I was a kid I wanted to be a...

When I was a young kid, I wanted to be Dale Evans, who was Roy Roger's wife, or Lady Ann, an English princess. Awhile later I wanted to become a Standard-Bred racehorse driver.

Myths and falsehoods surrounding the Sotomayor nomination
Source: Media Matters for America

SUMMARY: The media have advanced numerous myths and falsehoods about Sonia Sotomayor.

Favorite Female Super-Hero? (Poll)

I always hated Star Wars. Really hated it. I saw "The Empire Strikes Back" in the theater, and I don't even remember it. So I just assumed that science fiction just wasn't my thing. Then a friend pointed out to me that my favorite shows were, in fact, science fiction. Huh?

Blown circuits: Rove levels attack on Sotomayor based on false claim that she and Alito were colleagues
Source: Media Matters for America

SUMMARY: Karl Rove claimed that he "got wind of" allegations that Sonia Sotomayor "was combative, opinionated, argumentative" while reviewing the record of her "colleague on the court" Samuel Alito. In fact, Sotomayor served on the 2nd U.S.

an ocean full of paper boats

"I may as well admit that I have been more influenced (as a person) by my childhood readings of Tolkien and Lewis than I have been by any philosophers I read in college and grad school. The events and characters in Narnia and Middle Earth shaped my ideals, my dreams, my goals.

Robert Pattinson shocked by fans
Source: AOL NEWS

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