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Your Shame-Free Guide to the Best Philly Sex Shops

1. Condom Kingdom 437 South Street, Queen Village. If Disneyland went X-rated, it’d be something like this South Street stalwart, which mixes bachelorette-party kitsch (penis-shaped […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m a Sugar Baby

I’ve been on seekingarrangements.com for a little over a year. I can decide what type of relationship I want to have and how much money […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Am a Reformed Hookup King

“I lost count. Maybe 20?” I was standing in Transit, the long-departed Spring Garden Street nightclub, talking to a woman I ended up going home […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m Crushing the College Sex Scene

Start with the bar. Beer and sweat splotching my shirt, seeping through my push-up bra. A plastic cup of vodka-soda I crinkle with my teeth, […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Was a Sex-Party Devotee

There was a time in my life when all my sexual adventures and misadventures originated in one way or another at the Rittenhouse Square outpost […]

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Philadelphia Gay Sex Diaries: I Have to Shave What?!

Like most gay men, I discovered the real truth about myself the first time I had sex with another guy. Consider it this way: Imagine […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Practice Orgasmic Meditation

I came to the practice of Orgasmic Meditation nine years ago via a circuitous 20-year route of other practices: yoga, seated meditation, bodywork. I haven’t […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I Have Three Kids Under the Age of 11

“Lock the door.” “I locked it.” “Are you sure?” “I’m sure.” “I’m gonna check.” “I locked it.” “Okay.” Bow chicka wow wow.  “I’m just … […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m a Secret Dominatrix

It started with dirty panties. I was inspired by a friend — and Orange Is the New Black — to sell my worn underwear on […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m 77 and Having the Best Sex of My Life

When I lost my first husband, I was 58. We were married for 32 years. My daughter Debbie put me on a dating website. I […]

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Shop Your Property Taxes Away

On a sidewalk bench in Haddonfield, across Kings Highway from the Bistro, two frosty-haired high-heeled ladies are locked in perpetual conversation. Cast in bronze — […]

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The Divine Lorraine, Reborn

Maybe it’s the ornate arrangement of windows and balconies. Or the neon sign that loomed dark for 15 years. Or the courtyard that splits the […]

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Philadelphia Sex Diaries: I’m a Cheating Newlywed

I’ve known Mark* for 15 years. He’s been in love with me since I was in my teens; he was my brother’s friend. Before I […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Our Favorite Kind of Snow Day

You’re right, you’re right; it’s annoying to rearrange your whole schedule because the weather people warn of an impending Snowmageddon. And yeah, it’s totally aggravating to […]

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Eat This Now: Baked-to-Order Madeleines at Hungry Pigeon

Look for the nipple. That’s the secret to a great madeleine — the nipple, or téton as the French would say. It’s the bump on the backside of […]