Calculust

This is a interesting one

via Daily Bedpost by Dr. Kate on 7/8/08

Sex may be a workout, but is it a truly aerobic one? I was inspired by Em & Lo's post last week wondering just how many calories a sex session can burn. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's not a lot of research that's been published on the subject, though that hasn't stopped some folks from making precise calculations. My research has revealed the following:

• Kissing: 1-2 calories per minute

• Foreplay: 1-2 calories per minute (makes me wonder what their foreplay consists of...)

• Sex: (generally defined here as intercourse): 2-12 calories per minute. Many estimates say 3-6 calories, and no less an authority than the Kinsey Institute estimates 6 calories per minute.

• Other activities (undressing, masturbation) are frequently discussed, but I can't find a reputable source for these estimates.

• For a more general idea, the Health Status calculator lets you put in your weight and how many minutes you spend on foreplay and intercourse to see how many calories you burned with your guy last night.

• A caveat--the more you weigh, in general the more you can burn.

You may be wondering what about caloric gain during sex? For the sake of completeness, the amount of calories you may take in from your partner's ejaculate is about 5-15. If you're using whipped cream or other treats, though, you'll have to add that up yourself.

So 200 calories at a clip? Possible, but not easy. The bottom line: In order to burn calories, you've really got to get your heart rate up--just feeling your heart race isn't enough. As the Little Book of Calorie Burning advises, think movement, think different positions, think energy, and think passion.

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News to Us: Turns Out We Love a Man in a Cardigan

He is a cuty

via Daily Bedpost by Em & Lo on 7/7/08

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Yesterday, at the Wimbledon Men's Final, Roger Federer may have lost, but as far as fashion goes, he's a winner in our book. Before that, button-up sweaters were all about Mr. Rogers and drooling old men in retirement homes. Now whenever we see a cardigan, we're going to start drooling.

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For the Love of Blog: 07.03.08

via Daily Bedpost by Em & Lo on 7/3/08

A weekly round-up of our own favorite sex-related musings on the Web:

• We heart College Humor for this awesome realistic Hollywood sex scene.

• The Frisky presents the Most Awesomely Douchey Phone Message Ever.

• Bonnie Smolins of American Sexuality hangs five with Perez Hilton and the entire cast of Another Gay Sequel.

• On Breakup Girl, Paul the Intern tries to get a little closure.

• Babeland warms the cockles of our hearts by talking about butt toys for straight guys.

• I Do Sugar introduces us to a whole new way of having "something blue."

• On Nerve.com, Kate Carraway is saving herself for her husband. In a round-the-back sorta way.

• Also on College Humor, find out what happened when Rick Springfield unveiled his song "Jessie's Girl" to his best friend Jessie.

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Sex Sells, Sometimes

check out the video

via Daily Bedpost by Em & Lo on 7/3/08

You may recall from a recent blog roundup of ours, that Heinz Deli Mayo had a funny television commercial running in the U.K. It featured a tough, macho, N.Y. deli guy in the kitchen making sandwiches for the Brit kids and Dad before they headed out for the day, and ended with the Dad and deli guy giving each other a quick kiss goodbye. But a mere 200 complaints about it being "offensive" and "inappropriate" got it pulled.

Do these poo-poo-ers really think any young person watching this could be turned gay? It's not exactly hot; we mean, there's no tongue or anything. In fact, it's almost kind of sweet. A commercial like that might turn kids tolerant, but gay? No way. In fact, what's offensive about it is simply the automatic assumption that the mom would be the one in the kitchen doing the cooking. Well, at least you can enjoy the ad here or above. And maybe support Heinz by buying some for your barbecue tomorrow.

Planet Green's got a funny commercial with a bit of tasteful nudity to bring awareness to environmental issues and bring viewers to the new television network.

Mega-Bang takes all those penis enhancing products one step further with a parody supplement that'll make your johnson spin. Nice use of the '70s porn aesthetic and the "bullshit Amazonian origins of its "herbs."

And here are just a few oldie-but-goodie commercials that use sex to sell, but not in the typical cheap T&A beer-y way:

Purex has a dirty commercial about making things really clean.

Fiat makes a good case for getting your first car.

Nomad mobile phones wants you to think before committing.

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CrazyBlindDate.com, Dating's Russian Roulette

via Daily Bedpost by Em & Lo on 7/2/08

CrazyBlindDate is a fairly new dating site, active in seven cities right now (New York, L.A., Boston, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago and Austin), that lets you set up blind dates very last minute (like for tonight). There are no profiles, no photos--hence the "crazy." Their target market is "really fun, adventurous and spontaneous people...who are trying to get out of a dating rut or just want some kind of 'crazy' night out." We were skeptical (even though we kinda recommended it a few months ago). So we sent some impertinent questions to founder Sam Yagan, the guy behind behind SparkNotes.com, TheSpark.com and OkCupid.com:

Blind dates are notoriously consistently bad. Why the hell would anyone want to do this?

Simply put: most singles don't go on as many dates as they would like. CrazyBlindDate.com offers singles the opportunity to go on a date by doing a minimal amount of work, and unlike blind dates set up by a friend, you'll probably never run into your date again.

One of your frequently asked questions (in the form of a  statement)  is "I want sex on short notice..."--we would think the percentage of members explicitly hoping for sex out of the date in their date request is pretty high. What is it?

It's very, very low--so low that I've never bothered to count. If you want sex on short notice, there are plenty of other sites that get you what you're looking for.

Since there's no exchange of pics or any communication prior, we'd guess CrazyBlindDate would attract those who can't get a date with typical online dating, because they're socially inept or, to be frank, a bit hard on the eyes. Is that true, and if so, how can you ensure a potential user that you won't set them up with a psycho supernerd who's a 35-year-old virgin with bad hair and a goiter?...

Ah, quite the contrary. CrazyBlindDate.com tends to appeal to the more adventurous & outgoing--your typical supernerd is going to be horrified by the prospect of meeting a stranger! We do extensive rating of our users on both physical and personality axes, so we're often able to match more attractive people with other attractive people. Here are some stats from a survey of the first 1,000 dates:

Did you feel a romantic connection with any of your CrazyBlindDates?
- Yes/Somewhat: 37.9 percent

Have you spoken to friends on the phone or in person about your CrazyBlindDate?
- Yes: 86.5 percent

Which of the following best describes your opinion of CrazyBlindDate?
- Top 2 on a 5 point scale: 85.2 percent

We understand it's a new site and you probably don't have many success stories, but on the Successes page you just have people's names paired up. WTF? Where are the stories, the graphic details, the juicy bits?

Here are some testimonials:
- We had a great time! We could definitely be great friends. There was not much of a physical connection. I have to say I have never felt so unflitered with anyone else on a first date. We had so much to talk about because we knew literally nothing about each other.
- I am currently dating someone I met through CBD.
- I have met a couple of really great guys that I will hang out with again. I primarily wanted to do this to meet new people and expand my horizons so mission accomplished.
- I met a really cool, fun guy and now we're really good friends!
- I had a SUPER romantic kiss with one of my dates at the Bart station
- I had a great conversation with an interesting person. Nothing came of it romantically, but it was still a fun way to spend a Friday night!
- My VERY picky/selective friend had a fantastic date her first time with CBD. I think it's because she couldn't actually pre-screen and therefore gave a great guy a chance who she would have otherwise passed over (if he had an online profile or something that she could have learned about him from).
- Jokingly, I challenged my prospective date to Google everything they could about cranberry bogging. My first blind date showed up with a bag of cranberries.
- The very first CBD lasted for about 5 hours of talking and getting to know the other. We are still dating.

You must get some pretty funny horror stories. Obviously it's bad for biz to post those, but could you please please please share one with us? Pretty please?

Here's a bunch:
- My date took two Viagra while we were out (even after I told him I wasn't going home with him).
- One guy called his bank for 20 minutes on our date.
- The guy said that he would get the beers. (We each had one). He ordered chicken wings, knowing that I am vegetarian, and then he told the waitress to split the check in half.
- Text messaged me the following, two minutes before the date: "Sorry, death in the family, can't make it! Call me!"
- My date described himself as Matt Damon. He looked like a bloated Bill Gates.
- The crab fisherman who missed our date cuz he was out at sea. I am pretty sure he was not kidding.
- Girl showed up in workout clothes, and waited until the end to say she's not looking for anything serious...and never wants to see me again.
- On my first date I texted ahead that I was wearing a white cardigan. AJ & I met up and he said, "I'm glad I found you, I didn't know what you meant about a white cardimon." I said, "Cardigan. I'm wearing a white cardigan." He said, "Yeah, I had no idea what that was." I said, "It's a sweater." He said, "I don't know much about women's fashion." That really set the tone for everything we talked about. EVERYTHING.

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One Woman's Trash Is Another Woman's Treasure?

via Daily Bedpost by Em & Lo on 7/1/08

ExBoyfriendJewelry.com is where the broken-hearted go to dump those sparkly yet painful reminders of love lost. Whether or not you're in the market for a new watch or pendant, it's worth a visit just for the stories that accompany each item (what's known as "the scoop" on the site). There's the expected funny-bitter stuff like, "The ring is beautiful, the man sucked!" but it's the surprisingly sad tales that really get you. One woman's boyfriend gave her a ring he charged to HER account while he was cheating on her with his own cousin ("true!"). Another's crack-addicted husband spent their 3-day-old baby's cash gift from the grandparents, so she split with the guy and is selling all his stuff just to make ends meet. One woman's story ends, "I ran away after he hit me again."

Man. It feels almost like a public service to buy some jewelry off the site just to help out your fellow woman. But certainly some users have figured that the sadder the story, the more likely the sale...? A bit cynical, we know. At least you get something shiny out of it that you can call my Precious. Just don't give it to your partner as a token of your affection. Like our intern Joanna said, that would surely carry bad relationship karma.

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From ElasticWaist.com: Food Porn is Exactly Like Doing It Porn

via Daily Bedpost by elasticwaist.com on 6/18/08

You've seen the word "porn" dropped in as a descriptive suffix before, right? Anything that lovingly, devotedly, lavishly, and sensually captures a particular concept, or hobby, or thing, gets dubbed thing-porn. HGTV is all about the decorating porn, and TLC is all about the life porn (a show about midgets! a show about weddings! a show about babies! a show about midgets who get married and have 34 babies!), and the Food Network I'm sure you have heard described casually as "food porn."

According to this classic Harper's article, the connection doesn't seem entirely as casual or coincidental, as clever a throwaway descriptor, as we'd think:

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