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ContentsAUGUST  26,  2010      VOLUME  6    ISSUE  3

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  Todd  Morehead      todd@columbiacitypaper.com

ARTS  EDITOR  Judit  Trunkosjtrunkos@columbiacitypaper.com  

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EDITORIAL  FEUDALISM  LIVES  IN  THE  STATE  OF  SOUTH  CAROLINAREGIONAL  BRIEFS  DON’T  LEAVE  YOUR  DOG  IN  YOUR  CARVOCAL  BOOTH    HIP  HOP  MUSIC  REVIEWARTS  FEATURE    MARCELO  NOVO  LEAVES  COLUMBIACOVER  STORY      FASHION  TRENDS  FOR  THE  NEW  AGEMUSIC  JNEW  FOUND  GLORY

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“Who’s that?” “I dunno. Must be

a king.” “Why?”

“He hasn’t got shit all over him.”

-- from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”

Ah, feudalism. Those were the days. Life was so much simpler then.

For one thing, everyone knew his place and stayed in it. And it was so easy to tell kings from everyone else in those old feudal times. The king – and a few of his friends and family – didn’t have shit all over them. And everyone else did. That’s all you had to know.

Leave it to the South Carolina Republican Party to bring back those good old days. They have been working at it for years by giving us one of the most regressive tax codes in the nation.

They scored a huge breakthrough when they herded the General Assembly into doing away with taxes on most residential properties in 2007. The legislature eliminated the school operations portion of the property tax and capped reassessment at 15 percent for residential properties that had not changed

hands. The lost revenue would be offset by a small increase in the sales tax. And to those who cried that the sales tax is regressive and falls disproportionately on the poor and middle class, the tax reformers threw us a bone, eliminating the tax on most groceries. The average household saved about $218 a year on that little benevolence. Wealthy property owners saved thousands on the property tax overhaul.

From the beginning, critics screamed that it wouldn’t work. The marginal sales tax increase could never replace lost property tax.

Today, those Cassandras have been proven right. S.C.’s schools are in desperate straights as teachers are laid off and furloughed, as class sizes swell, as extracurricular programs are cut.

Today the state Tax Realignment Commission is studying ways to increase revenue without inconveniencing the wealthy. One option they are studying would raise the sales tax on groceries back to their pre-2007 levels or higher. Other options on the table include taxing prescriptions drugs, water and electric power -- three things that have never been taxed in this state before. Yes, in a state where hundreds of our poorest residents have

sought relief in paying their power bills during this scorching season, there are powerful individuals in Columbia who want to raise their power bills with a new tax.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley has demonstrated that she is on board with the TRC’s feed-the-rich agenda. She wants to raise sales tax on groceries and eliminate the corporate income tax.

More taxes on the working class and the middle class. This is the price we may soon pay to protect the feudal prerogatives of this state’s ruling class. Think I exaggerate?

The man who lead the statewide campaign to abolish property tax in 2007 is a local millionaire named Emerson Read, Sr. Though he did not completely succeed in his goal, his friends thought he had come close enough to merit special recognition. In October of that year, the French Society of Charleston met at the Carolina Yacht Club for their 191st anniversary dinner. There men in white ties and tails and women in evening gowns applauded enthusiastically as Emerson Read received the Society’s Humanitati Award, in recognition of his efforts to “improve the human condition either in his community or the world at large.”

“Like a savior, he was there when we needed him,” French Society member Jack Simmons told the overdressed and overfed

yacht club crowd. “And by ‘we’ I mean every single South Carolinian and potentially every United States citizen.”

That’s right! The ruling class of South Carolina considers that cutting their property taxes was nothing less than a great humanitarian triumph. Furthermore, they think they speak for “every single South Carolinian and ... every United States citizen.”

Cloaked in such self-delusion, the plutocrats of this state make no apology for ruling over us with something like divine right. After all, they have been doing it for more than 300 years. Their attitude actually dates back to the age of divine right. And if Jack Simmons speaks for his class, those wealthy bastards think we should be grateful for their wisdom and benefactions.

I have written here before that the people who run this state consider it their job to serve wealth and power. It is a medieval concept

never gotten over it.It’s downright feudal in its implications

for working class and middle class people. And it means we’re about to get covered with shit again. And again. And again.

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“GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE NIKKI HALEY HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT SHE IS ON BOARD WITH THE TRC’S FEED-THE-RICH AGENDA. SHE WANTS TO RAISE SALES TAX ON GROCERIES AND ELIMINATE THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX. ”

FEUDALISM LIVES IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

4 AUGUST  26,,  2010

BY WILL MOREDOCK

CHARLESTONCharleston   sailor   on   trial   in  

Bermuda  for  drug  runningA  Charleston  sailor  on  trial  in  Bermuda  

for   allegedly   smuggling   around   $30   mil-­lion  worth  of  marijuana  says  he  was  held  without   arraignment,   not   given   access   to  a   lawyer   and   subjected   to   a   questionable  search  when   he  was   arrested   onboard   his  boat  while  out  at  sea  last  fall.  

Andrew   “Steve”   Blatchley,   a   well-­known   and   well-­liked   figure   in   the  Lowcountry   sailing   community,   and   his  Canadian  co-­defendant  are  facing  a  three-­week   trial   before   Bermuda’s   Supreme  Court.  

“In  America,   any  one  of   these  would  get  the  case  thrown  out,”  Blatchley  said  in  a   letter   from  Bermuda’s  Westgate   Prison,  according   to   the   Charleston   Post   and  Courier.  “Not  Here.”

Blatchley   and   two   passengers   were  leaving   Bermuda   on   a   course   toward  Jamaica  after  docking  the  36-­foot  sailboat  “Bomba  Shack”  for  repairs.  The  group  was  boarded  by  Bermuda   law  enforcement  14  miles  off  the  island’s  coast,  Blatchley  says.  

Blatchley’s  wife,   Sandi,  who   lives   in  the  Charleston  area,  says  she  believes  her  husband  will  be  acquitted  and   freed,  call-­ing  her  husband’s  arrest  an  error.

FLORENCERabid   fox   ruins   Darlington   man’s  

morningA  Darlington  man   is   recovering   from  

multiple  rabies  shots  after  being  bitten  by  a  rabid  fox  while  walking  outside  to  get  the  morning  paper.

Roy  Martin  told  the  Florence  Morning  News   he   felt   something   nipping   at   his  ankle   and   at   first   thought   it   was   his   cat.  When   he   turned   to   look,   a   red   fox   leapt  at  him  and  bit  him  on  his   inner   thigh.  He  whacked   it   with   his   newspaper,   he   said,  and  the  fox  fled  toward  the  tree  line.

“It  was  acting  crazy,  like  it  was  messed  up   in   the  head,”  Martin   told   the  Morning  

News.  Martin  took  10  rounds  of  rabies  shots  

and  was  later  cleared  by  a  doctor.  The  ex-­postal  carrier,  who  said  he  has  been  bitten  by   dogs   at   least   13   times,   said   he’s   had  enough  and  now  walks  to  get  the  paper  in  the  morning  armed  with  a  golf  club.

“I  got  me  a  good  chipping  wedge,”  he  told  the  Morning  News.  “I  don’t  play  much  golf  anymore,  but  if  I  ever  run  into  another  rabid  fox,  he’s  going  to  think  he’s  being  hit  out  of  a  bunker.”

Cops cracking down on pets left unattended in cars

Florence County Councilman, Dr. Morris Anderson, a retired veterinarian, is backing a move by Florence police to crack down on pet owners who leave their animals locked in cars during the summer heat.

“If  you   leave  an  animal   in  a  car  with  the  windows  and  doors  shut,   it’s   like  put-­ting   the   animal   in   an   oven,   cutting   it   on  and  leaving  him  there,”  Anderson  told  the  Florence  Morning  News.

Since June, Florence police have

extreme heat. Last week police responded to a call

about a dog locked in a vehicle around 1:20

ran the tag number and had management page the owner. Police said the dog, which had been in the car for over an hour, was

that it attempted to lick condensation off the bottom of other vehicles and guzzled several bottles of water. The owner was charged with ill treatment of animals.

“The   high   temperatures   we   have  here   are   almost   unbearable   for   animals,”  Anderson  said.  “Leaving  animals   in   these  situations  is  punishment  beyond  belief.  It’s  torture,  plain  and  simple.”

GASTONIAToddler   recovering   after   shooting  

self  in  liquor  store  parking  lotA 3-year-old boy who shot himself

in the thumb while playing with a gun he found in his family’s car is recovering from his injuries.

The incident happened in the parking lot of an ABC liquor store. According to authorities, a man, who may have been the boy’s father or stepfather, left the child and the boy’s mother in the car while he went inside to make a purchase. Witnesses said moments later they heard a gunshot and saw the mother carrying the boy into the store. He was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Police   said   the   boy   found   the   gun   in  the  car  and  picked  it  up.  So  far  no  charges  have  been  filed.  

GREERArgument   leads   to   stabbing,   more  

arguingGreer police have arrested a man after

he allegedly argued with a woman, stabbed her and then continued arguing with her.

Police   said   Clarence   Brookshire,   58,  argued   with   an   unidentified   woman,   told  her   “I   will   kill   you,”   and   then   stabbed  her  in  the  chest  with  a  knife.  When  police  arrived   on   the   scene   they   said   the   couple  was  arguing  about  who  stabbed  who  first.  

Clarence  Brookshire  has  been  charged  with  attempted  murder.

SPARTANBURGRobber targeted man’s KKK

collectible, police sayA 32-year-old Boiling Springs man

called police when he noticed the storage area of his home had been burglarized. Among the items missing was a Ku Klux Klan Case knife. The man, who said he owns a set of 100 Klan knives, told police that the stolen piece was engraved with “The White Brotherhood,” the three Klan crosses and the number 66.

Other  items  stolen  included  six  Zippo  lighters,  some  engraved  with  “Daddy.”  

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6 AUGUST  26,  2010

Greetings!!! Schools back in and football season is underway (let’s hope my NY GIANTS can pull one out this season). Hope all of you are well out there and keeping cool in these last few weeks of summer. Time is definitely rolling on; who would believe that Labor Day is right around the corner. Be sure to get your grills cleaned and polished off for the unofficial end of summer. Let’s get it!!!!

REVIEWSince we are wrapping up one of the most

prolific summers (with respect to music releases) of this new millennium; I figured it be best to get you prepared for the upcoming releases this month & the months to come. Releases are grouped by the month that they are expected to drop (all dates are subject to change)… AUGUST

Dondria- Dondria vs. PhatffatTha Dogg Pound- 100 WayzFantasia- Back To MeKaty Perry- Teenage DreamMain Flow- Return Of The CastleThe Pack- Wolfpack PartyUsher- VersusBig L- 139 & LenoxCommon- Ressurection (Deluxe Edition)Exile- Radio: AMFMGerald Levert- The Best Of…KRS-ONE & True Master- MetaHistoricalLyfe Jennings- I Still BelieveMadlib- MedicineSpectac- Superman for a day; Clark Kent for lifeTela- Gators & Suits

SEPTEMBERChingy- Success & FailureDorrough- Get BigLady Saw- My WayNate Dogg- G Funk MixSpice 1- Best Of Vol. 2Young Buck- The Rehab

Bilal- Airtight’s RevengeBlack Milk- Album Of The YearPete Rock & CL Smooth- Mecca & The Soul Brother (Deluxe Ed.)Rah Digga- ClassicSoulive- Rubber SouliveTrey Songz- Passion, Pain, & Pleasure8Ball & MJG- From The Bottom 2 The TopJohn Legend & The Roots- Wake Up!!MC Eiht- Best OfPastor Troy- Best Of Vol. 1Tank- Now or NeverBoogie Down Productions- Criminal Minded Deluxe Ed.Donell Jones- LyricsRon Isley- Mr. IYoung Jeezy- Thug Motivation 103

OCTOBERCanibus- C of TranquilityCiara- Basic InstinctFaith Evans- Something About FaithIce Cube- I Am The WestJazmine Sullivan- Love Me BackNeYo- Libra ScalePimp C- The Naked Soul of Sweet James JonesRoscoe Dash- Ready Set GoLord Jamar- Known AssociatesSnoop Dogg- Greatest HitsTwista- Perfect StormKanye West- Dark Twisted FantasyLloyd Banks- Hunger For More Volume 2

WORDS OF WISDOM You never know what day will be your last…Live your life now!!! Stay Up!!!!

DJ Kingpin-Villain Of Vinyl kingpinvillianofvinyl@gmail.com

7AUGUST  26,  2010

One of Columbia’s most widely known artists, Marcelo Novo, is moving to Washington, DC this fall. Columbia City Paper sat down with the painter to talk about his decision to leave and to reflect on the many years he spent in South Carolina.

CCP: Why did you decide to move to Washington, DC?

NOVO: My wife got a job there and it is also a great opportunity for me to move into a bigger city. The decision was very difficult as I spent 18 years in Columbia. I am very grateful for my friends and collectors and I will most certainly keep in touch with them. Living here so long, I will always have connections to Columbia. My art will continue to represent me here. For instance, on top of having works at if ART Gallery and in Goatfeathers, I will also have a group exhibition at the Columbia Museum of Art starting September 14.

CCP: Can you tell me more about this show?

NOVO: This is going to be a Latino group exhibition titled “Break.” The participating artists are all South Carolina resident Latino painters and our works will be shown on the second floor through October 31. I will be presenting a two dimensional mosaic-type piece from my “map” series.

CCP: What are you planning to do in DC in the beginning?

NOVO: My plan is to first find a gallery to represent me. Until then, I will be focusing on smaller pieces, color pencils. I also want to get involved in more public art projects. And I already have a show scheduled as I arrive to DC. La Piola

restaurant will display my works so the people living in the DC Metro area will get a glance into my work.

CCP: Tell me more about your plans to get involved in more public art projects.

NOVO: I am planning on working on public art projects all over the nation. What I love about public art is the easy access to art for people who do not necessarily go to museums or galleries. I like the fact that people go somewhere for a different reason and end up seeing art. It is a surprise. I also like art that would last for a long time. I have a work at MUSC and also a mural in Charlotte. I love the fact that art can affect people in a positive way. I am especially interested in creating public art in hospitals. For example, after I completed my triptych at the Carolina Medical Center-Mercy in Charlotte, a nurse walked to me and told me that she loved taking the elevator down to the mezzanine to see my work on the wall when she was having a hard day and wanted to cheer up.

CCP: So, in the end, do you have mixed feelings about your move?

NOVO: During my 18 years in Columbia many people asked me why I was not moving to a bigger city with my art. To be honest, I was hesitant and ended up not moving. If I do not go now, I will never know what could have happened to my carrier in DC. This will bring more challenges, but also more opportunities.

“Break! Artistas Latinos in South Carolina” will be on view in the David Wallace Robinson Jr. Community Gallery at the Columbia Museum of Art from September 14 - October 31.

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ROAD TRIP08/27/10 : FridayWalter Parks Sentient Bean Savannah, GA Elmwood Wild Wing Cafe Savannah, GA Serious Clark Infusions Lounge Asheville, NC Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra Mo Daddy’s Asheville, NC Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Pisgah Brewing Black Mountain, NC Junior League Band Double Door Inn Charlotte, NC Tears For Fears The Fillmore Charlotte, NC Brad PaisleyDarius RuckerEaston CorbinJosh ThompsonJustin MooreSteel Magnolia Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC Indecision Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC

Simplified MJ’s Bar and Grill Mooresville, NC Temple Veil The Upper Room Statesville, NC Weigh Station Johnson’s Pub Charleston, SC DJ Icey The Music Farm Charleston, SC LeslieJason Isbell and The 400 Unit The Pour House Charleston, SC Chronicles of the Landsquid The Silver Dollar Charleston, SC Machine Funk The House (Formerly the Elbow Room) Columbia, SC The White Panda University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Almost KingsRehab Lazy B Fairfax, SC Josh Roberts and the Hinges Downtown Alive Greenville, SC

New Found Glory The Handlebar Greenville, SC The Lost Highway Acme Cantina Isle of Palms, SC Curtis PeoplesThe Benjy Davis ProjectTodd CareyJosh HogeTony LuccaErnie HalterJoe FirstmanMatt Duke The Windjammer Isle of Palms, SC Stephanie Briggs Fresh Brewed Coffee Myrtle Beach, SC NasDamian “Jr. Gong” Marley House of Blues N. Myrtle Beach, SC 08/28/10 : SaturdayBunny Carlos Rye Bar Athens, GA Stephanie Briggs Terrapin Brewery Athens, GA Turbine The Farm 255 Athens, GA DeftonesBaroness Jessye Norman Amphitheater at the Riverwalk Augusta, GA

The Train Wrecks Rocks on the Roof Savannah, GA Lingo Buffalos Statesboro, GA Tanglespeak Grapefull Sisters Vineyard Tabor City, NC Yancy Biltmore Baptist Church Arden, NC Now You See Them Biltmore Park Town Square Asheville, NC Shannon Whitworth Grey Eagle Asheville, NC Mad Tea Party Common Market Charlotte, NC Chris Duarte GroupGuitar Shorty Double Door Inn Charlotte, NC The Thermatones Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC Five Gallon Groove Smokey Joe’s Cafe Charlotte, NC KISSThe Academy IsThe Envy Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Charlotte, NC The Small Ponds Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC Big Daddy Love Tanglewood Park Clemmons, NC Crosstown Iron Thunder Saloon Concord, NC Pyromatic The Doghouse Fayetteville, NC The Plaztik Pony Band Momma Sarah’s Morganton, NC ANA SIAEliot LippMiM0SACharlie PPERICLESNostalgia (Live PA)VJ Soup The Music Farm Charleston, SC Tea Leaf GreenHill Country Revue The Pour House Charleston, SC The Papa String Band The Utopia Grill Columbia, SC Natalie Stovall Francis Marion University

Thursday August 26

Hard Knox GrillSmile Empty Soul

New Brookland TavernFull Color Footage (EP Release)Marry Me JoannaBrandon KeanNick Sweat

UtopiaOpen Mic w Bentz Kirby

The White MuleWayne Mills Band

Friday August 27

Hard Knox GrillOld Skool

Macs on MainFatback & the

Groove Band

New Brookland TavernObraskai (CD Release)Host To AnotherRelative EffectMa’atTattermask

UtopiaFive Steps

The White MuleLarry Keel & Natural Bridge w/ Adam Klein & Gabriel Mintz

Saturday August 28

Art BarDave Britt Band, New York Disco Villains,The Sea Wolf Mutiny, The Overtones

Hard Knox GrillUnknown Hinsonwith Facedown, Panacea

Macs on MainThe soul patrol

Art BarDave Britt Band, New York Disco Villains, The Sea Wolf Mutiny, The Overtones

The White MuleMagnetic Flowers w The KicksMatt Urmy w/ Leticia Wolfe

Sunday August 29

Hard Knoz GrillD.B. Bryant and Friends

The White MuleComa Cinema, Old Canoe, Billy Wallace, & Joe Fletcher

Monday August 30New Brookland TavernAcoustic Open Mic Night w/ Brightford

Tuesday August 31

New Brookland TavernCorpus ChristiA Hero A FakeWe Sail At DawnVindictive SoverignKids In Masses

Wednesday September 1

New Brookland TavernThank GodTunguska...for science!

Murder Media

Thursday September 2

Cafe StrudelThe Design

Friday September 3

New Brookland TavernAloha Fest II:Day 1Capital City PlayboysThe Soul MitesThe StellasAcoustic Sets By: David Adedokun, Ben Walker,Justin Register, Danny Lyons, TBA

Saturday September 4

Art BarEvil Empire (Rage Against the Machine Tribute), So Hush Hush (Pixies Tribute),

Colour and the Shape, The Lovecrafts, Chase Asmer

Cafe StrudelFlagship Admirals

New Brookland TavernAloha Fest II: Day 2Testing GroundCarolina ChupacabraTrudgeThese Dying DaysTBA

Sunday September 5

Art BarIsle of Wight Pop Festival Tribute Show

New Brookland TavernHarptallica (Metallica Cover Band)Brass To The Future

Believe it or not, there was a time before Geffen and MTV’s “TRL,” a time when the “pop punk” formula didn’t evoke the same sort of knee-jerk repulsion elicited by The Jonas Brothers.

On one end of the spectrum you had the crisp Epitaph/Fat Wreck Chords/So. Cal cabal with granddaddies Bad Religion, Fat Mike sneering up front of NOFX, Pennywise, etc. and Face to Face bringing up the rear. On the other end of the spectrum was the Lookout! Records/Bay Area camp of stinkier roman-tics like Jawbreaker, Cringer, Sam I Am, Crimpshrine, and, yes, even Green Day in the Gilman Street days (the days prior to dropping to their knees to unzip Satan’s khaki slacks). Even some Revelation bands like the Gorilla Biscuits, Inside Out and Farside were bringing

hardcore closer to pop. New Found Glory is somewhere in the

middle of all that: part modern dilettante, part old school purist; part early 90’s reinactors, part legitimate 90’s era pop punk band who hopped the train a millisecond after it left the station. They’re playing a style of music that is suffering a canned “X Games” type of stigma these days, but they’re playing it well and at least they’re playing it on Epitaph and not Nickelodeon.

If you’re into it –and, face it, when you have a few drinks and give yourself up to it, who isn’t?—then head on out and catch them. Hell, you already know exactly what they sound like.

-Norbet Sykes

13AUGUST  26,  2010

MOVIE  TIMESMovie times listed are for the weekend of August 27, please

Regal Columbia Cinema 73400 Forest Drive Suite 3000, Columbia, SC 29204The Last Exorcism new! (PG-13)2:50 5:20 7:45 10:05Takers new! (PG-13)2:20 4:45 7:20 9:50Lottery Ticket new! (PG-13)2:45 5:15 7:40 10:00Nanny McPhee Returns new! (PG)2:10 4:35 7:00 9:25The Switch new! (PG-13)2:40 4:55 7:10 9:35Vampires Suck new! (PG-13)2:55 5:25 7:25 9:30The Other Guys (PG-13)2:00 7:30Inception (PG-13)4:25 9:55

Carmike Wynnsong 105320 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206Piranha 3D new! (R)Digital 3D Showtimes More Info1:40 4:40 7:15 9:45Eat Pray Love (PG-13)1:25 4:50 8:00The Expendables (R)1:15 4:30 7:05 9:40Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PG-13)1:35 4:20 7:10 9:50Step Up 3D (PG-13)Digital 3D Showtimes More Info1:10 4:10 6:55 9:20Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 3D (PG)Digital 3D Showtimes More Info1:00 3:50 6:40 9:05Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13)1:00 3:45 6:35 9:30Ramona and Beezus (G)1:05 3:40 6:40 9:10Salt (PG-13)1:20 4:15 7:05 9:40Despicable Me (PG)1:15 4:05 6:50 9:15

AMC Dutch Square 14800 Bush River Rd., Columbia, SC 29210

Regal Columbiana Grande Stadium 141250 Bower Pkwy, Columbia, SC 29212Avatar: Special Edition

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My boyfriend and I are straight college students, and he’s always wanting to try new things. Recently, he

my ass while we were having sex. Someone did that to me before,

but it felt uncomfortable and it kinda hurt. I told my boyfriend that he could do it once and then I would decide whether to let it continue. So we tried it. It still felt uncomfortable and still kinda hurt. But I never came so hard in my life!

Now the question: If it’s uncomfortable, but it made me feel amazing and come really hard, what

some other way of getting me to that point again?Presently Obsessing Over Totally Extreme

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in one of your armpits—or in an eye, a nostril, your toaster—but unless your pit/eye/nostril/toaster is wired the way your butt appears to be, POOTER, no

butt did.So here’s what you’re gonna do, POOTER:

You’re gonna breathe deep, you’re gonna take things slow, you’re gonna use more lube, and you’re gonna spend more time warming up the outside of your butt before anything goes in. (Tell the boyfriend he can

Do it right, POOTER, and pretty soon you won’t be

about the kick-ass, anal-enhanced orgasms you’ll be having when you can only see nine.

I am a 30-year-old woman with a strange problem. I recently started lifting weights, and every time I use the arm machines, I have an orgasm. It is not obvious to anyone else (I think), and my sex life is great outside of the gym. I don’t know if I should stop using the machines, because it’s rude and kind of weird to have that happening, but it just seems to be a physical reaction to using those muscles. What should I do?

Fitness Freaking

Another 20 reps.

I’m a bi 18 year old female. I can’t cum during sex, I never have. Boys or girls it doesnt matter. I can get off by myself but with other people its just uncomfterable. Vagional penatration feels good but

just the people I was sleeping with. You know, age and a small town bla bla bla. I’m off to collage now and in a much biger city and nothing is better.

I Can’t Cum

Off to collage, are we?Here’s something you may not know about

vaginal penetration—besides how to spell “vaginal” and “penetration”—because it’s not something that’s typically covered in small-town high-school sex-ed classes: You can touch yourself during vaginal intercourse. Whatever you’re doing that’s getting you off when you’re alone, ICC, do that thing—touch yourself that way—whenever a sex partner is penistrating you vaginotionally.

And when you’re enjoying sex without penistration—when someone is eating your pussy or

put your hand over his hand, place a hand on the back of her head, and show them just how to touch you and/or eat you to create the sensations that are intense or focused enough to get you off.

I am a 24-year-old straight girl. My boyfriend is 31. We have great sex—until the l a s t

two minutes. He can’t get off without jackhammering me, so I grab something and hold on for dear life until he comes. I’m happy to do it to satisfy him, but it also means he never gets off when I’m on top, and we can’t have slow, sappy sex every now and then, and it can be painful sometimes. I’ve brought it up a couple

other way. Has it just been too long with a bad habit, or is there a way to bring his dick back?

Holding On Tight

There may not be anything wrong with your boyfriend’s dick, HOT. Just as some women require intense, focused stimulation in order to get off (read: vibrators cranked up high), some guys gotta jackhammer to get off. If your boyfriend is one of those guys, HOT, then there’s no bad habit to break. It’s just something you’ll have to accommodate.

But he needs to accommodate your desire for some slow, sappy sex now and then. And here’s how he can do that: The boyfriend fucks you, long and hard, nice and slow, you get on top if you like, and after you’ve gotten off once or twice or three times... he pulls out... and doesn’t come, at least not inside you. If he’s aching to come, or you want

I am a woman in a relationship with a woman. There’s someone else. I haven’t cheated. I’m not a cheater. But I cannot get them out of my head. They are directly in my life. And yes, by “they” I mean “him.” What the F, Dan! I dream about him, think about him. I try not to. I talk about my girlfriend and how much I love her in front of him. But inside I know the truth. It’s becoming hard to be in the same room with him.

So my question: What would Dan do? What would Dan do if he were mind-cheating constantly and experiencing intense feelings of attraction to someone else?!?

What Would Dan Do?

Dan would go to his boyfriend and say, “Hey, honey, it’s been ages since we’ve had a three-way...”

But that’s easy for Dan to say because Dan’s a man and so is his boyfriend, and anyone Dan couldn’t get out of his head would be a man, too. That makes any hypothetical mind- and/or body-cheating on my part less threatening to my boyfriend and less destabilizing to our relationship.

So you probably shouldn’t do what I would do, WWDD. Instead, you should masturbate furiously, avoid being alone with this man whenever possible, and don’t take the wife to see The Kids Are All Right.

Some women like porn and some women don’t mind it. For us women who are otherwise GGG but feel like vomiting at the thought of porn, telling us to use porn—or eat cupcakes—will neither relieve the pain caused by our partners’ use of porn nor meet our emotional and sexual needs if we decide to opt out of relationships with men entirely. I’ve tried my whole life to feel okay about porn. I don’t. I feel betrayed just the same as if the cheating were “real.”

Never Okaying Porn Ever

Porn isn’t cheating, NOPE—but let’s not argue about that.

Instead, let me just say this: You shouldn’t give up on men, NOPE, because I occasionally get letters from men who think a fag sex columnist is interested in hearing them repeat what the insecure, controlling women in their lives have trained them to say (“There are men out there who don’t use porn, and I am one of them!”). If you hang in there long enough, PORN, you’ll meet either a guy who honestly doesn’t watch porn or a guy who says all the right things (“There are men out there who don’t use porn, and I am one of them!”) and is conscientious about clearing his browser history.

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 by  Dan  Savage

JONESIN’  CROSSWORDSby Matt Jones

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