by From Our Readers | Jun 23, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
The S-word Bernie Sanders’ presidential candidacy has brought the “s-word”— socialism — back into the American political vocabulary. But what does it actually mean? Dictionary definitions are useless. Tea partiers call President Obama a socialist. The third letter in...
by From Our Readers | Jun 16, 2015 | Arts, Letters from our Readers, News
This week instead of letters, the Advocate is featuring Facebook comments recently posted on our page. You all are poignant and hilarious; keep commenting and sharing. Everyone else, like us on Facebook and join the discussion. Sometimes protesting is a lonely job....
by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Jun 10, 2015 | Columns, The V-Spot, Wellness
So many sex and dating clichés, so many hot-tub induced yeast-infections, accidental sex farts, and awkward threesomes. Here’s to half-a-dozen intimate “ideals” that gotta go: ∎ Subtly hit on your crush. No. Make that flirting obvious as hell. I don’t mean in a...
by Yana Tallon-Hicks | May 27, 2015 | Columns, Leisure, The V-Spot, Wellness
Dear Yana, Hey! I have a lube question and I thought who better to ask? My friend is going to be losing her virginity on her wedding night and is wondering what the best lube out there is — especially considering she hasn’t used any before, is unsure of allergies, and...
by Yana Tallon-Hicks | May 20, 2015 | Articles, Columns, Featured, The V-Spot, Wellness
Hi Yana, My girlfriend and I are in college and we’ve done some like really, really basic BDSM: blindfolding, a little handcuffs, and some bondage stuff, but nothing serious. Now we want to do some tying down. What would you suggest? — Tie-Guy Dear Tie-Guy, Like a bad...