Sex in the News

This week's round up investigates the brain and the mouth for insights into sex, marriage and manipulation, while also revealing Mark Twain's secret desires and which World Cup Soccer teams have banned their players from having sex during the tournament. 

• Researchers study brain scans for insight into marriage. (NYTimes)
• Do women make noise during sex to manipulate their male partners? What about lesbians? New research points to a "giant female conspiracy to make men soundproof their homes." (io9)
• No sex please, we're soccer players. (Newsweek)
• Mark Twain had sex toys and other things the writer didn't care for you to know about. (Dailybeast)
• The fake feminism of Sarah Palin. (WashingtonPost)
• Evolution of the boob (and I'm not talking Sarah Palin again here). (Playboy)
• Can pets improve your relationship? (PsychCentral)
• New gender regulations make passports transgender friendly. (CarnalNation)

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