Candy Dish: American Idol Subs Melodrama for Melodies

• American Idol: all drama but no music?

• Check out 17 WTF Valentine’s Day themed sex toys!

• Glee star Mark Salling once a bird-loving hippie

Ryan Reynolds vs Ryan Gosling: who’s hotter?

Giuseppe Maggio photographed by Bruce Weber- HOT!

See the Red Dress Collection 2012 fashion show!

Orgasmless sex isn’t just a female thing!

A new kind of Valentine’s Day

Think you know it all when it comes to sexy time?


Candy Dish: Diva vs. Diva

Some trouble between Madonna and Elton

Want to see Peeta with an Aussie accent?

Using orgasms as a sleep aid

George Clooney appreciates Michael Fassbender’s package

‘The Artist’ proves the silent film is back

Lana Del Rey sucks it up at SNL

Get him to stop being sooo needy

Pairing a print dress with a jean jacket

Are you ready to take the risk?


Candy Dish: Shirtless on the Beach

 Channing Tatum will appear in the February 2012 issue of Details magazine. Shirtless, obviously.

There should definitely be an orgasm 101 class. Or you can just read this.

 Every college girl needs a few tips for nabbing the perfect internship.

Hold onto your valuables, Lindsay Lohan has a new modeling job booked.

If you’re having a bad day, here are some pandas to look at.

 Some tips for ways to win fights with your dude.

The Jason Wu for Target accessories are looking so good.

Yes, there is a space between “sex all the time” and “religious abstinence.”

I think all Dads are notorious for saying ridiculous things.


Sexy Time: Bringing Sexy Back with Dr. Jen Landa [Interview]

A couple of weeks ago, my editor forwarded me a fierce press release and asked me if I wanted to interview Dr. Jennifer Landa. She’s a gynecologist/entrepreneur who specializes in helping ladies get their sexy back. She encourages her patients to make healthy lifestyle choices – working from the inside out – in order to have a more fulfilling and exciting sex life. How could I not take the opportunity to talk to someone whose entire career is based on empowering women to have better sex?

Why did you go into your field?
So many of my patients had complaints that were so frustrating to take care of. The tools in my tool box weren’t working well. Hormones don’t address the problems with my patients, anything from PMS to low libido. So many women suffered, but I wasn’t well equipped. I was looking at ways to help patients by studying lasers and injectables. I did more research and came to realize the best way to attack the problems is to start from the inside out. Make changes in your appearance, your energy, your mood through nutritional supplements and through hormonal balance. Better energy, better sex drive, and overall quality of life.

What’s the most common problem your patients face?
Fatigue is one of the most common, as well as inability to sleep, lose weight, and sex drive. 

Do college aged women often have sex drive problems?
I had problems with my libido starting at 28 years old. I do see younger women with trouble with energy and  sleeping, nutritional problems, and a poor sex drive. The biggest problem that causes all these issues is stress. Stress is a sex-killer and energy killer. Improving your stress management and nutritional care can improve your health. Eating fast food is a stress. Keeping your blood sugar more stable and keeping your meals balanced makes a huge difference in college aged women.

Why do sexual relationships go sour?
Especially in terms of women, if we’re not happy with our partner, we’re not going to be amorous. A lot of people don’t realize their relationship isn’t what they wanted. I frequently have women who come in and think it’s hormonal, but they tell me they’re not happy with their partners, sexually. When we talk about it in depth, and they realize they’re not feeling it, I make referrals for counseling. The large majority of the women I treat are in their 40s and 50s, and the novelty as worn off, and you’re busy building your own lives and careers. The biggest most important thing is that couples need to make the time to be intimate. Scheduling date nights and scheduling good sex is important. It’s so unromantic, but everything else in your life is on a schedule too.

What is the anxiety you come across most frequently?

I have to talk to women and couples about the expectation of the orgasm. A lot of women think they’re not having good sex if they’re not having an orgasm, or if they don’t have a vaginal orgasm. The estimates are that orgasms with no clitoral stimulation is at 20 percent. The women who have those are outside the norm. They’re the lucky exception.

Straight from a doctor’s mouth, orgasms are not the end-all/be-all. Take the pressure off yourself to reach an epic finish, and just enjoy the journey. And in case you needed another reason to work out, eat more healthily, take time to relax, and remember your vitamins, just think of how sexy all of those great lifestyle changes can help you feel. If you are interested in more of Dr. Landa’s philosophy, she has a book coming out in February.  I’ll definitely be checking it out,  because if 2012 is indeed our last year on earth, I want it to be sexy as humanly possible.


Candy Dish: It’s…Uh…Miley?

Miley Cyrus, the stoner

Which of your favorite TV stars double as musicians

Stars take a tumble

Christian Bale gets candid about Batman

Can those extra pounds affect your orgasms?

This is how Abercrombie and Fitch celebrate the holidays

How to wear nude pumps in winter

Are you too comfortable in your serious relationship?


Candy Dish: Get Loud

10 clever ways to disguise sex noises

Stars are returning to the soaps that gave them fame

5 TV shows that never should have ended

An easy guide for making d.i.y. antique photos

First look at Missoni for Target

5 Things we didn’t know about our orgasms

Tips for looking skinny in photos

Sex never defines the relationship

How far would you go to meet your favorite celeb


Sexy Time: Orgasmic Issues in the Bedroom

We let orgasms have too much power. If we don’t have them, we stress ourselves out and having one starts to seem like a chore instead of a pleasure. If our partners don’t have them, we start second-guessing our sexy talents. And if our partners (particularly the ones of the male variety) have one too soon, they’re basically devalued as being viable, legitimate sexual partners.

How depressing and thoroughly unnecessary.  That said, there are ways to overcome these perceived snafus to create a much more relaxing, less pressure-filled sex life.
When you can’t orgasm with your partner.
It’s completely normal to not be able to orgasm during intercourse. Most women require clitoral stimulation, which intercourse alone can’t provide, so encourage your partner to use their hands more. If you find that it takes you longer to orgasm with a partner than it does when you masturbate, that is totally fine. When you’re alone and doing your own thing, you are relaxed. You have complete trust in yourself, and there is a lot less pressure than when you’re with a partner. Anxiety, whether it’s obvious or buried subconsciously, has an effect on your ability to orgasm. Being able to totally let go with someone else takes time. Talk to your partner about it and make sure you’re both on the same page. Remind them that they are great and it’s not their fault and try to impress upon them that you love what they do. That will go a long way in diffusing any tension that could build up.
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10 More Things You Should Know About Sex

Sex. We all know what it is and how it works, but by now we also know that there’s really a lot more to it than that. Sex is about relationships and emotions, and pleasure, and connections. But really, when is comes down to it sex is about knowledge. Knowing what you want. Knowing what your partner wants. And knowing exactly what you are getting into. And after running two previous posts like this I think we all discovered that there’s a lot about sex that we have yet to discover, but hey, knowledge is power right? So here’s ten more things you should know about sex. Read More »


10 More Things You Should Know About Sex

So last time we ran a post like this, you ladies learned a lot about sex, even though you didn’t really think you needed to when you first clicked the link. 171 Facebook shares later, it was clear that you learned A LOT more than you expected. Even though we’re young, college girls living the college life, we don’t know sex like we think we do. Especially since the rest of the world keeps coming up with all this new (and sometimes useful) information. So check out the links below, and discover what you didn’t know about sex, the pros, the cons, and everything in between.

1. You are better than a booty call.

Because casual sex isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be.

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10 Misconceptions I Had About Sex Before I Started Having It

Once upon a time, I was a very sheltered girl. Sex was the ultimate taboo – I thought it was dangerous, dirty, and I failed to understand how anyone could derive pleasure from it. In high school, when my friends started engaging in sexy time, their less than positive reviews of their experiences didn’t make sex sound any more appealing. It wasn’t until I got to college, and started meeting more experienced, sex-positive, empowered ladies that I started to cultivate a more positive view of sexuality. And when I finally started having sex with an incredibly sensitive man, I confirmed that a lot of my fear of sex was based on fallacies and lies.

Without further ado, here are some of my most misguided thoughts.

10. Tummy fat is kryptonite for guys.
I used to be absolutely terrified of getting naked in front of a guy. In fact, I actually lost my virginity while wearing a dress. I thought a dude would catch one glance of my layer of chub and totally lose interest. In reality, most guys are not that douchey, and when they’re that close to sticking their goods into your mouth and/or vag, trust – they think you’re the sexiest woman in the world this side of Megan Fox.

9. Small penis = no pleasure.
The average depth of a vagina is 6 inches. The average length of a penis is 5 inches. More than likely, whatever he’s packing is more than sufficient. But even if it’s not, whatever – a finger feels good, and the odds of encountering a penis any smaller than that is highly unlikely.

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