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Cosmopolitan surveyed women about sex, dating and relationships. Only 20% of the women who responded said they were “Completely satisfied – wouldn’t change a thing” when asked “How satisfied are you with your sex life?”. That’s really upsetting and means we have our work cut out for us here at Babeland. Maybe a survey of our own is in order, too.

Trojan hopes its ‘Good Vibrations’ truck will stimulate a discussion about sex — and we do, too. Babeland’s co-founder and the co-author of Moregasm: Babeland’s Guide to Mind-Blowing Sex, Claire Cavanah, was there for the debut Thursday, July 28th and was interviewed by one of our fave sex educators, Logan Levkoff. We’ll post a video from the truck soon. Meanwhile, check out the Tri-Phoria vibe if you want a versatile new toy.

A male porn star speaks: James Deen sits down with Salon to wax poetic about sex as art — and begs you not to learn your moves from him. This is an insightful interview from Salon that let’s us get to know a person that most mainstream media outlets aren’t profiling. If you’re curious about James, you can see him in Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge.

10 Famous Ladies Who Like It Kinky  Rihanna, Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears and more! By the way, RiRi, you can shop privately at Babeland anytime you want and we promise we won’t call the National Enquire or any other paparazzi.

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This article sounds techy but the Luddites will appreciate it, too, and it features our friends at Jimmyjane prominently. Lessons Interface Designers Can Learn from Teledildonics: Third-wave human-computer interaction, where users engage with machines on an emotional and even physical level, saw little expression in the marketplace, until a bunch of geeks jumped ship for the sex toy industry.

Joan Rivers teaching sign language for “orgasm” on The View. Hilarious!

20 Songs About Cunnilingus, can you think of others?

German Greens Warn of Dangerous Dildos  Phthalates are an issue we’ve talked about extensively and Babeland’s toys are all phthalate-free so you can shop with confidence and peace of mind for your health.

Top 5 Female Sex Fantasies … And What They Mean by Ian Kerner

What’s with the “sexless” trend? Recent reports of a backlash against sex are bogus, but they do reveal very real fears.

Recently, The Frisky ran a post identifying ten famous men who allegedly enjoy sex toys. Among this list were supposed kinkster Drew Carey, dildo-replica-hopeful 50 Cent and John Stamos (who apparently is not known for owning toys but rather attending “naked parties,” which, although mouthwatering, doesn’t really count). Yet while there has been a trend lately of female celebrities publicly pledging their love for their vibrators, no men have actually come forth to declare their love for their toys. How come?

Well, this author acknowledges the double-standard surrounding the possession of toys between the sexes: it’s cool for a woman to own a vibrator, but a man owning a masturbation sleeve? Gross!

And that makes all of us at Babeland very sad because there are some amazing toys for men on the market that belong in happy homes. I, for one, can’t imagine a world without my Tenga Flip, and think that every man should own both colors.

So, where do these ideas come from and how do we fight them?

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