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Behind the Glass

By Sarah Burgundy • Jul 10th, 2004 • Category: Blog

Cotton. Underwear.
Silk. Pajamas.
Glass. Sex Toys.
If you’re anything like me, one of these groupings may not sound quite right. I’ll give you a hint which: it’s the one that involves an object designed to be inserted into a sensitive, erogenous orifice and a material that’s known for, among other things, its tendency to break into razor-sharp [...]



Playing More than Bingo in Nursing Homes

By Sarah Burgundy • Apr 21st, 2004 • Category: Sex and Culture

Putting that secret code on your door to alert your roommate. Finding late-night common area nooks. Snuggling in the library. For some of us who lived in a dorm during our college years, the effort of finding rendezvous spots away from roommates and friends may be a distant — but vivid — memory. Combine these [...]



Super Boob 2004: Give It a (B)reast

By Sarah Burgundy • Feb 21st, 2004 • Category: Blog

My last memory of a Super Bowl halftime show was from at least six years ago. I don’t remember who was singing — Garth Brooks or Ricky Martin or someone considered moderately heart-throbby at the time. Hundreds of heavily made-up girls, most of whom appeared to be under 18, danced along the edges of the [...]



These Aren’t Your Sweetheart’s Valentine’s Day Events

By Sarah Burgundy • Feb 21st, 2004 • Category: Blog

When I had a several-year-long gig being single, I thought I disliked Valentine’s Day for the usual reasons. Not only didn’t I have a date for the Big Day, but everywhere I looked, everyone was espousing the joys of having a partner, being in love, blah blah blah. Then, I had a few Valentine’s Days [...]



Pulse-Off

By Sarah Burgundy • Dec 11th, 2003 • Category: Research Labs

I write the descriptions for our toy blurbs on our web site and in the Good Vibrations print catalog, and I have a bit of a confession to make. I’ve written so many descriptions of a certain type of toy that I can’t immediately tell what the differences are between them. I’m talking, of course, [...]



Holy Condoms!

By Sarah Burgundy • Nov 21st, 2003 • Category: Sex and Culture

The Guardian in London first reported it on Thursday October 9, 2003 — according to “Vatican: Condoms Don’t Stop AIDS” by Steve Bradshaw, “the Catholic Church is telling people in countries stricken by AIDS not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them through which HIV can pass. The church is making the [...]



Learning About Sex: The Classroom Films of the 1950s and ’60s

By Sarah Burgundy • Aug 21st, 2003 • Category: Sex and Culture

“A human is born either a girl or a boy and for as long as we live, that is the way we will stay.”
– A New Human Life (1968), classroom film
As quoted in Mental Hygiene by Ken Smith (Blast Books, 1999)
When did I first learn about sex? I’m not sure if it was a third [...]



Love During Wartime

By Sarah Burgundy • May 21st, 2003 • Category: Sex and Culture

As George W. Bush declared war on Iraq and deployed troops, and the cool glow of CNN filled many homes over the past few months, was there another warmer gettin’-it-on glow glimmering in American bedrooms and front lines? If so, how does one find out?
It’s not like there’s a Nielsen reporting system for Americans’ sex [...]



Double Duty: How Twice-as-Nice Vibes Measure Up

By Sarah Burgundy • Feb 7th, 2003 • Category: Guides, Sexual Pleasure

If there’s one type of vibrator that’s guaranteed to elicit a response from would-be toy owners, it’s the twice-as-nice vibe. At our retail stores, people pick up these toys with an initial look of befuddlement. Their look quickly turns into enlightenment, followed, nine out of ten times, by a deep blush and giggle.
These vibes do [...]