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Sex & Relationships Newsletter December 21st, 2008 More from Sex & Relationships »

Does the Sinking Economy Spell the Doom of Big, Fat Weddings? By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee The average U.S. wedding costs $30,000 -- in today's economic climate, eloping is looking better and better. Read more »   Does Sex Addiction Have Any Basis in Science? By Cristian Bodo, American Sexuality Magazine The evidence is not compelling. And it should be remembered that science is often hijacked to legitimize social control. Read more »   Study: U.S. Media Keep People Uneducated About Health Issues By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check Less than 4 percent of news is health-related. And shoddy reporting on sexual health may be doing more harm than good. Read more »   HIV: Still Not Just a "Gay Thing" By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check What does it take to kill a right-wing myth? Garlic, sunshine, wooden stakes, silver bullets? Read more »   Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With Women's Virginity? By Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom The hymen is useless, vestigial tissue. Yet this little piece of membrane has taken on huge societal, religious and moral significance. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Prudish NYT Columnist Condemns 'Hooking-Up' By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Charles Blow has discovered 'the demise of dating' -- and he is not happy about it. Read more »

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