MIAS
Awesome Advice, Way to Go!
by Erin Bradley

Calling out the week's worst advice columns. This week: don't lecture the strippers. /advice/
De-Classified: The Real People Behind Craigslist Ads
by Mark Andrew

Casual Encounters and Missed Connections as portraits in desire. /photography/
Dating Confessions
by You

"Determining the severity of your commitment with your partner based on their Facebook or Myspace relationship status is like using a fortune cookie to select your career. Confucius say: Stupid."
Savage Love
by Dan Savage

How do I ask him to be rougher in bed? /advice/
Blood on the Dance Floor
by Phil Nugent

Michael Jackson, 1958 - 2009. /entertainment/
New Releases: DVD
by Scott Von Doviak

Two Lovers plus three. /entertainment/
Cinema Sutra: Unfaithful
by Jack Harrison

What you can learn from Diane Lane's bathroom quickie. /advice/
My First Time
by You

"He didn't go to my school, and he was cute..."
True Stories: One Night in Bangkok
by Duncan Birmingham

As it turned out, my girlfriend and I had different ideas of adventure.
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

I haven't been single since I was seventeen and I'm freaking out. /advice/
The Best of Dating Confessions
by You

This week: "If I hear the phrase, “He's/she's just not that into you." one more time, I'm getting a shotgun.""
Nerve Retro: Slovakian Idols
by Jano Horak

"See a female colossus . . . her mountainous torso, skyscraper limbs, giant desires!" /photography/
Story of S
by Fenton Bailey

When the unstaged becomes unforgettable
. /photography/
New Releases: Film
by Scott Von Doviak

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen plus three. /entertainment/
Story of S
by Fenton Bailey

When the unstaged becomes unforgettable. /premium/
Celebrity Dossier: Megan Fox
by Peter Smith

How to win the Transformers mega-star's heart. /entertainment/
Sex Advice From . . . Marathon Runners
by Bianca Merbaum

Q. What's the best way to seduce a marathon runner? A. Endurance is key. /advice/
The Greatest Poster of All Time: Farrah Fawcett, 1976
by Jack Harrison

Awesome Advice, Way to Go!
by Erin Bradley

This week: Kim Kardashian on whether Heidi Montag should pose for Playboy. /advice/
The Nerve Interview: Jennifer Lynch
by Phil Nugent

David Lynch's daughter directed the most hated movie of 1993. Now she's made peace — and an award-winning new film. /entertainment/


Bring On the Bad Guys
Five dudes who prove that a hero movie is only as good as its villains. /screengrab/
By Various.


Don't Mess With the Norton
The Fight Club star calls Marvel on the carpet. /screengrab/
By Various.


Screengrab Q&A: Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, Directors of Son of Rambow

By Peter Smith.


Film Reviews
There Will Be Blood strikes black gold, and Persepolis is a must-see. /film lounge/
By Various.




Id in Plain Sight
A new book asks, can sex be so good that it's bad for you? /books/ By Joseph Lazauskas.


Girls, Girls, Girls
Everyone thinks they know Lolita. A new book says we're wrong. /books/
By Meghan Pleticha.


Cheesecake Factory
Author David Henry Sterry recalls his stint as the roller-skating MC of Chippendales. /books/
By James Brady Ryan.


Dirty Old Town
The author of 1972's cult-classic Motorman delivers his most twisted effort yet. /books/
By Will Doig.




Sunshine State
The Willowz are Michel Gondry-tested, Kirsten Dunst-approved. /music/ By Gwynne Watkins.


Catch 'Em If You Can
Female power-group Electrelane is all kinds of intense. /music/
By Catrinel Bartolomeu.


Captain Hook
The New Pornographers' A.C. Newman on Nietzsche, nerds and sex after marriage. /music/
By David Callicott.


Like a Midnight Cowboy
Okkervil River's Will Sheff runs deep and dark. /music/
By Sarah Hepola.




Top 10 Reasons to Bring Back Tom Selleck as Magnum P.I.
Reason #6: We'd probably get a Quantum Leap revival, too. /the remote island/ By Bryan Christian.


Top 10 Family Guy Newscasts
News you can lose. /remote island/
By Bryan Christian.


"Farmer" Wants a "Wife"?
We want more! /tv/
By Nicole Ankowski.


Wire Fire
TV's bleakest drama is also its hottest. /tv/
By Sarah Hepola.


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