By Dan Savage - Jun. 27, 2024

The healing potential of BDSM

I had a sexual experience that’s left me feeling shitty. Met another gay man on an apps, got wasted together at a leather bar, fucked at his place on a...

By Will Brendza - Jun. 18, 2024

Downward trajectory

Adolescent cannabis use has decreased for the ninth consecutive year, according to the most recent survey from Healthy Kids Colorado, an initiative of the Colorado Department of Public Health and...

By Rob Brezsny - Jun. 13, 2024

Astrology: June 13, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The term “maze” has various meanings. Most commonly, it signifies a puzzling cluster of choices that lead nowhere and bode frustration. But there are more positive...

By Dan Savage - Jun. 13, 2024

Savage Love: June 13, 2024

1. I hooked up during a lunch break. While I was sucking on a dude’s titties with his encouragement, he started sucking on my neck. I shook him off as...

By Shay Castle - Jun. 12, 2024

Gray matter

“Under Colorado law, I cannot sell you psilocybin,” an employee tells the crowd gathered at the Mad Hatter booth. “If you buy a sticker, I can gift you some product....

By Dan Savage - Jun. 6, 2024

Savage Love: June 6, 2024

1. Is pegging only for butts or can vaginas get pegged too? When the term originated in my column — when my readers selected “pegging” as the name for a...

By Rob Brezsny - Jun. 6, 2024

Astrology: June 6, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): What potentials should you strive to ripen as the expansive planet Jupiter glides through your astrological House of Connection,  Communication and Education in the coming months?...

By Will Brendza - Jun. 5, 2024

Testing truckers

The U.S. is currently short between 65,000 and 80,000 truck drivers, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), affecting supply chains and, in turn, increasing prices for consumers.  Truck...

By Dan Savage - May. 30, 2024

Savage Love: May 30, 2024

I’m frustrated. I’m transmasc and use silicone “attachments.” My partner is assigned male at birth. Also relevant: We have very old hardwood floors, non-laminated.  For years, I have expressed frustrations...

By Rob Brezsny - May. 30, 2024

Astrology: May 30, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to the future of your education, Aries! Here are actions you can take to ensure you are exposed to all the lush lessons you need...

By Rob Brezsny - May. 24, 2024

Astrology: May 23, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the coming weeks, you will experience uncomfortable weirdness if you do the following: 1. Meander without focus or purpose; 2. Give yourself permission to postpone,...

By Dan Savage - May. 24, 2024

Savage Love: May 23, 2024

Is it possible to be in mourning for a fantasy that will never be fulfilled? I’m a 44-year-old cis het man, and since hitting puberty I’ve fantasized about sleeping with...

By Will Brendza - May. 22, 2024

Illegal grows go private

As much as 90% of black market cannabis sold in the U.S. is grown domestically by criminal enterprises, according to Lt. John Nores, a retired fish and wildlife warden with...

By Dan Savage - May. 16, 2024

Savage Love: May 16, 2024

I was chatting with a couple of friends and the topic turned to clearing out a loved one’s belongings after they’ve passed away and some of the interesting, strange or...

By Rob Brezsny - May. 16, 2024

Astrology: May 16, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Polish-born author Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) didn’t begin to speak English until he was 21 years old. At 25, his writing in that language was still stiff...

By Dan Savage - May. 9, 2024

Savage Love: May 9, 2024

I’m a 33-year-old gay man emailing you because I have a kink that I enjoy but have always felt ashamed about. My kink is called “wet and messy” (WAM) and...

By Rob Brezsny - May. 9, 2024

Astrology: May 9, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When my friend Jessalyn first visited Disneyland as a child, she was smitten by its glimmering, unblemished mystery. “It was far more real than real,” she...

By Will Brendza - May. 8, 2024

The great rescheduling

After more than 50 years of classification as a dangerous, highly addictive drug with no medical value, the U.S. federal government is changing its stance on cannabis.  On April 30,...

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