By Dan Savage - Mar. 21, 2024

Savage Love: March 21, 2024

Cis-het dude here in my 30s. I’ve had to spend several multi-month periods away from my wife over the last couple years for work. During the last long separation, I...

By Rob Brezsny - Mar. 21, 2024

Astrology: March 21, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I suspect you will soon have far more beginner’s luck than you ever thought possible. For best results — to generate even more wildly abundant torrents...

By Dan Savage - Mar. 14, 2024

Savage Love: March 14, 2024

I have a history of dating men I’m not attracted to physically or emotionally. I always found it weirdly comforting to know my boyfriend was obsessed with me while I...

By Rob Brezsny - Mar. 14, 2024

Astrology: March 14, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I will never advise you to dim the flame of your ambition or be shy about radiating your enthusiasm. For the next few weeks, though, I...

By Will Brendza - Mar. 12, 2024

POTUS talks pot

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address was particularly exciting for Americans involved in the cannabis industry. While discussing his goals on things like mental health issues, gun...

By Dan Savage - Mar. 7, 2024

Savage Love: March 7, 2024

I’m at the point in my life where I’m a caregiver for my parents and my partner. It’s exhausting. I don’t have an open relationship with my partner, although I’d...

By Rob Brezsny - Mar. 7, 2024

Astrology: March 7, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow talent to the dark place where it leads.” So wrote Aries author Erica Jong. Is...

By Dan Savage - Feb. 29, 2024

Savage Love: Feb. 29, 2024

1. Best advice on dating without resorting to apps? Go places, do shit, meet people, fuck ‘em. 2. I’m about to visit a gay nudist resort for the first time,...

By Rob Brezsny - Feb. 29, 2024

Astrology: Feb. 29, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In my astrological estimation, the coming weeks will be an ideal time for you to declare amnesty, negotiate truces and shed long-simmering resentments. Other recommended activities:...

By Will Brendza - Feb. 27, 2024

Negative feedback system

In the U.S., 28 million people will suffer from an eating disorder in their lifetime, according to a Harvard study from 2020. Anorexia and bulimia nervosa disorders are the most...

By Dan Savage - Feb. 22, 2024

Savage Love: Feb. 22, 2024

I’ve recently discovered that I am a panty sniffer. Though since I’m a gay man, maybe I’m a briefs breather? I discovered this when a fuck buddy left his shorts...

By Rob Brezsny - Feb. 22, 2024

Astrology: Feb. 22, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries filmmaker Akira Kurosawa was one of the greats. In his 30 films, he crafted a reputation as a masterful storyteller. A key moment in his...

By Dan Savage - Feb. 15, 2024

Savage Love: Feb. 15, 2024

I am invited to a (gay) sex party. When invited for dinner, you bring a bottle of wine, but what is the proper etiquette for a sex party? Come showered...

By Rob Brezsny - Feb. 15, 2024

Astrology: Feb. 15, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Some stories don’t have a distinct and orderly beginning, middle and end. At any one point, it may be hard to know where you are. Other...

By Will Brendza - Feb. 13, 2024

Shroom seizures up 369%

According to the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), 62.8% (177 million) of Americans 12 and older used alcohol at least once in 2022. According to the Centers...

By Rob Brezsny - Feb. 8, 2024

Astrology: Feb. 8, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In honor of the Valentine season, and in accordance with astrological omens, I offer you a love letter from an unpublished novel by an Aries friend....

By Dan Savage - Feb. 8, 2024

Savage Love: Feb. 8, 2024

A therapist suggested I might have “Relationship OCD.” While I haven’t been formally diagnosed, it rings true to me.  As soon as I get close to someone, I experience so...

By Dan Savage - Feb. 1, 2024

Savage Love: Feb. 1, 2024

1. How do you tell the difference between when someone says they love you in a platonic way and when someone says they love you in a romantic way?  Ask...

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