Back Talk

Sex Talk: Spankings

by Simon Sheppard

When it comes to SM, many guys will swear that nothing beats a good, old-fashioned spanking. Plenty of pain-play just plain hurts, which delights many a masochist. But since the butt’s a major erogenous zone, spanking walks a libido-lofting line between pleasure and pain. As one swatting bottom says, “A hard hand on my butt […]

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Out in the Stars

by Charlene Lichtenstein

Horoscope for May 9-22 The Sun enters Gemini, giving us a rush of positive thoughts. Will you keep them to yourself, or spray them around town? Light up the night with some sparkling ideas.
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 20)
Proud Rams think they have all the answers. And it may be the case that you are simply smarter […]

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Cloutier & Brandl

Community Business Profile by Heidi Fellner

Regardless of the media attention devoted to high-profile court cases, and the entertainment industry’s love affair with smart, ethical attorneys, it seems lawyers don’t enjoy the same popular respect that, say, teachers or doctors do. That sentiment is especially interesting these days, when our health-care and education systems have been the subject of such scrutiny. […]

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Business Briefs

by Chris Jackson

20% Theatre Company
For Twin Cities theater buffs unfamiliar with this creatively titled troupe, 20% Theatre Company derives its name, and the majority of its works, from the disproportionate percentage of theatrical opportunities given to women.
The group aims to produce quality theater by female-, transgender-, and gender queer-identified actors, writers, and directors in order to give […]

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Lesbian 101: On Straight Women

DATELAND by Jennifer Parello

Readers, I’ve just done something that I rarely do before writing a column. I cracked open a beer.
That’s right, readers. I write these columns totally sober. This probably comes as a surprise to regular readers. (Are there any?)
But, tonight, as I turned on my computer, and decided what topic this column would address, I knew […]

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It’s Greek to Me

Consider the Source by Julie Dafydd

Joseph Nichols, a fine travel journalist, returned from Greece recently, and issued a travel report that included this sentence: “Along the way, I found myself distracted and sidetracked by the expansive beauty of the countryside and the boundlessly engaging culture.”This differs only slightly from the sentence in my recent story about a trip through the […]

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Impromptu Activism

The Cutting Edge by Paul Varnell

I tend to take taxicabs if it is bitterly cold, late at night, or my destination is some distance away. And I will chat with the driver if he seems open to it—that is, not talking continuously on his cell phone. One day, I was chatting with the driver, and he asked if I was […]

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Ms. Behavior®

by Meryl Cohn

Dear Ms. Behavior:
We are lesbian moms who have formed a group with other lesbian moms and gay dads.
The problem is that one couple (I’ll call them June and April) seem to be a little lax with their child. For instance, they wipe their little girl baby from back to front when cleaning during a diaper […]

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Dykesville

by Tami Friday

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Curbside

by Robert Kirby

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Trolín

by Rodro

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Bitter Girl

by Joan Hilty

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