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Houston neighbors pull back the curtains and expose each other’s lives.

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Almost everything you want.

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An intimate and provocative look at Siege's life, work and loves.

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A fashionable L.A. photo editor exploring all manner of hyper-sexual girls down south.

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The creator of Supercult.com poses his pretty posse.

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A California boy in L.A. capturing beach parties, sunsets and plenty of skin.

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Today in Hooksexup's film blog: Simon Pegg and Ricky Gervais slag each other. Plus, we review Ed Wood's Jail Bait.

The Modern Materialist by Various
Almost everything you want. Today: Get perfect abs.

61 Frames Per Second by John Constantine
Today in Hooksexup's videogame blog: Ghostbusters, Pikmin, and the homebrew Mario Paint composer with full release.

The Remote Island by Bryan Christian
Palin camp may get SNL time to respond to Fey sketches. Wahlberg camp still mum on their demands. Plus: Dexter, Brothers and Sisters and Gwen Ifill reacts to Queen Latifah.

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Your week ahead. /advice/

Rough Patch by Nicole Ankowski
This contraceptive device sickened thousands of women. I was one of them. /personal essays/

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"Even though I date other people, I'm never really 'single' because I'm always hoping my ex will come back."

Date Machine by Various
Today in Hooksexup's dating blog: When women are bad in bed.

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Reader Feedback on "Self-Reliance"

I thought this story was tops. A modern-fucked up Carver/Bukowski mash-up with a pinch of tenderness. Nice work man.
--RB
05/26

Great, funny and moving story
--AH
02/09

I loved this! Keen human insights, impressively and delightfully presented. Maybe it's just the Wisconsin connection, but I cared about these characters. Well done.
--sh
01/13

Since I complained so much about the last short story, I think it's only fair to point out that this story is excellent. --oliver
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12/16

This was a great little piece - the writing was tight and consistant throughout and one could identify with the protagonist's feeling of exposure, of precariousness in every sense of the word, throughout. The use of multiple types of tension at once and the feeling of being almost in free-fall was palpable, and his moment of 'satori' was totally believable, if 'deranged'. I hope we see more from this author.
--DAD
12/12

Really great story, I thought. Not the most erotic, but totally well-crafted. If anyone gives you shit for not being sexy enough, ignore 'em.
--gg1
12/12

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