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Celebrity virgins
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12:58am American hurdler Lolo Jones has made virginity cool again. Here we take a look at other celebrities who have made public their pledges of chastity.
Anti-climax
Virginity's unwitting casualties
Luke Malone 4:45pm Waiting too long for Mr Right can lead to serious sexual difficulties, sex therapists warn.
My Jennaration
Guilty pleasures in the supermarket
Jenna Clarke 11:49am Reality TV, Fifty Shades of Grey, Collingwood season tickets – all things which constitute guilty pleasures – my secret is that I like to shop for porn – food porn.
City Kat
Is society rediscovering its virginity?
Katherine Feeney It's not just Americans who are saving it for marriage. We are too.
Blame the big wet for the price of tomatoes
Julie Power It would be a stretch to say tomato prices are going bananas, but at prices up to $10.99 a kilo, they may be off the humble sandwich for a few weeks.
City Kat
No time for sex? Then make the time
Katherine Feeney If the bedroom is not being used to make love, then what are you using it for?
Consumer alert
Alert: Bugaboo not the stroller of Choice
Kylie Northover It's a must-have status symbol among A-list celebrities and the yummy mummy set, but consumer group Choice says the swanky Bugaboo stroller is unsafe.
Wild world
Dating disasters
Sarah Berry There's something to learn from booty calls before the first date and strange sexual proclivities.
Second chances - pivotal or pointless?
Heidi Davoren When it comes to trust, the three strike rule only applies to baseball.
Tall tales: a towering lie
Tania Head's 9/11 survival story was the stuff of Hollywood, shooting her to fame, a position of influence and capturing the hearts of many. Pity it was all a lie. By Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo J. Guglielmo.
Birth of the bump
Dvora Meyers The tabloid obsession with baby bumps conveniently fuses our fascination with women’s appearances with our preoccupation with their reproductive functions.
Food drive
Waste not want not means there's frequently something to chew on
Jonathan Swan Every Friday afternoon a yellow truck collects Allen Gnesin's leftovers. Mashed potatoes, chicken pies, lasagnes, roast beef and vegetables are delivered to hungry men, women and children throughout Sydney.
Love letters
Broken hearts club
Sarah Berry Funny, strange and sad stories of lost love. The Why We Broke Up Project is where people are going to share their tales of romance gone wrong.
City Kat
Does marriage make the man?
Katherine Feeney “Every man needs a wife before he hits 30 to save him from himself.”
Status anxiety
Face-sook: an open secret?
Luke Malone Does Facebook say far more about your relationship than you realise?
No question, mother's milk lowers SIDS risk
Melissa Davey MOTHER of four Jacqui Soliman has spent more than four of the past six years breastfeeding. She has just stopped breastfeeding her 22-month-old daughter, Emily, and will continue to breastfeed 6.5-month-old Nathanael until he self-weens.
Brain drain
Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn
Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats' memories.
Growing problem
Boom in food allergies driving physicians nuts
Esther Han, Alexandra Smith IT WAS once a staple of the lunchbox but the humble peanut butter sandwich is increasingly being shunned from school lunches as the number of children, especially preschoolers, with allergies continues to rise significantly.
Dirty Laundry
The black and white of it
Heidi Davoren What's the big deal about adopting a child of another race?
Stress sensitive
Why family time is less fun
Julie Power About one in three 10-year-old children say their parents work too hard.
Volunteers leap at chance to help
RACHEL BROWNE Putting your hand up is the Australian way, and it is increasingly the corporate way, too.
'Second class citizens': gay marriage supporters march through Sydney
SARAH WHYTE "Gays, straight, left, right: marriage is a civil right," was chanted throughout Sydney's CBD today as close to 1000 people marched for same sex marriage in Australia.
Parenting
What good mothers do differently
Lakshmi Singh They take care of themselves before the children, writes Lakshmi Singh.
Porn addiction can be unlearned: study
Glenda Kwek In the first study of its kind in Australia, University of Sydney researchers say they have uncovered the severe impact of porn addiction on users and their families.
How the c-word turned a grouch into a (fairy) godmother
Jenna Clarke There are few things I share with a royal bride, however deflecting questions about our wombs is one burden we carry together.
Mummy wars
Confronting cover: Time shows mother breastfeeding 3-year-old
A startling Time magazine cover image of a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son has sparked debate about the technique known as attachment parenting.
CityKat
"Thirty, single, no life, and never had a girlfriend - HELP!!!"
Katherine Feeney How do you help a bloke with 'no life' find love?
Celebrity longevity
Live longer, be a log: here's how
Stephanie Gardiner Miranda Kerr swears by it, Hugh Jackman said it changed his life and Nicole Kidman does it too.
Identity politics
Asexual awakening
Luke Malone Long ignored and marginalised, the new generation of asexuals are out and proud.
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