Scarred
by Stacia J. N. Decker

My husband's heart surgery made him a new man.
The Nerve Date with Jacqueline
by Jessica Yatrofsky

'Tis the season to be daring.
The Road
by Scott Von Doviak

Looking to celebrate your holiday with two hours of solid despair? /entertainment/
Sex Advice From . . . Turkey Farmers
by Kristen Gangwer

Q: What can turkeys teach us about sex?
A: Absolutely nothing. With barnyard birds it's business, not pleasure.
Watch Your Back
by Susan Barnett

What can you tell about a person from their t-shirt?
Dealbreaker: The Self-Help Book
by Jen Kirkman

How DIY therapy can ruin dating.
The Five Sexiest Apocalypse Movies
by Phil Nugent

Perfect for curling up with the last man (or woman) on earth. /entertainment/
Savage Love
by Dan Savage

How do I tell my girlfriend that I'm pregnant? /advice/
Pop Culture We're Thankful For
by the Nerve Editors

Toasts from around the Nerve family table. /entertainment/
My First Time
by You

"I remember the zip of the door, and our naked dash across the dark campground to his tent..."
Things Drunk People Say
by Kathleen Go

"Get the duct tape. You have dropped your last beer."
Five TV Families to Avoid on Thanksgiving
by Scott Von Doviak

These clans will make you appreciate your own. /entertainment/
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

So many women, so few decision-making skills. /advice/
Hosting Your Own Hedonistic Thanksgiving
by Ben Reininga

Drinking, smoking, and gorging with your friends: this can be the best holiday of the year.
The Confessies
by You

The Robert Pattinson Award for Twilight Devotion
Culture Wars: Will James Cameron's Avatar live up to the hype?
by Andrew Osborne and Scott Von Doviak

Worthy successor to Aliens, or the world's most expensive Smurfs movie?



Id in Plain Sight
A new book asks, can sex be so good that it's bad for you? /books/
By Joseph Lazauskas.

Girls, Girls, Girls
Everyone thinks they know Lolita. A new book says we're wrong. /books/
By Meghan Pleticha.

Cheesecake Factory
Author David Henry Sterry recalls his stint as the roller-skating MC of Chippendales. /books/
By James Brady Ryan.

Dirty Old Town
The author of 1972's cult-classic Motorman delivers his most twisted effort yet. /books/
By Will Doig.

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Stefan Sagmeister says cutting himself is less painful than designing album covers for Aerosmith. THE DESIGN ISSUE
By Suzanne LaBarre.

High-Alert Holiday
A husband and wife spend their vacation poking around America's nuclear arsenal. /books/
By Will Doig.

Children of the Grave
The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle transforms Black Sabbath into fiction. /books/
By Peter Smith.

The Nerve Date
This week: Climbing trees with Stacey. /photography/
By Dave Naz.

Desert Island
Willy Vlautin's Reno is America without the apple pie. /books/
By Will Doig.

The Dandy Man Can
Sebastian Horsley, lover of punk rock and Francis Bacon, gets deported for "moral turpitude." /books/
By Alexandra Godfrey.

New York's Finest
In his new book, Richard Price turns a crime-scene canvas into a work of art. /books/
By Will Doig.

Live Journal
An eighty-year-old diary found in a New York dumpster tells the story of a life misplaced. /books/
By Will Doig.

Yesterday's Paper
A former librarian interviews an author who says books are obsolete. /books/
By Caitlin MacRae.

Crowd Control
A new book makes the case that today's angry mobs are good agents of change. /books/
By Will Doig.

Cover Girl
A new novel composed entirely of women's-magazine text blurs the line between content and form. /books/
By Will Doig.






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