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by Various

The top twenty-five leading men of all time. Who's our favorite?
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by Various

Almost everything you want. Today: Get a grip on your out-of-control booze habit.
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by John Constantine

Today in Nerve's videogame blog: Bayonetta and the merits of exploitation.
The Remote Island
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The burning question of the day: Life on Mars or Eleventh Hour? Plus: Britney goes on the record, USA may not renew Monk, and our Grey's Anatomy recap.
The Nerve Date
by Stuart Sandford

This week: Railin' with Danny. /photography/
Dating Confessions
by You

"I'm on the phone with you right now, and I want to tell you I love you, but I'm scared!"
Scanner
by Emily Farris

Today on Nerve's culture blog: John McCain is no Kurt Cobain.
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by Anna Davies

Q: How is wearing a political tee a turn-on? A: Maybe if you were wearing just a political tee, it could be.
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

What do you do when Viagra doesn't work? /advice/
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by Nerve staff

Your week ahead. /advice/
Rough Patch
by Nicole Ankowski

This contraceptive device sickened thousands of women. I was one of them. /personal essays/
Nerve Presents Photography by Mike Dowson
by Mike Dowson

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