My First Time
by You

"We'd spent plenty of time in the woods behind the playground..."
A Field Guide to "Cool Older Men"
by Julie Klausner

Be careful with that Anthony Bourdain crush.
The Ten Most Shocking Moments in Survivor History
by Scott Von Doviak

A decade later, we still remember when that guy fell in the campfire. /entertainment/
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

My boyfriend still shares a bed with his ex. Should I be worried? /advice/
Confession of the Week
by You

"I slept with two different girls in the span of less than 12 hours (I did shower in between). Awesome, or sketchy?"
Twitter Movie Reviews
by Various

From Paris With Love, Dear John, and District 13: Ultimatum.
Sex Advice From Lost Fanatics
by Heather O'Neill

Q: What's the best way to pick up a Lost fanatic? A: Ask if they want to see what's in your hatch. /advice/
Dear John
by Scott Von Doviak

Exactly how manipulative is this Nicholas Sparks adaptation? /entertainment/
The Top Five Funniest Superbowl Halftime Shows
by Josh Kurp

Believe us, it gets much worse than *NSYNC and Aerosmith. /entertainment/
Smells Like Teen Spirit
by Dana Goldstein

Running around with a younger crowd.
Talking to Strangers
by Sean McGurn and Meghan Pleticha

Nerve asks deeply personal questions to people we just met.
Awesome Advice, Way to Go!
by Erin Bradley

You don't have to give up your sex toys just because you're in a relationship. /advice/
Five Albums You Should Be Listening To Right Now
by Josh Modell

This week's curator: Josh Modell, editor-in-chief of The A.V. Club. /entertainment/
Savage Love
by Dan Savage

Topics that we can't even contemplate putting in a headline. /advice/
True Stories: Divinity-School Boys
by Jane Yager

I learned my lesson: never come between them and God.
My First Time
by You

"I was partying with undergrads, and getting drunk was the only fun I felt like having..."



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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