Savage Love
by Dan Savage

How do I tell my girlfriend that I'm pregnant? /advice/
The Five Sexiest Apocalypse Movies
by Phil Nugent

Perfect for curling up with the last man (or woman) on earth. /entertainment/
Pop Culture We're Thankful For
by the Nerve Editors

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Five TV Families to Avoid on Thanksgiving
by Scott Von Doviak

These clans will make you appreciate your own. /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."
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?
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
Platinum Goddess
by Kim Weston

Forget gold: these women are striking in silver, and not much else.
Sex Advice From . . . Dungeons and Dragons Players
by Eric Larnick

Q. What has D&D taught you about dating? A. Some days you're the knight, some days you're the dragon. /advice/
Nerve Made Me Do It: New Moon Midnight Screening
by Jack Harrison

We send a professor of medieval literature to face 1,000 screaming Twilight fans.
Mutual of Omaha
by Rachel Shukert

In my Jewish Nebraskan youth group, they taught more than Hebrew.
Planet 51
by Scott Von Doviak

The premise is Pixar-caliber; the execution is strictly terrestrial. /entertainment/
Everything I Know About Love I Learned From... Pedro Almodovar
by Phil Nugent

Five lessons on romance from Penelope Cruz's favorite director. /entertainment/
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

Always pepper your column with a healthy dose of slut-shaming. /advice/
Celebrity Look-alikes
by Glenn Glasser

Who's that girl? We hit the streets to find famous doppelgangers.
True Stories: Three-Year Drought
by Mia Agnello

Last time made me a mom. This time made me panic.
Savage Love
by Dan Savage

Why do single women find married men such a turn-on? /advice/



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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