Fleshbot: straight, nerve

Now That's Our Kind Of Date

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:30:54 EST

Oh my goodness, bless my soul! The good people over at the hotness factory that is Nerve have come up with a brilliant innovation (in hotness): a Nerve date with, not one, but two people in it. We may never recover from this one. (nerve.com, login: freemonth/password: nervedate)

Nerve Finds Magic (And Boobs!) In Staten Island

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:30:05 EST

The last Nerve Date that we went on ended with a vicious vampire attack... so we were a little leery about putting our faith in Nerve again. But since they swore up and down that it was just going to be a pleasant ferry ride, and that there'd nothing more dangerous than a little seasickness, well, we decided to give it another go, and see if maybe things would work out a little better this time. And what do you know, it did! Stephanie treated us to a fine time on (and off) the ferry. Take a peek—we have a feeling you'll enjoy it just as much as we did.

· Getting On Board With Stephanie (nerve.com, login: freemonth/password: nervedate)

Tricks, Treats, And Naked Girls!

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:30:00 EDT

It looks like we're not the only ones who've gotten into the Halloween spirit: the latest Nerve Date is full of tricks and treats, with sexy Annette inviting us to guess her costume. (We guessed "naked girl," but apparently we were wrong.). As a bonus treat, Nerve's even offering a free month of Nerve Premium to all you cheapskates: for the next thirty days, you can see all the good stuff (by which we mean "naked people") without paying a single cent.

Have we mentioned how much we love Halloween?

· Trick Or Treat With Annette (nerve.com, login: freemonth/password: thenervedate)

"Nerve: The First Ten Years" Celebrates A Decade Of Alternative Stimulation

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:59 EDT

Six years ago, a certain Fleshbot editrix was cutting her sex-on-the-web teeth as an intern at Nerve.com, learning all about the budding world of online media (and more than a little about sex, too). So it's with more than a bit of nostalgia that we leaf through the pages of "Nerve: The First Ten Years," a beautiful tome that pays tribute to a website that's been one of the online world's pre-eminent sources of smart writing about sex, lush photography, and thought provoking insights about one of the most basic parts of life for the past ten years. Though its difficult to render a website into book form—so much of the charm of online media disappears when committed to paper—"The First Ten Years" successfully recreates the Nerve vibe, with a selection of the past decade's best essays, photos, and features. It's a beautiful addition to anyone's library, whether you've been reading Nerve for the past ten years or just discovered them today.

"Nerve: The First Ten Years" is available in stores November 15. Join us after the jump for a sneak peek inside.

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· Nerve (nerve.com)
· Buy "Nerve: The First Ten Years" (amazon.com)

The next time you think you're spending...

Jonnobot — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:15:30 EDT

The next time you think you're spending too much time on porn, take a look at these monthly sex-related budgets for Nerve's nine ~~stereotypes~~ test subjects and be thankful you're not spending too much money on it too. After all—you do read Fleshbot, which means spending ten bucks on an on-demand broadcast of "Doctor's Adventures" need never be part of your budget. (nerve.com)

When "Bad Sex" Happens To Good People

Gram Ponante — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:44 EDT

Statistically speaking, the more sex one has the less chance it will be bad, even if the bloom might fade from the rose after Partner 100 or Client 9. Perhaps this is why the anecdotes in "Bad Sex," a collection of first-person accounts culled by the editors of Nerve.com, just don't seem all that awful on the (w)hole.

Helpfully arranged in sections with titles like "Bodily Fluids" and "Infidelity" and labeled with funny graphics reminiscent of road signs, "Bad Sex" nevertheless doesn't offer much shock value and, what's worse, provides few tasty examples of good sex before that, too, went bad. Instead, readers are left with a series of literate, astute, and blunted stories of lust gone wrong.

Exceptions include Monica Drake's "The Splatter Artist," a bittersweet tale of an ejaculator both premature and prolific, Lisa Gabriele's "Dead Wood" (you do feel sorry for her) because not only does she lose her boyfriend but she also comes down with a "battered pussy," and the one cringeworthy story in a book tnat should be full of them, Neal Pollack's shamefaced "Man's Best Friend" (it involves a different kind of battered pussy).

Even though I was disappointed with this volume of anti-erotica, I look forward to a sequel with the kinks worked in.

· Nerve (nerve.com)
· "Bad Sex: We Did It, so You Won't Have To" (amazon.com)

Mike Dowson Dresses Down

Fleshbot — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:04:27 EDT

We like Mike Dowson's photography for walking that fine line between a classic fashion-inspired sensibility and high-gloss glamour hotness ... especially when that fine line consists of things like sheer see-through panties and very little else by way of actual "fashion". His models in his new spread at Nerve this week might not be as fancily dressed as their counterparts at Vogue, but they're every bit as stylish and self-posessed as anyone you'll see walking down a runway in Paris or Milan. Maybe clothes really don't make the woman after all.

· Dressing Down: Photography by Mike Dowson (nerve.com; registration required*)
· Mike Dowson - Fashion Photographer (mikedowson.com)

*Special for Fleshbot Readers: Use username/password fleshbot/premium to access Dowson's spread (and the rest of the Nerve Premium offerings) this week

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Previously: Photos by Mike Dowson, Photos By Nekosai: Porno Chic, Photos by Waldy Martens, Photos by Olaf Martens, Photos by Ralf Zenker, Photos by John Stoddart, Thomas Döring Fotodesign, Brad Wallis Photography, Photography by Martin Sotelano

Morning Wood: Keeley Hazell Is Big Down Under

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 10 May 2007 11:37:55 EDT

· She might have barely cracked the top 60 in this hemisphere, but Keeley Hazell is at least still the sexiest woman in the world according to FHM's Austalian readers. Which proves that Australia is even more sensible than we may have given them credit for. (brisbanetimes.com.au, via hollywoodtuna.com)

· New (and very, very depressing) research suggests that oral sex may cause throat cancer. And we thought lockjaw was the only thing you had to worry about. (newscientist.com - thanks [?] Mike)

· Want to enter the exciting and lucrative world of Nerve Personals blogging? These handy templates make it easy—and you won't even have to go on any lousy dates to do it! (datehole.com)

· Nightclubs are installing more stripper poles so that the regular customers can get in on the action. Remember when it used to be called "Amateur Night"? (wcbstv.com)

· This letter to the editor writer is really proud of Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood. Probably not proud enough to score a date with her, but it's a nice effort. (gazettetimes.com)

· Poor Donald Duck. He's always getting himself into crazy situations like stumbling upon a sexy babe in the jungle and forgetting to bring his condoms. (Boing Boing)

· This video about internet porn statistics is so informative, you'll want to watch it again and again. And again. So much learning! (YouTube, via goodmagazine.com)

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Previously: Morning Wood Archives/Wet Spots Archives