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6 Condom Mistakes You’re Definitely Making During Sex

For something so simple, condoms actually come with a lot of room for error . Most people don’t even know they’re making any. Body + Soul rounded up the most common mistakes according to sexual health experts, and the list covers everything from how you store them to when you put them on. The fixes are easier than the errors, at least. Here’s what to know. Putting It On Too Late This is the big one. Sexual Health Victoria medical director Dr. Sara Whitburn says the most common mistake is waiting too long. “Sperm and sexually transmitted infections can be present in pre-ejaculate, so it is important that a condom is placed on the penis before there is any penetrative contact,” she explained to Body + Soul . Queensland-based sexologist Isiah McKimmie agrees, adding that the penis needs to be fully erect before putting one on. If you lose an erection during sex, replace the condom. If it doesn’t fit properly, it doesn’t protect properly. ...

Masturbation May Just Got Hornier Thanks to Lovehoney’s Free Sex Toy Drop

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It’s Masturbation May season, and leading sexual wellness company Lovehoney is back with another sale—this time with freebies. Yes, these are actually free items that are already listed as $0.00, all you have to do is add them to your cart. Want to celebrate the month of masturbating with new toys? Keep reading… Lovehoney isn’t just throwing shitty sex toys your way in the name of a sale, though. These are considered premium toys, from using body-safe silicone (yes, that’s not entirely a requirement) to high-tech options like vibrating butt plugs . Any other brand would’ve thrown a dime-sized static butt plug your way and called it a blowout sale. It includes a vibrating cock ring , vibrating butt plug , clear transparent stroker so you have a front row seat as you rub one out, and of course, a mini wand vibrator. That’s an essential for any woman, dating back to Sex and the City. (opens in a new window) ...

WATCH: This Deer Got So Drunk on Fermented Plants That Police Had to Warn Drivers to Be Careful Nearby

Somewhere in rural eastern France, a deer recently discovered the joys of fermentation . It’s good for your gut. It provides a wide range of beneficial probiotics that improve digestion. It can also get you f—ked up. Police in the Saône-et-Loire region posted video footage of the deer sprinting through a field, leaping about—frolicking, really—after having consumed, what local authorities suspect were fermented buds, rotting plants, or overripe fruit. All of which naturally produce alcohol as they decay in the summer heat. At multiple points, the deer spun in circles for a bit before losing balance and stumbling back up to its feet, only to look around. It was as if the deer was looking for the person who shoved it to the ground, perhaps to start a fist fight in which it would get its butt kicked. Police in France are warning drivers in rural areas to be on the lookout for "drunk" deer exhibiting erratic behavior caused by the consumption of fermented fruits — o...

Forget January 1. Astrology Says Your Real New Year Starts on ‘The Solar Return’

Birthdays do something that nobody has a good explanation for. The dinner and the texts are fine, but underneath it all, something else is happening. A door closing. A year clicking into place. Astrology has a name for that moment, and a whole practice built around it. The Solar Return marks the exact second the Sun lands back on the same degree it occupied the moment you were born. Your own private new year , unconnected to any calendar. Astrologers have treated it as a personal reset for centuries, which makes a certain amount of sense when January 1st has never felt particularly meaningful to anyone. Tetiana Tsvil, a lead astrologer at spiritual guidance space Nebula , works with people navigating exactly this moment. “There is so much noise out there, and people are exhausted by it,” she says. “They don’t want to keep guessing their future. They want a real conversation and a plan based on their actual potential, aspirations, and timelines. They come...

Daily Horoscope: May 13, 2026

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The Moon is busy today, in conjunction with both Neptune and Saturn in Aries before sextiling Pluto retrograde — which means the day has a push-pull quality that most people are going to feel in their chest before they can name it. Emotions and obligations are sitting unusually close together right now, stargazer, and Mercury in sextile to Jupiter is giving everyone just enough eloquence to actually say something useful about it. Mars and Eris, conjunct in Aries, are still in the background, keeping the pressure on anything unfinished. Today is a good day to stop filing things under “later.” Later has a way of showing up anyway. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 Mars and Eris are still conjunct in your sign, which means the part of you that absolutely refuses to apologize for taking up space is still very much in charge. That’s not a problem, Aries — until...

Colorful Plastic Piggy Banks Are Invading Texas Beaches

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It’s never good when a bunch of junk spills into the ocean and washes onto shore. It ultimately means that we humans have failed at some point along the way, contributing to the degradation of our home planet with some toxic junk we carelessly tossed about. But, occasionally, the blow of that existential dread is softened when the thing that washes ashore is cute and whimsical. According to an article from Houston Public Media , Texas beaches are getting periodic waves of what locals have started calling “sea pigs,” plastic piggy banks that have been washing ashore by the dozens along the Gulf Coast. Photo: Jace Tunnell / Harte Research Institute Some of these things look fresh from the factory. Bright pink, blue, and yellow piggy banks, some still sealed with the little plastic tab over the coin slot, are showing up tangled in thick mats of sargassum seaweed . One person surveying 13 miles of Texas coastline documented 14 piggy banks in a single trip and says he’s person...

Daily Horoscope: May 12, 2026

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Today, the sky is making it harder than usual to look the other way, and most people are going to feel exactly why. The Moon is busy—sextiling the Sun, squaring Venus, and moving into Aries by tonight—keeping emotions close to the surface and the day moving fast. Mars and Eris, conjunct in Aries, are turning up the heat on anything you’ve been sitting on, stargazer, while Jupiter trining the Moon offers a rare moment of genuine warmth in the middle of all that urgency. This is a day that wants something from you. The ones who show up for it are going to walk away feeling it. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 Mars has been in your sign so long it practically pays rent. You know what it wants from you. Eris joining the conjunction just amplifies your instinct to blow past anything that’s been holding you back. That rebellious streak you’ve been sitting on, A...