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On AlterNet: love

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "love"

Can Drugs Make You Love Someone You Don't?

Can Drugs Make You Love Someone You Don't?

Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. October 22, 2009.
Research into the chemicals that control love, lust and attachment could eventually result in drugs that would make you fall in love and bond with another person.

Let's Bring Love and Revolution Together

Let's Bring Love and Revolution Together

Grace Lee Boggs, Boggs Center. July 24, 2009.
Radical activist for more than sixty years, Boggs says a new generation of change-makers have embraced the idea of love to bring about revolution.

"Sinful" Sex Addiction: The Newest Way to Demonize Sexuality

Dr. Susan Block, CounterPunch. April 21, 2009.
Sex addiction has emerged as the 21st century version of sin -- the latest way to guilt people about sex.

Are Sex and Love Mutually Exclusive?

Are Sex and Love Mutually Exclusive?

William Jankowiak, American Sexuality Magazine. February 12, 2009.
In most cultures, the urge for sexual adventure is difficult to reconcile with the comforts of companionship and domesticity.

This Is Your Brain on Bliss

This Is Your Brain on Bliss

YES! MagazineDecember 19, 2008.
Happiness doesn't have conditions; it can't be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being.

Much Ado About Prop 8, El Coyote and the LA Times

Much Ado About Prop 8, El Coyote and the LA Times

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake AlterNet: Media and Technology. December 15, 2008.
A response to influential Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez's piece about Marjorie Christoffersen of El Coyote.

Hate Filled Crazies Get Out-Protested in Oregon

Hate Filled Crazies Get Out-Protested in Oregon

General JC Christian, Jesus' General AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 27, 2008.
"God Hates You" signs countered with "Jesus Loves Everyone" signs. "Fags are Beasts" countered with "Fags are Sexy Beasts."

El Coyote: An LA Restaurant Gets Negative Attention Because of Prop 8

El Coyote: An LA Restaurant Gets Negative Attention Because of Prop 8

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. November 13, 2008.
Mormon manager's faith overrides "love" for customers and workers.

The 'Chick Flick': A Primer on Love

The 'Chick Flick': A Primer on Love

Chelsea Kaplan, The Frisky. August 12, 2008.
Romantic comedies or dramas can teach us a host of lessons about dating and relationships.

I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage

I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage

Cynthia Kling, Huffington Post. August 6, 2008.
Susan Squire on why it will take more than a couple of decades to transform a 5,000-year-old institution.

How Your Mood Affects Your Health

How Your Mood Affects Your Health

Anastasia Stephens, Independent UK. December 14, 2007.
Smiling, laughing and feeling thankful doesn't just make you a better person to be around -- it makes you a healthier one too.

Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. November 28, 2007.
Could more distance be the key to keeping the passion in long-term relationships?

Is Monogamy Natural?

Is Monogamy Natural?

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. July 25, 2007.
A lifetime of love versus a quick roll with a stranger. It's funny how we can have two seemingly opposite urges at the same time.

Can Women Separate Love and Sex?

Can Women Separate Love and Sex?

Jennifer Armstrong, Sirens Magazine. July 11, 2007.
Sex, like eating, is a biological drive, and you will lose your mind if you repress it for too long. But some women stave off the need much longer than others.

Why Love Is Our Most Powerful, Lasting Form of Activism

Why Love Is Our Most Powerful, Lasting Form of Activism

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. February 14, 2007.
Who you love and how you love them is as much a statement about your social conscience as the letters you write to Congress or the votes you cast. It's harder to be good to someone else.