Sex by Numbers: Big Legal Troubles

A weekly look at sex and culture, by the numbers.

1 in 10: number of American inmates who claim to have experienced sexual assault from guards or other inmates while incarcerated

50%: Female farmworkers who reported sexual harassment and assault in a recent Human Rights Watch report

12: new age of admission to the Ottawa Science and Technology Museum’s Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition after numerous complaints, up from 6

3: number of weeks before her marriage a Florida teacher at a Christian elementary school conceived. She is currently suing …

7 Awesome Thrift Stores in San Francisco

Thrift shopping for vintage treasures is easy when you know where to find them. Here are seven of our favorite thrift shops in San Francisco.

San Francisco is the vintage mecca of the U.S. Whether its because of the strong sense of individual style or the green-leanings of its residents, no trip to the Bay Area would be complete without a shopping expedition to the center of second-hand style, the famed Haight Ashbury neighborhood.

Daily Track: 1904 – The Tallest Man on Earth

Every day is better with a new track.

The Tallest Man On Earth – “1904″ by Rolling Stone Magazine

Every day we bring you one track for a little musical inspiration. Have a track you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]

Image: Pitchfork

Link Love: Passions and Picnic Season

A round-up of what we’re reading right now. 

How one woman quit her stable job to live out of a trailer, travel the country, and discover her passion. [via Women’s Adventure Magazine]

A selection of awesome eco-friendly picnic gear, just in time for summer. [via CasaSugar]

10 California Wineries You Need to Visit

10 must-see California wineries spilling over with taste.

Getting your wine fix at the neighborhood market is convenient but never as uplifting as going directly to the source – in this case – scenic and sun drenched California wine estates from the Silverado Trail to Santa Maria with cultivated grape easily rivaling the best producers of Europe. Plus, most are converting to France’s age-old organic farming methods initiated long before green was synonymous with a global movement.

MAKESHIFT: The Fusion of DIY, Music, Craft and Humming

Fashion, craft, and design communities find Mecca in Manhattan.

Tuesday night something amazing happened in New York City. More than one hundred people gathered at the Standard in East Village, a luxury hipster hotel on Cooper Square, and joined together for a sing-along and finger-knitting. Really. It happened. I was there. Everyone looked elated, from the handsome 20-something guy across from me (who I initially assumed was a supermodel but is actually an up-and-coming fashion designer), to the chic magazine editors and design company executives who were sipping wine before they settled into the low black couches.

Pick Up Lines for the Backyard Homesteader

Because life is sexier when you grow things yourself.

Looking for that perfect mate to beekeep and raise chickens with? Kick things off with one of these pick up lines and you might be co-homesteading before you know it.

  1. Your eggs are so big.
  2. So what CAN you feed your chickens and better yet, what can you hand feed me?
  3. Those wood shavings look so soft and comfortable, like a bed.

heARTbeat: Motoi Yamamoto’s Salt Installations Lead Us On a Journey

ColumnDrawing a labyrinth with salt is like following a trace of my memory. ~ Motoi Yamamoto

An art installation, by definition, assumes the viewer experiences the work where it is installed.  Looking in through the window of photographs limits our experience, but sometimes the peek has us longing to put ourselves there. Such are the salt works of Motoi Yamamoto.