modern love
Flotsam & Jetsam
Your iPhone May Soon Suggest Creepy Dates
6:36AM Ryan Tate | It turns out there’s a reason your iPhone has been stalking you: It might use your private data to hook you up with nearby iPhone owners. And you thought your mum was an awkward matchmaker. More »
Big Screen
Stephenie Meyer Will Never Stop Bothering Us
7:08AM Richard Lawson | Ugh, another year, another movie from the mind of Stephenie Meyer. Also today: Lots of TV pickup news, including Nathan Lane’s return to the small screen. Plus, Anna Faris! More »
Online
How To Find Love On Facebook
3:30AM Adrian Chen | No doubt Facebook has changed dating more than any communication technology since the telephone. But are you stuck poking and messaging your way to true love? Come, learn the techniques of the expert Facebook dater. More »
Online
Match.com Will Soon Be Sex Offender-Free
6:24AM Adrian Chen | Internet daters rejoice! Match.com will now be screening its customers against a national sex offenders database. The decision comes after a Los Angeles woman sued Match.com after being raped by a guy she met on the dating site. More »
Online
New Dating Site Is Indistinguishable From Prostitution
6:30AM Adrian Chen | The kindest thing you could say about the new dating site Whatsyourprice.com is that it is the perfect place for the world’s laziest dudes and most cynical women to hook up. The least kind thing you could say is that it is mass-scale prostitution. Are you ready to buy and sell “first dates?” More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Sexting Leads To Sexing
2:05AM Hamilton Nolan | Fantastic news, lazy-ass men everywhere: a semi-believable new survey says that many women are physically unable to resist jumping into bed with you if you know how to press the magic button. The one that says “Send”. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Study Proves Young People Have No Clue About Their Own Relationships
7:35PM Max Read | Young people! Are you in an exclusive relationship with your boyfriend or girlfriend or “droog” or whatever? Ha, well, actually, you’re probably not: According to a new study, 40 per cent of young couples have differing opinions about their exclusivity. More »
Online
Online Girlfriend: $US36 An Hour Plus Tips
5:17AM Ryan Tate | She’ll talk to you, she’ll play games with you, and for a little extra she’ll consider doing even more. Welcome to GameCrush, the new website that helps nerds battle loneliness and young women battle the recession. More »
People
The Sexual Demigod: Wikileaks Founder Worshipped By Christian Women
6:51AM Ryan Tate | After Julian Assange’s sexual entanglement with two Swedish ladies, we asked if the Wikileaks founder might be a “nerdy sex God”. It turns out he very much is, if his own deleted blog entries are to be believed. More »
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