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Word: libidos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mother, sister, daughter, lover, angel, home." How small and sad and funny men are in comparison! At one end of the spectrum they are like the midget bluenose in Boccaccio 70 (1962) overwhelmed by Anita Ekberg as a sexual giantess -- it's the attack of the 50-ft. libido. At the other end they are like Guido in 8 1/2 cracking the whip in a vain attempt to tame his harem menagerie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ringmaster and Clown: Federico Fellini (1920-1993) | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

...harmful, so long as "consent" is not violated? It is a sad commentary on the current state of sexual morality and of society in general that, all sense of shame having been extinguished or suppressed, only the fear of death is left to serve as a check on human libido...

Author: By Christopher B. Brown, | Title: Homosexuality's Frustration and Shame | 10/26/1993 | See Source »

...mixture of childlike sincerity and budding adult wisdom that is required of this most intelligent teen. Mathis, on the other hand, acts like a cross between Molly Ringwald and Wynona Ryder (believe me, two wrongs never make a right). Her precocious writing ability, combined with her overzealous real-life libido and change-the-world enthusiasm, make her more annoying than inspirational. She and Slater have an interesting "coming of age" scene, but if you are looking for hot sultry sex, better rent "9 1/2 Weeks...

Author: By Bill Winborn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Only Slater Redeems 'Pump Up The Volume' | 10/7/1993 | See Source »

Vitamin E's ribald reputation as a sexual enhancer has made it one of the most ballyhooed -- and best-selling -- of all dietary supplements. Truth is, E does little to lift the libido but it does appear to influence matters of the heart vitally. Two studies, reported in last week's New England Journal of Medicine, found that people who swallowed large doses of the vitamin in pill form -- at least 10 times the daily allotment recommended by the U.S. government -- had a nearly 40% lower risk of heart disease than those who consumed more modest doses. That two studies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: E Is for Eluding Heart Disease | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

...public knew or cared, he was just an ordinary homosexual living and working in a world that, by tacit agreement, did not pry into people's sex lives. Even when the media came out of the closet -- pencils erect and cameras hot -- to chase stories about the New Libido, homosexuality was still a taboo subject...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cleaning Out The Closets | 5/24/1993 | See Source »

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