Groupon Sold a Bunch of Defective, Counterfeit "Extra Safe" Condoms

Groupon became famous and went public in 2011 by hawking restaurant discounts to people who Instagram their food, but since then, they’ve realized that emailing people coupon spam isn’t a profitable model. Now they’ve switched from pushing coupons to selling a motley assortment of very strange shit, like a mane for…
If Your Dick Is Smaller Than a Pop Star's Leg, Condoms Fit You
17-year-old Swedish pop star Zara Larsson, formerly best known as a Sweden's Got Talent winner, is now primarily known as the woman who wore a condom like a stocking to call out men who claim they're "too big" to wear one.
Porn Moratorium Reinstated After Third Porn Actor Tests HIV-Positive
Another US-based adult film actor tested positive for HIV this week, making the unidentified performer the third porn actor to test positive in the last month. Adult film actress Cameron Bay tested positive at the end of August, and her boyfriend, actor Rod Daily, announced on Tuesday via Twitter that he also tested…
Bacon-Flavored Condoms Filled With “baconlube” Exist
While Bill Gates was offering a small fortune for a condom that "feels good," the bro-y entrepreneurs at J & D's were busy creating a condom that tastes like bacon. What's more, the condoms feature something called "baconlube." If you have any concerns about the quality of these condoms or questions about what exactly…
Holding On to Sex Trash, Dying Alone at 35, and Other Questionable Advice
Welcome to Thatz Not Okay, a regular column in which I school inquiring readers on what is and is not okay. Please send your questions (max: 200 words) to caity@gawker.com with the subject "Thatz Not Okay."
Lawsuit Claims a Two-Year-Old Ate a Used Condom at McDonald's
A parent who took her two young children to a Chicago-area McDonald's is suing the fast food restaurant because she claims one of her children found a used condom in the play area and then ate it.
Just in Time for Valentine's Day, the CDC Issued a Warning About Super Gonorrhea and an Epidemic of STDs
If you're spending Valentine's Day alone, here's something comforting: At least you won't catch a case of super gonorrhea. According to a CDC report, cephalsporins – the antibiotics used to treat gonorrhea — are becoming less and less effective. Cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea is apparently already an issue in…
New Jersey College Sophomore Starts 'Emergency Condom' Delivery Service for Students Who Lack Protection
"Go from kissing, to condoms, to sexy-time in mere seconds," promises CondAm, the emergency condom delivery service started by The College of New Jersey student Kyle McCabe.
Today in Sex News: Condom Delivery in Dubai and Sex Burns Fewer Calories Than Previously Thought
If you ever find yourself about to have sex in Dubai but you don't have a condom, then you're in luck; instead of risking disease and/or pregnancy or having to ruin the moment by running to the store, you can now have condoms delivered via a Durex app or their website. (Note: This will likely still ruin the moment,…
Philadelphia High Schools Are Getting Free Condom Dispensers
After a recent program revealed that five percent of the city's high schoolers tested positive for STDs, including HIV, Philadelphia is installing free condom dispensers in nearly a third of its high schools. The 22 schools chosen were the ones with the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases.
Mandatory Condom Use in Porn Up For Vote in Los Angeles County
Several months after a nearly unanimous decision by the LA City Council to make condom use mandatory for all LA-based porn shoots, a similar measure is headed to the ballots in Los Angeles County in November. If passed, the ordinance would expand the city's regulations, which doesn't cover shoots inside of movie…
Post-Journalism Careers, Vol. 69: Condom Company CEO
Wherefore the laid-off journalist? Thousands of well-trained, conscientious, and skilled reporters and editors have been laid off in the past few years, fallen victim to the recession and the euphemistic "changing nature of the media." Countless others saw the way the cookie was crumbling and got out by choice/…
Sex with Animals Causes Penis Cancer
Men who put their penises in animals have a higher likelihood of penis cancer, a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports:
Accused Shoplifter Expected to Have a Lot of Safe Sex
Meet Alexandrea Brooks, a Cobb County, Georgia woman who police claim "infiltrated" a Walgreens (are the Walgreens in Georgia on lockdown? are they exclusive/members-only?) and stole 26 boxes of condoms, an ovulation test, and a few other items, totaling $562.68. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution thoughtfully provides…
