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The sexual politics and scandals of yesteryear in Chambana

Posted in SPLOG to Word by Jason Z. on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 10:56 am

Hometown hero Roger Ebert provides a history lesson on the evolution of prudence and promiscuity in Chambana and elsewhere.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/01/making_out_is_its_own_reward.html

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emma reaux

01/15/10 at 01:10
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A surprisingly steamy read from Ebert (fans face). One of my creepiest not-so-guilty pleasures is asking people over 60 about the sex lives of their youth. Always wonderfully astonishing information when grandma relives that one time behind the curtains at a choir concert in 1937 when her and that one guy who isn’t my grandpa…
 

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Paul Simpson

01/15/10 at 01:53
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Great article! Thanks for sharing.

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