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ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A SEX COLUMN?

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HERE’S YOUR CHANCE…THE NEW YORK PRESS 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEX COLUMN COMPETITION BEGINS TODAY! If we’ve learned anything in the last year, it’s that a vast number of New Yorkers believe they have what it takes to be a sex columnist.  And so, rather than picking one from the surprisingly large pool of potential weekly contributors,
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EDITOR’S NOTE regarding ‘LIP SERVICE’

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It has come to our attention that some of the questions in this week’s debut of the New York Press’s new sex-advice column, "Lip Service," were taken from past columns by Dan Savage, the nationally-syndicated sex-advice columnist and editor of The Stranger.  The author of the column, Claudia Lonow, a television writer based in Los
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NYPicks Tonight

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Alexis Cole. Head downtown to hear the winner of this year’s jazzmobile vocal competition. Sweet Rhythm, 88 7th Ave. S. (betw. Bleecker & Grove Sts.), 212-255-3626; 8 & 9:30, $15. Playwright Carson Kreitzer’s Flesh and the Desert. The land of Las Vegas, featuring Elvis, Liberace, Seigfried & Roy, Bugsy Siegel, showgirls. Theatre Row, 410 W.
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Ben Kweller. Riding that appearance on the Weird Al Show to super-stardom. Southpaw, 125 5th Ave. (betw. Sterling & St. John’s Pls.), B’klyn, 718-230-0236; 9, $18/$29. Andy Friedman & The Other Failures, Sweet Crude Bill. Free sounds, $1 mugs of beer in rock ’n’ roll lounge. Magnetic Field Cocktail Lounge, 97 Atlantic Ave. (betw. Henry
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NYPicks Tonight

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Robbers on High Street, Aeroplane Pageant, The Jealous Girlfriends. Their sophomore record, See, We Don’t Sound Like Spoon, debuted earlier this month. Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. (betw. Bowery & Chrystie St.), 212-533-2111; 8, $13/15. Mo’ Fire. You don’t need any hot sauce for that chili! This party will set that booty on fire. I
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Best Butt Contest. $100 for best cheeks, hosted by Mimi Imfurst, TJ the DJ. XES Lounge, 157 W. 24th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-604-0212; midnight (butt contest), free. J-break, Wavewhore, detox, dance, sweat all night to breakbeat. Sullivan Room, 218 Sullivan St., (betw. W. 3rd & Bleecker Sts.), 212-252-2151 (rsvp@sullivanroom.com); 10pm-4am, $7 w/
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They Might Be Giants, Les Chauds Lapin. They might be pushing 50. Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. (betw. Bowery & Chrystie St.), 212-533-2111; 8, $22/$25. Opium Magazine’s Literary Death Match. William Walsh, Tony O’Neill, Tao Lin, Maureen Tkacik, Joshua Mandelbaum read; judged by Leigh Newman, Wesley Stace, host Anthony Tognazzini. Garibaldi Plaza, Washington Sq. Park,
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Pelican, Earth, Priestbird (formerly Tarantula AD). The show ain’t over until the first brain hemorrages. Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. (betw. Bowery & Chrystie St.), 212-533-2111; 8, $15. Audacia Ray’s The Bi Apple. Erotica reading and screening. Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (at E. 2nd St.), 212-505-5181; 8-11, $5-$8. Paper Rad w/ Cory Arcangel.
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Nicole Atkins & The Sea, Die Romantik, Takka Takka, Scott Liss. There’s maybe too much dark mystery for Mercury to contain. Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St. (at Ave. A), 212-260-4700; 7:30, $12. PAINTstain Monday Night Crafting. DIY, create art, commune & collaborate in cozy bar. The Stain Bar, 766 Grand St. (at Humboldt St.),
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