Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Jan 7, 2012, 11:52 am
Psychology Today’s Are You with the Right Mate? is appealing. It’s a question we all ask: Is there something better? Homebuyers wonder if they’re picking the right house. Renters who double up wonder if life would be sweeter with a different roommate. Employees wonder if they should stick with...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Dec 31, 2011, 12:04 am
I live in New York. During my first years in the city, I spent portions of New Year’s Eve standing in Times Square, excited about watching the ball drop live with the freezing crowds. By 2010, I decided that was for tourists. I spent that year’s NYE warm and stilettoed at a private/indoor part...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Dec 30, 2011, 7:10 am
Online dating is like shopping at Forever 21. You have to sift through a bunch of crap before you find that one cute dress. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I recently test-drove HowAboutWe – a site that lets you suggest a date idea or tell someone you’d like to join them for their suggesti...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Dec 29, 2011, 1:21 pm
It’s been months since I’ve had contact with or enjoyed the New York dude’s penis. I miss it very much. But, not enough to have it again. Ah, if only the guy attached to it was a better person for me :(  Usually, when I don’t update my site for several weeks, I’m either enjoying a private...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 29, 2011, 11:58 am
Try online dating, if you haven’t already. You might like it. Rewind to last summer, before snow fell on the ground and grey skies clouded the heavens. I was sitting at an Italian restaurant’s white linen-clothed table in lower Manhattan with a married Brazilian woman and one of her redheaded ac...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 24, 2011, 8:03 pm
MYTH: “If you have sex while you’re on your period, there’s absolutely no way for you to get pregnant.” DIRECT VIDEO LINK: youtube.com/watch?v=EY49Y1y1zz8 VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: “M” (age 27): “If you have sex while you’re on your period, there’s absolutely no way for you to get preg...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 19, 2011, 8:29 pm
“When it comes to sex,” writes Arielle Loren, “fear is a catalyst for silence and preserving ignorance If you’ve ever had a question about sex go unanswered, know that these women are passionate about educating, sharing stories, and spreading knowledge.” I’m flattered and humbled to be ...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 18, 2011, 12:13 am
“[He] didn’t speak a word about condoms, and, in response, I didn’t either.” That’s from my friend Rachel Kramer Bussel‘s article, Dating Drama: No Glove, No Love? Not Always. What’s more? Another writer friend, Carolyn Castiglia confesses, “I’m not using them right now, either.”...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Sep 19, 2011, 11:54 pm
New York induces poverty while, at the same time, affording the luxury of amazing creative friends and writers. If wealth is abundance, even though I am without significant financial means, this city’s comedians, burlesque dancers, visual artists and others keep me richly entertained, turned on an...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Sep 10, 2011, 7:37 am
“Be safe.” Lately, it’s the email and telephone sign off of choice for friends who would usually tell me “goodbye.” It’s September 10, and I live in New York City. Loved ones are afraid of a retaliatory strike against Manhattan on 9/11′s ten year anniversary. Unfortunately, living in N...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Sep 9, 2011, 2:17 am
... KANG 9/8/11 – 9/14/11 OPENING RECEPTION 9/8/11 7-10PM FRONTRUNNER GALLERY 59 Franklin Street (between Broadway & Lafyette) New York, NY 10013 If you see this note, you're reading my site via its RSS feed. If links, video clips, photos or other media don't work here, visit and join th...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Sep 5, 2011, 12:58 am
I hope you’re all enjoying a relaxing start to the week! To kick (pun intended) things off right, let’s celebrate “Manly Monday” again, weekly festivities of everything with a dick. If you haven’t already heard, soccer beauty David Beckham is preemptively warning his newborn daughter Harpe...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Aug 29, 2011, 11:36 pm
I survived what New Yorkers have called “Minor Inconvenience Irene.” Hardwood floors lining my apartment didn’t flow water nor did wind hurl elderly maple branches through my car’s rear window. A bloody right shin was my only hurricane-inspired personal injury — a result of a botched singl...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Aug 27, 2011, 11:11 am
Mayor Bloomberg shut off our subway system, the MTA, from noon on Saturday. There’s talk of preemptively killing electricity in parts of the city. Across the water, New Jersey’s Governor Christie warned people … and this is a direct quote … “Get the hell off the beach.” Oh, yes he did, a...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Aug 24, 2011, 8:27 am
No Surprise for Bisexual Men: Report Indicates They Exist. The study in question is Northwestern University Department of Psychology researchers’ Sexual arousal patterns of bisexual men revisited. In other bizarre and unpredictable news, Humans have two eyes. Carry on, folks! Speaking of bisexual...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Aug 23, 2011, 10:09 pm
Did you feel that, baby? ;) Yes, the earth moved. No, it wasn’t my orgasm. To learn more about today’s earthquake in my beloved New York City, see Gawker’s commentary, “Hey, Californians: Shut up and let us wallow in our abject terror.” If you see this note, you're reading my site via its...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Aug 17, 2011, 4:59 am
“Unlike sex, when it comes to credit cards, I don’t remember my first.” That’s the opener to Rachel’s piece It Happened to Me: I Declared Bankruptcy. Speaking of firsts, in case you missed it, from the show Fourplay TV, here’s a clip about the first time I came. It includes tips for fema...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Aug 16, 2011, 4:08 am
By now, you’ve probably heard that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a mandate requiring New York City’s public schools to teach age-appropriate sex education. In theory, according to the Wall Street Journal, students will receive their first sex ed dose in middle-school (ages 10 – 13) and th...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Jul 14, 2011, 6:43 am
Daniel Packard was the most recent guest on my TV show, LATE SEX WITH TWANNA. We had a GOOD time! If you live in New York and you’d like to drop by his theatrical performance at the Museum of Sex, “Live Group Sex Therapy Show,” FUNKY BROWN CHICK® readers can purchase $55 tickets for only $34....
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Jul 13, 2011, 12:06 am
If Marilyn Monroe was an Arab woman she might be Baya Benmahmoud, says filmmaker Michel Leclerc. “For Baya,” he continues, “nudity is totally unimportant: she acts the same way naked as she does in clothes – she doesn’t make it sexual.” The New York Times calls her “a walking wardrobe ...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Jul 12, 2011, 1:36 am
Having studied French from junior high through my graduate school’s written fluency exam, I talk about France often. Remember when we fought over whether Frenchmen are hotter than Americans? In the comments section, heated opinions ranged from they’re “sexy” to “sleazy.” I’ve told you ...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - May 22, 2011, 10:20 pm
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - May 22, 2011, 10:20 pm
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Apr 10, 2011, 9:40 pm
funkybrownchick posted a video: File this under "Twanna's Random Loves." I have a thing for pink bathrooms. When I discovered the new place has one, I jumped up and down and clapped while screaming: "It's pink, it's pink!!!" This isn't MY bathroom, it's a friend's. B...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Apr 5, 2011, 7:52 am
funkybrownchick posted a photo: Subject: If facebook existed throughout history Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 12:17 AM -- Get down with the funky brown! www.funkybrownchick.com *Twanna A. Hines* sexual & reproductive health advocate ...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Mar 1, 2011, 6:30 pm
From Left to Right: Diana Falzone, me, Jen Kwok and Sara Benincasa. 4 women. 4 women. To use an analogy, think of it this way … The show I mentioned yesterday, The Late Sex Show with Twanna Hines, is late-night TV meets sex education (with a solo instructor). FourPlay is “The View” for sex toy...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Feb 28, 2011, 11:41 pm
When the New York Times called independent television “a colorful circus parade of often self-indulgent, occasionally incomprehensible entertainment,” I knew I belonged there ;) First, let me back up a bit. To those of you who saw the cryptic password-protected post on my site the other day, ugh...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Feb 17, 2011, 8:07 am
“It’s almost like a drug. It’s like your friend might say, ‘Well, you haven’t ever tried, you know, this drug. Why don’t you try it?’” And, then, you try it and you get hooked. You think it’s making you happy, but it’s not. I really don’t think it would be worth all of the pain...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Feb 16, 2011, 8:04 am
Hello, lovers! So much has happened since you and I last spoke. Most of it’s private, hence I was light on posting. If you crave heavier FUNKY BROWN CHICK® doses, you can usually find me online somewhere on any given day — whether uploading Facebook photos with JohnJude at Mercedes-Benz Fashion...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Dec 16, 2010, 7:56 am
If you see this note, you're reading my site via its RSS feed. If links, video clips, photos or other media don't work here, visit and join the conversation at FUNKY BROWN CHICK via the link below: In Pictures: Bravo Media Holiday Party
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Dec 9, 2010, 2:08 pm
In my writing / creative career, things are going well. Really well. Theoretically, I shouldn’t have anything to complain about. But, I will for a bit because I have to get something off my chest. Winter. Prone to depression, the cold weather, blistering winds and lack of sunny days really fucks w...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Dec 6, 2010, 3:26 am
First, an update. I’m ridiculously grateful. In recent weeks, new creative opportunities came my way — hence, the light blogging as I got everything sorted out. Expect exciting announcements in early 2011. In the meantime, on with our regularly scheduled program at FUNKY BROWN CHICK®. I recentl...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 18, 2010, 12:45 pm
Hey sports fans! I’m going to be on “MAD SOCCER with Cisco Aguirre” tonight at 7:30 pm. dishing sexy details about the Top 20 Hottest Soccer Players. If you live in New York, tune in to any of the following channels to watch: Time Warner 57 / RCN 84 / Verizon 35. For those sexy little things l...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 16, 2010, 11:35 am
Finally uploaded clips from the other weekend. Click to load video: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=498965809467. It’s 24 hrs of the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in less than 5 mins. Waking at 4 am. Crowding with Arianna Huffington’s 10,000+ folks at Citi Field. Riding a...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 15, 2010, 10:00 am
Welcome to FUNKY BROWN CHICK® — where we kick the week off with manly celebrations of men. Guys. Dudes. Males. The earth’s bedicked creatures. Do we like them with red hair? Why do they behave the way they do when dating? How do they pleasure themselves with self-made toys? In case you’re...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 12, 2010, 4:44 pm
Man, fuck Philip R. Greaves II :( As you’ve likely heard, Amazon.com openly sold at least two of his pro-pedophilia books — including The Pedophile’s Guide To Love And Pleasure. As public outcry grew pretty shrill, they firmly asserted, basically: we think it’s okay to sell books about mol...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 12, 2010, 9:32 am
Reason #153 on the “Why I live in Manhattan, Not Brooklyn” list: It’s easy to find my way around. If I ever get lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood, a quick Metrocard swipe or arm extended in the air will safely get me home. Direct video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo8YSJgbmbE I can ...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 10, 2010, 10:37 am
Thanks for your patience, my lovelies! I had to take the site down for a couple days to accommodate backend updates but, luckily, we’re back up and running now. On with the show! Recently, I read a slightly unsettling piece of news. Apparently, according to a Jezebel article titled What Does Flirt...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 4, 2010, 1:14 pm
“What are three qualities you’re looking for in men you date?” Last weekend in DC, that’s the question a guy friend lobbed at me while sipping Patron. Having told me he likes fun women with happy dispositions who don’t live in messy apartments, he was curious about my tastes. In no particu...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Nov 2, 2010, 12:09 pm
I’m back in New York after a weekend in DC. I have a post brewing called “I Can’t Date A Man Unless He Knows How to Fight.” I’ll publish it sometime later this week, and I’ll also upload my Rally to Restore Sanity videos & photos. In the meantime, you can find top rally sign photos onlin...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 29, 2010, 11:26 am
I hope I don’t oversleep. I’m supposed to wake at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow to roll out of Manhattan on The Huffington Post‘s pre-dawn party bus to DC. I’m going to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or March to Keep Fear Alive. Yay Stephen Colbert! (Watch him tell congress he doesn’t want his fruit...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 25, 2010, 12:00 pm
This summer, I read at MEDIA SEX NIGHT at In The Flesh Erotic Reading Series. Victoria from EdenFantasys recently tagged me in this picture: From left to right: Jo Weldon (Striptease for Burlesque, Exotic Dance & Real Life), Rachel Shukert (Everything Is Going to Be Great: An Underfunded and Overe...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 22, 2010, 10:30 am
Direct Video Link: To adjust video player size, click bottom right corner of the video screen. Additionally, here’s the direct link: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-go-on-a-date-to-the-movies Transcript: Step 1: That film you want to see It’s important to go to the flicks with your new p...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 21, 2010, 11:30 am
Before I trash anyone’s dating book or other creative project, I think: Remember Aimee Mann. If you missed last spring’s pop culture rumblings, she Tweeted, “Christ, there is no reason in the world anyone should ever have cast Ice T in a television show.” Ice T got wind of her comments, and ...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 20, 2010, 1:01 pm
If a blog is a website with regular commentary or graphics maintained by an individual or group of individuals, a sex blog focuses on sex. Pleasure. Arousal. Sexual activity. Sex commentary. Last night, sipping coffee with a brunette friend with long wavy hair and cool glasses, she told me she found...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 19, 2010, 3:55 am
Netflix. Ford Motor Company. PR Newswire. GQ. Several companies offer to partner or share info with me so I’ll write about their products on FUNKY BROWN CHICK®. Usually, I say no.When I say yes — as is the case with the companies I just listed — my guiding principles are: Full Disclosure. ...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 18, 2010, 11:17 am
I haven’t seen Andrea since she returned from vacation. How was Columbia? I excitedly text her, accidentally misspelling the country as if she had sunbathed uptown on an Ivy league campus instead of South America. We should catch up over coffee, I suggest. Armed with caffeine and strawberry and c...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 15, 2010, 11:14 am
Direct Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TMTrpugT0E fckh8.com Credit Paid: Thank you, Heidi, for letting me know about the video. Shout out to Queerty for the transcript. Love Letter To Each of You: By the way, apologies for the slow-posting week. A bit of private, personal stuff goin...
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Twanna posted an article on FUNKY BROWN CHICK | sex. dating. relationships. - Oct 8, 2010, 11:08 am
To any happily single person who has had conversations with moms and dads who insist they understand your desires better than you do, this one’s for you! Hat tip to Childfree Me for forwarding the video. For your pleasure, here are additional videos, words and other stuff I’ve posted abo...
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