It's officially not fit for man nor beast outside, and with a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast, there's no better time to hole up in a dark, air-conditioned room, perhaps with someone you love and/or would not mind seeing naked, and pop in some sexy summer movies. Here are ten of our favorites, from the steamiest swelter-set sexfests to the coolest love stories ever filmed mid-blizzard. We recommend ice cream and margaritas.

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Body Heat

Kathleen Turner and William Hurt are the ne plus ultra of sexy summer swelter in Lawrence Kasdan's 1981 film noir. Hurt is a sleazy small-town lawyer; … Read More

Summertime, and as Ella would say, the rhythm is easy. So keep an eye out and find yourself a fun companion to go and do with these three months. Here are eight date ideas to add to your summer fling checklist. Remember, summer flings are fleeting and you won't have an endless amount of time together. Do grab your calendar and start jotting down some plans.

1. Check out a museum together. Tons of museums, from art to history, offer special summer hours and deals. It's a good way to not only get cultured but to find out more about your … Read More

To wed or not to wed, it seems we don't even know if Barbara Bush has been asked the question. Despite rumblings earlier in the week that the daughter of former President George W. Bush was engaged to boyfriend Jay Blount, it seems that the supposed summer wedding is not taking place. As of now.Barbara's twin sister, Jenna, tied the knot last spring to long time boyfriend Henry Hager. It appeared that BB would follow suit this summer (maybe even at the Kennebunkport summer home of former President George H.W. Bush) before a source told People that, … Read More

I went speed dating last week. The single professional gal going speed dating in the city, could I be more cliche? Truth be told, it was all in the name of investigative journalism. You may be laughing like "Yea right Rajul, you just wanted to get some fresh new tail for the summer games."

Mock me if you must, but I was really looking forward to the stories I'd be able to tell about the freakshows/crazies I met. As usual, I was wrong and most of the guys I met were actually decent, smart and kind of funny. … Read More

There's a metric ton of summer reading lists out there, many of which feature books that by international law must have a colon in the title. Books with names like, Murderous Flapjacks: An Esoteric Halflife of Breakfast.

These books feature incredibly deft use of language, explore themes of human suffering or perhaps reveal deeper truths about lasting peace. Or they rip your heart out of your chest and hand it to you. There you are, at the pool, at the beach, on a warm green hillside in the cool, breezy mountains, eager for a vacation that took … Read More

I think my nose is leading a mutiny against me. I'll go days without even a thought of Alex, and then all of a sudden I'll get a whiff of something that will bring back a flood of memories and interrupt my day.

For example: While I was dressing for work earlier this week (in the record-breaking heat, I might add), I reached for my favorite warm-weather perfume. The same perfume I used to spritz on before summer dates with Alex last year. Needless to say, this was a bad idea.

As soon as it hit my wrist, I was … Read More

Summertime makes me bold. I don’t know whether it’s the heat, the shedding of layers or simply just all that pent-up hibernation aggression coming out, but I really like the summer version of Rajul.

It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m sitting outside on a shade-blessed bench in a park next to my apartment building, hoping that the wrath of this particular heat wave doesn’t harass my crotchety, old laptop. It’s about 95 degrees and gorgeous. I’m lazy off of two giant slices of pizza (my hangover remedy) still slurping on the last of my Hi-C Fruit Punch trapped under a boulder … Read More

Oh man, so does some sunshine and warm weather change everything or what? It’s funny, every year it seems New York does this—goes from chilly, rainy, will-it-ever-get-warm-again spring to all of a sudden: SUMMER. And every year I almost don’t believe it’s going to happen. This year it managed to coincide with the start of summer holiday, so that’s even more awesome.

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this a million times, but I am a person whose mood is very much controlled by the weather, so though sad news about other people continues apace—two friends who’ve been cohabiting since college recently broke … Read More