Sizzling Summer Reading

Seems everyone has sex on the brain this season. Of course, you may expect to see sexy articles in women's magazines, but for August no less than three major French magazines -- Biba, Marie-Claire, and Cosmopolitan -- have covers screaming spécial sexe (Biba's is part of the magazine, the other two are separate supplements).

Marie-Claire's is by far the most interesting, the little red book not only hiding some very naughty eye candy, but also some genuinely intersting articles on sex clubs, the renewed popularity of stripteasers, and first person "I dared to try..." confessions. 

Biba has 15 pages within the regular magazine, but you also get a free Paul Smith tank top with the issue. Who doesn't love freebies?

Cosmopolitan's fluff is the least interesting (quelle surprise), with far too many quizzes, quotes from readers and a very little that's daring. All of them cover shopping and summer sex tips for traveling couples. All in French, of course.