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Michael Alvear cohosted HBO’s Sex Inspectors, the first sex makeover series on television. He is the author of Sex Inspectors Master Class: How to Have an Amazing Sex Life (based on the TV series) and Men Are Pigs but We Love Bacon, a “best of” collection of his nationally syndicated sex advice column Need Wood? Tips for Getting Timber. He’s been a frequent contributor to National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” and his culture critiques have appeared in Newsweek, Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and numerous other dailies.