The Herpes Moment

July, 1999

We first noticed herpes making a media comeback almost one year ago, when our Editorial Department received three story suggestions in a single day. Freelance writers wanted to discuss the forgotten epidemic, the shadow epidemic, the silent epidemic, the "other" STD.Suddenly it seemed like every other ad on MTV and VH1 showed a couple running in slow motion toward each other, mimicking the old Clairol shampoo ads that suggested "the closer he gets, the better you look." Excep...