A Brief History of Cougars

The Naughty Aughts
The term cougar has begun popping up in the most unlikely of places. Date-a-Cougar websites, cougar cruises and cougar how-to books have become prevalent. Cougar the Musical premiered in New York. At the end of the decade, Saturday Night Live broadcast a number of cougar-inspired sketches, including The Cougar Den, above, featuring Cameron Diaz, and the hit musical number Mother-Lover.

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