Month: September 2011

Shibari, “Extreme Sex,” and Anti-Sex Prejudice

A Shibari-related death in Italy has prompted some American bloggers to show their blatant discomfort with sexual variation, with the result that bad information about bondage is being coupled with a grotesque and sensationalistic disregard for what really happened. It’s bad enough when Erin Elzo at “Jerk Magazine” headlines a September 24 article “Maybe They…

I’m sure you’ve heard this before: “Everyone is basically bisexual.” Is it true? My simple answer: No. And if you define your terms in any useful or commonly-understood way… then no. Is Everyone Basically Bisexual? (Greta Christina’s Blog) Spanish researchers have completed the first human trial of a new vaccine against HIV. It has been…

Fetish Watch: American Horror Story on FX

Just in time for my favorite season there’s a new creepy looking series coming to American channel FX, called American Horror Story. Set for release on Wednesday October 5, it’s quite the kinky eye-candy and calls itself ‘a psychosexual thriller from the creators of Nip/Tuck and Glee. I really hope the story stands up to…

A very interesting copy of items confiscated from people while entering the UK House of Commons… my favorite is “magic wand” but don’t miss the handcuffs, giant tennis balls, tent… and piercing kit. Things confiscated from people entering the UK House of Commons (Reddit) Fetish model model Jade Vixen just can’t seem to catch a…

Possibly one of the funniest, driest Casual Encounters I’ve ever read. Seriously: who wrote this? It’s got to be a frustrated porn writer… Complete text below, as it will surely be taken down for its criminal portrayal of airship disasters. SF bay area craigslist > east bay > personals > casual encounters I’m looking for…

Today is Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco: our kinky national holiday, if you will. People travel into town by the tens, sometimes hundreds of thousands to attend the world’s largest open-air street fest celebrating BDSM, fetish, kink and also LGBTQ culture. I know a lot of people that have spent weeks getting ready for…