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Violet Blue

japanese subways: the non-groper’s guide

10 February 2007
It seems fitting that this guide on how to *not* get accused of being a subway groper comes from Japan. But really, why do it illegally when you could just to to the Train Cafe and partake in a little simulated, consensual grope for US $42 on your Ikebukuro lunch […]
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kinky crafts and cupcakes at the erotic arts & crafts fair

10 February 2007
It's well over by now, but beloved Toronto sex shop Come As You Are's First Annual Erotic Arts & Crafts Fair looks like it was one fun, inspiring event. I'd read about the fair friday and felt a sizable pang of longing in direct proportion to the distance between San […]
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career girls, updated

10 February 2007
A reader sends me a link back from 2005 to The Exciting Game of Career Girls (also seen @ Boing Boing). The "game" itself is one of those deliciously retro curiosities of cultural perceptions about what "little girls should be when they grow up", and we could all go on […]
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the violet martini

9 February 2007
Just in time for the weekend, a reader and fan from London's Volupte Cocktails and Cabaret Lounge just sent me the one thing a girl like me could find as no sweeter tribute -- a Cotton Club style martini, for me! Thank you! Behold the Violet Martini: Violet Martini 1/4oz Parfait Amour […]
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exquisite restraint

9 February 2007
Isn't it funny how when you're broke, you find all these things you want super-bad? Fortunately for me, the one thing I'd trade my personal porn collection for isn't going to be available anytime soon. Unfortunately for me, Exquisite Restraint would be all to willing to put me (even more) […]
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infrared nudes + cantik’s alien invasion

9 February 2007
We blogged about CantikFotos yesterday on Fleshbot, but I took a closer peep at his Flickr photostream and wanted to point you in the direction of two albums I found worth browsing: alien invasion and infrared nudes. All of his sets are remarkable; he shoots beautiful Asian women throughout locations […]
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a whole new look!

9 February 2007
I hope you like it, I've been working on it for a while, and dreaming of it since last year. Phew! I only ask for your patience as I fix, tweak, spank, add new things and nibble everything into shape.. and yes, I'll soon be adding much-asked-for things like sitewide […]
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a very naughty cupcake interview

8 February 2007
It's live -- hooray! I was interviewed by Rachel Kramer Bussel for her blog, Cupcakes Take the Cake (All Cupcakes, All the Time). She really had fun asking me questions about cupcakes and sex, and sexiness and cupcakes, and I had a blast answering. Now, of course, I'm really needing […]
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Evil Laugh: (Actual) Rain On The Anti-Porn Parade

8 February 2007
Right now there's an anti-porn anti-Kink.com protest at the San Francisco Armory -- start time is 12 noon. It's 12:01, and it just started pouring rain! Which is why I'm not going, of course ;)
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Today’s SF Chronicle Column: Eon McKai; Special Gallery

8 February 2007
No, the special gallery isn't in Teh Chronic! Eon sent me a bunch of stills from his next film The Doll Underground, and we're running them as a Fleshbot exclusive along with my column about altporn (and interview with Eon) today. Yay! Will altporn fare better in the long run […]
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fetish photo mission accomplished

8 February 2007
Tonight was fun -- now it's 4:30, time to sleep! The whole set is here.
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girls on sofas

8 February 2007
The hotness of Gala Darling writes me, "I thought that "photographer" link was going to direct to girls on sofas. Have you seen it/thought about doing it? I think you would be peeeeeeerfect." Indeed. Incredibly, they're all shot in San Francisco. Check out the tags for more fun info.
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trevor watson galleries!

7 February 2007
I just stumbled across a stash of erotic photos by Trevor Watson, he's really one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy! (via Fetish Design) (She blogged happily on a rainy Wednesday San Francisco night, in Betty Page wig, fifties' housedress and no undies, waiting for the photographer to show up...)
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this week in porn hysteria, part umptybillion

7 February 2007
I watch for noteworthy news all day long, and when those typical porn hysteria headlines pop up on Google News repeatedly -- like this week's mass-marketed line about children being exposed to unwanted porn on the scary, uncontrollable internets -- I don't even want to waste a post on them. […]
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scary: gop revives isp-tracking legislation

7 February 2007
You won't miss your privacy until it's gone. This comes from Republicans, with a Democrat proponent, and the bill also includes mandatory web labeling, snip from C-Net's article: "Details about data retention requirements would be left to Gonzales. At a minimum, the bill says, the regulations must require storing records 'such […]
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breaking: anal eze is waaaayyy more dangerous than anyone thought

6 February 2007
Much-adored reader B emails saying, "Hey Violet, I know that you're aware of (and crusade against) numbing creams such as Anal Ease, but the dangers are far more serious than you or I ever thought. The FDA just released this report regarding numbing creams for 'medical or cosmetic use' citing cases […]
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huge blow to the straight community

6 February 2007
Colorado Springs' Rev. Ted Haggard (he of the Greek-flavored hookers and alleged biker speed parties and well-lubed, where's-my-manhole-cover denials) has been "pronounced 'Completely Heterosexual'". Update: A sends me this hilarious video showing the explanation for Haggard's homosexuality cure. Also, a number of readers have emailed me about this item in outrage […]
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everybody rock it

6 February 2007
Oh, my. It looks like a few friends of mine had some fun last night with a video camera, some electrical tape, their boobies and the concept of war protest. Hey, if this is the new wave of how we protest policy these days, I've got a a pair, *and* […]
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neat and not neat

6 February 2007
Neato: Google's Webmaster Central rolled out new features to help webmasters see and review more data on who links to your site, and you can filter and download the results, so cool. (via Tailrank) Update: ooh, there was a bug and someone had fun with it. Not neato at all: Lest […]
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what happens in iraq

5 February 2007
I've been a fan of atlporn graphic designer Alaska (we profiled him on Fleshbot here), and I just noticed this What Happens in Iraq, Stays in Iraq t-shirt design he worked on a while back. Creepy.
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