if you’ve ever wondered what those Met Art photo shoots are really like…

30 November 2009
I really admire the beauty in those European pinup models (and big-name photographers) at Met Art and generally regard their work highly -- the combination of tasteful and explicit content with fairly wholesome-looking, natural ladies unarguably puts our domestic men's magazines to shame. But I've always wondered what the vibe […]
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in which we are certain your vagina does not need a breath mint

30 November 2009
Image by yasu529. This is one of those items that does not necessarily have a happy ending, nor give anyone happy face (especially not anyone who deep-sixes a dubious suppository into their precious parts). However, the last word on the topic, provided by longtime friend, colleague and fellow sex educator Charlie […]
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lascivious housewares

29 November 2009
I've been angling to do a lascivious housewares post for a few days now, and while longtime readers know how much I've yearned for the Seven Deadly Sins Plate Set, I found a few things that make me want to spend money I don't have and complete my wanna-be naughty […]
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the thing is, if I had a penis I don’t think I’d stick it in a Cuisinart

28 November 2009
But I'll admit that the video by Kanojo Toys for the (Japanese) Ona Max Revolution Sex Machine (kanojotoys.com) is a must-see. Especially since I'm surprised it hasn't been pulled from YT yet... But, wow. Here's another classic from Kanojo, sans testicle-dildo demo:
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female sexual desire a la the NYT Magazine

28 November 2009
Image by Half Pinay - Laretta Houston. There's a really interesting, in-depth article about the research around women and sexual desire in the NYT Magazine. Caveat that it's in the NYT Magazine because if you don't clear your cookied or use some kind of bugmenot, they still make you log in […]
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UK university job offer to study lapdancing pays less than lapdancing

27 November 2009
Just found this item: Leeds University advertises for lap dance research officer (telegraph.co.uk). The advertised position is for: “Research Officer - The rise and regulation of lap dancing and the place of sexual labour and consumption in the night time economy”. The ad states that “prior experience of conducting research […]
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the conflicted existence of a female porn writer

27 November 2009
Image via limbic. After finding this essay on McSweeney's, I've had it in the lineup waiting to share it with you. Funny, interesting, well written, and all too familiar... Here's a snip from the middle of The Conflicted Existence of a Female Porn Writer by Lynsey G.: (...) After a few months […]
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real, honest female orgasm advice

27 November 2009
When out at lunch with a friend recently, she asked for some serious sexual advice for her friend. Her friend, it turns out (and really, it was her friend, not herself) -- her friend is a 22 year old woman who has never had an orgasm. Miss 22, she found […]
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hot boy thursday: thankful for East Village Boys

26 November 2009
Hot Boy Thursday is irregular in updates, but always brings you quality hotness. This HBT is brought to us by East Village Boys (via Love and Let Love, apocalips.tumblr.com), featuring one of their previous boys of the week Matthew, from Brooklyn photographed by Nodeth Vang. Visit the site for much […]
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thankful for every imperfection

26 November 2009
Image by the delightful photographer, Many rivers to cross. Reading over the latest news about cosmetic vaginal surgery on the increase in the UK, I kept thinking about last Saturday when I was at the Femina Potens gallery. I remembered the final scene of the night's performances, where beautiful model Madison […]
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is Twilight a gateway drug for objectifying men?

25 November 2009
Image by UrbanPhotographer2007. I just couldn't resist the title after the last post. Here's an interesting post about looking at men as mere sex objects for our consumption, based around the growing obsession with Twilight's Robert Pattinson. It's a pretty heteronormative view, but try it on as a reflection of what's […]
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female sexual desires and male misplaced chivalry

25 November 2009
The question I posed: An email is making me wonder -- are men more disturbed by certain sexual fantasy situations than women out of a misplaced sense of chivalry? Last week I got an email from friends (a couple) who run a fetish website that is about fantasies involving female submission in […]
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do not forget: the rules of prime time homo hypocrisy

25 November 2009
Who knew anyone could make American Idol culturally relevant? Even my (very) straight male friends have been sending these news items in disbelief, like: > "They just can't believe the nature of the content, the explicit nature, and how much graphic content there was." (BBC News: Adam Lambert's gay kiss on stage […]
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do not forget: the rules of doppleganger sex

25 November 2009
Since we're ready for a season of sequels and plotlines that jump the shark (such as doppelgangers and evil clones/twins), it makes sense to remind you all of the rules surrounding doppleganger sex. (via sex is not the enemy; originally in this awful and hilarious Something Awful Photoshop contest chock […]
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pure adorable, pure pleasure, pure design pr0n: Jimmyjane’s new Form 2 video

23 November 2009
My pals at Jimmyjane *just* sent me their new video for the Form 2 (made with designer Yves Béhar)-- the high-end designer vibe that everyone wants. The video is utterly adorable and shows you why it's such a hot item (and it'll make you smile, I promise, even if you […]
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fashion and lullabyes: Plato’s Atlantis by Alexander McQueen

23 November 2009
Slow and moody but very sexy: here is designer Alexander McQueen's video for the Spring Summer 2010 line, "Plato's Atlantis Part 1." (via ponyXpress)
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the Art of Restraint through my Android’s simulated voyeurcam

23 November 2009
Last saturday I had the opportunity to attend this season's Art of Restraint at feminist art gallery Femina Potens, where the theme was gratitude. For those of you outside the US, that was a nod at Thanksgiving, our contrived holiday about giving thanks for a mythological event having to do […]
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internet vices, hold the sex

23 November 2009
This spot-on list of Internet vices (patrickmoberg.com) contains zero sex, which is actually one of the reasons it's notable. Because while everyone makes hysterical noise about the dangers of sex on the Internet (in all its guises), the places where we most lose our virtue are indeed in the back […]
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adult retro sci-fi bookcovers suggest interplanetary muppet sexual abuse

21 November 2009
i09 post Cheesiest And Most Inappropriate Book Covers Of All Time (io9.com) has all kinds of hilarious retro eroto eye candy, and a whole smattering of probably offensive old covers in the "inappropriate" section. I just really liked the sexy ones; any babe with blue skin and four breasts is […]
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from Penny Flame to Becoming Jennie: on her own terms

19 November 2009
Photo taken when I met Penny Flame - Jennie Ketcham - at the InterContinental Hotel downtown SF. L to R: Jennie, Tristan Taormino, Sinnamon Love, Adrianna Nicole. This week's SF Chronicle column came from a conversation I had on the set of Courtney Trouble's next film, where I chatted about […]
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