porn and the lie of unbiased reporting

15 February 2007
When I write my column for the Chronicle/SFGate, I don't expect to get too fucked with as writer, though after the years of seeing how typically slanted and sex-negative the mainstream media is about sex and porn, I knowingly *hope* for fair treatment. Last week I wrote a column about altporn, […]
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wups, valentine’s day

14 February 2007
Okay, I didn't actually forget, I'm just over it. In fact, everyone's blogs have become little pinched out linkloaves of Valentine's Day URL floatiness -- despite my attitude, faves of mine include Xeni's Omakase linkdump: Valentine's Day and Viviane's exhaustive Valentine's Day links. I feel like being the the anti-Valentine this […]
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I am in love with johnny cupcake(s)

13 February 2007
Panties. Shirts. Skate decks. Bling. Fetishes. Hotness. All about cupcakes. I want *everything* at Johnny Cupcakes. If you pick through their gallery, you even find zombies. I LOVE Boston! I *need* one of those small necklaces... (thank you Jason!) Reader comments: Sean writes me, "Now whenever I see an innocuous, cute little […]
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photos from taugshow x

12 February 2007
As many of you know, I have a herd of wild Austrians in my house right now; last night they filmed Taugshow X at the Exporatorium (I was a guest last December in Vienna on Taugshow 9). Scott Beale has a great wrap-up post with his fabulous photos, including a […]
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a playfully entertaining tasteless diversion

12 February 2007
Is this retro-style howto video, What to Do with Your Dead Hooker.
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2007 sex workers art show photos

12 February 2007
My Flickr friend Dustin Lacina emails, "Violet. I thought you'd get a kick out of this. Virginia Commonwealth University hosted the 2007 Sex Workers Art Show, so naturally I had to go and take photos. It was absolutely delightful, if it comes near you I definitely recommend it." Link. I've […]
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the five sexiest apple videos

12 February 2007
My pals over at 10 Zen Monkeys send me moments of happiness in the form of this fun multimedia article, The 5 Sexiest Apple Videos by Lou Carbon. He asks "Are Mac users sexier than other people?" I think we all know how I feel about that. But hey, until […]
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sex and technology conceptual art at design interactions

11 February 2007
We Make Money Not Art recently attended the Design Interactions show in London, blogged it, and shot this nice Flickr photo set. There were some pretty curious sex-related concepts at the event -- most especially the ones blogged in this We Make Money Not Sex post and this genetic sexual […]
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they’re baaa-aaack….

11 February 2007
After a long winter hibernation, the Extra Action Marching Band has emerged from their secret underground fortress of doom, warmed up their pasties and glitter decoupage athletic supporters, and are now officially back to rain sweet funky humpy Balkan brass tunes, beer, confetti and Astroglide soaked pom-poms upon the masses. […]
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$1 billion in abstinence-only federal aid programs later…

10 February 2007
I'm pissed at SFGate right now (more on that later), but you really need to read this article that went up today, about abstinence aid, who gets (and refuses) all that money, and what a chilling joke this whole thing has become. Our kids are in trouble. Snips: "More than $1 […]
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be your own blow-up doll

10 February 2007
Spotted at friend's website 3xL, Marquis' "Surprised Doll" Rubber Doll Suit (519 euro). No, it's not a blow-up sex doll in the image, it's a person in a doll suit worn with the intention of being a real, live blow-up doll (and getting fucked like one, if all goes well). […]
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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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