Pretty much most books about sex and erotica pass through my hands, and I read a lot of erotic fiction and nonfiction. If I don’t get sent new sex books, I find them and borrow them. It’s my passion and my job. The newest collection I’m in love with is Cole Riley’s Making The Hook…
Month: March 2010
Oprah reloaded, Apple’s iPad, meeting tech rockstars, the Violet Blue chocolate bar
Violet Blue on Oprah by Laughing Squid/Scott Beale * This week I’m on The Oprah Winfrey Show (again!) talking about women and our changing relationship with porn; I’m delighted to say you can watch the re-aired show this Thursday, March 25. It’s a truly fantastic interview, and I can tell you that Oprah — the…
The Snuggie Kama Sutra — and yes, Snuggie porn
Whenever I’m asked in interviews why people sexualize technology, I have a number of reasons on offer: tech is incorporated into our lifestyles, it gives us new ways to connect and communicate with others and that can be emotional or intimate, it offers privacy, allows us to explore our inhibitions, we can seek answers to…
Scenes from the Paris Metro by Jam Abelanet
It’s really a shame that Jam Abelanet’s book featuring these incredibly daring photographs of women pushing their exhibitionistic whims to the limit on the Paris Metro is currently unavailable. In fact, Abelanet’s books aren’t in stock in the US, and I could only find one in print in the UK — sadly, not the one…
Marty Beckerman follows Cosmo’s sex advice
I Tried Cosmo’s Sex Advice—Wow, My Penis Hurts! (But the Mango Was Nice…) – watch more funny videos It’s a bad week for Cosmopolitan Magazine, for we have actually read it. And lo, we all want to know, WTF Cosmo? Journalist Marty Beckerman decided to read the sex tips this month and actually try them…
Dirty Diaries: Swedish feminist porn
One look at the trailer on the front page of Dirty Diaries and I think you’ll agree with me in thinking that Swedish feminist porn is not boring. Oh my, no no. While I’m disappointed that there aren’t more videos to share with you showcasing the 12 shorts that comprise the Dirty Diaries (2009) feature,…
Sofi on Sunday (makes me happy)
Just landed in my inbox, and I’m so very pleased: my dream girlfriend Sofi A in a cute new set. My day has been made (hooray for user generated galleries) and it’s only one hour into sunday. Hopefully this indicates a good week ahead in the porn mines. Add to that the inspiration for a…
Seven real reasons to date a geek boy
Image by the amazing Exey Panteleev. Women’s magazines have a bad rap these days. They get ridiculed for being out of touch with today’s woman, overusing sex to sell units, promising sexual tricks they can’t possibly deliver, missing the mark by oversimplifying male sexuality, and trading on female insecurities to move magazines. We’ve had a…
Charming vintage clip from Polissons et Galipettes
Titled ‘nickelodeon porn’ on PornHub, this is actually an excerpt from Polissons et Galipettes or Rascals and Somersaults, as seen in the vintage clip compilation “The Good Old Naughty Days” spanning 1905-1930. I love it: so much smiling and joy around erotic adventure. Many of the clips were made to show in brothels as stag…
Sacred meets profane: The erotic art of Saturno Butto
The paintings of Saturno Butto are not for everyone; they are rife with dark erotic mysticism and heavy Catholic themes, and combine a world of wantonly obscene medical fetish with BDSM relationship scenarios — things that alone would be intense, but together will surely strike a never, somewhere. Which, I think, makes them at turns…