- 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 successful in 90% of the HIV-free volunteers during phase I testing. This 90 Percent Successful Vaccine May Be Our Best Chance to Eradicate AIDS (Gizmodo, via Dr. Charlie Glickman)
- Over 3000 people have signed a UK petition asking Facebook to delete a page that contains ‘joke’ posts about rape against women. The petition was launched on Aug 19 by student Orlagh Ni Léid after Facebook issued a statement likening the page to a pub joke. Facebook treats rape page as ‘pub joke’ (Geek Feminism Blog)
- This week’s LA Weekly cover story from Dennis Romero looks at porn and condoms. Porn Defends the Money Shot: The L.A. Weekly Cover Shoot (VIDEO) (Los Angeles Weekly)
- The Time Out New York Sex Issue is in. Reports of the demise of eroticism in NYC have been greatly exaggerated. We polled New Yorkers and found that they’re as frisky as ever. Plus, we’ve rounded up plenty of places to get your rocks off online and in person—even if you’re into unicorns. Sex in New York City – Sex + Dating (Time Out New York)
- A Pakistani girl who says she was kidnapped and gang-raped faces a new threat: honor killings, a tradition here, but one that her family refuses to carry out. Refusing to Kill Daughter, Pakistani Family Defies Tradition, Draws Anger (The Atlantic)
- Move over, Shake Weight. Free Flexor, Your New Favorite Workout Penis (Buzzfeed)
- A Nova Scotia man has been convicted of sexual assault for puncturing his girlfriend’s condoms with a pin in an effort to get her pregnant and save their relationship. Condom-piercing leads to sex assault conviction (CBC News)
- Zoya Amirin has come across every myth imaginable in her job as sex psychologist in Indonesia: An uncircumcised girl will become sex-crazed. Clove cigarettes increase virility. A gecko’s saliva can cure AIDS. Indonesia’s Only Female Sex Therapist Goes Online (ABC News)
- Members of a University of Texas fraternity engaged in hazing and used “professional exotic dancers performing live sex acts for recruitment purposes,” according to a lawsuit filed last week in state District Court in Travis County. UT fraternity accused of live sex shows, hazing (Statesman)
- A FUMING farmer ordered Rihanna to stop filming her new video on his land after he saw her dancing bare-breasted in his wheat. Ooh Arr, where’s yer bra Rihanna? (The Sun)
- Italy’s flamboyant ex-porn star and former politician Cicciolina plans to set up a new political party as the antithesis to her country’s corrupt politics, according to excerpts from an interview published Tuesday. Ex-porn star aims to clean up Italian politics (AFP)
- Yesterday, two new comic books from the “New 52” relaunch of DC Comics provoked some online controversy: Catwoman and Red Hood and the Outlaws. They were controversial in particular because of the way they depicted women, notably with the aggressively fanfictiony on-panel sex between Batman and Catwoman, and Starfire’s transformation into a promiscuous tabula rasa who can’t even remember the names of the men she sleeps with, and seeks out emotionless sex with both of the two male main characters while they essentially high five about it. The Big Sexy Problem with Superheroines and Their ‘Liberated Sexuality’ (ComicsAlliance, post image via)
- There are strategies to get laid that are violent and criminal, and there are methodologies that are just mean-spirited and misogynistic. You can find the drunkest girl in the bar and hand her another shot. You can physically back a girl into a corner at a party until the only way out is through you. You can cut a girl down to size with backhanded “compliments,” belittle her until she thinks the only way to feel good again is to win your attention… You Can Get Laid Without Being a Jerk (The Good Men Project)
Condom-puncturer got what he deserved, plus he’s a down-right fool for thinking a kid is going to Fix a suffering relationship.
Uh, Why would condoms ruin a money shot? They do come Off, right?? You need only quickly turn away from the camera (removing them isn’t really visually appealing, I’ll give you that), remove the condom, and come back for the final shot.
Appearances/asthetics are another thing, I’ll grant you, but looks are all about fashion, and fashion changes. Plus, currentcondoms are only somewhat limited in colour/shade, I’ve seen some that are Incredibly obvious, but others that you can hardly see.
If they’ve got the budget to have such lavish sets and wardrobes like the article spends ages talking about, couldn’t they spend a bit of money on removing the condoms in post (but have stills or un-edited footage for regulators?)
Plus, that Money Short article is 3 pages longer than it needs to be. The amount of filler is Shocking. Do they need the extra ad revenue from the extra pages that badly?? (I actually subscribe to Crikey, a news service here in Australia, and it’s money Well spent).