Month: September 2013

So after seven years, two public censorship battles, 11,308 photos and 6,724,739 views, @Flickr wants to wipe me off their service – again. — violet blue ® (@violetblue) September 14, 2013 Remember the first time? Forbes: Flickr Censors Violet Blue (2007) Below is the email I got from Flickr, and below that is my response…

What happens when a country renowned for its homophobic and extreme religious beliefs opens up about bedroom practices? An Englishwoman’s Guide To Ugandan Sexual Customs & Marriage Rituals (Sabotage Times) In a push by the Federal Government, US universities are required to strengthen their policies and punishments with respect to sexual assault. When Yale University…

While I’ve always been a bit frustrated with Brooklyn-based porn photographer Ellen Stagg‘s technical implementations and marketing approaches, I’ve nonetheless remained a huge fan of her work since as far back as 2010. Stagg has a talent like no other, and her photosets of fetish models, porn performers and erotic models of all kinds are…

Maria and Brittany – Pleasure for Two Zoe and Reena – Bathroom Stories Valentina and Anita – Playful Girls (main post photo, above) Catie Parker, Megan Salinas – Devour Claire Dain, Eileen – Awakening Dido A, Eufrat Mai – Vertigo Blue Angel, Kacey Jordan – Oceanfront (image above via) Lola, Nella – Lickin’ and Fistin’…

Sex News: Arse Elektronika, Porna Awards, Google vs. F1’s Max Mosley

Cool! HuffPo UK interviews director Petra Joy, whose film A Taste Of Joy just won a Porna award 2013 from Dusk!, the only adult TV channel for a female audience. Porn Film Director: ‘The Revolution For Women Is Happening Right Now’ (HuffPo UK) YAY! Our favorite sex/art/tech festival Arse Elektronika has posted its official 2013…

Italy-based Marco Michieletto states in his bio that he’s not a photographer, but instead tells us “I just enjoy taking pictures.” However Michieletto prefers us to label him suits us just fine, because his talent at capturing moments of erotic beauty in photos that truly know how to perform artful acts of visual storytelling in…

This is one of those posts where the subject isn’t sex or pornography, and so doesn’t follow the rules here per se. Yet I think you’ll agree that En Puntas (2013) by artist Javier Pérez is erotic for a few good reasons – especially if you’re inclined toward any of the fetishes the video mines…

This is one of those ‘hell of a post’ posts, that isn’t necessarily news, but you won’t want to miss it. And as a journalist who writes about sex and porn, and also bare-knuckle boxes with tech’s most influential PR departments, I think the PR reference is bracingly right on target. “(…) The kind of…