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, and interviewed the top…
Month: February 2007
Wups, Valentine’s Day
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 year. Which is weird…
I am in love with Johnny Cupcake(s)
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 cupcake, I have…
Photos from Taugshow X
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 link to my set. Friends…
A playfully entertaining tasteless diversion
Is this retro-style howto video, What to Do with Your Dead Hooker.
2007 Sex Workers Art Show photos
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 never been to this traveling…
The five sexiest Apple videos
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 PC people come up with…
Sex and technology conceptual art at design interactions
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 attraction post. Playfully fascinating to…
They’re baaa-aaack….
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. Last night they made me…
$1 billion in abstinence-only federal aid programs later…
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 billion in federal aid…