This is a very big sex news roundup; I’m still fighting this awful summer flu (still congested and my brain is annoyingly slow), and at the same time there has been a lot going on in the world of sex news and culture lately. You may have noticed that I’ve been evolving the format of…
Month: July 2011
Naomi Wolf in Al Jazeera: Blame the Internet!
I had already written off Naomi Wolf’s most recent wave of anti-porn nausea, but every time I turn around, someone new is uncritically reposting it. In light of Erica Jong blaming the internet for motherhood today in the New York Times, I have to say something about Wolf’s transparently pseudoscientific anti-porn, anti-sex-work stance, especially since…
Erica Jong in the NYT: Blame the Internet!
I’m willing to cut Erica Jong, author of the landmark feminist classic Fear of Flying, lots of slack — after all, she invented the zipless fuck. She’s an O.G. of women’s sexual liberation, and in many ways a personal hero of mine. But that only gets you so far, in my book. I can’t even…
On Google Plus – No Country For NSFW People
I’m being asked through various channels if I’m on Google+ – yes, indeed. You can find me at: gplus.to/violetblue Currently, G+ is not very sexy – though I did terraform with a few sexy photos in my galleries. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun and has some great functionality, but I haven’t charged into it…
China’s Sex Toy “Boom”
Sifting the imagined facts from the meaningless ones in the lengthy China Daily story “A Kiss of Life For Sex Toys” is even more work than doing that same task with articles about sex in the mainstream western media. The article in the state-run newspaper almost completely ignores China’s importance as a major producer of…
Eye Candy: The Sausage Factory
Here in San Francisco we have a restaurant called The Sausage Factory. Haha, lol, you say – the city known for beers and queers and general sexytime has a restaurant named after peen. And I agree with you that it is pretty silly and fun, though I will burst your bubble a little by telling…
[Video] Nom De Strip: A Russ Meyer Tribute by Reset!
A very fun music video of jiggly retro clips comprise this superb video tribute to Russ Meyer by RESET! You can find the artists here on Facebook. They also did this fabulous tribute to 1968 mondo movie “Svezia, inferno e paradiso” by Luigi Scattini – it’s Sabrage from their “Prepare To Fight” EP:
Michele Bachmann Pledges to Ban Porn
Michele Bachmann is seen as a strong candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. She was the first to sign an ethics pledge for conservative endorsement “The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence upon MARRIAGE and FAMILY.” Among the vows includes the pledge to ban porn, to operate on the premise…
Blowjobs, Bollywood, “Delhi Belly” and India’s Post-Sex Nation: Is Dirty Talk the New Wet Sari?
If you’re familiar at all with Bollywood films, you may already know the three most important things about them. First, if someone starts singing, expect them to take an inexplicable dancing tour through world history during the upcoming number, featuring lots of guys with mustaches. Second, while you shouldn’t expect sex, you should expect the…
Sex News: Game of Thrones’ Necessary Nudity, Conference Sex(ism), Inmate Sues Over Lack of Porn, Summer Sex Tips, Dangerous Dildos
(This is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time.) No operation that’s producing this much good TV needs to be airing so much female nudity; that’s the specious starting point of LA Times Mary McNamara’s column, the notion that nudity is not one ingredient in an R-rated stew of elements on…