- Kink and Sadomasochism come with a load of risks. The list is long enough to make your eyes glaze over. But, I’m not here to trot out the usual suspects. Yes, they’re real and no, you shouldn’t ignore them, but there’s another set of dangers that often go unmentioned. They are intrinsic to kink and yet so potentially threatening to some that they do everything within their power, subconsciously, to avoid them. BDSM’s Dirty Secret – The Real Risk of Kinky Sex (Eden)
- Eighty percent of registrants so far have been from outside the pornography industry, according to Easyspace, a British registrar which has been taking .XXX preorders on behalf of businesses that want to protect their brands before the official registration period opens in September. Business are complaining of a .xxx shakedown (MSNBC)
- In a national survey, 7 of 10 Dutch girls reported that by the time they were 16, their parents had talked to them about pregnancy and contraception. It seems these conversations helped teenagers prepare, responsibly, for active sex lives: 6 of 10 Dutch girls said they were on the pill when they first had intercourse. Widespread use of oral contraceptives contributes to low teenage pregnancy rates — more than 4 times lower in the Netherlands than in the United States. Teenage Sex – The Sleepover Question (NYTimes)
- Raunchy cockpit photos involving a flight attendant in uniform performing oral sex and a pilot are expected to delay the launch of the next part of Cathay Pacific’s global ad campaign by the Asian airline’s longtime ad agency, McCann Erickson. Cockpit Sex Photo Scandal Delays Cathay’s Global Ad Campaign (Advertising Age)
- Something about the election of Obama caused a synapse to blow in the right-wing brain, and the attacks on sexual liberation have expanded beyond gay rights and abortion. Now conservatives are attacking sexual freedom on many fronts: abortion, access to contraception, and freedom to be sexual without being assaulted for it, freedom to be sexual no matter your race or class. Why Is Sean Hannity So Mad You’re Having Sex? 5 Ways Conservatives Attack Sexual Freedom (AlterNet)
- A defense attorney from Titusville was arrested this week after agents said he threatened to kill his girlfriend as he challenged her to a naked sword duel. Police: Attorney challenged woman to naked sword duel (Florida Today)
- A review of sex in print magazines: “The fashion bibles may be getting the lion’s share of the fall mag notices, but when it comes to what women want, a strong case can be made for sex. Sexual advice, that is. Particularly now that the summer fling season is drawing to a close.” Magazines for women (NYPost)
- This was the best fucking story on the BBC News website all weekend. Fuck yeah gay birds! Homosexual zebra finches form long-term bond (BBC Nature)
- With the recent launch of its iPad app, Cinemax is also making [softcore porn] titles available for mobile viewing on the tablet device. But the inclusion of these movies seems to go against a very prominent anti-porn policy put in place by Apple and CEO Steve Jobs. Does Cinemax’s iPad app violate Apple’s no-porn policy? (Online Video News)
Image from the book Helmut Newton, Polaroids (Taschen)
