- At the intersection of sex and tech this week: Girls Gone Wild go for Bitcoin, PETA.xxx launches, booth babes are pressured to be sexier, Louis Theroux sides with anti-porn pundits in favor of state-sponsored internet filters, eHarmony’s password leak was a dry run for LinkedIn’s huge breach, and much more.
Sex Tech: Bitcoin, Louis Theroux, booth babe life, eHarmony password scandal (Pulp Tech)
- Beautiful and brave and inspiring (“beautibriring”). Maya Nakanishi, a track star who lost her leg when she was struck by a steel beam, is selling a beautiful calendar of herself posing in the nude to help get her to this summer’s Paralympics in London.
Japanese Para-Athlete Makes Nude Calendar To Fund Trip To London Olympics (Buzzfeed, main post image)
- A mob of hundreds of men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment Friday, with the attackers overwhelming the male guardians and groping and molesting several of the female marchers in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. From the ferocity of the assault, some of the victims said it appeared to have been an organized attempt to drive women out of demonstrations and trample on the pro-democracy protest movement.
Mob attacks women at Egypt anti-sex assault rally (AP)
- The BDSM bestseller “50 Shades of Grey” has been a much-vaunted hit among women, but there’s one group who’s not convinced. Some female Christian writers say the BDSM tome corrupts minds and destroys marriages, and they’re urging the faithful not to read it.
The Christian Backlash Against “50 Shades Of Grey” (Buzzfeed)
- Featuring titles such as “Tooshie Smooshie” and “Sweet Prudence & The Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot,” CineKink: Las Vegas (running this weekend) could be accused of many things. Hiding its light under a bushel isn’t among them.
CineKink event fearlessly promises look at touchy topics (Las Vegas Review Journal)
- The pool report from President Barack Obama’s gay and lesbian fundraiser at L.A.’s Beverly Wilshire tonight seems to say that he made a joke about Mrs. Obama going down. Incredibly awkward.
Did President Obama Just Make A Blowjob Joke? (Buzzfeed)
