- Two friends had an idea to break their sexual dry spells: Pure, an app set to release next week in iTunes, that supposedly brings the on-demand convenience of Uber or Seamless to the bedroom. On Pure, users designate their gender and the gender(s) of the people they’d like to sleep with, specify whether they are able to host or not, and are shown any other willing users in the surrounding area, each with an “Okay” or “No Way” prompt. When two users are mutually attracted, they’re given each others’ coordinates to meet up.
No-Frill Thrills: The Rise of Minimalist Sex Apps (NY Mag)
- So if you have been on twitter this morning you have probably spotted and maybe even clicked on the #slanegirl tag. For those not on twitter 24/7 a girl at Slane Festival didn’t just enjoy Eminem but gave at least two men blow jobs, and was photographed doing it. As is the way with such things the photographs have gone viral.
#Slanegirl and the shaming of female sexual desire (Sometimes It’s Just A Cigar)
- There has been much psychological research into healthy and happy relationships the past few decades, and there are general principles that consistently occur which most people are unaware of or don’t follow. Some of these principles actually go against what is traditionally considered “romantic” or normal in a relationship. Here are six of the most common tendencies in relationships that many couples think are healthy and normal, but are actually toxic.
6 Toxic Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Normal (Mark Manson)
- The owner of an unnamed porn website did an AMA on Reddit, and the details behind his business are fascinating. He claimed to clear $280,000 last year, and explained the sunk costs of getting into the business to an aspiring porn-site entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur Explains How To Make Hundreds Of Thousand Of Dollars Per Year Owning A Porn Site (Business Insider)
- Lovehoney has launched a new competition to find the sex toy of the future. The 2009 winner designed a rotating wheel which simulates oral sex, The Sqweel, and the designer Trevor Murphy has earned more than $150,000 in royalties. Lovehoney is offering a $1,500 prize in three categories: best sex toy for women, men and couples. A further $3,000 will go to the overall winning design which has the chance to go into production.
Lovehoney Design A Sex Toy Competition – Win £1,000! (Lovehoney)
- Opinion piece in NYT about Internet porn filters: “So much online pornography is user-created that would-be censors should consider what role the genre plays, and what good it could do.”
Instead of Resisting Porn, Improve It (Room for Debate, NYT)
- A Comcast letter is said to confirm that porn copyright trolls Prenda Law planted porn torrents, and webcam spying lands on The Today Show as Miss Teen USA describes how she was almost blackmailed over nonconsensual nude pics, and more.
Sex Tech: Tube site database solutions, Oculus Rift virtual sex (ZDNet)
- Four women have banded together to take the stash of dick pics they received over the summer and channel them into art (as long as you consider a blurry, up-close shot of a penis art). Vice reports that the show, entitled “Show Me More: A Collection of DickPix” will be like a walkabout of NYC penises, with 300 dickpix framed and featured at a Brooklyn gallery.
If You’ve Ever Sent a Dickpic, It Could End Up in a Bushwick Art Gallery Without Your Consent (Betabeat, via Viviane)
- Rebecca Hiles writes: “As a manager of a small sex shop in Alexandria VA, I’m privy to a lot of behaviors that you don’t see at your typical retail establishments. I recognize that sex can be a sensitive topic for a lot of people, and nervousness over a topic or stressful location can often affect your behavior. So here are 10 of my recommendations on how not to be a dick in a sex shop.”
How Not To Be A Dick In A Sex Shop (XOJane)
That was fascinating how the porn site entrepreneur cleared $280K! Most people askew the industry, but the ROI pretty fantastic. I’m going to see if I can do the same with my site http://www.bestrealisticsexdolls.com ;-)
Love the ‘How Not To Be A Dick In A Sex Shop’ one. Fortunately our customers don’t try to pull much of that stuff at the boutique I manage however #2 and #4 do drive me crazy!