A whopping 90 percent of U.S. erotic films are made in Los Angeles (mainly concentrated in the San Fernando Valley), but this may be about to change. This Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted 9 to 1 that performers must wear condoms. But the policy, which will go into effect in 90 days, is ...
The bishop convicted after being found with hundreds of images and videos of child pornography has walked free from an Ottawa court. Raymond Lahey was sentenced to time served and probation. Evidence used against him in court included 588 photographs and 63 videos. Brian Joseph Dunn, the Bishop of Antigonish, a post formerly held by ...
Pornographic images and sex acts depicted on tokens dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain have been found in the UK. It is thought that these are tokens that were used at brothels and are considered an important find in terms of the history of pornography and art in general. But it is also important ...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend has recently has been talking about cumming on my face. I know he watches porn, and I think he got the idea from porn movies. I do not like the idea of being part of some gross, porn-inspired fantasy, and don’t see why anyone would want a face full of ...
Human sexuality is nothing to be ashamed of, but this doesn’t mean we leave nudie magazines on our coffee table for guests to enjoy a sneak peek. But how would you feel about Playboys at the public library? In all my years as a library-devotee I’ve never even noticed Playboy magazines lying around, but it ...
If you’re interested in feminist discussions of pornography, there are a number of must-read texts you should check out and Pamela Paul’s Pornified is one of them. Published in 2005, Paul’s analysis of a society so accustomed to everyday images of softcore pornography and increasingly desensitized to more hardcore offerings, is every bit as relevant today ...
The internet is for porn. You’ve heard it in songs, on the news, from worrisome parents. You’ve also heard that the internet is an evil, nudity filled place just waiting to flash pussy at unsuspecting young children. Everyone watches porn, every other google search is for porn, it is an epidemic. As you may have ...
As much as the Catholic Church keeps trying to get out from under the dark cloud of sex scandal that has enveloped it for as long as we can remember, it can’t escape. Christopher Jarvis, hired by Catholic Church officials to “monitor church groups to ensure pedophiles did not gain access to children in the ...
There’s a weird double standard around female ejaculation. On the one hand, it’s almost a mystical occurrence that only a portion of women seem to experience. On the other, it’s given a very unglamourous name and is the butt of jokes about “freaky” women in bed.
Discussions about prostitution always end with a debate as to who, between the provider and the buyer, is the most guilty. Is it the pimp who traffics women or the client who perpetuates the demand for their services? Is it the prostitute herself who presents her body as a commodity or the one who gladly ...
Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You...
On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...
There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
