Anxieties about Fifty Shades of Grey began in the 17th century

From the article :

“One day in 1668, the English diarist Samuel Pepys went shopping for a book to give his young French-speaking wife. He saw a book he thought she might enjoy, L’École des femmes (The School of Women). But when he opened it, he discovered it to be “the most bawdy, lewd book that […]

Perth photographer Bohdan Warchomij angry over censorship of MH17 images

On a more serious note… a Perth photographer who was in the Ukraine when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down says the censorship of his work has deprived the victims of having their story told.

Veteran press photographer Bohdan Warchomij, who is of Ukrainian descent, had one of his most graphic photos pixilated without prior […]

Stare into the Blackest Material in the World

Artists and scientists alike have been fascinated by the interplay of light and the human brain since the time of the ancient Greeks.

This area of inquiry occasionally leads to a search for light’s absence, methods and materials that confuse the eye by giving it, well, nothing.

Ad Reinhardt attempted it with Abstract Painting, a 1963 […]

Smartphone porn use set to rise dramatically by 2020

From the article:

“New research estimates that 136 billion porn videos will be watched on smartphones this year, with the number rising by 55 per cent over the next five years.

The public’s appetite for online porn is set to continue to grow at a dramatic rate, according to research published this week, with phones becoming porn […]

Em Ford posts video showing how ugly people can be

A beauty blogger who started posting photos of herself without makeup has published a video showing how ugly people can be.

Em Ford has a blog called My Pale Skin and she has built up a following on YouTube and Instagram where she posts makeup tutorials on how she covers up her acne to achieve a […]

Is cheating only natural?

Monogamy is not the norm, and it’s not normal either. It can be possible, and it’s a choice many of us make in relationships, but it’s not natural. Like the albatross and the wolf, we’re often tempted to have the occasional fling. But unlike those lovely creatures, that dalliance often brings us tremendous heartache. And […]

Sweet Concealment…

Last night I had the pleasure to film another couple’s pleasure. Always special even though I get to do a lot of this.

My eyes saw everything, of course, but the camera was selective.

Often times – especially when filming something as potent as actual sex – what you choose to conceal can give an image its […]

Below The Surface – A Reblog

Was reading…

“Dopamine. It’s at the core of our sexual drives and survival needs, and it motivates us to do just about everything. This mechanism within the reward center of the primitive brain has been around for millions of years and has not changed. Rats, humans — indeed, all mammals — are very similar in this […]

Virtual reality porn? We’re cool with it, Oculus exec says

From the article :

“In a development that will surprise absolutely no one, Oculus VR’s virtual reality headsets will be used for immersive, 3-D pornography.

What is a bit surprising is that Facebook-owned Oculus is totally OK with that use of its upcoming platform for VR. At least, one Oculus exec is…..

It’s a surprising attitude for Facebook […]

The online sexual double standard snaring young women

From the article:

“Feminism has been defined by its struggle for progressive freedoms. But any cage is also a potential protection. So as debate rages – this week around women’s right to the nude selfie, whether public twerking (waggling your semi-naked bottom at an audience) is a feminist act or its primate opposite, and why young […]

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