I thought taking a girl I’d just met to an erotic bondage workshop would be fun and progressive. I was wrongBy Jed LipinskiiStockphotoA few years ago, I put my old queen-size mattress up for sale on Craigslist. The first to show at my Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment was an attractive brunette in her mid-20s named Darla. She asked if she could lie down on it, and I politely averted my eyes as she bounced and flopped around. “I’ll take it,” she said. As we squeezed the mattress down the stairwell, she explained that she was on a roller derby team, and that it had kindled in her a new sense of self-confidence and female solidarity. After we tied the mattress to the roof of her Subaru, we exchanged numbers.We talked amiably over the phone a few times, but I never asked her out. Then one day, I came across an ad in the Village Voice for a workshop called “Erotic Bondage and Dirty Domination,” given by the adult sex shop Toys in Babeland. I was not involved in the BDSM scene — in fact, I’d never even considered bringing sex toys, far less weapons, into the bedroom. But I thought it would be a kind of anthropological adventure for Darla and me. It might speed up the expensive and psychically exhausting courtship ritual, and give us a shared experience to discuss. At the very least, it was more original than a bar or a club or a show. A friend of mine had just been to an S/M party, and returned swearing that everyone should try it. That night, I sent a text message to Darla, suggesting we attend.I should point out that I had only recently discovered the ease of texting. Suddenly, a hand-held device allowed me to write something I didn’t have the courage to say to someone over the phone, never mind in person, and then to sit back and wait, burning with anticipation, for a response. The city at night seemed aglow with the variety of encounters this made possible. In truth, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to go to the class. I was half-joking. I was also, frankly, a bit drunk.
via My first date at the BDSM class – TMI – Salon.com.
America‘s golden age—that is, its sexy stewardess era—of aviation might be over, but Asian airlines still uphold a reputation for hiring beautiful female flight attendants. Over in Japan, Japan Airlines is struggling to curb the smuggling of flight attendant uniforms to the country’s sex clubs. Since announcing bankruptcy in January, JAL has worked to prevent former employees (among others) from selling their uniforms to the black market, which drop major bank for outfits that come with a polaroid of their previous owner.
via Japanese Sex Club Patrons Want WHAT?.
She has always remained tight-lipped about her ten-year marriage to actor Tom Cruise and vows she will take all her secrets to the grave.
But in one of her most revealing-ever interviews, Nicole Kidman let slip how her experiences of love ranged from ‘mundane’ marriage to ‘strange sexual fetish stuff’.
The 42-year-old actress, currently married to country singer Keith Urban, said her life had been about exploring different types of love.
via Nicole Kidman reveals her love life has been kinky as she opens up about ‘strange sexual fetish’ encounters | Mail Online.
We are what the fetish community would call “vanilla.” While huge, huge proponents of sex, we’re bereft of any lustful attractions toward inanimate objects, odd costumes, bizarre situations or, say, trees. Jada And Will Still Talking About Sexy Marriage
Not that there’s anything wrong with it, mind you—the whole thing is just kind of lost on us.
However, our sexual fetish curiosity was piqued when we read about The Human Carpet in The New York Times. Georgio T., an otherwise normal guy, enjoys covering himself in carpet, frequenting bars and lying on the ground so patrons can walk all over him. He cites two women stomping on him and making out as a huge turn-on. Fetishes Make The World Go Round
This got us thinking: what other odd fetishes do people enjoy? We got a little pervy on the Internet and found out.
via 5 Wacky Sexual Fetishes – Love + Sex on Shine.
I met them in the hotel bar. As planned they were sitting in the back, watching the door. My Manhattan, rye whiskey with two cherries, sat ready and waiting on the small table. They drank red.
I smiled as I approached them, keeping my eyes on the woman. He was watching her, too, assessing her reaction to me. She looked friendly, nervous, but certainly glad to see me. I think he was pleased as well.
They rose as I approached. She and I hugged, and he shook my hand, warmly and with a big smile. We sat down and she whispered that her hands were shaking. I reached out and rested one of my hands on hers and smiled. “I’m so glad to finally meet you,” I said.
via Voyeurism. I Tried It. And Sometimes I Like to Remember It. – And yet – Open Salon.
Did David Carradine pull a Michael Hutchence?
Like the INXS singer, whose mysterious 1997 death in a Sydney hotel was believed to have been related to a sexual fetish gone wrong, police in Thailand are focusing on the possibility that the star of Kung Fu and Kill Bill may have accidentally killed himself while engaging in autoerotic asphyxiation.
Autoerotic asphyxiation is a practice whereby a person intentionally cuts off oxygen to the brain for the purpose of sexual arousal.
A representative for the Bangkok Swissotel’s Nai Lert Park hotel told E! News that a maid found the 72-year-old actor’s naked body hanging in a closet in his luxury suite. Now, investigators quoted in the Thai news site the Nation are revealing that there was also a rope tied around his genitals.
via Did David Carradine Die From Sex Act? – E! Online.
Having studied sexual fetishes for twenty years (which is itself a kind of fetish), I’m long past the investigation of shoes, pain, vomit and rubbing up against people on the subway. My first real job out of college was working as the circulation manager for the Spectator, a Bay Area adult-entertainment publication, which was fueled by classified advertising — often for very distinctive “services” and interests. While there, I became acquainted with a number of memorable characters: Peg Leg, a one-legged call girl with a very full dance ticket (and some remarkable prosthetic attachments); The Coach (gym shorts, silver whistle, clipboard); and a sexually ambiguous individual who just called him/herself “The Sneezer.” (I’ll let you use your imagination there.)
I’d been given a peek into a secret world, which eventually inspired a full-fledged research effort into fetishes. Having collected so many delightful anomalies over the years, I’d feel almost cruel not to share them. Here are my ten favorites.
via My Ten Favorite Fetishes – A lifelong sex researcher on his most unusual discoveries. – By Kris Saknussem – Nerve.com.
Despite a threat from Islamists, two Pakistani brothers stealthily manufacture fetish and bondage wear, earning more than $1 million a year from their Western customers.
via Facebook | Videos Posted by The New York Times: World: A Pakistani Underworld.
SPANKING is stressful at first, but it could bring consenting couples closer together. That’s the implication of two studies of hormonal changes associated with sadomasochistic (S&M) activities including spanking, bondage and flogging.
Brad Sagarin at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and colleagues measured levels of the stress hormone cortisol in 13 men and women at an S&M party in Arizona, before, during and after participating in activities. During S&M scenes, cortisol rose significantly in those receiving stimulation, but dropped back to normal within 40 minutes if the scene went well. There was no change in those inflicting the activity.
At an S&M event in Colorado, testosterone was measured in 45 men and women. It increased significantly in receiving women only. Donatella Marazziti of the University of Pisa, Italy, says the boost may help women cope with the aggressive nature of S&M activities, or that it could be another sign of stress. In both studies, couples who said the party went well also reported increases in relationship closeness (Archives of Sexual Behavior, DOI:
via Spanking ‘brings couples together’ – life – 30 March 2009 – New Scientist.
Rihanna and Chris Brown have reportedly made a sex tape.
The ‘Umbrella’ singer and her 19-year-old boyfriend – who has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats following his alleged assault on her last month – are said to have filmed themselves engaging in a series of “kinky” acts.
A source told America’s Star magazine: “Chris and Rihanna enjoy an aggressive love life that would shock many people. Rihanna loves dressing up – including as a dominatrix – and role playing. They both have kinky sides.”
via Rihanna’s sex tape? – YahooXtra News.
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