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Beastly Couplings
Like most people, there are certain sexual acts that make me cringe. For instance, I hate anal scenes in hetero porn, especially when the performers double-dip. I just can’t stop myself from thinking, “OMG, she’s going to get such a yeast infection!” And then there’s bestiality. For
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Dirty, Sexy Words
John Updike, writing awful sex scenes since 1968 (photo courtesy of NHPR) As I write this column, NaNoWriMo is in its final countdown and November novelists everywhere are scrambling to complete their 50,000 words and pass the finish
Literary Terrorist or Original Copyfighter?
Working in a library is, essentially, a job where one is being paid to read. While ostensibly it is your job to check out books and attend to library patrons, front desk clerks often spend a lot of time waiting
Lolita Issues
The “Lolita issue” of Black Heart Magazine is currently available for purchase in the Black Heart store. It was originally conceived as a celebration of Vladimir Nabokov’s seminal novel, as well as an exploration of many other kinds
Up, Up and Away! (Or: The Perils of Superhero Sex)
With their well-toned physiques, protective nature, worldwide celebrity status and often substantial financial assets, superheroes are an obvious choice for romantic and sexual fantasy. A big, strong handsome man clad in a figure-hugging costume saving you from a mugging while delivering withering one-liners
Defining Smut
Dirty, filthy smut or just clean fun? (Photo by Nick Rudnicki) Smut. Filth. Porn. Erotica. These words conjure up different images for different people, ranging from flirtatious pin-up photos to hardcore videos of people getting their brains fucked out by various
Carrie Bradshaw is Ruining My Life
Photo courtesy of sexandthecitymovie.com By the time you read this column, you will have undoubtedly seen the Sex and the City movie, the big summer blockbuster for women of all ages. (Unless you’re a
The Kama Sutra Must Die
We're having SO much fun doing the Wheelbarrow. Wait, this isn't even IN the Kama Sutra! (photo courtesy of the FHM Kama Sutra) I was recently asked to teach a class on the Kama Sutra, that ancient Indian source of all things sexy. At first this seemed
Mary Worth: Erotica in Plain Sight
For nearly 70 years Mary Worth has been polarising opinion among her comic’s readership. Many take her at face-value as a well-meaning widow who is always willing to help others and who dishes up advice as readily as she serves up her succulent tuna casserole. Others wonder whether she is, in fact,
Miss Universe… Reads?
Miss Peru: Jimena Elias (photo courtesy Miss Universe) If you could read anyone’s diary, whose diary would you read? That’s the only question that really matters as I watch the Miss Universe 2007 contestants’ interviews. That
