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02.13.04: sex toy reviews
Heather Corinna: Packing for the Revolution (and other delights) |
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| We can talk egalitarian models of sex, about how intercourse of
any variety is ultimately a tantric balance of give-and-take and
there really aren’t "ers" and "ees," but while I’d agree on some
level, and can certainly appreciate that approach, there are "ers" and "ees." Come on. And when you’re the one wielding the
appendage, it’s a very different space than when you’re not. So
imagine, if you will, if all women knew what it was like -- as
best they could -- to fuck, and all men --- as best they could
-- knew what it was like to be fucked. |
01.28.04: book review
R. Gay: City Tales -- Create Your Own Erotic Fantasy: Kathryn in the City and The Classics Professor |
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| Some of my fondest, literary memories surround the Choose Your Own Adventure series of young adult books that were all the rage during the
eighties. While other kids were out playing cops and robbers,
I was curled up under my frilly canopy bed, misunderstood, but
exacting an immature sense of control over the characters in The Cave of Time or Message From Space . Indeed, those were the days. It was therefore, with an almost
overwhelming sense of nostalgia, that I began reading Kathryn in the City and The Classics Professor, erotic choose your own adventure novels, recently released
by Gotham Books. |
06.18.03: sex toy reviews
Heather Corinna: Toy Joy: Filling My Box With New Goodies |
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| We REALLY like the Wave in this fantastic, washable -- and vegan!
-- neoprene thigh harness. It's easily adjustable, felt great
on my end, let me be in charge as the rider, and -- so I was told
(aw, shucks) -- set the stage for a very nice show for the wearer
to watch. Only yearning I had was to have two, so both the girl
and I could strap on, kneel in and catch a thigh ride at the same
time. |
05.05.03: book review
Jason Toney: Giggling Into the Pillow |
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| Giggling Into the Pillow highlights what happens in sexual relationships once you know
each other. This isn't a Red Shoe Diary filled with stories of
strangers meeting in exotic locations and letting their bodies
do the talking. I'm sure there's a lot of sex going on in the
world that is crammed with ripped bodices and heaving chests and
knowing glances between silent partners engaging in passionate,
romantic, lustful lovemaking. I may have even experienced it once
or twice. |
02.14.03: porn review
Hanne Blank: A Valentine for Nan Kinney: Hanne Blank reviews Take Her Down! and Full Load |
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Nan, it isn't exactly like you weren't already on my list of potential
Valentine recipients. But then you went and sent me review copies
of the two newest videos by your company, Fatale Media ...and
I can simply no longer resist making my admiration public. I opened
the boxes of Full Load and Take Her Down! excitedly and popped them into the VCR for a once-over. Then
I did something that I do much, much less frequently: I watched them again.
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01.26.03: porn review
Heather Corinna: They're Giving Me Good Vibrations: Please Don't Stop, Slide Bi Me, and Voluptuous Vixens Rock My World |
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| If it comes as a shock to you that some of the most sex-positive,
diverse, and educational smut I've ever seen comes from the folks
at Good Vibrations (via Sexpositive Productions), you haven't been paying attention for the last decade or so.
If it's even more surprising that the videos coming out of Good
Vibrations are not only all of those things, but fun, funky, real,
playful, kinky, explicit and incredibly hot? Well, it's high time
you start paying attention, lest you miss out. |
12.23.02: product reviews
Heather Corinna, Sabrina Dent & Emily Dubberley: Babes in Toyland
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| Yeah, it's way last minute. Like yesterday, baby. But never fear. Three birds who run three of the most
popular smut sites for chicks online come to your rescue with
some nifty, gifty ideas for the holidays and beyond. |
07.18.02: book review
Heather Corinna: Don't Miss This Tour Bus: The Clitourist
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What if there was a book which looked like a cross between a coloring
book and hip coffeehouse paintings, and read like both a talk
with your best friend and postmodern fairy tale? What if each
page was a complete work of art and a joyride that supplied an
entertaining, thorough and user-friendly tour of... your clitoris?
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07.02.02: book review
Elizabeth M. Tamny: Not So Good In Bed
Why Jennifer Weiner's Bestseller Ain't All It's Cracked Up to
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| Sometimes a near miss can be more annoying than an egregious,
uncaring off-target shot. I mean...I was supposed to like this
book. Good in Bed, by first-time novelist Jennifer Weiner, a bestseller in hardback
and in its recent paperback release, was recommended to me by
folks in the size acceptance community, accompanied by reviews
that called it "a tool in the journey toward our own self-acceptance"
(BBW) and "a must-read for any woman who struggles with body image"
(Publisher's Weekly). |
06.17.02: book review
Seska: Turning Pro by Magdalene Meretrix |
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| Magdalene Meretrix has created a guide that offers admirable generosity
and wisdom. In her book, Turning Pro: A Guide to Sex Work for the Ambitious and the Intrigued, Meretrix shares her experiences as a sex worker (as a prostitute,
escort, phone sex worker, professional submissive and porn film
actress, having truly run the gamut) and delves into what is usually
shrouded in shame, fear and obscurity: the nitty gritty aspects
of sex work. |
05.08.02: porn review
Hanne Blank: MWI Videos: Real People, Real Lust, Real Fun |
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| From a superficial description or catalog copy, MWI's videos could
sound like they'd be the output of Just Another Amateur Porn Outfit,
but thankfully, they're not. Their specialty is footage of real-life
couples having real-life sex. Sound like it might be dull, sleazy,
or just plain low-budget? Yeah, I know, I've seen those boring
amateur and gonzo pornos too. And this ain't that. Really. I promise.
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12.07.01: web review
Heather Corinna: Dear Diary |
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| Once you're used to talking honestly and without shame about sex
in public, up close and personal, it's far easier to talk with
candor about everything else. |
10.18.01: book review
Judy Moses: Red Hot Mama |
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| In The Mother's Guide to Sex, Anne Semans and Cathy Winks present much more than glossy explanations
for loss of sexual appetite during pregnancy and early motherhood. |
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| Recently added to the subscribers archive: Lisa Link: Three to Get Ready • Lisa Link: Lube 101 • Heather Corinna: Bungee Humping • Todd Belton: A Full Plate of Nothing Much • Todd Belton: Sissies and Identity Crises... |
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12.07.06: Scarlet Letters -- in case it isn't glaringly obvious -- is currently
on an extended hiatus. The web has changed, we've changed, and
we're trying to figure out how we both fit together now, which isn't a process we want to rush.
In the meantime, by all means, enjoy our years of past content,
all of which still remain in the public and subscription areas.
If you're looking for more current SL-related content, you can
have check out upcoming books from editor Heather Corinna and previous co-editor Hanne Blank, check out Heather's current sexuality sites, or explore sites through the femmerotic network. We hope to be back with you soon, as fresh, challenging and
unexpected as ever.
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