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It's been a really interesting month for s*x-positive and adult-industry links, so I'm going to dive right in to my monthly curated round-up. Please enjoy! [...continue...]

There is something much deeper happening here, between Mistress and slave. Something that's difficult to put into words. Something that I encourage you to watch the film to understand. [...continue...]

I got to wondering: was the post–Fifty Shades kink bubble popping? Had pop culture's obsession with fetish and BDSM and Ben Wa balls reached its high-water mark? Was mainstream kink in America over? I started hyperventilating and dreaming up picket-sign designs along the lines of "We'll Never Go Back!" But then I righted myself and spoke to kinky folks from lifestyle consumers to the tippy top tops at FetLife and Kink.com about what the heck is going on. And I came away with a much more nuanced understanding of the situation. (Hint: The bubble may not have burst, exactly, but it has changed.) [...continue...]

Lynsey G provides a damage report on the first week of the new presidency, with fun and important links, thoughts, and tips on resistance. [...continue...]

There are some great things happening in the world, too. So, to keep you thinking of the good stuff rather than the bad, and to make your week more interesting, here are some links for your Tuesday! [...continue...]

Photo by Shane Velazquez I’m not going to tell you in my own words why you need to read the interview I did with Arrie Davidson, aka Faux Pas le Fae, about her new show, “No Safe Word,” debuting tomorrow night at Dixon Place. The show is a sort of movement-based performance that [...continue...]

"I just wanted to find films that didn’t have that message. Films that showed that it was okay to explore these different, divergent paths." [...continue...]

I was absolutely freaking delighted to interview Tina Horn about her life and her podcast and her upcoming book for my column “Dispatches from a Dark Corner” at Nerve.com… but I had to cut out SO MUCH good stuff for publication! You guys deserve to  know all the awesome stuff [...continue...]

I’m extra-psyched about today’s sex and relationship advice column at Luna Luna Magazine! It’s about how to navigate the tricky territory of real-life versus sex-play-life in a sub/Dom relationship, and I daresay I did a pretty good job with it. Of course… I did a pretty [...continue...]

I am too burned out for writing at the moment, you guys, but in the meantime, here are some fun links for your perusal! 1) A profile of Axel Braun/article on Buzzfeed about the burgeoning superhero porn parody genre. An interesting read for those curious about how and by whom these wacky wank films [...continue...]