People (mostly virgins and idiots) say there is no such thing as bad sex or bad pizza. More accurate is to say that average sex and average pizza are both satisfying, especially when you're in Italy.
Perhaps inspired by this…
Jun 10 2018
Jun 9 2018
Johannes Kahrs and the erotics of framing
In most still-photo erotica, as exemplified by the Playboy centerfold, the composition is well-balanced. The sexual object is perfectly framed. The face, the torso, the crotch are centered. The object of desire is laid bare - there is no obscurity…
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Dec 16 2013
Smoota Canadian Mountie Tour
Nov 6 2013
Man Ray's Mr and Mrs. Woodman
Oct 7 2013
The male gaze
Putting a woman on a pedestal is never the best strategy for winning her long-lasting devotion, but gazing at her often as if she belongs on a pedestal is rarely a wasted act.
For guidance, check the gaze of this…Read more
For guidance, check the gaze of this…Read more
Sep 2 2013
Do the drapes match the carpet?
The art of eroticism lies in deciding how much not to show. Swedish photographer Eva Stenram plays with this concept in her wonderful recent series Drape, in which she Photoshops the drapes used in vintage erotic photos to cover most…Read more
Jul 21 2013
Artists
Apr 17 2013
Are you R Rated or Unrated?
Dressed to Kill is a typically hysterical film by Brian De Palma with one of the great opening scenes in movies. To survive unpleasant, unsatisfying sex with her husband, Angie Dickinson fantasizes about touching herself in the shower while gazing…Read more
Apr 16 2013
I'm a sucker for a talented fraulein, especially of the song-and-dance variety
Post-3am introductions in a bar are often regrettable, but not in this case, as I wouldn't have discoverd this entertainment.
The smile-inducing Swiss fraulein Ulla Schlegelberger.
The smile-inducing Swiss fraulein Ulla Schlegelberger.
Apr 14 2013
The lady and the tramp
1958 Burt Glinn photo "A stripper disrobes in front of a silent film of Charlie Chaplin at the Kino Club" (Berlin)
Mar 12 2013
Sex is Rhythm
Susan Sontag journal entry 8-23-61
I like this idea of sex as rhythm resulting in a kind of hypnosis. But Sontag reveals perhaps an early dislike of penetrative sex when she describes sexual rhythm as inherently monotonous. Why not…Read more
I like this idea of sex as rhythm resulting in a kind of hypnosis. But Sontag reveals perhaps an early dislike of penetrative sex when she describes sexual rhythm as inherently monotonous. Why not…Read more
Mar 12 2013