SF Bay Guardian In my San Francisco, it’s not uncommon to know someone who identifies as polyamorous, or who participates in multiple loving and intimate relationships. In fact when I talked to Pepper Mint, conference organizer for OpenSF, he told me that the non-monagamous community in the Bay Area has …
Huffington Post A Swedish mom has a face that is 50 shades of red ever since police came across a secret sex chamber she set up at an abandoned military bunker near the town of Nordmaling. Last Friday, two fisherman came across the old bunker and discovered what appeared to …
Vanishing New York Yesterday we heard from a resident of one of the luxury condos that have recently gone up along the High Line on formerly desolate West 28th Street. He told us about how the new residents are trying to shut down the Folsom Street East festival, now 16 …
Vanishing New York Last year, when the second part of the High Line opened, I wondered how long the sex-positive Folsom Street East festival would survive on West 28th, now that the once-desolate block has become a destination for tourists and condo-buyers. Soon after, I looked at the arrival of …
I’m worried about this country. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is the No. 1 best seller? Is this another example of the dumbing down of America? The Wall Street Journal I don’t read romance novels anymore, so until the “Fifty Shades” trilogy became the fiction du jour, I was unaware of …
The Australian The power couple of Australia’s increasingly open polyamorous community, Rebecca and James Dominguez, have made Senate submissions urging the legalisation of same-sex marriage, as they promote greater acceptance of multiple-partner relationships. The couple have led the way in publicly outlining their own journey from monogamous marriage to one …
Winnipeg Free Press For an estimated two per cent of the population, that classic one-liner has an automatic — and quite serious — retort: “OK, as long as you take mine.” In the 1950s, the media dubbed it “wife-swapping.” Today, it’s known by the less male-centric term “swinging.” Or just …
Brand Channel With libraries reporting waiting lists in the thousands and retailers reporting over 10 million copies sold in just a month and a half, the popularity of 50 Shades of Grey and its siblings 50 Shades Darker and 50 Shades Freed has not only dominated The Hunger Games trilogy …
Examiner As predicted and not surprisingly so, the book that’s sweeping the country is still smashing the competition on USA TODAY’s best-selling books list. Obviously I’m talking about Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James. The BDSM inspired trilogy has topped the list for the month of May, with …
The BDSM bestseller has been a much-vaunted hit among women, but there’s one group who’s not convinced. Some female Christian writers say the BDSM bestseller corrupts minds and destroys marriages, and they’re urging the faithful not to read it. Buzz Feed “I wouldn’t drive my Envoy into the front of …
