E! How’s this for a scary situation? Horrormeister Clive Barker has been slapped with a breach-of-contract suit by a former male lover, who, among other accusations, claims that Barker gave him HIV amid a salacious backdrop of sadomasochism and drug use. According to documents obtained by E! News, David Armstrong, …
The Baltimore Sun All the fuss about the Harford County Public Library’s director, Mary Hastler, choosing to keep “Fifty Shades of Grey,” an erotic novel with generous gobs of sadomasochism, by British author E.L James, from off the shelves has met with condemnations of censorship. But library heads have broad …
XBiz Twenty-four-year-old BDSM and fetish gear manufacturer The Stockroom is reporting a surge in business inspired by “Fifty Shades of Grey.” “In recent weeks, we’ve received literally hundreds of calls thanks to this book,” Stockroom President Mike Herman said. “About 90 percent of them are middle-aged ‘soccer mom’ types who …
A Facebook-like site for kinksters stops users from naming alleged abusers, sparking debate over justice and safety Salon The accusations range from “he told me I didn’t need a safe word” to “[they] inserted a knife into my vagina without getting my permission.” In recent months, allegations of sexual abuse …
AZ Central Jennifer Quinn had spent about a year working at a Fascinations adult store surrounded by toys, fashions and accoutrements, but it was the best-selling romance “50 Shades of Grey” that inspired her to buy a riding crop. It wasn’t the Chandler mother’s first purchase from an adult store …
Huffington Post It seems that no one is immune to E L James’ controversial novel, 50 Shades of Grey. Television shows, magazines, popular blogs, even side conversations outside the school pick-up line are filled with talk about how hot it is — and how it may be solely responsible for …
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Fort Worth Weekly I guess I’m a little behind the curve in the whips-and-handcuffs department — wait, is there an unintended pun in there? Despite weeks of media fanfare over “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the Twilight fan-fiction series turned sadomasochistic romance trilogy, it wasn’t until I inquired about a large …
ABC News A Florida county is putting the racy romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey” back on its library shelves. The Brevard County Library System had pulled 19 copies of the best-sellers from its bookshelves earlier this month. County officials said the decision was made after they read reviews of …
Business Week In early May, at a suburban home in Chattanooga, Cindy Faulkner began unpacking one of several boxes, removing lingerie, blindfolds, massage oils, and dildos to display for the half dozen women gathered. Faulkner is a sales consultant with Ohio-based Pure Romance, the Amway of vibrators, and she was …
