The Isthmus by Allison Geyer A group of swingers, kinksters, polyamorists and nudists is taking over a Madison hotel this weekend, celebrating Valentine’s Day weekend with two days of what’s billed as “complete sexual freedom.” The event will draw as many as 275 “alternative sex” aficionados from all over Wisconsin, …
Above the Law By TAMARA TABO Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the much-hyped movie Fifty Shades of Grey releases in theatres nationwide today. The movie reportedly grossed $3.7 million in early release on Wednesday. It’s based on the novel of the same name, the novel that introduced frank sexual …
Though popular tropes all hold that people interested in BDSM were all abused or are disturbed, the biological basis of kink deserves more study The Guardian by Nichi Hodgson hen it comes to explaining the how and why of sexual desire, there are few answers more reassuring than “because it’s …
50 SHADES OF CARE Quartz by Christy Duan On Valentine’s Day weekend last year I found myself at Paddles, the local dungeon in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, for the first time. I was perched at the alcohol-free bar when a man politely introduced himself as a human carpet. He …
If a woman regrets and later reports consensual acts—BDSM or not—as rape and it comes down to her word against his, then he will lose. The Federalist By Leslie Loftis The “Fifty Shades of Grey” hype has started its saturation run-up to the movie release this week. I expected the …
Reuters BY PIYA SINHA-ROY A U.S. grassroots movement is urging people to send $50 to women’s shelters rather than see “Fifty Shades of Grey,” while a Midwest child protection league argues the film blurs the lines of what is healthy or harmful in sex. With its whips and chains …
Medical Daily by Lizette Borreli It’s no secret the trilogy and impending release of the movie Fifty Shades of Grey has sparked our curiosity of the taboo 6-for-4 deal acronym: Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism and Masochism, also known as BDSM or S&M. Kinky sex has been defined not by what …
The blockbuster fantasy has become a movie. What happens now? The Atlantic by Emma Green What is a fantasy? From Freud to Ludacris, it’s been an elusive idea, suggesting both an escape from reality and an expression of hidden desire. In culture, fantasy works like a mirror: It reflects who …
Live Science by Stephanie Pappas Could you juggle multiple romantic relationships at one time — if each of your partners knew about the others? How about setting up your household as a triad, rather than a couple? And what do you think of people who do such things? …
The Daily Beast by Mélanie Berliet The 50 Shades movie trailers show restraints and sex dungeons, but why do BDSM-themed books and films get the practice so wrong? What do Altoids, Axe deodorant, Ikea furniture, Dannon yogurt, and Bass Ale have in common? At some point in the last two …
