NY Times by Maureen Dowd WHEN I was 14, I sneaked into the empty bedroom of my scholarly older brother to poke around in his bookcase. Tucked behind his law school tomes and Winston Churchill memoirs, I found the “Story of O.” I was quickly submerged in the submissive: masks, …
Film School Rejects The past few weeks have been incredibly exciting for anyone following the curious case of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, the sexually adventurous stars of E.L. James’s erotic romance e-book Fifty Shades of Grey. What started off as a Twilight fan fiction has turned out to be …
Discussing masochism and more in Harvard’s kink community. The Harvard Independent BDSM. For some the concept repulses, for others it excites. Encompassing a wide variety of kinky activities, BDSM is usually thought to exist on the peripheries of sexual practice — a voyeur’s sport rather than a participant’s. Yet, 22% …
Globe and Mail In an era of political correctness, the last thing in the world you’d expect to be a hit is a novel about sadomasochism, about how much women like subordinating themselves to men in bed. Bottoming is the term. Who knew that women had such a longing to …
International Business Times “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the erotic romance novel with prominent BDSM themes, is coming to theaters near you. Focus Features and Universal Pictures acquired the movie rights to British author E.L. James’ racy novel, the first in a trilogy, the Associated Press reported. Modern-day romance novels have …
SF Weekly Not everyone likes to have their cock pierced by needles. But for those who do, they have Larry Townsend as a champion. Credited with having coined the term Leather Daddy, Townsend was an avid collector of the art of hot man pain. Back in 1972, he was the …
The Atlantic Wire If bestselling books turned into movies are hot, bestselling books about kinky sex turned into movies about kinky sex must be even hotter. 50 Shades of Grey is the “triple-X” trilogy originally self-published by E.L. James that’s being devoured by women across the U.S. The New York …
“Egypt police arrest sex swingers” EGYPTIAN police have arrested a married couple who advertised on Facebook to sexually swap spouses and to host orgies at their Cairo apartment. The case involving a 30-year-old accountant and his wife of the same age had been referred to prosecutors, the official said, adding …
CBS The erotic book, “Fifty Shades of Grey” is now a best-seller because women who can’t put it down are sharing it with just about everyone they know. The novel by British author E.L. James tells the story of a virginal college student seduced by an older chief executive officer. …
The Wrap “Fifty Shades of Grey,” a book about steamy, transgressive sex, has Hollywood turning 50 shades of hot. It seems like forever since Hollywood has gotten this sweaty over a title. For women. About sex. A bidding war has broken out over the e-book by British television writer E.L. …
