All too often, so-called "fetish" releases seem to have very little to do with what any real lifestyler would refer to as the core principles of BDSM—much less touch on real fetishes like face-sitting, shrimping, infantilism, furries, water sports, degradation, electrocution, hairy, cream pie, scat, boot worship, nipple play, cock & ball torture, drowning, crushing, balloons, non-consensual rape fantasy, hot candle wax, asphyxiation, or sha...

Last week we invited you to ask Digital Playground contract star (and newly elected Fleshbot Supreme Commandress) Stoya whatever questions sprung to mind: this week, Stoya is back with her answers. Whether it's how she feels about her trademark (TM), what sex toys she enjoys, or advice on how to fix your relationships, Stoya has all the answers. . . . Hey Stoya, work! I find you simply amazing. I normally enjoy larger breasted females but there...

A Recent EmailSUBJECT LINE: Hi, would like appointment and/or other infoI just wanted to know how to get started in this profession in a safe way. I figured group sessions were my best bet but I just don't know where to go or who to talk to about it. I feel like I'm going to lose my mind. I know I could get a lot out of this line of work and I don't mean a lot of money. I have fantasies that I want to act on but I know they could cost me a lot in...

Robert and I just got back this afternoon from Salt Lake City ? yes, the one in Utah, filled with the very people whose zillions of dollars in contributions have made California's Proposition 8, the anti-gay-marriage initiative, poll neck-and-neck. Yes, that would be the Mormons, but I am here to tell you that some, perhaps many (who knows?) Mormons are renegades, and when we go to SLC, we visit a group I fondly call the "jack Mormon perverts": a...

November is National Novel Writing Month! (Though others might be more concerned about National Novel Finishing Month… ) For me, I’ll consider it National Novel READING Month, as there are a ton of excellent Erotic Novels, BDSM/Fetish Novels, and if I’m feeling particularly A.D.D. I’ll cheat with some short stories. Here’s 5 Novels from GV’s book collection: Carrie’s Story Molly Weatherfield This thoroug...

If you have a soft spot for submissive women and a hard spot for dominant ones, you will love "O2: The Surrender of O," Ernest Greene's self-described "fan-fiction" updating of the classic 50's sexploration of O, the woman who learned that sometimes the best freedom was the right kind of slavery. Read our review of the movie after the gap. O2: The Surrender of O "We hate to be wet alone," says Marie (Nina Hartley) of her new, incorrigible slave O...

You will not be surprised to learn that the world of bondage is rule-bound, codified, and an ideological battleground. "People don't have to use foul language and scream," says bondage impresario Julie Simone of Aiden Starr in "Breaking Berlin," in which Starr and Simone differ on the best way to humble the title character without splitting the vote and leaving her breaking to a third party candidate. Of all porn's many delightful forms, BDSM is...

What do you think: should I review — here, for you — the Penetration Station, the Bo, or the Lollipop? I’m inclined to try the Bo, though the Lollipop is cute and could make a fun story — though the Penetration Station could be unintentionally hilarious (or, really functional and good for people with limited mobility; I won’t know unless I get it out of the box). Thoughts? I can only choose one.

Today, a book recommendation. If you haven't read this already, you should. It used to be shocking - now it's a classic book of American sexual history: Thy Neighbor's Wife, a non-fiction book by Gay Talese, originally published in 1981. It's out of print now, but you can buy it used for practically nothing.It's hard to describe what kind of book Thy Neighbors Wife is. "Narrative nonfiction" is the best way to say it, I think. It's an exploration...

Much as we like to think that pornography is a modern invention—one of the ways in which our generation (or at least the one before) greatly improved the world we live in—we're more than aware that that's far from the truth. Since the dawn of time, humans have been figuring out ways to make smutty pictures (and then figuring out ways to get some private time with them, too). There's no better proof of this than vintage porn—and ...

The Tanni Machine is a lightweight, lovely functional art piece made of oak that makes it possible to penetrate yourself without an awkward reach. It costs about $200, comes in Natural or Black, and while it doesn’t match the smooth, hands-free glide of the Monkey Rocker, it’s also a quarter of the price. The comparison is inevitable. Both machines are hand-made. Both aim for a subtle aesthetic, not an industrial or high-tech vibe. A...

It's unclear why Lystra, an underfed little naked ghost, is pursuing a couple through a monastery, all the while showing them images of bondage coitus. If it's a flashback, we don't see what the problem was. Did she die of exposure? Regardless, "The Taunting" is a very tasty - and often genuinely creepy - porn movie, that doesn't so much taunt as deliver. The Taunting Slutty goth and/or emo college students with no respect for the dead break int...

Letters From ReadersI found your website on the internet, and actually, I'm not emailing for a session. I'm emailing because I want your opinions.I'm a 25-year-old man not learning about submission and domination but learning more about myself. I need to know what it is about men that makes them want to serve you completely?your personal house slaves.I ask because I have noticed that when I feel chemistry with a woman I feel a desire to be com...