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Culture X with Asagi Ageha

On January 7, 2011 By Stoltz Sinatra

I’m always surprised by how media depicts BDSM – And yet, at the same time, not surprised at all…

My guess is that it’s the nature of media today that makes it do what it does when it expands on all the “extremes” within in BDSM. Pain, emotions, instabilities etc. are all the operating words [...]

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A Philosophical Approach to Leather Fetish

On July 6, 2010 By Stoltz Sinatra

I am a leather fetishist to the core as I find a great satisfaction in wearing leather. The smell and feeling of it are some of the aspects that I enjoy.

Lee Harrington is a BDSM kinkster and educator that has written a very interesting essay that approaches leather on a philosophical level. Head over [...]

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Quote of the Day

On February 6, 2010 By Stoltz Sinatra

Men, women, transgender, heterosexuals, gays, bisexuals. Every ethnicity. White-collar and blue-collar. It’s really very, very diverse — though we do have an unusually high percentage of lawyers. I don’t know why.

— Susan Wright, founder of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, discussing the people who attend erotic BDSM [...]

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Emanuelle In Venice – Part Of An Erotic Legacy

On February 2, 2010 By Stoltz Sinatra

The first Emmanuelle film was the the French Emmanuelle with the Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel in the title role. She came to be the actress best identified with the role. This film pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on screen, with sex scenes, skinny-dipping, masturbation, the “Mile High Club”, rape, and a [...]

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The Markham Project – Fact or Fiction?

On November 25, 2009 By Stoltz Sinatra

Elisabeth Markham was a Victorian governess and educationalist who advocated corporal punishment.

Her aims were to encourage best practice in the training of governesses and the education of young women. She apparently advocated corporal punishment of young women over the age of 16 and unmarried ladies “up to a late age.” Her philosophy was to [...]

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