Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
Reuters reports that HBO are creating a half-hour television series about an old-school feminist who starts a porn magazine for women. The concept will examine all the feminism versus “raunch culture” ideas and will star Diane Keaton in the lead role (and as executive producer). “We’ve came a long way since the Kinsey report; women are more sexual now,” said Noxon, referring to Alfred Kinsey’s controversial 1953 report “Sexual Behavior Read More …
I should have blogged about this on the weekend but I was busy with a festival. In any case, the mainstream media are on the trail of women and porn again, thanks to this article by Violet Blue on CNN. Today it featured on the front page with a resulting surge in interest. The piece gives a positive overview of the statistics and the reasons why more women are watching Read More …
Over the past few weeks I’ve been in contact with Suraya Singh who is the editor of the newly launched Filament magazine for women. She’s been on a PR blitz that’s seen her receive excellent coverage in mainstream media and across the web. When I first found out about the magazine I must admit to being a little skeptical about its chances, mainly because it’s a print magazine. Already it Read More …
The other day I visited one of the local video rental shops, a store I haven’t been to in a while. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs sitting unabashedly on the drama shelves. This is a small town, after all, and sexually explicit “art films” are a bit thin on the ground. I haven’t had a chance to see Shortbus, Destricted or any of those other Read More …
I’ve just come back from my 2 yearly pap smear appointment and thought I’d make a too-much-information post about it. I’m feeling like someone’s attacked my insides with a blender – and this despite the fact that the doctor is a really good and caring GP. Why is this procedure so horribly awful? Surely there’s some other way we can test for cervical cancer other than spreading your legs for Read More …
Just thought I’d put up this rather gorgeous photo of pretty boy star Emile Hirsch. I watched “Into The Wild” on the weekend and very much enjoyed the film, made even more fabulous by the fact that Emile here is so easy on the eye. And he has a short beard through most of the film, which I was happy to see. Plus he does a brief nude scene, although Read More …
I’ve long been a fan of the films of Petra Joy. Now she’s launched The Joy Award, a short film competition that aims to encourage new female filmmakers to create erotic movies. This award is for first time female film-makers who would like to create erotic films that dare to question porn clichés and show sex in innovative and creative ways… The theme of the short film competition is: “What Read More …
The Guardian reports that major erotica publisher Black Lace will not be publishing any new titles in the coming year. The 16-year-old Black Lace imprint specialises in erotica for women, by women, and has sold more than 4m books worldwide, but its publisher, Virgin Books – part of the publishing giant Random House – has decided to stop commissioning new titles for both itself and its sister imprint, Nexus, which Read More …
Yes folks, it’s my birthday. I’m another year older and there’s a few more wrinkles. This year I found a great list of reasons to feel good about getting older: 1. It sure as hell beats the alternative. 2. I can still touch my toes. 3. Any occasion that encourages cake and gifts is a good occasion. 4. When I see a light at the end of a tunnel, I Read More …
This sexy threesome pic is one of my faves – I love how both the guys are totally focused on her and she’s in the middle of a gorgeous male sandwich. You’ll find more pics from this set at the site Mixing Business With Pleasure. And with that, I’m going to be scarce for a bit. Yes, I’ve already been very scarce as it it on this blog, I’ve been Read More …
Emily Dubberley is the editor of Scarlet Magazine and she used to run Cliterati which was a great female-friendly erotica site ages ago. Now she’s got a book out about kinky sex. I found this great interview with her so thought I’d throw up a quick link to it. I tend to sympathise with this comment: Occasionally I’ll get turned on writing about sex, but 99 per cent of the Read More …