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Perversion in the News: Slurry Pervert Strikes Again!
011 months ago
by Todd
in Perversion in the News
Today’s entry in Perversion in the News comes to us from the UK and concerns a man with a curiously unique fetish for dung and mud.
I am reminded that no matter how unusual someone’s fetish, there invariably seems to be others who share it. Still, I can’t quite wrap my mind around how on earth this fellow would write an honest personal ad and who on earth would respond to it. You can read the article for yourself at http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/news/Slurry-pervert-court-returning-farm-sexually-gratify/article-3289907-detail/article.html
Perversion in the News: Pig Pen Follies
01 year ago
by Todd
in Perversion in the News
Today’s entry in Perversion in the News comes to us from Mississippi. Rather than spoil it for you, go read it for yourself at http://www.mississippilink.com/news/article_ad8c2112-27ca-11e0-a2ab-001cc4c002e0.html.
Pornotopia Issue 3
01 year ago
by Todd
in Magazines and Zines
Front cover for Pornotopia Issue 3
Edited by M.A. Sirk
Published in 2010 by Pandora Press
As always, in the interest of full disclosure, my copy came compliments of Pandora Press.
Pornotopia Issue 3 continues in the same vein as the first two issues but shows Sirk’s progress as a writer and editor. Unlike previous issues, this one features more content from other contributors.
This issue begins with another essay of about exhibitionism and is followed by a short illustrated article about Australian feminist Germaine Greer’s decision to pose nude. The next article titled “The Great Mother and Daughter Photo Scandal” establishes the unstated theme of this issue, mothers and daughters.
Sirk’s other articles include his reminiscences about past lovers and a nice, but too short, commentary on the limited number of English words available to discuss sexual acts and body parts, Also included is Sirk’s best fiction to date and a few reviews including a review of a work by yours truly.
While some might think printed zines passé, Pornotopia, with its intimate writing and focus on underappreciated topics, shows the zine format at its best.
To order a copy of Pornotopia, contact M.A. Sirk at pandora_press@hotmail.com.
Hey Stranger
01 year ago
by Todd
in Magazines and Zines
Front cover for Hey Stranger
Written and published by Stephanie Kulick in 1992.
I can’t remember where I acquired this tiny 8 page zine which consists wholly of an ode to body piercing. Written just as body piercing was becoming more common, this is a sweet little tome which celebrates the author’s love of body modifications. While I would expect my favorite drawing to be of the pierced perineum, it was actually the drawing of a pierced fingernail on its opposite page that proved my favorite.
Much of this zine’s charm is that it is unmistakably handmade. The back cover is decorated with a Scotch® sealed lipstick kiss and the binding features a tiny ring evocative of the subject inside. My copy also came with a tiny sliver of paper inside where Stephanie promises to add additional rings to the binding if you return it to her with a stamp. The whole package serves as a reminder of how self-published zines can provide a level of intimacy mass published works cannot. Good stuff all around.
Pussy Eating for Everybody
11 year ago
by Todd
in Cunnilingus
Front cover for Pussy Eating for Everybody
By Grace ‘M’
Published in 1977 by Omega Press
This title was reissued as “The Sensual Art of Cunnilingus.” As nearly as I can tell, the only difference between the two is that the re-issue contains some slightly different pictures than the original. I own a copy of both, and will review the original here.
Upon happening across the title “Pussy Eating for Everybody” I imagined the conniption fit my mother would have were Santa to leave this under the tree with her name on it. While being excused from ever having Christmas obligations does tempt me to give the title such an acid test (“but Mom, it’s for EVERYBODY…”) this book is far too entertaining to ever contemplate giving away.
Front cover for The Sensual Art of Cunnilingus
I have previously reviewed another work by Grace ‘M’ (you can read it here). While I usually do not find author’s biographies of much interest, the fact that Grace is so anonymous makes me interested in knowing more about her if only so as to track down more of her work. Her anonymity makes me wonder if she is really a woman, and while Grace challenges readers that she is really a man, it is hard to discern that fact for sure. Indeed it is entirely possible that Grace is not one person but several. Regardless, her writing is so enjoyable that it does not matter who or what Grace really is.
Pussy Eating for Everybody begins with the suggestion that readers take the time to “look at a cunt.” Grace masterfully discusses such topics as getting over the taboo that cunnilingus is disgusting, licking and sucking, whether face wiping is important after cunnilingus but before kissing (Grace says no), and the joys of analingus.
Grace’s easy to read writing style makes the pages fly by while providing a compelling and entertaining introduction to an under discussed topic. If you come across a copy of either the original or its reproduction, be sure to pick it up.