The Salmon Mousse!

I’ve had bad food poisoning for a couple of days thanks to a dodgy batch of salmon. Hence the lack of blogging lately. Naturally this leads me to quote this scene from Monty Python’s Meaning of Life. “But I didn’t even eat the mousse!”

Why Dicks Look Like… Well, Dicks

Scientific American has a wonderful article on the evolutionary biology of the human penis, related in a very humourous fashion by writer Jesse Bering. A couple of quotes: Having spent the first five years of my academic life studying great ape social cognition, I’ve seen more simian penises than I care to mention. I once spent a summer with a 450-pound silverback gorilla that was hung like a wasp (great Read More …

The Lesbians Are Making The Porn Of The Future

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while. The results of the 2009 Feminist Porn Awards have given me a bit more motivation. It seems to me that the new wave of queer and dyke porn is showing the rest of the adult industry how porn should work. From the way they treat their talent and audience to the content that is produced, the lesbians are doing things Read More …

Feminist Porn Awards 2009 Winners

The winners of the Feminist Porn Awards 2009 have been announced and, damn, if lesbians haven’t made off with a swag of awards this time around! The winners were presented with their awards at a gala evening on Friday the 24th, followed by a screening of some of the winning films on Saturday. The Full List of Winners Hottest Kink Movie Perversions of Lesbian Lust Vol.1 | Madison Young; Madison Read More …

Glitter Films – Hot New Zealand Porn!

Just had to do a blog post to draw your attention to Glitter Films. This is a New Zealand adult film production company that has a number of quality DVDs already out there, and more in production. Run by the lovely Astrid, NZs first female porn producer, Glitter Films aim to offer good quality, creative and intelligent films to everyone, be they male, female, gay or straight. Says Astrid on Read More …

Hey Assholes, We’ve Heard All Those Feminist Porn Award Jokes Before

The Feminist Porn Awards are about to kick off in Toronto and I’m wishing I could be there for the screenings, workshops and awards. Meanwhile, the enevitable “witty” comments are starting to appear. The awards are in their fourth year now, so I’d just like say that folks, your oh-so-clever remarks about how feminism and porn are a contradiction in terms are getting a bit old. We’ve heard them all Read More …

“Virginity Is A Huge Lie”

The Huffington Post has a great interview with Jessica Valenti, founder of Feministing, about the rise of the “virginity cult” in the US, specifically among Evangelical Christians, and how it is symptomatic of a larger push towards removing women’s rights. Oh, I definitely think that virginity is a myth. I think that virginity is a huge lie. Having your first sexual encounter certainly is important, and I don’t mean to Read More …

I’m Going To See Alabama 3

Oooh, I’m excited At last, Alabama 3 are in Australia and I’m off to see them tonight. You might only know them from the Sopranos theme but these guys are one of my all time favourite bands. We went to see them live in Wales in 2005 and they rocked. I don’t usually do music recommendations, but once you hear Exhile on Coldharbour Lane you’ll be hooked too. Sweet pretty Read More …

These Are Not Sensible Shoes

It’s nearly here. My cousin’s lesbian wedding (ooh, sorry, commitment ceremony) is this Saturday. Which means I’m going to be off with the bridesmaid fairies for a little over a week. I’m going to organise some advance blog posts to keep you entertained, but don’t expect anything pithy. And thus, these shoes. My god. Aren’t they beautiful and terrible? These are the shoes I am wearing as a bridesmaid at Read More …

The Inherent Sexiness Of Batman (1960s Version)

Wasting time on Youtube the other day I encountered an old episode of Batman – the 1960s camp version starring Adam West. Before long I was gleefully surfing through various snippets from the old series and feeling like a kid again. In the same way that Star Wars was really about Princess Leia, Batman was really a series about Catwoman. And later, Batgirl. Preferably both. I used to hungrily watch Read More …