BeautifulAgony.com launched in 2004 as a response to what the founders saw as a vacuum of real erotica on the Internet. It features videos of contributors’ o-faces, i.e. orgasms from the neck up. Hundreds and hundreds of videos later — they update each weekday — the site is still going strong. It’s heavy-breathing sexy without being obscene in the slightest — quite an accomplishment. You have to pay to join ($14.95 a month) but there are plenty of free samples in case your sex life is on a recession-induced budget. We chatted with c0-founder Lauren Olney about the site:
Do you post every video you receive?
Unfortunately not all the videos we receive make the cut. Mostly it’s technical problems that prevent us from using a contribution: poor lighting, framing, or flashing a little too much flesh. Anything that’s obviously faked or exaggerated will also get politely declined we’re looking for authenticity, genuine emotion — and believe me, after five years, we know how to spot a fake! We also require a Confessions interview with each Beautiful Agony submission, so if a contributor is not willing to speak openly and honestly about themselves and/or their experiences on camera, then we can’t really use their “o-face” video, no matter how sensational it might be.
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Image is a summary of states’ attitudes on gay rights issues from a paper recently published in the American Political Science Review
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If the news we reported recently about Betty Dodson’s Genital Art Gallery being forced offline really got you down, here’s something to brighten your day: There’s an Etsy retailer called Vulva Love Lovely dedicated exclusively to women’s genital and reproductive artsy craftsy thingies. We’re fans of the more lighthearted, graphical stuff: the little cartoon uterus pillows and the vagina dentata clutch. Babeland (the folks we heard about Vulva Love Lovely from) really like the vulva portrait necklaces fashioned after customers’ own naughty bits (you send them a photo or description to work from). We could maybe see carrying around one of their little generic vulva pendants on a keychain as a funny feminist statement…maybe. But wearing your own spread eagle around your neck? That takes serious labes.
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image by King Chimp, from “Nosferatu”
- Don’t eat any garlic for at least 72 hours beforehand.
- Don’t give blood for at least a month beforehand: you’ll need all your reserves.
- Get your blood work done beforehand and make sure you bring condoms: while the undead can’t give you any STDs, infections you might have (especially blood-borne infections) can make for an unpleasant experience for your vampire.
- Remove any cross necklaces.
- Avoid aggressive French kissing, lest you nick your tongue on their teeth (if you’ve ever bitten your own tongue, you’ll understand how painful this can be).
- Request that your biting coincide with an orgasm — the rush of endorphins will help ease any pain, plus your increased heart rate will feel extra nice to your vampire.
- Audible moaning to show you’re enjoying this pleasure-pain is always appreciated by a vampire.
- Make sure you pack a snack (like a juice box and cookies) to eat immediately afterward to help with any wooziness.
- Expect to be kicked out before sun up, and don’t take it personally.
- Have a turtleneck or scarf on hand to wear home.
*For those of you one newt’s eye short of a witch’s brew, the above is Halloween fiction and is not intended as actual sex advice. You should not be breaking skin or letting anyone break your skin during sex: gentle hickeys are the best you can hope for. Happy Halloween!
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photo from Porn for Women
It’s long been a given in the sex advice biz that dudes who break out the vacuum cleaner every once in a while are more likely to get laid. We typically fight such Men-are-from-Mars-Women-are-from-Venus stereotypes, but we’ve heard too much anecdotal evidence to ignore this one. It’s not that watching a man iron is an actual turn-on — though there are exceptions, of course — but more that many women find it hard to get in the mood for sex if they’re annoyed that their partner isn’t pulling his weight in the domestic chores department. For these women, accessing the libido is a matter of clearing the deck of all potential distractions — clutter in the room, to-do lists, a buzzing Blackberry, body image issues, dirty dishes, petty spousal frustrations, etc.
But it turns out that it’s not just guys who should mop a little more often: A new study has found that, for men and women alike, the more housework you do, the more likely you are to have sex with your partner. In other words, the couple who shares chores together is more likely to swap spit (and more), too. Perhaps this is because sharing chores indicates mutual respect and a commitment to the “team,” or perhaps it’s a feng-shui thing where a clean and tidy house is more conducive to boot-knocking. Whatever it is, it’s good news — almost good enough to make us forget about the other statistic in the study: that the women spent an average of 41.8 hours on household chores each week, while the men spent an average of 23.4 hours. And this despite the fact that “chores” in this study included yard work, paying bills, and maintaining cars. Maybe once these numbers balance out a bit more, we’ll finally achieve coital harmony. Hey, two advice ladies can dream.
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A new study has found that 36% of people under the age of 35 Tweet, text, or check Facebook right after sex. For the over-35 group, that figure drops to only 8%. Are we totally giving away which side of the 35 dividing line we are located on when we say, Seriously, people? That’s really what you want to waste your post-coital warm fuzzy glow on?
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Earth Angel Hand-Powered Vibe featured in Time’s eco sex piece
Damn it! Why, or why, didn’t we get off our asses and pitch Time the “Sex and the Eco City” piece in this week’s issue? It’s all stuff we’ve covered before! [Shameless self-promotion alert:] Vegan condoms? Check. Hand-powered vibrators? Check. JimmyJane products? Check. Phthalates? Check? Safer material options? Check. In fact, we covered it all in our 2006 book Sex Toy: An A-Z Guide to Bedside Accessories — but that was back when sex toys were still “dirty.” Oh well. Maybe there’s still time to pitch the New York Times.
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image: Aladdin from the “Disney Hereos” series by David Kawena
Wow. Have you seen these? Especially all you people out there who are into dudes? They’re David Kawena’s digital art series “Disney’s Heroes” — the once-G-rated male leads of the Magic Kingdom re-imagined with a lot fewer clothes. So naughty, yet still kinda sweet. He’s done recent live action heroes like Zac Efron in High School Musical and Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean, but the best are his realistic renderings of Disney’s 2D animated characters like Aladdin and Hercules. (Become a free member of DeviantArt.com to see his full official gallery with all the naughty princes and their peens, or just Google him to see the blogs who’ve swiped most the pics.) There’s not much info out there on this artist, since apparently he likes to keep his private life private. Disneylicious (”a site about the world, the art and the culture of Disney”) did an exclusive extended interview with Kawena earlier this year, but it’s all very vague. No juicy questions like, “What’s the plan with the Princesses series you’re going to do next — you say it’ll be different, but will it be just as risque?” “Has Disney tried to sue you yet? ‘Cause, come on, you can see Tarzan’s pubic hair!” And of course, ”What’s your sexual orientation?” (It may seem obvious — he’s also really, really into Madonna — but check out his evasion to the question in this smaller email interview with Gemini Art.) Actually, the mystery kind of adds to the appeal of the work. Make of it what you will (i.e. apply your own pubescent fantasies to it).
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We’re often asked “If you could invent your own sex toy, what would it do?” And usually we can only think of a wise-ass answer like, “Cuddle, make dinner, and call me when it says it will.” But fortunately for everyone with a clitoris in their life, some people out there are a little more creative. Which is how the Sqweel, the brand spankin’ new oral sex stimulator by U.K.’s LoveHoney, came into being: its inventor won their Design a Sex Toy competition.
The Sqweel was launched this past Monday with all the pomp and hype of a new Apple product — we were sent a free sample in advance only once we were sworn to secrecy, which made us feel kind of like the James Bonds of the sex toy world (but with a better gadget!). And we have to say, despite having a name that sounds like a ride at your local county fair, this toy totally delivers. In excellent news for everyone in the U.S., LoveHoney will also deliver one to you for $71.40 including postage (it will arrive via Fedex in 3-4 days).
So what’s the big deal, you ask? Well, this patent-pending toy is basically a wheel with ten tongues instead of spokes. It rotates endlessly to stimulate your clitoris — just like in cunnilingus except your partner doesn’t get tired and you don’t have to worry whether your partner’s getting bored. Here are some more reasons to love it:
- Care and cleaning instructions included! (We wish that wasn’t such a novelty in the sex toy biz.)
- Batteries included!
- It comes with a one-year guarantee — you can return it for any reason whatsoever, even if you just don’t like it. Which sounds to us like a 100% orgasm guarantee. When’s the last time you bought a product that came with one of those?
- The tongues don’t really look like tongues, which would be kind of gross. In fact, the entire design is pretty cool.
- When the lid is on, it just looks like a big tape measure. Yay, discretion!
- The casing is skin-safe rubber and the tongues are made of non-porous, hypoallergenic silicone.
The only reason we can think of why you might not totally love this toy is if the clitoris in your life likes a bit of a heavier hand (or tongue) — i.e. if a lighter touch sometimes feels a bit too ticklish. But, hey, with an orgasm guarantee like this, what have you got to lose? Talk about reinventing the wheel.
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