The Erotic Appeal of Vampires History has seen the vampire as scary, ugly, vicious, shadowed, seductive, erotic and downright pornographic. Different eras of the vampire mark different images. The ugly, of course, being the Nosferatu. Creepiest bastards on the planet. I remember watching the old black and white Nos movies on a bright Saturday afternoon … Continue reading The Undead and The Orgasm
Category: Legend & Myth
Mardi Gras
Breasts and beads or revelry gone wrong? Mardi Gras, literally translated, means Fat Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday). Fat Tuesdays falls before Ash Wednesday in the celebration of Lent. Much of the tradition around the celebration of Mardi Gras comes directly from Twelfth Night revelers and the mischief that was the foundation of that celebration. Twelfth Night … Continue reading Mardi Gras
Food and Sex – An Historical Glimpse
The aphrodisiac properties of certain foods have remained a topic of interest down through history. With the ongoing argument between those who don’t believe there is any such thing and those who do, it strikes me that perhaps the tales of these foods told through the ages is proof enough. A long shelf life seems … Continue reading Food and Sex – An Historical Glimpse
Making Love To Marilyn’s Ghost
Marilyn Monroe and her sex goddess legend "She sauntered through life as the most delectable sex symbol of the century and became its most enduring pop confection" - 06/14/1999; Time; Paul Rudnick Thus Time described the woman who is probably the most drawn and photographed of our time, Marilyn Monroe. Elton John wrote the famous … Continue reading Making Love To Marilyn’s Ghost
A Brief History of Marriage
The institution of marriage has had a long and sordid history. Not always referred to as marriage, which is a word from the 14th century French (marier) to marry, this sacred state had slipped through history under many guises and forms. Monogamy – describes a union of male and female or (today) same sex couples, … Continue reading A Brief History of Marriage
The Mermaid
Once I sat upon a promontory,And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's backUttering such dulcet and harmonious breathThat the rude sea grew civil at her songAnd certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music. (Oberon - A Midsummer Night's Dream) The babe on the rock, with the fins and scales?...you know the … Continue reading The Mermaid
Obsessing Over Youth
A brief glimpse into the life of Elizabeth Bathory, Blood Countess of Transylvania Born in 1560, Elizabeth Bathory became the most notorious member of a family which produced kings and generals. At the tender age of eleven, she was betrothed to Count Ferencz Nadasdy as part of a political strategy. At age fourteen, she gave … Continue reading Obsessing Over Youth
Zeus and His Women
The ruler of Olympus, his sexual escapades, both human and beast Zeus was one very randy god. Few were well behaved, although one must examine the traditions and morals of the day to understand that what constitutes good behavior today is not necessarily how they saw it in the toga-wearing world where Zeus did the … Continue reading Zeus and His Women
Catherine The Great Horses Around
One of the most prevalent rumors in history is also one of its most sexually taboo. Catherine the Great became Empress of Russia in 1762 at the age of forty. Ask just about anyone what they may know of Catherine the Great of Russia and they will either take on that wonderfully oblivious blank stare, … Continue reading Catherine The Great Horses Around
The History of the Dildo
"Hey, don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love!" - Woody Allen The word dildo is described in the Merriam Webster Dictionary as "an object serving as a penis substitute for vaginal insertion". Its etymology is unknown but it has been dated to the 1500’s. Some believe it comes from the Italian word "diletto" … Continue reading The History of the Dildo
Sex Scrolls 