Pierre Radisic’s latest project, AML2, is absolutely mind-blowing. In fact, I’ve been thinking about these photographs since I first saw them about a week ago, and have been waiting until I could say something profound as his work. Which is pretty impossible, quite honestly.
AML2 refers to Acute Myeloid Leukemia, type 2, the illness the model (and Radisic’s long-time partner) was suffering from while the photos were being shot. She’s doing much better now, thank God… I could go on and on about how amazing these photos are — there’s a real sense of feeling, sadness, commentary on the sexuality of the ill — but nothing could compare to simply spending time looking at them.
Congratulations to Anna Biller, whose film VIVA was picked up by Vagrant Films Releasing, and was recently reviewed by both the New York Times and Entertainment Weekly. VIVA is a sort of homage to late 60s and 70s sexploitation films. Hopefully, VIVA will be coming to a theater near you soon (unless you live in Nebraska — then, sorry, you’re probably shit out of luck).
It’s 96 degrees in the Bay Area right now, and all I want to do is strip down and run through the sprinklers. Unfortunately, I’m at work and the last time I tried getting naked in the break room, it didn’t go over so well. Well, at least I have this video of a band of Sumo wrestlers splashing around to temporarily satiate my wet-and-wild fantasies. Lord, what I wouldn’t do for an icy pole right now!
I know, I know, this set of photos isn’t exactly dick-heavy, but David Televito looks so cute in that jock strap and boxing gloves. Even though I’m pretty sure if he walked into any gym dressed like that, he’d get his ass kicked. Unless of course that gym was the Gold’s in SOMA, in which case he’d get an entirely different kind of pounding. More photos after the jump.
Italian Vogue is a pretty great magazine. This month’s issue features a spread of Eva Mendes by Steven Meisel that is a prime example of why I prefer it to the American (and even French) versions of the magazine. It’s part foot-fetish, part furniture ad, and all around H-O-T.
You know, I’ve been reading the news on the BBC website because I thought it may be better than USA Today or whatever, but apparently young people bingeing on alcohol to meet folks and get laid is news.
According to the study cited by the article, “a third of 16 to 35-year-old men and 23% of women questioned said they drank to increase their chance of sex.” Um, don’t beer goggles work the other way?
At first I thought it was sort of an arbitrary thing, like ‘ooo alliteration,’ but apparently it’s been going on since 1995 (masturbation month, not masturbating), after U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders was fired when she responded to questions about safer sex by saying that “Masturbation is something that perhaps should be taught.” Elders’ statement was both practical and supported by sex-positive sex educators everywhere, but was truly embraced by Good Vibrations, who invented National Masturbation month to give the finger to the right wing.
Here’s some more info for you if you don’t want to celebrate Masturbation Month alone:
• San Francisco’s Center for Sex & Culture is also hosting a real live Masturbate-A-Thon on May 25th. You can participate in person or online, so be sure to check out the website at www.masturbate-a-thon.com. All money raised by participants goes to good causes, like supporting sex education and sexual safety.
• Babeland and Oakland’s own East Bay Kings Club are presenting Dial M for Masturbation on Thursday, May 15 at the Parkway Theater. This night of entertainment includes drag king performances by the Kings and lively sex tips. MCs of the night will be Joanna King of the East Bay Kings and Apaulo Hart from Babeland.
• Cory over at about.com has a lot of information at his disposal.
Well, not my dick. My dick smells like sugar cookies, but Chris Hull, owner of French Connection, is fed up with his dick smelling like shit. That’s why he created Butt Pirate, an anal deodorizer that he claims is “the only product on the market that deodorizes, safely evacuates, and protects the bottom about to have vanilla or more extreme play.” The deodorizer, which is used like an enema, comes in three flavors – chocolate, strawberry and vanilla – and is antibiotic and antimicrobial, vegan-friendly, and made of natural ingredients.
Now your dick can smell like it just came out of Grandma’s oven too!
Have you ever noticed that the more expensive something is, the uglier it tends to be? I’ve booked rooms in highly regarded hotels and arrived only to be appalled by some hideous comforter and black out curtains. Next time you’re at a mall in Dallas, check out the tacky and over-done jewelry some of those old money ladies are wearing.
In any case, Aussie company Golden Secrets has a whole line of vibrators out, ranging in price from $1600 - $2000 (I’m assuming these are Australian dollars), which prove once again that people with money don’t always spend it tastefully.
These vibrators are lovingly well-crafted by jewelers and all are inlaid with pearls harvested near Broome, Australia (the world’s capital for pearling… heehee). These pearls create a hard to beat sensation. Some of their press says this comes from pearl divers’ secret weapon in the sack:
The unique design of the Golden Secrets vibrator was inspired and is symbolic of an age old tradition, practiced by numerous pearl divers. The pearl divers would insert real pearls under the skin of their penis, to enhance their partner’s sexual pleasure.
Anyway, the way I see it, the cheaper versions (the Sensual) are far more beautiful, but the pricier ones (the Hot Shot and the Cosmic Opal) have all those little herpetic-like knobs on it that makes it seem like it’s truly studded for her pleasure.
Are they worth your money? I’m of the opinion that something doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. In fact, one’s sex life would probably be better served by buying a Hitachi Magic Wand and a bottle of champers, but hey — if two grand is less than you’re paying for rent go ahead and splurge on this luxury vibe.
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