Of Sex Work, Censorship & George Bernard Shaw
Thanks to Lynn’s article about the history of stag films, I was able to find this fabulous bit by George Bernard Shaw. It’s from his “Author’s Apology”, a rather heated preface to one of his plays,...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Been Reading & Looking At
Sophia Loren explains the look she gave Jayne Mansfield in this iconic pic. (Note how Eonline blurs even the suggestion of a dreaded nipple!) Defiant burlesque legends. Amen! Gloria Steinem’s Pop Art...
View ArticleErotic Netsuke Auction Buyers Beware?
Darryl writes in about some Netsuke up for auction: Hey, SPS, I found a few naughty Netsuke up for auction and I can’t believe the auction estimates are $10-$20 — I’m guessing they are fakes. But I’m...
View ArticleHow Your Parents Did It
There’s a cute little vintage amateur porn video showing a couple from the 50s or 60s making out. There’s lots of kissing, and when it comes time for second base, she removes her bra beneath her top....
View ArticleThe Obligatory Nude Witch For Halloween
Olga Solarics, from the Manassé Foto-Salon in Vienna, 1922. There’s a Tumblr site devoted to the salon with quite a collection of photos. Olga Solarics (1896-1969) and her husband Adorja’n von Wlassics...
View ArticleVintage Celebrity Photographs Auction
A collection of vintage (and some more contemporary) celebrity photographs called the “Paris Collection” will be up for auction on October 28, 2014. This is but a sampling. You can bid online via Live...
View ArticleHelen Mirren Has Always Been Sexy
Helen Mirren and James Mason in Age of Consent (1969). Via; via.
View ArticleIt’s Like Magic Mushrooms, Only More Graphic Sexually (Vintage German Porn)
Usually, I don’t find there to be a language barrier in porn. But… Well, just watch this: Via Herzog, which claims to be “the one and only original source for the famous Heidi Porn movies from the 70s...
View ArticleAmis Amiss?
New York Magazine recently provided a little graphic based on data about the sleeping patterns of “geniuses” (The data came from Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, by Mason Currey.) We’re supposed to be...
View ArticleIn EROS Magazine, July 1980
CR/LF of Sex Is AS Red-Blooded Thing wrote this for Peek-A-Boob, then when he revamped the site a few years ago, this post somehow was cut. I’m pleased to republish it as a guest post here because I...
View ArticleHair Today Gone Tomorrow
The following is a guest post from Stephanie Taylor. Taylor is a freelance writer, blogger, and amateur photographer. She lives in Denver, CO, with her husband Nate, and their two dogs, Henry and...
View ArticleNude Marilyn Monroe By Eve Arnold
Up for auction, an original Marilyn Monroe photograph by legendary photographer Eve Arnold. This was a publicity still, taken at Paramount, to promote The Misfits (perhaps my favorite Monroe film, and...
View ArticleCrazy About Nudes & Driftwood
In The Seven Year Itch (1955), Marilyn Monroe’s character is simply titled “The Girl”. That’s because this story is supposed to be about the man Richard Sherman (played by Tom Ewell), his marriage, and...
View ArticleThis Week’s Sex History Line-Up
Not a lot of time again this week. However, I did manage to do some scanning, so I hope to be posting soon. Meanwhile, busy yourself with what I’ve been reading. At Eros, tabloid news of ye olde strip...
View ArticleWhen Risque Meant Sexist
Risque vintage comic and cartoon illustrations, mostly from Humorama magazine, for sale at Koch Comic Art. Found via.
View ArticleWhat Silent Porn Star Has Been Reading This Past Week
Apparently Peter Tupper (aka ptupper72) didn’t stop blogging, writing, or researching; he just moved his site. You can now find him at The History of BDSM, where he has an interesting post about 1930s...
View Article“She Loses Her Clothes As She Glows In The Dark”
Throughout the 1940s, at least, these ads for risque neckties for men filled magazines — including mainstream magazines published for America’s clean-cut youth, such as Hit Parader. In fact, in one...
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