A Week of Sex: January 28-February 3

You guys, there is so much going on on the internet to do with sex every week, it's seriously impossible to pick a reasonable number of links to share! I'm trying, I really am. On the plus side, for those of you who are as insatiable as I am, this'll give you a few hours of entertainment. Enjoy, on me. (Get your minds out of the gutter. Not literally. You know, like a drink. NO NOT A BODY SHOT. I give up on you people.)

• 7 Ways Sex Can Kill A Marriage

Or rather, 7 ways lack of sex can kill a marriage. Mostly pretty common sense, but there might be one or two things in here you haven't figured out yet. Okay, probably not, because by just being here you're clearly very smart. 

• The Hook-Up: Porn and Talking to the 'Rents

A little too much 'hip' lingo, but still. Good, sound info, balanced perspectives and clearly intelligent authors. So I can forgive 'em for trying a little hard. I'm sure it plays excellently to the over-dramatic teen crowd, which is their target demo.

• Married Couples Who Have Sex Less Than Once A Month Are In Trouble

The title is a bit misleading... the point is, in a successful relationship, both partners should feel happy with their sex life. Whenever & however it works for them.

• Things You Should Consider Having Sex for Instead of Coachella Tickets

Totally just for fun. Asian dude posts on Craigslist offering Coachella tickets ("It might even be a VIP pass if you're lucky") if you are basically the perfect blonde or brunette girl who promises to put out. Are you f**king kidding me? 

• Twitter Vine porn: searches for explicit content banned on app

Twitter's new Vine app, which allows people to share short videos, is now embroiled in a porn scandal. Of course.

• Porn Stars Acting Out Internet Memes: The Most Confusing-Sexy Thing You’ll See Today

They're right. It is confusing.

• Here’s the Adorable Porn Site Super Bowl Ad That CBS Rejected

Sick of Budweiser and car commercials at the Superbowl? Me too. If only they'd approved this one for Pornhub. 

• Berkeley sex surrogate: ‘My work is like cooking school’

An interview with Carol Cohen Greene, sex surrogate and the woman behind Helen Hunt's character in The Sessions.

• Virginity And Sexual Satisfaction: Our First Time May Impact Our Future Sex Lives, Says Study

A new study shows that apparently how your 'first time' went could impact how much you enjoy your sexual encounters later in life. Not to put any more pressure on a rite of passage that is often fumbling, painful, awkward and over way too fast or anything.

That's it for another week of sex - if I missed anything fun, funny or just plain awesome, share in the comments!

Condoms are Cramping Porno Valley's Style

Working in porn carries certain risks. Not least of which is the risk of catching an STD - HIV in particular. This is an issue porn production companies are not unaware of, and (at least on this continent) they put measures in place to minimize the risk of transmission amongst actors. But, the fact of the matter is, these risks exist.

Near the end of 2012, a proposed piece of legislature called "Measure B" was approved, mandating the use of condoms on all porn set in LA County - an area many adult entertainment companies and porn stars call home. Though hailed as a major coup by HIV/AIDS activism groups, the new law has not been as popular with adult entertainment producers - or the actors working in the industry.

In December 2012 James Deen (a porn actor primarily, but who will be starring alongside Lindsay Lohan in upcoming Brett Easton Ellis flick, The Canyons) spoke out on the subject, calling the measure unnecessary and further stating that the actors working in the adult entertainment industry are just that - adults - capable of weighing health risks and making their own informed decisions.

Perhaps not surprisingly, 2013 has brought with it a lawsuit in which Vivid Entertainment and porn stars Kayden Kross and Logan Pierce are suing the government over the law, claiming that it is unconstitutional and breaks their first amendment rights to freedom of expression.

I can see both sides of this particular debate. On the one hand, if you work in an industry where unprotected sex is the norm, even if you're a consenting adult, it might be difficult (or impossible) to say no to unprotected sex and still get work. There's also the issue of infection spreading faster than in the general population, and crossing over into it. But these are not new issues, and let's face it, there are plenty of people engaging in risky sex with multiple partners without getting paid for it.

On the other hand, for many - if not most - adult film stars, working bareback is something they are not only okay with, but prefer. And who's to tell them they can't do what they want with their bodies? No one's making everyone who hooks up at a club on Friday night for a one-night stand wear condoms by law, and some of them have gone without any form of testing for much longer and engaged in riskier behaviour than the porn stars in question. At least with porn stars, there's an added incentive not to take stupid risks - since if they contract an STD they'll be temporarily or permanently unable to work in the industry.

This is one of those issues I'm having a hard time picking a side on.

What do you think?

A Week of Sex: January 13-19, 2013

Since sex is such a vast and intriguing topic, a lot is said about it on the WWW every week. Even a randy girl like me has a hard time keeping up, though I do give it my best shot.

So I'm introducing a new series called "A Week of Sex," which is basically a round-up of the stories, articles and other random sex-related stuff that most appealed to me over the last week.  It'll all be stuff I found interesting but either don't have time to delve into, or was covered perfectly well by the original source. So here you go, go click your little brains out!

• Don't Let Your Family Find Your Porn Stash After You Die, Let "Keepers" Do It for You!

 Particularly popular in Japan, a new fad is arising for people nearing death - or just afraid of it happening unexpectedly - to create an "end note," which is an informal (i.e. not legally binding) document stating your wishes when you die. When the inevitable occurs, a professional called a "Keeper" (no, nothing to do with Harry Potter) comes in and gets rid of all the embarrassing stuff on your hard drive and in your house - everything from porn to evidence of an affair or illegitimate child to ladies' intimates. This way it's easier - and a lot less awkward - for family members to go through the rest of their loved one's belongings. And you really do get to take your secrets to the grave. Hmmm. Maybe I should look into that.

• Sex toys ad mailed by mistake: Canada Post

Apparently Canada Post mistakenly sent out flyers advertising Adam & Eve sex toys - featuring full frontal Bree Olson. Bree tweeted about the mistake, claiming it was nothing to do with her. And if you live in the Halifax area, check your mailbox, you may have a nice surprise!

• Sexting: There's an App for That. But beware: It Still Has Consequences 

New app 'Snapchat' allows users to send...er...in flagrante images that are set to permanently delete after a few seconds so they leave no embarrassing traces in the ether. Or do they?   

• Porn's New Market - Women  

I feel like this article is a few years behind the curve (or maybe I was just ahead of it?) but still, it's good to see women's sexuality - as consumers rather than objects - get fair play. Though I really wish they'd stop going on about 50 Shades of fucking Grey like we don't have better things to do with our sexy time.

• Ready for Motion-Controlled Porn? It's Coming

Or should we say Cumming? The idea is porn that you can interact with - like a Wii game - so that you can really feel like you're part of the action. That might actually be enough to get me into video games.

• Safe sex? There's an app for that

A new app called 'MedXSafe' allows users to 'bump' their iPhones to exchange STD status, as verified by their doctor at their most recent clinic visit. Of course nothing's foolproof, but it's still a fantastic idea.

• Private Lives of Toronto Citizens Revealed in Sex Survey [VIDEO]

Did you know that sex clubs are legal in Toronto? Or that 'body houses' (i.e. brothels) are soon to be legalized? Or that 60% confess to having sex in public? Bet you want to move to T-Dot now, huh? (I can't find the whole survey - if I do, I'll update with a link. If you know where to find it, share, share, share!)

• Most Women Don’t Marry the Best Sex They’ve Ever Had

Apparently when deciding on a "happily ever after" partner, lots of women go for getting along over getting it on. Say what?

• 13 Massive Sex Conspiracies 

Everything from circumcision to homosexuality cures to stopping prostitution - find out about some of the biggest sex-related conspiracies in history.

• Zumba Prostitution Case Heads to Trial After Plea Deal Fails

So that's why everyone's crazy about Zumba!

• Porn Fans Least likely to Watch on Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter Sunday (But Valentine's Day Still Gets Plenty of X-rated Hits)

I'm pretty sure it's not the naughty list that curbs porn watching on Christmas - it's the house full of in-laws. 

That's the week of sex. Hopefully you were entertained, titillated - and learned a thing or two! Read, watch or hear something fascinating this week? Share in the comments!

Porn for Women is NOT Cleaning the Lint Trap

If there's one thing that drives me nuts, it's the perception that women don't enjoy porn - or even worse, sex in general. Though they're amusing momentarily, the base assumption behind funny memes like the one above drives me up the wall. And not in a good way.

While it's nice for anyone - both women and men - when their partner does things around the house to make life easier, appreciation for a job well done is not the same thing as creaming one's pants. Take a look at these images, and tell me, honestly, if any of them do a single thing for you. My guess is NO.

What woman out there seriously gets turned on by shit like this? I mean, really. They're not even naked. They're also a little creepy.

Here's what I think:

That's right - porn women really want very closely resembles porn men want. You  know, in the sense that it's got naked people bumping uglies. Call me slutty (no really, do), but I'll take a guy who can fuck me senseless but leaves socks lying about over a guy who spends all his time cleaning up and putting furniture together according to the instructions.

Over and out.