Erotica

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Teen tarts, sleeping nubiles -- and Harry Teen tarts, sleeping nubiles -- and Harry
A wrenching, sexy marriage drama from the new Ireland. Plus: Potter fans go berserk, and a dose of arty, self-indulgent Euro-erotica.
Those dirty girls Those dirty girls
Did "Sex and the City" change the erotic landscape or turn the female libido into a marketing ploy? Sex writers discuss the iconic show's impact.
Vive la Liberator! Vive la Liberator!
It looks like an ordinary orthopedic back pillow -- but can a mail-order sex prop really set my fantasies free?
The joy of sex writing The joy of sex writing
Two bold collections of essays about the most intimate of acts prove that good sex makes a great memory, but bad sex makes a great story.
"The Candy Men" by Nile Southern "The Candy Men" by Nile Southern
Terry Southern's son tells the wacky tale of his dad's '60s pornographic masterpiece "Candy," whose heroine is both dirtier and more innocent than today's dead-eyed Britney nymphets.
Remembrance of naked chicks past Remembrance of naked chicks past
Helmut Newton's "Autobiography" offers a surprisingly touching reminiscence of a childhood in pre-Nazi Germany -- and the life of erotic pleasure that followed.
What do women want? What do women want?
Most everything, according to a new study that shows women are more aroused by more forms of erotica than men.
Black garters and riding crops Black garters and riding crops
Photographer Ellen von Unwerth talks about her new S/M fantasy book, "Revenge," in which the wicked baroness finally gets what's coming to her.
Female erotica Female erotica
Pictures of women, taken by women, are different from those taken by men -- or are they?
Libertine or prude? Libertine or prude?
Erotica writer Zane delivers the damnedest mix of explicit, raucous, profane sexual descriptions alongside bromides on infidelity and homosexuality.
Speaking of tongues (and other body parts) Speaking of tongues (and other body parts)
Steve Almond's daring collection of short stories about sex, "My Life in Heavy Metal," brings a fresh and vivid eye to a cliché-ridden subject.
I wanna hold your hand I wanna hold your hand
I have gone to bed with men, in part, for the beauty or agility or originality of their hands.
"Kamasutra" redux "Kamasutra" redux
In the Hindu world the pursuit of sexual pleasure was revered as a sort of religious quest. Imagine a world where getting laid was just as important as going to church on Easter.
Sensual dreams Sensual dreams
Photographer Paul Jasmin captures the stylized, constructed allure of long-ago Hollywood, with an overlay of lush eroticism.
Sexual visionary Sexual visionary
Erotic photographer Tony Ward talks about psychodramas, Clinton's horniness and why he has sex with his models.
Fornicating in the rowboat Fornicating in the rowboat
A correspondence concerning erotic 19th century lithographs with Hans-Jürgen Döpp
Inner life Inner life
Production director Richard Sylbert created the erotic spaces in "Chinatown," "The Graduate" and "Carnal Knowledge."
Be still my heart Be still my heart
The old movie stills were often sexier than the movies they were meant to publicize.
The accidental pornographer The accidental pornographer
L.A. photographer Carlos Batts doesn't want to be known for taking dirty pictures, but he's so damn good at it.
Sex and the open stacks Sex and the open stacks
As an unsuspecting adolescent searching my local library, I was lured into the smoky den of literature by Anaïs Nin's erotica.
"Dreamland" "Dreamland"
Jeff Burton's erotic photos, shot in Los Angeles, are a lush, colorful balance of physical fantasy and mundane reality.
Zaftig erotica Zaftig erotica
"I was a thirty-something dyke watching this sweet ass slide its way down the hall." An excerpt from a collection of short stories.
So many women, so little time So many women, so little time
Young and old, fat and thin -- Jan Saudek's camera makes love to them all.
Body Schatz Body Schatz
A collection of nudes by a photographer interested in "letting the gods in" emphasizes sensuality without being graphic.
Hello dolly Hello dolly
Photographer David Levinthal shoots dolls in poses so erotically charged that the figures seem real.
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