brief update

Earlier this week, I was approached with an invitation to contribute with an article based on my book to an anthology on feminist porn. Then a progressive magazine aimed at women invited me to write an article for them on feminist porn. I am excited to write both as soon as I get over this nasty head cold that has turned into an even worse sinus infection. Despite a throbbing headache, I did manage to complete my article on Eva Midgley's lush erotic vignettes, however; it was published today at Good Vibrations Magazine: Erotic Moments from Eva Midgley.

Oh; I am also working on revamping my sites. You might notice that a lot of the gadgets are gone from the sidebars here. I am developing a platform for all my sites, including Love, Sex, and Family and my blogs (this one and quizzical mama). A lot of the information that's been replicated at the different sites, will be published only at my platform/author page. Watch for a slicker, cleaner look to come (shortly).

coco de mer exquisite: lushly styled erotic vignettes

Photo for Coco de Mer

I am working on an article for Good Vibrations Magazine about the erotic short films by Dutch-born (Brooklyn-based since 2005) Eva Midgley made for the luxurious woman-run sex boutique Coco de Mer. Eva's exquisite work reflects her background in fashion (she was a fashion editor for years, including for Dutch Esquire); the results of her eye for esthetic detail are simply stunning.

In 2000, after moving with her family to London, Eva made a career shift to film. She attended film school (the National Film and Television School and the Raindance Institute), creating short experimental erotic films, among her other assignments. And then she met the woman behind Coco de Mer.

From Erotic Moments ...

It was at the nursery gates of a Montessori school in London that Eva met human rights activist and environmental campaigner Sam Roddick also picking up her child. Sam, the daughter of Anita Roddick who founded the cosmetics company Body Shop, was at the time in the planning stages of Coco de Mer, which opened shortly after in Covent Garden. The two soon became friends. Recounts Eva: “We just got talking and spent hours at various school events talking about why it is that porn is effective? It’s butt ugly. It offends. And yet, it gets you going in seconds.”

CineKink Film Festival to go on tour now

(CineKink)

Examiner.com recently featured an interview with CineKink Film Festival founder Lisa Vandever on sex in cinema. CineKink NYC has become a reputable film festival, showcasing sex positive films and videos that celebrate and explore the wide diversity of sexuality. Entries come from a range of filmmakers, from both Hollywood producers to little indie companies. Featured have been among other the sex-positive feminist porn films that I talk about in my new porn book, by for instance Erika Lust, Jennifer Lyon Bell, Eva Midgley, and most recently Louise Lush (aka Ms. Naughty) earlier this month at the 8th annual festival.

CineKink will now go on tour across the United States throughout the rest of the year, making at least five stops. Last year the tour stopped in Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Portland, and Las Vegas.

Visit CineKink for information on how to get the festival to a theater near you.