Mistress Matisse

Wow, it's 2009 - first post for the new year. I got together with a number of my closest friends to see the old year out. We missed a f...

Happy day - it's a new podcast! (Finally, right? I know.) First, Monk does a crazy 30-second riff on what a porn movie would sound like ...

Monk and I were sitting in the hot tub at Banya5 last night, talking about someone we know who lately started a business selling BDSM gear. ...

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it! I am planning on staying pretty close to home today, but I think I'll have a lovely, mell...

Sigh. I have been frustrated, since last Thursday, by being unable to achieve anything of any satisfaction or import whatsoever that involve...

Okay, the word "shibari" has now officially jumped the shark. Not that this isn't a very cute dress, because it is. I'd we...

I was snowed in all day yesterday, which was slightly annoying, since I had a date I wanted to keep. But there was no way I was driving anyw...

Puck and I are so mean. Look what we did! But you know, if someone buys you a box of sixteen-gauge needles and gives them to you, well - wh...

The latest in a web-series about polyamory, called "Family." This one has nudity, so it's not work-safe. I will also remark t...

Today I'm off to spend a few days with a friend, so while I finish preparing for that, here's a book I've been reading that I en...

It's Thursday, and the new column is up at The Stranger. It's about sex work and the economy, and it would not have been possible wi...

Man, a lot of store-front sexy places are either getting busted or closing up - perhaps to avoid a bust? . What is this, the last hurrah of...

I’d like to make some clarification about my stance on “sex work in the news” stories. It’s one thing to comment at length on certain types ...

Fun Stuff To Do This Weekend! There's some good sexy stuff happening around town this weekend. First, on Saturday, it's PLAYDAY! W...

Call For Questions: Monk and I are going to record some more podcasts Thursday. (I know, I know - finally. Hey, we’re busy, people!) So no...

Nothing like seeing one's community skewered on video, as only a member of that community can. Laugh/wince inducer #1: the next insta...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it! And my deepest sympathy to all the people suffering in Mumbai. I am thankful for many thin...

More book stuff... I'm reading Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers , and it's interesting. I liked Blink a great deal, and Tipping...

Since you asked: things and places from my life lately, as requested via email and Twitter... The restaurant I went to last night: ART, in t...