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A Short History Of BDSM Books and Fiction

Reading Time: 3 minutes Some of the earliest references to BDSM date back as far as 2250 B.C. The academic historian and archaeologist Anne Nomis identified BDSM in ancient Sumerian texts about rituals to the Goddess Inanna. Nomis points to ancient writings such as the Hymn to Inanna, which mentions rituals of domination, cross-dressing, altered states of consciousness, punishment, moaning, and ecstasy.

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Book Review: Darklady’s Carnal Archives and Mesmerizing Hate Mail

Reading Time: 2 minutes In her book, “Darklady’s Carnal Archives and Mesmerizing Hate Mail”, Darklady literally knocks it out of the park with the collection of past writings, combined with fiction, excellent quotes, personal confessions and (my favorite part at times), hate mail from people that read something she wrote and pushed back on her with moral outrage!

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Interview With Rick Umbaugh, BDSM Culture Writer

Reading Time: 15 minutes Rick Umbaugh has been practicing S/m since 1968. He joined the organized scene in 1976 when he became a member of The Eulenspeigle Society (TES) where he was mentored by the late Master Jack. He has been an actor and playwright longer than that, but became a professional in 1972 when he made his first movie. He has appeared in such varied fare as “Taxi Driver,” “Cotton Club,” the new “Thomas Crowne Affair” and the TV show, “Law and Order.”

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Interview with John Warren, Author & BDSM Activist

Reading Time: 12 minutes Dr. John Warren has been in the Scene for over 30 years. He is an educator and lecturer in the Scene and the author of five books: The Loving Dominant, Torquemada Killer, Safe Sane and Consensual, Murder at Roissy and The Brat. He is the founder of Boston Dungeon Society and the manager of Diversified Services, which offers a variety of BDSM oriented toys, books and other products.

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Blonde BDSM

Reading Time: 5 minutes The last natural blonde will die out within 200 years, scientists believe. A recent study by experts in Germany suggests people with blonde hair are an endangered species and will become extinct by 2202. Researchers predict the last truly natural blonde will be born in Finland – the country with the highest proportion of blondes.

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Victorian Vices

Reading Time: 3 minutes It may be hard to come out and admit to your friends that you like spanking or bondage now, but what was it like 100 years ago? The ideas of our victorian forebears about sex seem a little eccentric .. not to say barking mad at times. Amazingly enough, the extracts on this page are all genuine exchanges between worried Victorians and their ‘enlightened doctors…

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A Day From B’s Diary

Reading Time: 5 minutes 3pm: I wake bright and early and greet the new day with enthusiasm. I stretch lazily, made almost seasick by the extravagently rippling undulations of my impressive muscles, and slip into my comfortable leather mask and trousers which belle has already buffed to a fine sheen with her long auburn hair. I then take my usual morning areobic exercise by spanking belle briskly for at least 20 minutes…

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