The History of BDSM – Page 5 – Documenting my research in the history of consensual sadomasochism

Dead Ringers (1988): The Celluloid Dungeon

Jan 142024

Dead Ringers (1988), directed by David Cronenberg, starring Jeremy Irons and Genevieve Bujold. Amazon

The film is based on a true story of a pair of identical twin gynecologists who died in a murder-suicide. Irons plays both Doctors Beverly and Elliot Mantle, and Bujold plays actress Claire Niveau, who catalyzes their disintegration.

In the story, Beverly does most of the work that makes them wealthy and famous in their field, while Elliot does the glad-handing and schmoozing. Beverly is fascinated by the “trifurcated uterus” of Claire, a troubled actress searching for a cure for her infertility. As they have done before, the confident Elliot seduces Claire and then passes her on to the shy Beverly, who claims to be Elliot. However, Beverly develops deeper feelings for Claire, and that reveals a hairline fracture in the partnership of the Mantle twins.

Link Digest, December 2023

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Dec 182023

The Internet Archive has some interesting material including
- Scans of Kitan Club, a Japanese bondage magazine from the 1940s. (No translation, though.)
- Books like Jay Wiseman’s Erotic Bondage Handbook (on a library-style borrowing system)
- Vintage bondage clips
- A video demonstrating American Sign Language for “bondage”
Another Magazine profiles the 1930s French lingerie and fetish company Diana Slip, which was part of Léon Vidal’s network of companies that catered to fetishists.
Another also covers a collection of found photographs, known as “Rain Time”, of an anonymous rubber fetishist discovered in a house clearance in a London suburb.
The Ringer has the oral history of Chuck outing himself as a masochist from the TV series Billions, with quotes from the producers and actors.

A Woman in Flames (Die Flambierte Frau) (1983): The Celluloid Dungeon

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Dec 172023

A Woman in Flames (Die Flambierte Frau) is a 1983 German film about a woman who leaves her husband to become an escort. Amazon

Eva (Gudrun Landgrebe) is a housewife whose husband criticizes and disdains her. When he ignores her at the party she set up, Eva suddenly packs a bag and walks out.

After learning how to be an escort from a friend, Eva hooks up with Chris, a male escort who sees both men and women. He aspires to run a restaurant with an art gallery.

Eva moves in with Chris, and they become like a husband and wife who are both sex workers.

Jade (1995): The Celluloid Dungeon

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Dec 162023

Jade is a 1995 erotic thriller directed by William Friedkin (director of the previously discussed Cruising (1980)), and written by Joe Ezterhaus, who also penned Flashdance (1983) Basic Instinct (1992).

Elust Sex Blogs #168

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Dec 152023

Welcome to Elust 168

Elust is the only place where the smartest and hottest sex bloggers are featured under one roof every month.

Whether you’re looking for sex journalism, erotic writing, relationship advice or kinky discussions, it’ll be here at Elust.

Congratulations @Tiger_Lily_Toys, @s3xw0rkersearch and @SBestmassage winners of the Elust contest for November. Hope you enjoy your £50GBP gift vouchers.

There are three prizes every month of £50 each for the first three people to publish a unique re-post of Elust.

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TammyJo & Peter discuss Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

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Dec 142023

https://youtu.be/gzIZTg-Ej3c

My friend TammyJo and I explore Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017), covering how to be bi and kinky in the 1930s, negotiating polyamory in the closet, and the femdom episode of Speed Buggy.

Link Digest, November 2023

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Nov 162023

The Mary Sue reviews the new book Superfreaks by Arielle Greenberg.
Honey & Hot Wax is an anthology of games about sex by a diverse group of nine designers. It includes games that challenge players to think about sexuality, gender and identity in new ways.
Nov 19, the Tom of Finland Foundation will host an oral history of Onyx SW and BIPOC in the Kink community. Link
Petition to protect the funding for the Kinsey Institute. Link
Kinky and Loving It is a 2023 documentary about Black people in kink, part of a series called Sex in Color. It screened at Chicago’s Black Harvest Film Festival.

ELust digest #167

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Nov 162023

Welcome to Elust 167

Elust is the only place where the smartest and hottest sex bloggers are featured under one roof every month.

Whether you’re looking for sex journalism, erotic writing, relationship advice or kinky discussions, it’ll be here at Elust.

Congratulations @s3xw0rkersearch, @ladyinlatex1 and @thebarefootsub winners of the Elust contest for October. Hope you enjoy your £50GBP gift vouchers.

There are three prizes every month of £50 each for the first three people to publish a unique re-post of Elust.

To be eligible for one of the prizes, your re-post will need to include your own comments written in your own words.

Here’s an example of Elust 166 with a unique introduction and unique comments next to the links re-posted on Sandra’s blog.

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Product Reviews

Beating Expectations With A Panty Vibrator

Review of the Joi Thrust by Honeyplaybox

The Hottest Vibe of the Year! See the Snail Curve in Action

Review: Magic Wand Micro

Midnight Menagerie Teufl

The Best Fucking Machine to Buy in 2023

Thoughts & Advice on Sex & Relationships

The Joy of Sex for Menopausal Women: How to Reignite the Flame

Home for the Polydays

Thoughts & Advice on Kink & Fetish

Maintenance Spanking: Why and How To Add It To Your Relationship

Erotic Fiction

Red Panties and Purple Passions

Bedroom Eyes 30

Books and Movies

Queer, Kinky, Poly Dracula And Its (Mis)Readings

Walk All Over Me (2007): The Celluloid Dungeon

Sex Work

Come to Dubai Habibi

Locktober Special

Kink: Prostate massage

On Promises

Facility X Dungeon

Censorship

The F-Machine Gigolo Fucking Machine

I Love a Man in Uniform (1993): The Celluloid Dungeon

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Nov 152023

I Love a Man in Uniform (also released as A Man in Uniform) is a 1993 Canadian psychological drama. IMDB

Henry Adler, a bank clerk and would-be actor, witnesses a police officer be shot. He seems excited by this.

Henry auditions for a secondary role, Officer Flanagan, on a TV cop show, Crimewave. He shows an aggressive and domineering side as he pushes around a female production assistant.

Lipstick (1976): The Celluloid Dungeon

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Nov 132023

Lipstick is a 1976 rape revenge drama.

The first two acts are a straightforward drama. Chris McCormick, a famous model known for sexually provocative pictorials, agrees to meet with the music teacher, Gordon Stuart, of her teen sister, Kathy. Gordon, angered by Chris’ indifference to him and the glamour of her lifestyle, assaults and rapes her in her apartment, including tying her to her bed. Kathy briefly witnesses the end of this.