Sep 26 2018Save9/26/18Now You Can Own a Dog-Eared Piece of Obscenity History: This Copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover Kelly Faircloth6SaveA real collector’s item for all the lewd, rude history of sexuality nerds out there: Sotheby’s is auctioning off the…
Nov 8 2017Save11/8/17On the Hunt for Early American Sex ToysHallie Lieberman11SaveEver wondered about those early vibrator ads from decades past that pointedly do not mention sexual pleasure? Idly…
Sep 29 2017SaveJezebel Interview9/29/17Jezebel Interview9/29/17How the Vibrator Conquered AmericaKelly Faircloth16SaveNot so long ago, vibrators—when they were sold at all—were generally available in seedy surroundings or marketed in…
Jul 21 2017Save7/21/17Peek Inside New York City's Long History of Sex and ActivismKelly Faircloth5SaveNew York City has long loomed large in the libidinal imagination of America. And it goes back much further than the…
Jun 28 2017Save6/28/17Please Enjoy Some Anecdotes From the History of PlaygirlKelly Faircloth136SaveAh, Playgirl, an idea that despite being a perfect artifact of the 1970s was nevertheless before its time. (Its time…
Apr 19 2017Save4/19/17In the Market for an Ivory Victorian Dildo?Kelly Faircloth108SaveOf course you are, who isn’t?