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Linda Susan Boreman (January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002), more commonly referred to by her onetime stage name Linda Lovelace, was an American pornographic actress famous for her performance in the 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat. Although the film was an enormous success at the time, it was later alleged by Boreman that her abusive husband, Chuck Traynor, had threatened and coerced her into the performance. Boreman described what went on behind the scenes in her autobiography Ordeal. She later became a Christian and a spokeswoman for the anti-pornography movement. Boreman was born in The… Read more

Candy Samples was one of the true larger than life figures that lit up the early adult industry. Whether is it was in black and white cheesecake photo sets from the late 1960s, thousands of magazine appearances, and scores of films – from softcore to hardcore, from loops to catfight wrestling shorts. She had a mischievous, friendly look that stood out from all the other models. She often played the roles of older women that somehow looked like your mother’s naughty friend, exuding a mysterious sex appeal. And then there were her breasts. With her formidable physique, she looked like… Read more

Patricia Rhomberg Biography Born: 9/15/1953 Aliases: Patricia Ragga Born: September 15, 1953 Vienna, Austria Height: 5 ft. 5in. Weight: 127 lbs. Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown Breasts: 34C Waist: 26" Hips: 34" Years Active: 1975-1976 (Started around 22 years old) Nationality/Heritage: Austrian Patricia Rhomberg September 15, 1953 in Vienna, Austria is an Austrian actress. She appeared in a limited number of adult films in 1970s but she achieved a significant reputation. She used to work as a medical assistant when she met German film director Hans Billian. She started a relatio… Read more

By STEPHANIE TOPACIO LONG We all know that the birds and the bees are an integral part of the human experience, but with how often sex is tiptoed around in classic literature, it’s easy to get the idea that a book can’t be both steamy and acclaimed. Admittedly, sweltering sex scenes aren’t the norm in classic novels, but they’re not completely absent, either. In spite of the stereotypes, sexy time isn’t reserved exclusively for so-called “trashy” romance novels and erotica, nor is serious literature above such supposedly base content. There are, in fact, esteemed authors who have sexed… Read more

WHETHER SHE WAS addressed as Madame or Ma’am, Señorita or Squaw, a woman needed guts to live out West. The ‘weaker sex’ encountered savage, brutal and obnoxious obstacles (and these were just the men!), not to mention mean ol’ Mother Nature and a plague or two. Or three. In spite of these barriers, or maybe because of them, the American frontier attracted legions of nonconforming women–mavericks, loners, eccentrics and adventurers. And through it all they kept their sense of humor: ‘I’ve got 350 head of cattle and one son,’ said a widowed ranchwoman. ‘Don’t know which was harder to raise.’… Read more

That’s a complete reversal of the popular notion that the West was populated by virile, heroic men who could live for months on the open range with little more than their rope, their horse and, of course, the ultimate phallic symbol, their gun. Thinking of these symbols of manhood as uniting sexually with other men is like finding out one of the Marlboro men died of lung cancer—it’s a disconnect that many will find uncomfortable. In fact, History professor Clifford P. Westermeier noted any examination of sexual activity by cowboys—homosexual or not—was such a cautious topic, his articl… Read more

My ancestors lived, worked, settled, unsettled, and died on the Old West frontier, on both sides of my family and both sides of the law. There are not many Old West roles that some of them didn't play. They were sodbusters, carpenters, mechanics, horsebrokers, outlaws, lawmen, some of the first corn-growers in Iowa, wheat-growers in Montana, and "Okies" driven out of the Depression-era dustbowl. One of my ancestors bested Frank James--with Jesse James as referee--in a bareknuckled brawl to keep his prized horse, near Lenox, Iowa, during the aftermath of the infamous Northfield Raid. An… Read more

Costello concentrates on prostitution in wartime: the ‘Girls they met over there.’ The wartime explosion in VD rates is detailed. Two incidences of titled ladies turning to prostitution are described. Picadilly Tarts and Titled Ladies PROSTITUTION AND ARMAMENTS MANUFACTURE share the dubious distinction of being the principal commercial beneficiaries of twentieth-century warfare. In common with the ‘merchants of death,’ the women who pursued ‘the lively commerce’ discovered that fear generated by war was a potent stimulant to their business. Long lines of soldiers formed outside the… Read more

To capture the essence of Paris, there's nothing like a good brothel tour. At first, finding any trace of these legendary emporiums, upon whose carnal delights the city's reputation was founded in the 19th century, presented quite a challenge. They were all closed down by the French government more than six decades ago and have been converted to other commercial uses over the years. All I could find was fragments—a few ornamental windows here, a strangely elaborate doorway there. But when I went looking for No. 32, Rue Blondel, the site of a luxurious den of sin once called Aux Belles Poule… Read more

by Iva P. This drawing of tarts in a low-class brasserie provides food for thought. In the Victorian era, destitute women had few choices for making a living: servitude, drudgery in sweat-shops or, failing that, prostitution. I think that in our time the four women in the scene could be a real-estate agent, a hairstylist, a marine biologist and a police officer. Or perhaps they’d be tarts again. Who knows? The difference is that women have more choices now. In July 1865, one of the Goncourt brothers (more about them in a future post) records his visit to a brothel where both the surrou… Read more

“Come and See Pretty Pussies” – Street advertisement for a brasserie Among the big headaches for municipal authorities of Paris in the second part of the 19th century was the appearance of the brasseries à femmes. Until then, drink and sex were generally served apart. A man looking for a drink would go to a café and, should he feel need for female company, he’d make his choice (and an abundant choice it was!) among the streetwalkers, or he’d visit a brothel. In accordance with the law, the staff of the maisons de tolérance, was kept under a weekly medical supervision and therefore more or le… Read more

Prostitutes were regarded with mixed feelings in the 18th century. An awareness of the vulnerability of women who had few economic options for making their way in the world owed much to the sentimental view taken of prostitutes. Ladies of pleasure were generally born into poverty and had little education or work skills. The sentimental prostitute narrative, which was common at the time, rarely condemned these women. These narratives, whether in print or on canvas, tell the story of a prostitute’s career and sexual fall, and generally end their tales in two ways: happily, through her marriage… Read more

How 19th Century Prostitutes Were Among the Freest, Wealthiest, Most Educated Women of Their Time In the nineteenth century, a woman who owned property, made high wages, had sex outside of marriage, performed or received oral sex, used birth control, consorted with men of other races, danced, drank, or walked alone in public, wore makeup, perfume, or stylish clothes -- and was not ashamed -- was probably a whore. In fact, prostitutes won virtually all the freedoms that were denied to women but are now taken for granted. Prostitutes were especially successful in the wild, lawless, thoroug… Read more

The sexual predilections of people in Ancient Rome and the debauchery of Roman emperors and their empresses are explored in a new book written by Paul Chrystal According to Philip Larkin's best-known poem, Annus Mirabilis, 1963 is the year in which sex was invented in Britain. For the Romans it would have been 750 BC. Of course, like us, Romans and Latins had been having sex forever but, according to Roman historian Titus Livius Patavinus (aka ‘Livy’), soon after the founding of Rome (in 753 BC), sex attained indelible and inextricable political and historical importance in the annals of… Read more

POSTED BY MORRIS M ON JUNE 30, 2013 IN BIZARRE, HISTORY We all know Rome was a weird place. After all, people went everywhere in togas, had sex with their sisters and spent their free time watching Russell Crowe fight tigers. But what most of us don’t know is just how perverted a place it really was. And I don’t just mean for the Emperors and their concubines: daily life in Ancient Rome was a nonstop orgy of prostitution, c***d-sex and, well, orgies. After all, even the most straight-laced, conservative Roman could be expected to enjoy: 10. Slave Sex slaves-pervert It’s no secret… Read more

1. Old people have a LOT of sex. How much sex, you ask? Do you really want to know? OK, since you asked, the elderly are currently experiencing the biggest spike in sexually transmitted infections among all age groups. Should I continue? All right, then—three-quarters of 70-year-old men are still able to impregnate a woman. Should I stop? No? Then you need to know that nearly a third of women over 80 still have sex with their partners. And one-third of men and one-quarter of women over 50 have performed oral sex over the past year. Hey, don’t blame me—you asked! 2. Female orgasm is desig… Read more

Here in the United States in the year 2016, we have a pretty standard set of mating rituals: mill around a bar looking for attractive strangers who then purchase alcoholic beverages for you in hopes that you engage in friendly conversation and later, some sex. To an outsider, contemporary sex rituals might seem bizarre, but a deep dive into history books will tell you that in times of yore, throughout the world, the things we've done to get it on have been downright peculiar. 1. In pre-contact Hawaiian culture, everyone had public names for their genitals. Hawaiian royalty and commoners eac… Read more

Sex has fascinated mankind from the very beginning. While most conservatives argue that sex has become too central in today’s liberal-minded society, a far cry from the pious nature of our ancient forebears, some of the sexual practices of the ancients were too bizarre even for our modern standards. 10 Wife Lending The ancient pre-Islamic Arabs were into a strange custom known as wife lending. This custom was not merely for gaining political or economic leverage—it served as an early form of eugenics. It was practiced mostly by families of low rank who wanted more prestigious offspring t… Read more

1. Most sexually twisted ruler: Emperor Nero? Or Caligula? Mere runners-up. Emperor Tiberius (reigned A.D. 4 - 37) holds that dubious honor. According to his biographer Suetonius, in later life, Tiberius built himself a porn central on Capri. There, youngsters performed elaborate daisy-chains of sexual acts, the emperor by turns voyeur and participant. Even grosser activities took place in his bathing pools, where toddlers were trained to nibble and fellate him underwater. The old perv called them “his little fishes.” 2. Wandering wombs and other private parts: Relaxed about nudity, Greeks… Read more

The girls of Storyville: Haunting pictures from New Orleans' red-light district reveal how prostitutes lived 100 years ago By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 18:01 GMT, 27 March 2013 | UPDATED: 21:48 GMT, 27 March 2013 From luxurious palaces to decaying shacks, a series of intimate black and white photographs taken in 1912 reveal how New Orleans' prostitutes lived more than a century ago. With his sunjects in varying states of undress, photographer E. J. Bellocq took dozens of portraits inside the brothels of Storyville - the only legalized red-light district in North America, until… Read more