This article is originally published on Anomaly. The dancing-sexing body terrorizes the fantasy of an asexual beauty that the concert dancing body aspires to. The concert dancing body purges itself of sex, of the mundane, of the fleshy, and literally of flesh, in order to attain the precarious status of (white) Art, that which is […]
A few days ago, pornography made it to the headlines of several mainstream news organization in quite an unexpected manner: “Florida lawmakers refuse to debate assault rifles, but say porn is dangerous,” reads the title from CNN. Amidst the vehement public pressure to push for gun control reforms in the wake of the most recent […]
The erotic is often set up as a counterpoint, an antidote to pornography. Often conceptualized as the deep inner source of power within the (female) body, the erotic promises a recuperation of the orgasmic force from the empty physical body-to-body exchange (i.e. sex) that is promulgated by pornography. The erotic can make having sex sexy […]
Bottom 1) Someone who prefers to take a more submissive role in sexual situations. This definition pertains to the B/D/S/M (Bondage and Domination, Domimation and Submission, Sado-Masochism) scene. 2) A homosexual male who either a) enjoys receiving anal penetration or b) is actively involved in being anally penetrated. 1) You can tell she’s a bottom […]
I show up rather early to NYU Skirball Center, getting a little too excited for the first time Mette Ingvatsen brings 7 Pleasures (2015) to New York City. Alone on the weekend in such a dynamic place, I cannot find a better occasion to open myself up and experience different forms of pleasures outside of […]
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