rantlust

Posted by renéejo on June 22nd 2006 in Books, Rants, Sex, Women
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I admit it. I am one. Why should men get to have all the fun? I watch porn. I go to raunchy clubs. I used to be an exhibitionist in beaches in the south of France. I have done my fair share of naughty behavior in nightclubs. And though I haven’t gone to the extremes of the characters described by Ariel Levy in her wonderful book ‘Female Chauvinist Pigs‘, I surely would love to.

This is a book for the post-feminists. We, who like to think we are finally coming to terms with why our men like porn or strippers. If you can’t beat them, join them, as the cliche goes. Levy is an American living in New York and the book is about how being raunchy and sexy (think Paris Hilton) is the in-thing for the American women. She talks about the wild women of Girls Gone Wild and Playboy. Funnily enough, both of these are run for the most part, by women. The book is well-written but is sure to offend many. This was a present from a friend and I devoured it in a couple of hours non-stop. Even the male dominated rantlust crowd should check it out, if only for sheer voyeurism. I now understand why fleshbot, Jenna Jameson and Jordan are so mainstream these days. Poor old Traci Lords was way ahead of her time.

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Posted by jcaldera on April 12th 2006 in Games, Life, Rants, Sex
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I consider myself a casual gamer. I mean there are times when I can spend a lot of time (note that lot has a different meaning for a parent of an infant) playing a game, and then I can go about months without touching the PS2 controls. I certainly know people that spend many more hours than I do attached to their preferred gaming environment.

If you by any chance are a reader of Wired magazine, you might have read this month’s set of articles about gaming, latest trends, and where is it going. Or as it has been in the news lately over and over, I am sure you’ve heard about the many cases, especially in Korea, where people die in real life over marathon games and such. NPR issued as story not so long ago about how much money the virtual worlds are generating in real life. A search in EBay can give you an idea how much a weapon in World of Warcraft can cost you in actual US$. One of the articles in Wired tells the story about this person that paid $100K for a virtual space in a virtual moon in a virtual world. Stupid?, well, this person *made* in revenue about $250K the first year, and it is expecting to gain about $2.5 million next year.
And I wish this was the weirdest of the stories, it gets more bizarre. Issues are starting to rise about child pornography, as in these games you could impersonate a child and have virtual sex with an adult. Some of these games have extremely realistic rendering of actual child characters. It goes on and on.
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Posted by tafkap on March 16th 2006 in Politics, Sex
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Gotta love them Dutch. There is a new immigration entrance exam in the Netherlands and part of the test preparation is to see a video with a topless sunbather and gay men kissing. The intent is to educate would be immigrants about Dutch culture.

Now, this is the kind of test I would like to study for. Citizens of the United States and European Union nations are out of luck; they are not required to take the examination. The controversy surrounding it is that this a sneaky attempt at dissuading would be immigrants from Muslim countries. In those countries where viewing nudity is prohibited, DVDs which refer to the subject matter, but do not explicitly depict it will be available. The quote at the end is very elucidative.

For her part, Ms. Hirsi Ali says she cannot understand why the film has become controversial, comparing it to all of the consumer warning signs one finds in the United States.

“When I was at Barney’s in New York recently, there was a little board in front of the escalator, ‘Watch out, you might fall.’ This film has that kind of message,” she said, explaining that some viewers have probably never met a homosexual or seen a nude beach. “It’s for those who don’t know.”

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Posted by tafkap on March 07th 2006 in Humor, Politics, Religion, Sex, Society
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Something unnerving happened to me as I was in my car today. Even as I type this blog, my fingers tremble from the experience. There I was, merrily driving back home, listening to NPR when the newscaster read the following (paraphrasing):

“New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson checked out of an alcohol treatment facility today ….”

He went on reading the rest of the story, but the rantlust in me was awoken. Those pointy ears pricked up and it’s tongue salivated - just a little. It’s funny isn’t it, the number of thoughts that can go through your mind in ten or twenty seconds. Hypocrites the lot of them - Alcoholic bishops welcome, gay ones, go away. Oh, just peachy. This I say, is a topic worthy of a clever little blog, if only I can think of one. Yes, indeed! The rantlust must find release! High ho! Rantlusting we …
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Posted by kinnum on February 10th 2006 in Parenting, Religion, Science, Sex, Women
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Good one, too.

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Posted by renéejo on January 28th 2006 in Sex
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Let’s change channels. Let’s talk about something that is of interest to every reader out there. Let’s talk about genitals. Genital cosmetic surgery to be precise. That’s the topic of an interesting column on Wired by cheeky columnist Regina Lynn.

If you are into pseudo-foreskins and hymen reconstructions, read this column.

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Posted by riyer on January 26th 2006 in Science, Sex, Society
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Stressed about having to do some public speaking? Here is a tip : have sex beforehand. But make sure it’s the penetrative kind - you won’t get any benefit with hand-jobs - which probably means you aren’t getting any in the first place ;-). This according to a new study which monitored the private activity of dozens of men and women for several weeks, before putting them through stressful ordeals, including public speaking. Turns out that recent lovemaking made for calmer speakers, while those subjects who had abstained from sexual activity had the highest blood-pressure response to stressful situations. Full story here

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Posted by renéejo on January 11th 2006 in Sex, Sports
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Football (no, I won’t say soccer) fans will have more than the sport itself to keep themselves occupied in Germany, later this year. A giant brothel is set to open right next to the main stadium during the World Cup. I wonder what will happen if some of my countrymen show up here.

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