webzines

Kinkly.com is a webzine/newsletter/advice site that, as the title might imply, goes beyond the standard missionary position sex. It's kind of like Yahoo's "Shine", only for sex. The articles are written by a consortium of sexuality educators and authors. It's very definitely geared towards the average Jane, with articles like "5 Books to Make You Forget 50 Shades of Gray" and "Would You Buy Your Teenage Daughter a Vibrator?" Still, in browsing through the articles the advice is open-minded and sound, and definitely varied. Where else can you find a DIY how-to on building your own sex furniture, a recipe for sexy gingerbread cookies, and a sex terminology guide that rivals the Urban Dictionary? Love where they are going with this, and the content is updated constantly.

Date Reviewed: 2013-05-22
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Sexuality Info, webzines

When I first heard of Darling House, I thought of that Dirty Sexy Money show immediately, because of the name "darling". Darling is such an evocative name. Joshua Darling, founder of DarlingHouse.net, describes it as "... a Salon that curates and features the gap between artists on the fringe, erotica, sometimes pornography and mainstream cultural appreciations like movies, theatre, and dance." There are several regular contributors to the content at Darlinghouse: the erotic food & fetish poetry of Natasha Gornik, moody video clips by JM Darling, the ongoing fetish serial of BastardKeith (currently on chapter 7), the startlingly frank photoblog of Sovereign Skye, to mention a few. The website is still calling itself a beta version, so I am guessing changes are on the horizon. In the meantime, there is a feast of words and visuals arranged pinterest-style on the front page, with navigation off to each individual contributor blog. There are themes each month, things like "authenticity" and "consent" explored in the blogs and pictorials. DarlingHouse is expanding into the "real" world as well, with their first event coming December 3rd in Brooklyn, a night of burlesque, music, etc. Info at the site.

Date Reviewed: 2012-11-26
Cost: Free Advertising Content: None
Category Listings: Blogs / Journals - Sex, fine art nudes, for women, Photographer Portfolios, Sexuality Info, Uncategorizable, webzines

If you follow adult entertainment news, you'll really love this site! Tony Batman has been the emcee for most of the Nude Pageants in the country, and he is also the founder of the A! Entertainment TV Show. This site is a collection of Adult Industry news and events, reviews, original pictures and video, and an archive of his podcast. There is a lot of content here, some of which is written by guest writers. A very user friendly and fun experience. I especially enjoyed his "Batman on the Town" videos, which are free streaming movies showing interviews and events. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2012-11-20
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Blogs / Journals - Sex, Internet Radio Podcasts, Sex Work Info, Streaming Video, webzines

This site is still pretty young, but it looks promising! It is a webzine written by Katie, who is a self-described queer woman from the UK. She says that she started the site out of, "...[A] desire for more blogs based in the UK, discussing sexual politics and reviewing toys and events for 'grown-ups' which can be found on our fair isles, such that we don’t need to sell our limbs to pay for the shipping costs or air fares." The site discusses politics, gender, identity issues (including body image), and kink. There is a nifty DIY (do it yourself) kink area that explains how to make your own rubber flogger from bicycle inner tubes, and I'll enjoy seeing more projects added here in the future. There is also a review section that currently has a couple of toy, event, and movie reviews. I hope this place really picks up steam, as it looks like it could be really good with just a bit more content! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2011-10-26
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, Other Web Review sites, Sexuality Info, webzines

This webzine is for "scandalous" women, which roughly translates here to women that enjoy sex and might engage in casual sex or open relationships. There is also the distinct acceptance of cheating here, which is less usual to find alongside consensual topics. Your mileage may vary, but I always find the promotion of actual cheating (as opposed to consensual open relationships) off-putting. There are eleven blogs, many of which are written by women in open or cuckold relationships. There is an eye candy section with about 17 softcore photo galleries of naked men. The large articles section has writing with titles like "The Art of the One Night Stand" and "She’s Gotta Have It! The Savvy Girl’s Guide To Cheating". A story section is full of erotica written from the female perspective. The review area discusses movies, toys, and books. These reviews often lack specifics like number of pages, toy materials, and movie runtimes. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2011-07-18
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Blogs / Journals - Sex, men, webzines

This online zine is devoted to "party girls". The blog has a lot of free softcore pictures and video of young women having fun, dancing nude, or posing in pinup shots. The blog shows off a lot of picture galleries and points to affiliates without any obnoxious tricks. The webcam link takes you to an outside webcams site. The organization and navigation is pretty simple, and the content is well put together. You won't find a lot of words here, but you will find a lot of free pics and some video. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2011-07-15
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Medium
Category Listings: amateur compilations, softcore, Streaming Video, webzines

Don't let the webdesign fool you, this isn't just another generic erotica site with affiliate links to adultfriendfinder. TEW (The Erotic Woman) features around 356 pieces of original erotica by various authors, as well as quite a few well written columns and essays. The contributors are paid, and at the time that I visited they were seeking more material. There are around 16 affiliate image galleries and a handful of movies here, as well as a rollover ad for a personals site. Most of the written content is unique to the site, however, and worth a read. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2011-07-12
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Medium
Category Listings: mainstream erotica, webzines

The Erotic Review is a London-based literary magazine that publishes original fiction, editorials, reviews, art, and much more. In order to get a feel for the publication, they allow you to look over three free issues! All of the magazines are available in pdf form, or you can view them online through your browser. Other free areas of the site include a blog and a reviews section. Subscribers to the site gain access to all of the back issues (which as of this review included 18 full issues) and 3 entire books from the Erotic Prints Collection. If you enjoy literate smut, this is a great treat to give yourself! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2011-02-21
Cost: £9.99/3 months non-recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: webzines

This free website is absolutely packed with articles that will appeal to serious bondage enthusiasts! There are places online that share lots of bondage basics and how-to information, and this isn't one of them. This is definitely for the advanced user who wants a place to inspire them, inform them, and show them free pictures of heavy play. An example of this is one of the latest articles titled, "A-Kidnapping We Will Go." It describes a (consensual) kidnapping and bondage roadtrip scene that involved keeping someone in a bodycage in the back of a moving van. The entire article is illustrated with pictures from the road, and it is a very fun read! There are also articles that tour bondage equipment facilities, review products, and a lot more. Another interesting feature of the website is the bondage blog, that isn't like a regular blog at all. It is essentially a place for folks to leave tips, insight, or reviews of their own experiences. I really liked that! A great free resource for those into serious bondage-is-the-point bondage! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2010-12-06
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Medium - lots of banner ads
Category Listings: BDSM Resources, Female Bondage, Male Bondage, webzines

Upskirt shots with d20, trading card game cleavage, glasses, women quoting space bounty hunters, and lightsaber penetration. Did that get your attention? Wolfe reviewed this site over three years ago, and he had this to say about it: "The photo sets are all really creative, with girls who are awesomely sexy and geeky! The site also has a message forum where you can get to know your favorite geek girl(s)." When I visited, there were over 7,000 pictures, 60 models, and 70 minutes worth of video. The way this site works, each amateur performer creates her own content (so it can be a bit uneven). You view the content by choosing a girl, and then going to a page with geek and bio info (gaming preferences, lifestyle, and computer setup). All picture sets and movies will be listed as cards, and by clicking on the cards you either watch/download the movie or go to the picture gallery. The gallery can be viewed as a slideshow, downloaded in a zip file, or viewed picture by picture. There are many types of geeks, body types, and content here. Some women are clothed and flash bits of their underwear as a tease, while others get naked and engage in masturbation with objects. There are even a few models that involve a bit of bondage in their shots. I liked the variety, and the fact that the women chose what kinds of situations they wanted to be involved in presenting. In addition to the porn content, there is also a Geekzine that includes interesting articles and photos like "Fear and Loathing at Gen Con 2010." I found the culture and creative environment over here very sexy. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2010-10-26
Cost: $8.99/30 days recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: amateur compilations, Downloadable Video, Female Bondage, Girls w/glasses, model / glamour, softcore, Streaming Video, Tattoos / Piercings, webzines

Kasidie is a very nicely designed social community site for swingers. You have to join with a free account to access anything, but free accounts get quite a bit of access. You can set up a profile, and become "certified" without paying. Being certified involves proving that you're a real human, either by sending photo proof, or meeting another Kasidie certified user in person. You can search profiles, view profiles, view event listings, search for clubs by area, and so on. There are definitely areas that have a lot more areas than others - for example, my own area had only 4 other members close-by, but some areas have truly thriving communities here. Upgrading to paid membership mostly gets you contact benefits - the ability to email with other members, participate in forums and so on. The magazine portion of the site is definitely worth checking out as well, I found quite a bit of entertaining and well-written content there. Very nicely done! - Jane

Date Reviewed: 2010-03-09
Cost: $29.95/mo. $45/90 days, both recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Personal Ads, webzines

CleanSheets.com has been online for over ten years, publishing oodles of sultry erotica, articles and reviews of adult media. What does this mean for you, the intrepid reader? It means that once you curl up in bed with laptop and wine, you'll have just an incredible number of works from which to choose. Perhaps some poetry? Or short fiction? Maybe a longer, serialized work? Or even multiple-person reviews of hot sex toys, movies and books? It's all here. Find works by noted erotica writers Gwen Masters, Bill Noble, Alessia Brio, Editor-in-Chief Susannah Indigo and many more. All work is conveniently organized and nicely illustrated. I didn't find any hardcore pictures but with words this scorching, it hardly matters. If the stories aren't enough, browse their Amazon book selections or sign up for their own personalized dating site. --aag

Date Reviewed: 2009-03-25
Cost: free Advertising Content: moderate
Category Listings: webzines

GND magazine is a glossy little site that mainly seems to promote other porn model sites. There are some okay articles, brief site reviews, and a slow forum section. The most interesting and entertaining thing on the site is the section featuring nice little interviews with the models. The navigation could use a little work, but on the whole it is a nice looking site. - Shay

Date Reviewed: 2008-02-27
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: webzines

Bizarre Magazine, based out of the UK, is one of the worlds largest alternative culture magazines. The web site features everything from weird news stories, interviews with alternative porn producers and stars and movie and game reviews, to photos of tattoos and body mods. Each week a new article is featured on a specific fetish; some of the past fetishes they've covered include kidnap fantasies, flogging, latex, and erotic hypnosis. There is also a column featuring advice from fetish model Bianco Beauchamp. For those of you interested in something more visual, you certainly won't be disappointed. Bizarre has a huge amount of photo and video content, including user submitted photos and links to photo galleries of the Bizarre cover girls. The site wasn't quite as Bizarre as I was expecting, especially in comparison to a site like BMEzine, but it was still very entertaining. Best of all - the website is free! The site is fairly ad heavy, which is to be expected from this kind of site, but I didn't find it distracted from my enjoyment of the material at all. To get the full meal deal, surfers have the option of purchasing a one or two year subscription to the print version of the magazine. You can order the magazine pretty much world wide, but the special offers are not available to overseas customers. Very good site, and worth a look for those interested in the unusual. - Wolfe

Date Reviewed: 2008-01-23
Cost: free Advertising Content: high
Category Listings: BDSM / Fetish Video, Books / Zines, Latex / PVC / Rubber, Tattoos / Piercings, webzines

Sssh.com is a site produced by women and geared toward women. It is chock-full of content. Seriously. It would take days to work your way through all the content on this site. Let me sum it up for you. Sssh.com has photo galleries, movies, audio files, columns, horoscopes, sex ed material, comics, chats, personals, games, shopping...see what I mean? There's just tons of stuff here. I liked the tease of the sexy audio files, and the image galleries were well done if fairly soft-core. Some of the content, however, is really not all that great. The personals, for example, seem to be pretty dead, and some of the advice and sex ed materials are poorly edited. Nevertheless, this is a nice site for women looking for a one-stop site that will meet many if not all of their online sexual needs. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-11-07
Cost: $19.95/month recurring, other options Advertising Content: moderate
Category Listings: Downloadable Video, for women, mainstream erotica, men, webzines

PlayfulBent.com is a site with an interesting premise: Friendly adults can create free profiles, then "flirt" with other like-minded adults. Members can create their own blogs, large image galleries, and chat groups. The site accepts members from around the world, but at the moment there seem to be a heavy concentration of users from the Australia/New Zealand areas. One cool feature of the site is that as you interact more with another user, you'll earn a higher score with that person, so that the two of you will be able to take advantage of even more functions of the site. The site also allows members to submit dares to other members; the dares range from things like very mild private nudity to wild and crazy public high jinks. An fun alternative to the standard adult dating sites. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-03
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: amateur compilations, art / digital art, Personal Ads, webzines

This webzine is a real pleasure to call to your attention. It is a female focused sex positive site that features original erotica categorized as Vanilla (straight up old fashioned sex), Licorice Whips (BDSM), Dirty Martini (voyeurism, fetish, and group), and All About Oysters (lesbian sex). I didn't read everything, but it seems like the general tone is going to appeal most to the sophisticated reader of literary smut. In addition to the sexy tales you'll find here, there are two advice columns. One is called "Ask Jordon" and is written from the female perspective. One is called "The Book of Joe" and answers questions from a man's point of view. There is also a neat section that prints honest product and book reviews. It is always great to find another real review site in a sea of frauds! There is a cute "Sexoscope" section that provides your sexual horoscope, erotic poetry, and even some original artwork. It appears they have a neat little community going on over there in the forums, and they are actively seeking writers and artists for paid work. This is a great destination for anyone who likes the fine art of erotic writing. There is a small adult store attached to the site. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2006-09-11
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, alternative / sci-fi erotica, mainstream erotica, Sex Toys / Safer Sex Supplies, Sexuality Info, webzines

This is a blog/portal that covers the "altporn" genre. It features profiles on models, artists, photographers, and more. It also has some pretty nifty reviews of their work. I noticed that most of the time the entries have a humorous edge, which was actually pretty darn amusing. I found industry, fashion, and art links here that I was genuinely interested in and followed. In addition to this, it has a link list that is actually worth your time and has some of the best subculture erotica listed in it. I'd say that if you are into this kind of thing, you should bookmark this site for good leads. » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2006-04-03
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Blogs / Journals - Sex, Goth / Vamp, Links Lists, Other Web Review sites, Sexuality Info, Uncategorizable, webzines

The free online sex/art project of Melissa Ulto, FSK is a collection of self-portraits, writing, and exhibits of other artists and photographers. You need both Flash and Quicktime plugins to properly view the site, as each section is presented in a Flash-based slideshow format. She has galleries of several artists (a couple of them longtime favorites of mine, but one I'd not seen before), a slideshow set to sexy music featuring DJCat, and a weblog with a focus on burlesque. Very fun non-commercial site, I have to love anyone who has Kirsty McColl's "In These Shoes?" playing during the intro. » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2006-02-15
Cost: Free Advertising Content: none
Category Listings: art / digital art, for women, webzines

This is a brand new erotic magazine that features stories, poems, art, and more. At the moment you'll find around 8 fictional stories, 9 poems, a diary style erotic story, and a small selection of articles. If you are really paying attention, you'll find the art gallery. There are quite a few ads on this site. At least one of the ads was for one of those desktop girls, which often are a real pain to get off your computer once you download them. I think the place needs some real help with organization and such, but the writing is interesting and original. Just stay on the path and you'll be fine. » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2006-01-30
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Medium - see above
Category Listings: Advice / Education, mainstream erotica, Sexuality Info, webzines