Playgirl Magazine Folds
Well, Playgirl Magazine is finished. Writer Jamye Waxman confirmed the rumours in this blog post. She says it’s a shame because Playgirl could never quite be the intelligent sex magazine for women it...
View ArticlePlaygirl’s Uphill Battle
The New York Times has a two-page feature article about the demise of Playgirl magazine. It features interviews with the three women who edited the mag and gives fairly frank details about what went...
View ArticleFilament: New Women’s Erotica Magazine
The Independent has a piece about a new women’s erotica magazine being launched in the UK. It’s called Filament and it’s tagline is “the thinking woman’s crumpet.” Suraya Singh is yet another woman who...
View ArticleFilament Hits The Press: Cue The Predictable Response
A couple of days ago I wrote about Filament, a new erotica magazine for women. Over the last few days the mag has received several mentions in mainstream media. Great PR for Filament but,...
View ArticleAn Interview With Emily Dubberley
Emily Dubberley is the editor of Scarlet Magazine and she used to run Cliterati which was a great female-friendly erotica site ages ago. Now she’s got a book out about kinky sex. I found this great...
View ArticleInterview With Suraya From Filament Magazine
Over the past few weeks I’ve been in contact with Suraya Singh who is the editor of the newly launched Filament magazine for women. She’s been on a PR blitz that’s seen her receive excellent coverage...
View ArticleHBO Series About Women’s Porn Mag
Reuters reports that HBO are creating a half-hour television series about an old-school feminist who starts a porn magazine for women. The concept will examine all the feminism versus “raunch culture”...
View ArticleFilament Goes On An “Erection Drive”
New magazine Filament wants to put hard cocks in their next issue. Unfortunately the printers are refusing to come to the party, saying that “printing these images may offend women’s groups.” They’re...
View ArticleA Limp Response To Women’s Erotica
Erotica authors (and book cover crusaders) Kristina Lloyd and Mathilde Madden have written a great piece in the Guardian discussing the difficulties Filament has had in printing erect dicks. I liked...
View ArticleNew Magazine Candy Rain “Likes The D.”
New York Press reports on the launch of another indie erotic magazine aimed at straight women. Candy Rain (previously “Ligerbeat“) is the project of three New York women, Callie Watts, “Mama D” and...
View ArticleFilament Editor Interview
The New Zealand Herald has an extensive profile of Filament creator Suraya Singh, who grew up in New Zealand but now lives in London. The article traces the origins of Suraya’s idea for an erotic...
View ArticleAustralian Women’s Forum Was My Revolution
I came of age in the 1990s and my discovery of feminism went hand-in-hand with Australian Women's Forum. Here's why it was my revolution.
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