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Shout Outs: Reproductive Freedom Edition

8 May 06 in Roundup

Today we’re starting on a high note and ending on a low note. At least I’m breaking the bad news gently.

• I found this stimulating collection of surrealist erotic photography via a photo gallery over on Nerve. And if you’ve been reading ethnorotica for a while you know how much the Laughing Man loves surreal shit. [MI-ZO]
• I’m working on adding some Indian content to my already impressive collection of smut sites. In the meantime you’ll have to get your Indian porn somewhere else. [Debonair Blog]
• Three out of four MeFites agree: Playboy was better in the 60’s and 70’s, before airbrushing and basketball-sized tits became the norm. If you ask me though, Playboy is still way too white. [MeFi]
• The New York Times offers a chilling look at American conservatives’ war on contraception. As usual, we can expect the poor and minorities to bear the brunt of the collateral damage. [New York Times]

More: Surrealism, Asian, Indian, Playboy, Reproductive Freedom

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Death and the Maiden

1 May 06 in Found

There’s enough going on in these galleries from Japanese photographer Ken-ichi Murata to keep you occupied—and perhaps titillated—for a good half hour. Much of Murata’s work involves bondage scenes set against a decaying, almost apocalyptic backdrop. In a nod to the old European memento mori tradition, the artist often places spooky looking skulls in his compositions.

See also: Ningyo, Mario A.

[Ken-ichi Murata via Sexblo.gs]

More: Photography, Art, Bondage, Surrealism, Asian, Japanese

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Ningyo

24 March 06 in Found

There’s an extraordinary, almost encyclopedic post over on MetaFilter that discusses the history of Japanese dollmaking and highlights the sometimes creepy, sometimes darkly erotic work of contemporary artists such as Kai Akemi. If, like me, you’ve ever been curious about the origins of the modern Japanese obsession with robots, cyborgs and love dolls, the numerous linked galleries are a great starting point for further intellectual masturbation.

[Via MeFi]

More: Photography, Art, Dolls, Surrealism, Asian, Japanese

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