My Kind of Reading

In last Sunday's Times, by which I mean references to my passion for TTWD. I read other stuff too, selectively, but I'm always drawn to references to spanking, bums, SandM, you know the sort of stuff, I have a nose for it even if it's not clear from the headline what it contains. I'll give you a few examples of what I spotted....

"Under the swish of Grey's cane is comfort reading posing as porn" - by Minette Marin - 
Her article was a bit high brow to be honest, going on about feminism and quality (or lack of) and concluding that the book isn't porn at all except for a few mild bondage references and a caning towards the very end. Well I can't agree or disagree with Minette's detailed dissection of the book because I haven't read it (naughty aren't I) but I would certainly not regard mild bondage or caning as pornographic so I suppose at the end of the day I do agree with her conclusion. 

The Travelodge hotel chain claims that of the 21,800 books left in its rooms last year, 7,000 were Shades of Grey.

"Grey Matters" - 
British screenwriter, Kelly Marcel, is charged with the task of turning Fifty Shades of Grey into a movie. 

She states "It isn't going to be Twilight." Well I suppose that's a given. She (Kelly) has no BDSM research planned , but says she likes to immerse herself in the world she writes about so will be definitely looking into it. She was asked about her own sexual preferences and replied "She's never been averse to a bit of spanking (yay good for her). Had sex with British and American men and couldn't say there was a difference
but sex with a Frenchman - was amazing. Well perhaps E.L. should have made her star a Frenchman:)

"The author Wilbur Smith"- This Lion Sleeps Tonight, an interview by Camilla Long - 
This was a full page job, well written as always by Long and, unusually, she seemed to like her subject. The bit that amused me was how Smith first met his very attractive wife, 39 years his junior, He was, he said, attracted by her lovely cute little bottom which he followed into a W.H. Smith store and then asked its owner if she'd like a coffee. Needless to say its owner accepted.

"The World's Fastest Interview" - Davina McCall -
I don't particularly like Davina or the shows she's been associated with but her 'interview' - which is a quirky quick-answer thing which the Times runs with a different celeb each week - revealed that Davina has a ‘taste for mild bondage and it’s a great way to spice up a 12 year old marriage’.

I always make sure I've absorbed a few significant news items too, and maybe some snippets from Culture or food ideas from Style, so that I can share with my husband but the little raunchy references always give me a pleasant buzz.

Ronnie
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Pictures from Sunday Times

Porn Dept this way....

You may remember my post about Tesco's having whips and jodhpurs. Now, some jokers are passing emails around saying they're going full-on into the sex industry.

It's not true I'm sure, the unkind emails coincide with recent worse than expected results from the supermarket giant, but they're amusing.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Ronnie

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Paying the rent

Britain's Stately homes and castles are turning to upper crust sex orgies and S&M parties to help pay the bills, according to the Sunday Times.

Apparently they are offering their homes for film shoots, well heeled city boy parties, kinky fancy dress do's for the elite and dungeon breaks costing guests up to £3,000 which include all the latest S&M gear and they even throw in a professional dungeon mistress.

Demand is high throughout the year and although owners maintain their main trade is upper crust weddings they have no problem with them coexisting with couples downstairs trying out the latest in shackles, stretching racks, whipping posts and appendage clamps.

However not all owners are told the whole truth and one wealthy estate agent who was under the impression his grade I listed home had been rented out for a posh party returned unexpectedly to find his drive full of Porches, BMW's and Aston Martins, and over 300 revellers in full swing. Despite noting the long cloaks and masks he thought not too much of it until at the stroke of midnight topless dancers appeared, masks and cloaks hit the floor and party goers stripped to leather pants, corsets and suspenders and started having sex over the banisters and under the chandeliers.

Such goings on, eh. Never been invited to one myself, sounds fun though.

Ronnie

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