Our Lady of Perpetual Love and Suffering

Following on my posting about Inanna and Kushiel this week, I find myself turning over in my mind the ideas of Goddesses, Erotica, Kink, pain, and sex.
In thinking about these all, it occurs to me that if there is a patron Goddess for BDSM and Kink, it should by rights be Inanna because of how [...]

Of Older Women and Soccer

Today brings a very interesting story. It’s also, I’d argue, a rare positive story about beauty and image in Western culture.
The actress Sophia Loren is apprently a big fan of the Napoli Football team. Apparently they’ve fallen on hard times generally but have a shot at the playoffs.
To encourage Napoli on, Sophia Loren has said [...]