You all know by now that I have a big crush on Nigella Lawson. She’s gorgeous, she’s in love with food and she’s a very sensual woman. And that British accent! I think she’s simply delicious. I was recently pointed in the direction of this hilarious Youtube video and I just had to share it.
It’s a great compilation of a bunch of different episodes of Nigella’s various cooking shows, but put together so it sounds like she’s saying incredibly raunchy things, mostly about cream and clams and such. It’s silly, but it’s also somewhat arousing all the same. I think it’ just hearing that accent, using some British terms like tart for instance… It all feels naughty and titilating.
I hope you have fun laughing at this little clip. What do you think? Does Nigella maybe secretly say things not unlike this video in her personal life? I think there’s a lot to her under those gorgeous eyes and those incredible curves…
I have such a big crush on Nigella Lawson, as does Mike! She’s so sexy and beautiful. I’ve always had a thing for curvy brunettes with beautiful eyes, and she’s the epitome of all that. She is unbelievably sensual and she lives for food. We have a lot in common… Besides, she has that incredible British accent. I love it!
Look at that cleavage, the come-hither glance and the cake! She is my dream girl!
Look at the pale skin and those perfect curves. I have a very similar dress… We could make dinner together, have a bacchanalian feast and then unzip them for each other…
If you haven’t seen Nigella Bites, Nigella Feasts, Nigella Express or Nigella Kitchen… Go watch it now. The cinematography is exquisite, her approach to food is revolutionary and you get to look at her. What more could you want? Her way of interacting with the camera, of establishing shots and of explaining things has really influenced me… You’ll see. ;)
Whether or not you celebrate, I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Here, things are cozy and warm, we’re surrounded by loved ones and we’re going to have a delicious meal now that we’ve exchanged presents. I hope that you all get a chance to relax, unwind and spend a little time getting into the spirit of the season, even if you’re an atheist like me. ;) After all, it’s nice to spend time with friends, family and good food!
I wish you all the best and I hope you got exactly what you wanted. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to get back to my relaxing!
There’s a great new blog out there that mixes the pleasures of beautiful fashion, sensual food and everyone’s favourite topic… Sex! It’s called Pleasurable Things and it’s really taking off. Do you know how I know that? Well, for starters, there’s a feature there about beautiful porn, interviewing Lilyanne and myself. I wanted to share a bit of it today because I really think it’s exquisitely written and really well conceptualized. See for yourself:
A group of women-led, erotic websites has been blossoming in Montreal. Working under a strong belief that pornography can and should be beautiful, the sites’ producers are making photos, videos, and web text using a particularly engaging, artful aesthetic. Their work includes both women and men in a variety of situations, but with a focus on female agency and pleasure.
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The beauty of the sites is twofold: part composition and part realism. Photos and videos are shot with well-planned lighting, shallow depth of field, use of slow motion, skilled editing and tasteful colour grading. At the same time, the people shown are beautiful, normal people with genuine human connections. Their scenes and shoots consist solely of what truly turns them on so that all of their reactions and orgasms are real.
Making such thoughtful, artistic sites sounds laudable, but is it really tenable as a business? Are there enough viewers willing to pay for quality production when there is so much free porn available?
Crimson says that yes, “because of the overwhelming similarity in free porn, many people are searching for something different and something that feels more true to life, while also feeling a little more quality. That’s where sites like mine come in.”
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This market of confident porn consumers includes more women than ever in past. In Fleshbot, a leading website about sexuality and the adult entertainment industry, Crimson says: “my site is a way of showing that women can have agency as both givers and receivers of pleasure. Any time a woman is enjoying sex, doing it on her own terms and doing it the way she wants, it’s a feminist act.”
One of the nicest aspects of these sites is the enjoyment that the company’s owners get out of making them. Quite apart from large porn studios, Crimson is intimately involved in all stages of site creation and content production as well as in running the business. She describes what a great life this makes for:
“I’m unbelievably lucky because I get to be my own boss, I get to be myself for a living, I get to be creative, I get to code, I get to have sex, I get to work with my boyfriend, I get to work from home…It’s a very rewarding lifestyle. At the same time, because I have so much invested in it, I only get out of it what I put in, so it’s a lot of work. At the end of the day, it’s worth it.”
I’m sure you see what I mean. Go on and read the full article for yourself, but don’t forget to check out the rest of the site while you’re there, and let me know what you think of the trinity of sex, erotic fashion and food! Do you think the three mix? I think so, as you well know. ;)
I finally read the article Teaching Good Sex from the New York Times. It’s almost a month old, but I just caught wind of it. It’s amazing, a very long read, and it covers a lot of really important ground. Essentially, it’s all about different ways to approach sexual education for young people, but I honestly think that it’s equally valid and applicable for people of all ages.
Above, I’ve included a video that was linked to in the article. It’s about things we “learn” in porn and how they aren’t actually true, and I think that this is the case (at least initially) for pretty much any mainstream porn consumer. Whether it’s fear about size, not knowing how to get/receive oral sex or how to get comfortable about sex in general, it’s all contextualized pretty poorly in most porn, and that’s where most people are getting their information.
I also wanted to share an excerpt from the article that is completely revolutionary and I hope that everyone who reads it will take it to heart:
Vernacchio has a way of getting at its positive potential without ignoring the fact that, however good sex may feel, it’s sometimes best left off the menu. “So let’s think about pizza,” Vernacchio said to his students after they’d deconstructed baseball. The class for that day was just about over. “Why do you have pizza?”
“You’re hungry,” a cross-country runner said.
“Because you want to,” Vernacchio affirmed. “It starts with desire, an internal sense — not an external ‘I got a game today, I have to do it.’ And wouldn’t it be great if our sexual activity started with a real sense of wanting, whether your desire is for intimacy, pleasure or orgasms. . . . And you can be hungry for pizza and still decide, No thanks, I’m dieting. It’s not the healthiest thing for me now.
“If you’re gonna have pizza with someone else, what do you have to do?” he continued. “You gotta talk about what you want. Even if you’re going to have the same pizza you always have, you say, ‘We getting the usual?’ Just a check in. And square, round, thick, thin, stuffed crust, pepperoni, stromboli, pineapple — none of those are wrong; variety in the pizza model doesn’t come with judgment,” Vernacchio hurried on. “So ideally when the pizza arrives, it smells good, looks good, it’s mouthwatering. Wouldn’t it be great if we had that kind of anticipation before sexual activity, if it stimulated all our senses, not just our genitals but this whole-body experience.” By this time, he was really moving fast; he’d had to cram his pizza metaphor into the last five minutes. “And what’s the goal of eating pizza? To be full, to be satisfied. That might be different for different people; it might be different for you on different occasions. Nobody’s like ‘You failed, you didn’t eat the whole pizza.’
“So again, what if our goal, quote, unquote, wasn’t necessarily to finish the bases?” The students were gathering their papers, preparing to go. “What if it just was, ‘Wow, I feel like I had enough. That was really good.’ ”
This is really the most interesting thing I think I’ve ever read when it comes to discussing sex and pleasure. If we could just get rid of all our hang-ups and expectations and focus on how to have a delicious experience for ourselves and our partners, sex would always be awesome, piping hot and satisfying!
You know me, I love beautiful movies and I love my city, so of course I love seeing the two of them together. Even though this is a bit of a hipster-y take on Montreal and it focuses on a lot of areas that I don’t usually spend too much time around, I think that it’s a great take on one version of the Montreal experience.
I am kind of shocked at the lack of poutine, but such is life. It’s a great snapshot of Old Montreal, Plateau, Mile End (Sophie’s neighbourhood) and a bit of the downtown. It has a big music/food focus, which I think is spot on in terms of how Montreal sees itself. Again, it’s a bit hipster-y, but that’s a big part of Montreal too. ;)
Now that we’re getting close to winter, this video serves as a lovely little reminder that spring and summer will come again for long walks and lovely indulgences. So, what do you think of my fair city?
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