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21 Jul 05   Social Dominance and Attractiveness (again)

This month Nature and The Economist have both had interesting summaries of a paper about male social dominance and attractiveness during the menstrual cycle: the more dominant men were more attractive while the women tested were ovulating, but not during the rest of the month. Yet more evidence for the connection between male sexual attractiveness and social dominance, and mediated by pheromones in this case.

13 Jul 05   The Slave Register

The Slave Register (TSR) has undergone it's second major upgrade in the last three weeks. TSR now has personal ads, web boards, pictures, memos and networks (just like Informed Consent) alongside the profiles and certificates it's always had. [more...]

17 Nov 04   Jon Jacobs, 1945-2004

I've just heard that Jon Jacobs died on Sunday, 14th November (as reported in Gloria Brame's weblog.) It's no secret that I had public disagreements with Jacobs in his later years, and misgivings about his mentorships, but I don't want to talk about that here. [more...]

21 May 04   Old Guard and Ancient European Houses

Recently, there seems to have been a sudden outbreak of discussion about modern day members of the "Old Guard" or earnest claims about Ancient European Houses of D/s. Under closer inspection, the claimants retreat into quite innocuous statements, but it still makes you ask why the extreme claims in the first place, even if they're not defended when challenged? [more...]

9 May 04   "The Essential Difference" by Simon Baron-Cohen

lili and I have recently finished reading "The Essential Difference" by Simon Baron-Cohen. Published last year, this book has been highly controversial for tackling the differences between men and women, in the modern format of the "popular science book." [more...]

13 Apr 04   "when i have abused my freedom"

Bondage is a source of wonderful metaphors for D/s, and the captivity aspect of bondage is D/s turned into a physical barrier. Cages are probably the most commonly used captivity tool in BDSM, and in a recent thread on bondage.com, phylassia posted a little gem that I'd like to share: "i see being caged ... as a place for punishment, to be confined when i have abused my freedom." [more...]