And you thought the Germans weren’t sexy
A pair of young lovers in Essen, Germany so annoyed neighbours with their loud lovemaking that they called the police. Officers interrupted the couple just after midnight to ask them to close the windows and keep the noise down. Sounds like a bad case of envy to me.

No sex please, we’re playing Scrabble
A survey by the UK’s HeadlightVision found that sexual imagery in advertising leaves young British consumers cold. The research found that young people are so continually bombarded by sexual imagery in advertising that it no longer has any effect on their spending patterns and that the imagery of games, cartoons and toys has an increasingly strong impact on young people. You’d wonder who commissioned that survey!

Paris Hilton in home video shocker (yawn)
Some people just don’t learn from their mistakes! After the fiasco of having private sex tapes hit the Internet not so long ago, Paris Hilton is preparing herself for yet another round of lurid tabloid glory. Thieves broke into the heiress’ LA home in early August and removed photos and video clips of Paris with a former lover, ex-Backstreet Boys singer, Nick Carter. Still, you’d have to admire her enthusiasm.

Stimulation for Ears and Eyes

Books
Get your creative juices flowing with Photography for Perverts. Fetish photographer Charles Gatewood shows you how to create your own fetish shots with information on technique, lighting, setting the scene and finding models. The book also deals with the ethical and legal issues of fetish photography, but bear in mind that this is an American publication, so you’ll need to double-check Irish law before getting snap-happy with hired models. Photography for Perverts can be ordered from Eason’s on www.buy4now.ie and retails for just under €30.

Web
Ah Ireland, the green and misty land of sheep, Guinness and James Joyce. Hmmm…maybe not. Check out Alternative Ireland for pictures of real couple getting down and dirty in our fair nation’s cities. But if this kind of smut is not your thing, the site also features pay-per-view adult videos, singles contacts, chat and more. See www.alternative-ireland.com.

Sexy Sofas
Loving Angles have come up with a great idea to help couples achieve incredible sex positions with the minimum of fuss. Loving Angles are 5 ergonomically designed furniture cushions that can be arranged in variety of ways to improve comfort and support for different sexual positions. The really clever part is that the set can also be built to look just like a regular sofa and has removable, machine-washable covers. Loving Angles has had rave reviews from Cosmopolitan, The Guardian and the Erotic Awards. See www.loving-angles.com for details.

Music
Bic Runga’s Beautiful Collision is this fortnight’s CD of choice. Bic has an incredible voice and the music is romantic in a beautiful but intelligent way.

Sexton’s Miscellany

All time great sex scenes
In June this year, Premiere movie magazine and Playboy TV released lists of their top movie sex scenes. Premier’s list favours arty, suggestive scenes, while Playboy tends to go for naked flesh. Odd that. Anyway, here is the top three of each – and my own favourites. Video club cards at the ready, everyone.

* Premiere
Blow-Up
Some Like it Hot
... And God Created Woman

* Playboy
Monster’s Ball
Don’t Look Now
The Postman Always Rings Twice

* Anne’s Choice
The Lover (Great film, beautiful realistic sex)
Damage (Desperate, animal and somewhat violent)
Secretary (Languid, sensual and just a
little strange)

This ISSUE’s Top Sex Tip:
The Coital Alignment Technique
The coital alignment technique (CAT) is a revised missionary position that was devised by an American psychotherapist, Edward Eichel. The CAT uses rocking instead of thrusting during penetration for added pressure on the clitoris, adding considerably to the woman’s pleasure. Here’s how you do it:
The man positions himself on top with his pelvis further up his partner’s body. The head of the penis should penetrate the vagina, but the shaft should be outside, pressing against his partner’s pubic bone. He rests his full weight on his partner. This should make him slide towards her shoulders.
The woman wraps her legs around the man’s and rests her ankles on his calves. Then she pushes up and forward forcing her partner’s pelvis backward. The man should allow his pelvis to move back but continue to press against his partner’s pelvis.
Rock back and forwards to repeat this movement in order to create and upward and downward stroke. During this upward stroke, the penis enters the vagina and during the downward stroke the shaft exits again. Keep up this motion in a slow and steady pace.
Simple and effective.