Holly Randall (b. 1978) is an American erotic photographer, director, producer and podcaster.  Her photographs have appeared online in Twistys and Playboy and in the magazines Hustler, Club, High Society and Penthouse. Her books include Erotic Dream Girls, Kinky Nylons and Kinky Lingerie. …

The Saklava Funeral Posts are wooden sculptures carved by the Saklava people of Madagascar.  Displayed at the four corners of graves, they are often composed of a man and woman in sexual intercourse.  Other poses show men with erect penises…

“To His Mistress Going to Bed” (c. 1593) is an erotic poem by John Donne.  In the piece the poet encourages his lover to undress, asking her to remove her clothes, starting at the top and finishing at the bottom. …

Emmanuelle (1974) is an erotic French film about the wife of a diplomat stationed in Bangkok.  Bored, the wife is sexually active, and the other characters also engage in sexual activity.  While no penetration is shown, the film includes masturbation,…

Evelyn Claire (b. 1996) is an American cam girl, model, actor, gamer and painter.  She began her career as a cam girl and nude model.  Among her approximately 250 films are All Her Attention, Bad Roommate, Book Club, Eyes on…

A fired clay tablet depicts a naked man and a woman embracing on a bed.  It measures about two inches by four inches. Dating from the Old Babylonian period (c. 1800 BC), it rests now in the British Museum. A…

Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a British writer, soldier, diplomat and explorer.  He wrote articles and books on a wide variety of topics, including language, falconry, fencing, travel and ethnography.  Burton was famed as the first European to journey to…

Navred Reef, real name: Tom Van der Feer, (1932-1982) was a Dutch/American photographer and director.  He photographed nude models and produced 8mm film loops.  (Some of the loops featured a young Linda Lovelace).  Working closely with Zebedy Colt, he created…

Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism (1879) by Mark Twain is a short speech on masturbation.  Twain delivered the talk to the Stomach Club, an informal fellowship of American expatriate writers and painters in Paris.  Onanism contains fictional quotes…

Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84-54 BC) was a poet of the late Roman Republic.  Writing in Latin, using a blend of scholarly language and street slang, he composed poetry about himself and his friends.  His Carmina, based on a manuscript…