Anal eroticism

Gwyneth Paltrow’s guide to anal sex and more!

Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle blog Goop has released its second annual Sex Issue and it doesn’t disappoint.
The lengthy advice posts cover everything from anal sex, using sex toys and how to achieve a better orgasm. A question and answer session with author Paul Joannides – which focused on anal sex – has received the most attention.

Male sexual quirks among the Ottomans

In the days of the Ottoman Empire, pederasty-like relationships were common between pre-pubescent boys and bearded older men. Though today it seems homoerotic, the relationship had a deeper meaning according to the mystic Sufis and their search for God "Your airs have turned my head! Say, who has brought you up so impudent?