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political porn

…But the intellectual and philosophical criticism of the French monarchy during the French Revolution never compared in number with the pornographic novels and squibs. One of the most popular clandestine novels was Les Amours de Charlot et Toinette. It is … Continue reading

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pornography and politics

Pornography becomes quite explosive, and seemingly much more corrupting when it is applied to politics. Most people regard pornography as something to satisfy the prurient curiosity of the sex-starved or the deviant. However, pornography of a purely sexual nature, as … Continue reading

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heels: when height and padding ruled

…Did men’s high-heeled shoes and fine stockings turn a woman’s head? Were women smitten by the sight of a man’s well-turned ankle and slender leg? For whereas their own legs remained hidden by crinolines, men proudly displayed their calves and … Continue reading

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mesmer

What’s in a name? As it relates to people there can be some perfectly straight answers such as an occupation or taken from phenomena in the environment. Very exceptionally however, this process is reversed, when a particular person becomes so … Continue reading

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the horse has already vaulted

The unfettered experience. Its the zipper, stupid. But, does promiscuity necessarily involve forms of immorality? Is there a value in promiscuity if it is located in the pursuit of ideals? .Promiscuity in a Western context seems to have a negative … Continue reading

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father son rivalries: meet the fockers way back when

Tough love? A father-son rivalry that touched the most psychologically nerve. Oedipus in Berlin. The trouble with Frederick and his father came to a terrible climax in 1730 when the Prince was eighteen. Physically abused by his father and overwhelmingly … Continue reading

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