Activities and Practices

Globophilia - Promotes education about sexual interests related to seeing, handling, or popping latex balloons. Also offers information on different types of globophiles and the history of this practice.

The Offspring of Aeolus - On the Incest Taboo - The cultural and psychodynamic context of incest.

The Tickling Media Forum - Tickling community forum and chat room, tickling related stories, multimedia, and personals. Offers The Golden Feather Award in a variety of subject areas.

NPR Talk of the Nation: "Friends with Benefits" - Ever heard of a 'friend with benefits?' And when teenagers say they 'hooked up' -- does it mean they met a friend at a club, 'fooled around,' or actually had sex? NPR's Neal Conan and guests discuss trends in dating and courtship. [32:49 streaming audio broadcast] (June 10, 2004)

Journal of Mundane Behavior: In the Raw - Ruth Barcan provides an exploration of the growing taste for amateur or "reality" pornography, situating it within the larger context of the rise of reality genres more generally. (February, 2002)