Once again, my link round-up (which I’ve now decided to call ‘Alert Me’) schedule is a bit out of whack. Sorry about that. But I have finally managed to filter through the Google nuggets I’ve received this week and pull out the ones I think are most amusing and interesting: SMS love, penis pumps, and the ‘Canadian Fifty Shades of Grey’. Enjoy.
Modern romance for Generation Text, showcased on HeTexted.com
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘ … we should probably be grateful that John Donne didn’t have BlackBerry Messenger back in 1600. Would our great romantic poets have troubled themselves with erotic odes of seduction if they had SMS or Twitter to hand? In Donne’s case I suspect probably he would, whereas, much as I revere him, I have a strong feeling that Robert Burns would have simply sent a photo of his penis instead … ’
So it seems that the finger (rather than the pen) is the sword of modern romance. This article by Ally Fogg of guardian.co.uk takes a humorous look at the culture of text messaging and its role in confusing those embarking (or not embarking, as the case me be) on fledgling relationships. Included, an excellent reference to Robbie Burns’ bawdy poem Nine Inch will Please a Lady and a discourse on the website HeTexted.com, whose aim is to ‘decode’ text messages sent to women by guys who may or may not be interested in them. Warning: difficult to stop yourself looking at the HeTexted.com text messages once you start!
Penis Pump Stolen By Knife-Wielding Bandit From Texas Adult Store, Zone d’ Erotica
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
It seems that everyone wants to steal sex toys these days (you may recall my Thievery, Bad Erotic Writing, and Hysteria post from a few weeks ago). This time, it’s a rather expensive penis pump that’s been nicked. Says Huffington Post:
‘It remains unclear who the man is or which pump he chose …’
Clearly, this dude is going to be judged on the quality of the product he made off with …
Big Books in Frankfurt: A French Novel, More Erotica and Nuclear Warheads Create Buzz
Source: www.publishersweekly.com
What is it with television producers and sauce? It seems that a new erotic novel has been making a waves at the Frankfurt Book Fair and it’s penned by, you guessed it, another T.V. exec – a lady writing under the pen name L.M. Adeline. The book, titled S.E.C.R.E.T., is due for release next year (2013) and, according to the publisher, is about a widow who discovers a secret society and sexual liberation. (Sounds like an alternative take on life in a girls’ boarding school, to me.) So will this become the new Fifty Shades of Grey? I have a friend at the Frankfurt Book Fair so will have to get the low-down upon her return …