Email Author Rachel Kramer Bussel

2006 Stories by Rachel Kramer Bussel

• The Twat Thickens

  published December 26, 2006

  It's a Saturday night in East Harlem, and I'm huddled around a display of sex toys with six other women at my friend Courtney's apartment for a... More >>

• Kinky Knitknacks

  published December 12, 2006

  Thinking about knitting reminds me of when I was a kid learning how to hold and thread needles on the porch of my grandmother's beach house. It's... More >>

• Grub Love

  published December 5, 2006

  For Anna Lappé, food activism is her birthright: her father, Marc Lappé, was a medical ethicist and toxicologist, while her mother,... More >>

• Sexy Holiday Gift Guide: Part 1

  published November 28, 2006

  There are so many sexy gifts available this Christmas that I'm sharing guide duties with Tristan Taormino (whose latest porn flick,... More >>

• Spanker's Delight

  published November 14, 2006

  I don't remember the first time I got spanked (though it was definitely well into adulthood), but for the past few years I've craved it often.... More >>

• The Virgin Non-Suicides

  published October 31, 2006

  "I'm proud to be a virgin," my friend "Nancy" tells me while we're huddled in a corner booth at an East Village restaurant, our knees touching as... More >>

• Life of the Party

  published October 24, 2006

  Amy Sedaris, best known for playing hooker-turned- high-school-student Jerri Blank on Strangers With Candy, offers up her sweeter side with... More >>

• Like a Virgin

  published October 17, 2006

  Recently, two friends of mine opened up to me about their virginity. "Roger," a writer, confessed that at 31 he's still waiting for the perfect... More >>

• Desirable Damsels in Distress

  published October 3, 2006

  I wasn't sure what to expect from my first visit to a damsel-in-distress video shoot. Aside from the light and video camera, the only clue as to... More >>

• Boys' Toys

  published September 19, 2006

  The words sex toy usually bring to mind women using vibrators like the beloved Hitachi Magic Wand, or gay males wearing nipple clamps. But when a... More >>

• Coochie on Lock

  published September 5, 2006

  I recently asked my best friend who she was dating. I hadn't seen her in a while and I imagined that she was spending her free time in between... More >>

• Keeping Married Sex Hot

  published August 22, 2006

  On my way to meet psychotherapist Esther Perel, I pass a sign for the new Brad Garrett sitcom 'Til Death with the tagline, "Marriage . . .... More >>

• The Unexpected Orgy

  published August 8, 2006

  "Can you find a phone book to put under her? We need more boobs," instructed first-time director Audacia Ray on the set of her porn flick The... More >>

• Hope Blogs

  published July 25, 2006

  Writer Stephanie Klein specializes in sentences like "Metrosexuals and their Eurosexual cousins can’t kiss worth their weight in manscaping... More >>

• Panty Play for Men and Women

  published July 25, 2006

  I own more underwear than any other clothing item. When I go shopping, I often carry home bags bulging with panties. Most are plain cotton, but I... More >>

• Fucking and Feminism

  published July 11, 2006

  Ladies, be warned: Your pussies are causing the downfall of society. If we keep posing for nude photos, sucking cock (and enjoying it), and... More >>

• Model Behavior

  published July 4, 2006

  Didn't get into Pratt? Work on Wall Street but secretly long for a gallery show? Local illustrator Molly Crabapple wants you! Using burlesque... More >>

• Suburban Smutmongers' Audio Porn

  published June 27, 2006

  Toe sucking. Tightly laced corsets. Sex on a motorcycle. Double penetration at a sex club. None of these things are what I anticipated when I met... More >>

• Gay Until Penetration

  published June 13, 2006

  You've met him before, probably many times—a guy you're sure is gay, right down to the upturned pinky, penchant for pastels, Chelsea abode,... More >>

• Love Actually

  published June 6, 2006

  For Ken Tanabe, a 28 year old designer of Belgian-Japanese descent, June 12 is sacred. That's the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling... More >>

• Down With the Count

  published May 30, 2006

  I've probably slept with more people than you have, if you judge by the most recent statistics. The 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey, which questioned... More >>

• USC's Topless Professor

  published May 16, 2006

  Like countless women with digital cameras and a bit of moxie, Dr. Diana York Blaine has three topless... More >>

• MILFs Gone Wild

  published May 2, 2006

  This Mother's Day, some alternative greeting-card company should challenge Hallmark with a missive stating, "I'm lucky to be married to a MILF."... More >>

• Long Live Blowjob Nation

  published April 18, 2006

  I have a confession to make: I love sucking cock. Maybe that's not such a revelation, considering the other things I've shared in this column, but... More >>

• Sex, Drunk vs. Sober

  published April 4, 2006

  Drinking puts me in one of two states: horny or depressed. Usually it's the former, because I'm mostly a happy, social drinker. In fact, some of... More >>