In the past, we here at Thrillist have told you about some cool hidden stuff around Chicago — speakeasies, supper clubs, that secret Potbelly menu that made sandwich lovers love us and sandwich makers not love us. What if we told you that Chicago is also home to, not one, but two exclusive sex dungeons? […]

BDSM has gained mainstream attention lately, thanks in part to “Fifty Shades of Grey,” a book with an S&M relationship at its center. Maureen Dowd even devoted her latest column to the book and the criticism it’s garnered from actual practitioners of BDSM (which stands for bondage and domination, dominance and submission, and sadism and […]

I brought banana bread to my first kink party. It’s a Thursday night in Yellowknife, and I’ve trudged across a frozen lake to get to the houseboat hosting the party. Rylund Johnson opens the door when I climb aboard in a red flannel onesie, peering through thick rimmed glasses perched above a bushy beard. He […]

River North could be getting a little more kinky, as a BDSM club is hoping to move into a space at 356 W Superior St. A post circulated on Reddit Tuesday of a special use permit application filed by Galleria Domain 2 that seeks to “establish a private social club for adults who share an […]

Would you let somebody you were in a relationship with tie you up? If you said yes, you’re not nearly as unusual as you might think. It turns out that Americans are actually far more into BDSM than the rest of the world seems to be. According to a 2005 survey by Durex, 36 percent […]