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? Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Whenever we think about Chastity Belt, we think it belongs to the Middle Ages. It’s indeed true! To dig deep into history, we can trace Chastity Belts were used back in the 1100s by the Crusaders to lock their female partners whenever the men were away fighting the Pope’s war. Then straight to the 16th Continue Reading
Latex is a milky, sticky white fluid that oozes & flows from certain trees when they are cut into. It’s the source of natural rubber. Though latex can be found in over 200 different species, the commercial rubber industry sources their latex from the Pará rubber tree (Heveabrasiliensis) of the Amazonian forest. Due to its Continue Reading
