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Erotic Kama statues at the Khajuraho Temple, India

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Erotica is art, literature or photography that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider them to be separate. Erotic art may use any artistic form to depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, drama, film or music. Erotic literature and erotic photography have become genres in their own right. Erotica also exists in a number of subgenres including gay, lesbian, women's, monster, tentacle and bondage erotica.

Curiosa are curiosities or rarities, especially unusual or erotic books. In the antiquarian book trade, pornographic works are often listed under "curiosa", "erotica" or "facetiae". (Full article...)

Pornography (colloquially called porn, porno, and XXX, pronounced "triple X") is sexually suggestive material, such as a picture, video, text, or audio, intended for sexual arousal. Made for consumption by adults, pornographic depictions have evolved from cave paintings, some forty millennia ago, to modern-day virtual reality presentations. A general distinction of adults-only sexual content is made, classifying it as pornography or erotica.

The oldest artifacts considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old. Human enchantment with sexual imagery representations has been a constant throughout history. However, the reception of such imagery varied according to the historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit text Kama Sutra (3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English text Fanny Hill (1748), considered "the first original English prose pornography," has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film by Thomas Edison that depicted a kiss was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas Eugène Pirou's 1896 film Bedtime for the Bride was received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became lenient in the Western world where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969, Blue Movie by Andy Warhol became the first film to depict unsimulated sex that received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the "Golden Age of Porn" (1969–1984). The introduction of home video and the World Wide Web in the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordable smartphones made pornography more mainstream. (Full article...)

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Mansfield in 1957

Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and her personal life.

Mansfield played the fictional actress Rita Marlowe in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? on Broadway in 1955–1956, obtaining a Theatre World Award for the portrayal, and reprised the role in the 1957 film adaptation. Her other film roles include the musical comedy The Girl Can't Help It (1956), the drama The Wayward Bus (1957), the neo-noir Too Hot to Handle (1960), and the sex comedy Promises! Promises! (1963). In Promises! Promises!, Mansfield became the first American actress to perform a nude scene in a starring film role. Her performance in The Girl Can't Help It won a Golden Globe Award for New Star.

Mansfield's professional name came from her first husband, public relations professional Paul Mansfield. She married three times and had five children. On June 29, 1967, she died in a traffic collision at age 34. (Full article...)

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Lolita is a 1955 novel written by the Russian and American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The protagonist and narrator is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He details his obsession with and victimization of a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he describes as a "nymphet". Humbert becomes sexually obsessed with Dolores after becoming her stepfather, and romanticizes his obsession. Privately, he calls her "Lolita", the Spanish diminutive for Dolores. The novel was written in English, but fear of censorship in the U.S. (where Nabokov lived) and Britain led to it being first published in Paris, France, in 1955 by Olympia Press.

The book has received critical acclaim in spite of the controversy it caused with the public. It has been included in many lists of best books, such as Time's List of the 100 Best Novels, Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, Bokklubben World Library, Modern Library's 100 Best Novels, and The Big Read. The novel has been twice adapted into film: first in 1962 by Stanley Kubrick, and later in 1997 by Adrian Lyne. It has also been adapted several times for the stage. (Full article...)

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Image 1Joey Silvera, Peter North, andJohn Leslie at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 2Evil Angel performers
Image 3Example of Erotic photography
Image 4Yaoi (/ˈjaʊi/; Japanese: やおい, Japanese: [ja.o.i]), primarily known as boys' love (BL) (ボーイズラブ bōizu rabu) in Japan, is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically marketed for a female audience and usually created by female authors.
Image 5Figure 12 in Zillmann, Dolf: "Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography", included in the Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Pornography and Public Health, United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, August 4, 1986
Image 6Carmen Luvana, Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 7"Shiro Post", box for disposing of violent or sexual literature, Japan
Image 8Randy Spears
Image 9SuicideGirls model "Tiffini"
Image 10Lord Longford, British politician and Anti-pornography campaigner
Image 11Stormy Daniels attending the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 8, 2010.
Image 12Tila Tequila
Image 13Cindy Margolis
Image 14Pornographic film set. Pictured from left to right: Cali Chase, Mikey Butders, and a photographer identified as "Nicole."
Image 15Karenjit Kaur Vohra known by her stage nameSunny Leone, is a Canadian-born Indian-American actress and model, currently active in Indian film industry. She is a former pornstar. In 2016 she was chosen as one of 100 Women (BBC).
Image 16Avedon Carol, United States Feminist; anti-Censorship and Civil liberties campaigner; and a researcher in the field of Sex crime, residing in England
Image 17Lisa Ann
Image 18Jessie Andrews
Image 19American pornographic actor Ron Jeremy. One of top Porn Stars of All Time.
Image 20Sasha Grey attending the AVN Awards Show at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010
Image 21Dean Flynn and Chi Chi LaRue
Image 22Louise Glover
Image 23The COLT Studio Group, San Francisco
Image 24Katsuni - French pornographic actress.
Image 25James Deen
Image 26Rocco Siffredi
Image 27Karen McDougal
Image 28Raylene
Image 29Pornographic actress and cosplayer Tanya Tate as She-Ra
Image 30Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair
Image 31Playmate of the Year and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Pamela Anderson, signing DVDs at the USS Halsey
Image 32Savanna Samson
Image 33Rebeca Linares at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2009
Image 34Joanna Jet - transsexual pornographic actress and director
Image 35Swedish/Tanzanian Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist
Image 36Xaviera Hollander, author and former Sex worker
Image 37Playmate of the_Year Corinna Harney
Image 38A Fluffer hands gay porn performers Jake Starr (seated) and Erik Grant (lying) items needed for a scene in the 2008 Lucas Entertainment production Pounding the Pavement.
Image 39Shy Love at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2012
Image 40Hentai Manga, Japan
Image 41Nude photography is the creation of any photograph which contains an image of a nude or semi-nude person, or an image suggestive of nudity. Nude photography is undertaken for a variety of purposes, including educational uses, commercial applications and artistic creations. The exhibition or publication of nude photographs may be controversial, more so in some cultures or countries than in others, and especially if the subject is a minor.
Image 42Transsexual pornographic actress Erica Andrews
Image 43Francois Sagat, Folsom Street Fair
Image 44Lupe Fuentes
Image 45Erotic actress and public health advocate Sharon Mitchell.
Image 46Bruna Ferraz
Image 47British pornographic actor, director and producer Keiran Lee attending the XBIZ Award ceremony in 2016.
Image 48Bondage pornography, showing classic "wrist to ankle" rope hogtie. Other bondage methods depicted are breast bondage, elbow bondage, head to ankle tie, knees tied, and a crotch rope. Model is also wearing a muzzle gag.
Image 49Audrey Hollander - American porn star
Image 50Playboy Playmate Alison Waite

Slideshow of selected historical images

Image 1Artwork by Eusebi Planas i Franquesa
Image 2Silenus and maenad. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 480 BC. From Vulci, ancient Greece
Image 3Sketch by Gustav Klimt
Image 4Unidentified nude, 1920s
Image 5Sainte-Thérèse, Félicien Rops
Image 6Courtesan and putative spy Mata Hari
Image 7Drawing by Anton Peschka, 1925
Image 8Erotic art from China, for The Carnal Prayer Mat
Image 9Artwork by Heinrich Lossow
Image 10Peep show at carnival
Image 11Artwork by Otto Schoff
Image 1215-year old girl from Vienna. Photo from the book Der Körper des Kindes und seine Pflege by Carl Heinrich Stratz (1909)
Image 13Photograph from Scamp, men's magazine, 1962
Image 14Photograph by Wilhelm von Gloeden
Image 15Marilyn Monroe
Image 16Artwork by Achille Devéria, 1840
Image 17“Cleo”, Kenneth Mclnnis (1915)
Image 18Storyville, New Orleans, portrait by E. J. Bellocq, circa 1912
Image 19Indian Princess, by Richard Borrmeister [de] (1888?)
Image 20Prehistoric art
Image 21Shunga, Japan
Image 22Artwork by Gerda Wegener
Image 23Silver gelatin print by Charles Gilhousen (1915)
Image 24Vertumnus and Pomona by François Boucher (1740)
Image 25Photograph by Félix-Jacques Moulin, between 1851 and 1855
Image 26Illustration for Théophile Gautier's poem Musée Secret
Image 27Lasse Braun and Brigitte Maier, 1976
Image 28Phryne before the Areopagus, Jean-Léon Gérôme. (1861) Phryne, a famous hetaera (courtesan) of Ancient Greece, being disrobed before the Areopagus. Phryne was on trial for profaning the Eleusinian Mysteries, and is said to have been disrobed by Hypereides, who was defending her, when it appeared the verdict would be unfavourable. The sight of her nude body apparently so moved the judges that they acquitted her. Some authorities claim that this story is a later invention.
Image 29Sleep, by Gustave Courbet, 1866
Image 30Marayat Andriane (1967)
Image 31Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4) From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 32Two nudes standing. ca.1850. Daguerreotype. 14.6 × 14.11 cm (5.7 × 5.6 in). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Image 33Erotic art, 18th century India
Image 34Artwork by Martin van Maële
Image 35Deadly Weapons 1974 sexploitation movie poster featuring Chesty Morgan
Image 361860s early photograph
Image 37Classical Greek Bas Relief showing "Cowgirl" position
Image 38The Garden of Aphrodite, Franz von Bayros
Image 39Virginia Biddle, 1927, by Alfred Cheney Johnston
Image 40Kama Sutra Position.
Image 41étude pour Le Manteau légendaire (English: Study For Le Manteau Legendaire), Léon Comerre
Image 42Teaserama 1955 movie poster, featuring Tempest Storm and Betty Page
Image 43The great epidemic of pornography. 19th-century French illustration
Image 44Erotic art, India, 18th century
Image 45Striporama 1953 movie poster featuring Lili St. Cyr
Image 46Folke Sundquist (l) and Ulla Jacobsson (r) in Hon dansade en sommar (1951)
Image 47Artwork by Egon Schiele
Image 48Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 49Artwork for Lysistrata by Aubrey Beardsley
Image 50Photograph by Charles Gilhousen

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... that women were 33 percent more likely than men to search for clown pornography on Pornhub in 2016?
... that My Little Pony porn has been studied by scholars?
... that while filming a music video for her debut album at a motel, Underscores had the police called on her by the motel staff because they thought she was shooting a pornographic film?
... that a Japanese porn actor opened a restaurant that served poo-flavored curry?
... that a Hong Kong porn actress once invited her cyberbullies to talk?

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