Many activities enjoyed by BDSM practitioners result in some sort of superficial mark or bruise. While some people draw the line at the first sign of rosy skin, others take pleasure in the sight and feel of raw, broken or swollen skin. There are people who, for personal or professional reasons, must avoid lasting marks of any kind on their body, regardless or whether or not they actually mind them. In the adult industry, for example, a model cannot show up to a shoot with unsightly bruises from the previous day's scene. There are other people who are simply dissatisfied by play that doesn't result in lasting bodily mementos of some kind. We decided to ask a few people with passionate opionions on the issue of marking so that we could better understand this complicated byproduct of an intense BDSM exchange.

Comments (10) | Posted: May 14, 2009

Behind Kink presents another installment of our new series, Behind the Name, in which we investigate the symbolism and provenance of our favorite porn stars' stage names. Our study continues with the lovely and talented "Flower Tucci." Did she name herself after a specific kind of flower? How does one pronounce "Tucci" correctly? Is she Italian? Questions like these prompted our quest to seek out the origin and meaning behind the intriguing names of certain Kink.com models. Please join us as we attempt to unravel what's in a name....a porn star's name.

Comments (8) | Posted: May 12, 2009

Princess Donna, Director of PublicDisgrace.com and WiredPussy.com, left today for Europe, where she will be spending the next 6 weeks shooting content for Public Disgrace. Since we will miss her dearly while she's gone, we've asked her to send us regular video diary updates so that we can keep track of all the fun she and her crew are having. While they will never replace the real thing, these 'Princess Donna Diaries' will have to do until she returns. Bon Voyage!

Comments (16) | Posted: May 8, 2009

Veteran porn model and regular Kink.com Dom Mark Davis was an uncharacteristic no-show for a scheduled Armory shoot a few weeks back. Turns out he was involved in a bit of a scuffle — during which, it must be noted, this man of peace never threw a punch — and sustained a few nasty injuries. The whole sordid affair is recounted here by Mr. Davis for your education and elucidation. Can't we all just get along?

Comments (16) | Posted: May 7, 2009

"Here's the story, of a kinky porn site, that was filming lots of very naughty scenes. All of them were filled with ass play, kinky ass play, it was Lochai's wet dream..." After a big push to get his new ass-centric site approved, Hogtied.com director Lochai can't wait to share the good news with everybody — 'Everything Butt' is a go! To see how Lochai arrived at this point be sure to check out Behind Kink's chronicles of his ass-tastic voyage: Ass Play: Party of 4 and Enema Submission.

Comments (8) | Posted: May 5, 2009

In case you ever doubted the amount of thought that goes into the design and construction of each element on TheUpperFloor.com, here is some evidence to the contrary. Everything from the sets to the costumes to the rules of the house are well-researched and carefully implemented. Even a simple leather collar made for Cherry Torn, the first official house slave to be initiated, has a story. Tune in to the LIVE Audition, happening today (May 2, 1-5pm PDT) on TheTrainingofO.com to not only see Cherry Torn officially accept her handmade collar and cuffs, but to also watch James Mogul and Peter Acworth audition 6 potential slave candidates petitioning to serve on The Upper Floor.

Comments (2) | Posted: May 2, 2009

Behind Kink proudly presents a new series, "Behind the Name," in which we investigate the symbolism and provenance of our favorite pornstars' stage names. Our study begins with the lovely and talented "Ariel X." Did she name herself after "The Little Mermaid?" Is the "X" short for something? Does it stand for "10?" Or "X-rated?" Questions like these prompted our quest to seek out the origin and meaning behind the intriguing names of certain Kink.com models. Please join us as we attempt to unravel what's in a name....a pornstar's name.

Comments (7) | Posted: May 1, 2009