Good Vibrations Magazine

Those lovable goofballs over at Pulp Secret comic podcast reviewed Small Favors: Girly Porno Comic Collection by Colleen Coover (also the author and artist of the cleverly titled Small Favors 2). Of course, they loved it, because it is awesome. Small Favors is the second book reviewed in the episode below (about three minutes in):

Comics [...]

Somewhat relevent to the GV Blog… mostly because a lot of us are queer and a good deal of us like Sci-Fi… and who doesn’t like queer-themed lit? Well, here it goes (please spread the word):
Call for Submissions: Collective Fallout
http://collectivefalloutmag.blogspot.com
Collective Fallout is a literary magazine dedicated to queer-themed sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and mystery fiction [...]

Some of you may be wondering “What happened to the online Video Rental site that Good Vibes used to have?” Well, it’s gone the way of the VHS dinosaurs. You can still rent flicks from our Good Vibrations stores (I know Valencia does it… someone please correct me if the other stores do not?) however [...]

Trans visibility is rising. Just recently I was sent two different messages from very different people deeply connected in trans activism. They’re looking for submissions from people who want to include their stories. One is a playwrite, the other, editing a book. Please pass this info along to anyone you think may be interested. And [...]

As a ROYAL fan (I think I am beyond fan) of queer-owned and operated porn company Pink & White Productions, I’m very excited about the next DVD release from some of the episodes from season two of their one-of-a-kind queer (dyke/trans) website, CrashPadSeries.com.
For folks who like their lesbian sex real, and their queers really diverse, [...]

AVN gives Kudos to Sex Educators
This great article came out in AVN recently and I wanted to make sure our readers also got a chance to read it. Written by Jamye Waxman it gives a brief history of sex educators in our industry. It’s refreshing not only to see these people acknowledged but to see [...]

One of my reps just told me about this lawsuit and it serves as a reminder that the right to access pleasure products, book and DVDs is not actually a right… it is something that is constantly under attack and people in our industry and beyond are constantly having to fight for… read on.
Here’s the [...]

In the few weeks or so we should have our copies of Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships written by sexpert Tristan Taormino. The reviews are in and this book is landmark. Not only is Tristan’s writing accessible and relevant to people considering exploring polyamory but it’s also great for folks [...]

This weekend was one of the best weekends ever because living in SF rocks my socks. Not only was it bEAUtiful weather, but I was able to (finally) catch the Wet Spots (who sang “Do You Take it In the Ass?” which I posted about earlier this year) live at Mission Control in an intimate [...]

So… I got a fabulous customer on the phone the other day asking for advice on learning to talk dirty to her partner in bed.  She had asked if there were any video’s on the subject or any films that might give her ideas of what to say.  There is one video I can think of on [...]

So, I think most people here at Good Vibes know how much I love porn.  I mean I really love it.  I profess my love daily by enthusiastically reccomending title after title to customers and coworkers.  And I think my love for porn might actually be contagious because I’ve had the quietest customers start dishing to [...]

This isn’t going to be the one hundred millionth review of a comic collection to say that “comics aren’t kid stuff anymore” or some such nonsense. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade you know that comics (or “sequential art” if you’re a graduate student or a New York Times reporter) [...]

If you’re in San Francisco, be sure to catch Power & Passion now playing at the Roxie.
Directed by Wendy Slick and Emiko Omori, this film (some of which takes place at GV and using our vibes!) recounts the controversies about female orgasm, lots of history about societal attitudes about female pleasure, and how the medically [...]

The GayVN (much like parent AVN) recognizes outstanding titles in the Gay genre of Adult Films. Though this still means that Lesbian (read ‘Dyke’ not ‘girl/girl’ for the male gaze) and Trans (read FTM) films and studios continue to be underground, the event at least sheds some spotlight to the gay male pornographers, most of [...]

Reading is really sexy. I know so many of you out there agree… And you have been so disappointed by how the book sections in our stores have been lacking and I’m so sorry you’ve been waiting so long. I hear your disappointment loud and clear, which is why I am so [...]

Cleis Press is announcing one of the funnest contests I’ve seen in a very long time.

Who says word games can’t be sexy? The alluring covers of the Erotic Alphabet series cry out for special arrangement on the bookshelf. Show us what you can do! Use the covers of the Erotic Alphabet books to spell words [...]

Ask any of my coworkers what my favorite two topics of discussion are and they’re tell you:
Porn and Female Ejaculation.
While I’d love to spend this post ranting and raving about my favorite films and directors and stars, it’ll have to wait until another time, because today we’re gonna talk about Squirting.
There are a lot of [...]

Okay folks… I hope I don’t offend anyone but I have to vent about my biggest pet peeve in this job:
 When customers ask for gimmicky “aphrodisiacs” (not the right word, I know, but can’t think of a better one)…
We’re talking mood creams, orgasm pills, anti-ejaculation spray, anal desensitizers, etc.  It drives me berserk when people [...]

The 2007 AVN Awards have announced their honors, hosted by one of GV’s favorite stars and producer of Teravision, Tera Patrick. I’m dying to hear bloggers Misty or Judah Maccabee’s account on how it all went down. The two were there for the convention, and I hear there was some schmoozing with some of my [...]

One of the best parts about working at Good Vibrations is the ability to take home pornos so we all can get a good look at the videos we carry.
I just borrowed FUCK (Wicked Pictures, Directed by Brad Armstrong) and it was truly everything it said it would be.
I loved the production value of this [...]

Nominees for the AVN awards have been announced, and the ceremony is rapidly approaching. You may see a lot of titles at the awards that you wont find on our shelfs. We probably only carry about 30% of what makes it to the AVN. (That’s not a real number, just my own rough estimate.)
You might [...]

What makes a good Sex Toy gift?
Naturally, it depends who the person is, and their relationship to you. I have friends who have given their fathers vibrating cock rings and anal prostate massagers. If I had that kind of close relationship with my own dad, sure… however in my family, there is that line.
Some gifts [...]

The author of Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma is making an appearance tonight, December 5th, at 7:30pm at Modern Times Bookstore on Valencia in San Fransisco.
An encouraging, sex-positive guide for women survivors of sexual assault — heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, coupled, [...]

The Porn Project (issues sold at a couple of great stores in Austin and NYC) wants wet and wild erotica authors for their next issue. The next deadline is December 5th. That gives you about a week to get it on. Here’s what they say on their MySpace page (myspace.com/thepornproject), and do they have some [...]

Of recent I have found myself watching much more television than usual and among the mixture of quality and crap that’s been seeping into my brain has been a series of celebrity dating shows. Oh Flava Flav, Bret Michaels, New York, you all pull me into your love-lacking lives so effortlessly. But when [...]