Hot Crossed Buns — A Beginner's Guide To Spanking Is Almost Here
Posted by: "bumrapproductions" bumrapproductions@yahoo.com bumrapproductions
Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:51 am (PST)

Hi all,

I just wanted to take a minute to post and let you know it's getting
REALLY close to the launch date of my much-anticipated new book, Hot
Crossed Buns — A Beginner's Guide to Spanking, which will be
released in E-book form on

Monday, February 1st.

And for a limited time
only, I will be offering it as a FREE download on my

Bum Rap Productions website. If you'd like to make sure
you have the opportunity to take advantage of this special offer, please email me at mailing-list@bumrapprods.com, and I'll let you know as soon as Hot Crossed Buns is available to be downloaded.

Yours,
Tasha

P.S. Yes! The book is really going to be FREE — I'm not trying
to sell you anything. I'm making this offer as a thank you to the
spanking community, which I love, and am proud to be a part of.

P.P.S. If you have any questions, feel free to post them to my new
online blog, Tasha Lee's Kinky Corner

http://kinkycorner.wordpress.com

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FF 15-Year Anniversary Fetish Weekend Update: Tickets, Venues & Hote

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Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:15 pm (PST)

The Modern Vampire - A Snapshot of Infatuation
by DJ CY-FI

Traditional vampire lore was created from pieces of ancient mythologies along with folk tales during the 18th and 19th centuries. The common modern belief is that vampires are once-deceased beings, also termed undead. Stories of shrouded deceased loved ones returning to visit their families began to emerge and in later years superstition gave way to hysteria throughout Europe, resulting in the staking of corpses and accusations of vampirism directed at average citizens.

The Vampyre, written by John Pollidori and published in 1819, was considered the first publication to romanticize the vampire, paving the way for Dracula and the modern mythos and imagery of the genre.

Romantic novels, Early Modern and Victorian fashions, along with frightening and macabre folklore: these are the ingredients of modern vampire fashion and fiction. Black clothing is often accented with white or stark reds and purples; capes, canes, hats, and eye wear which would have been in fashion during the late 1800's and early 1900's, all of these and similar articles of clothing worn in any combination and often including colored contact lenses and dental caps resembling a vampire's fangs are often the ingredients of the vampire look.

For an even more sensual approach we may revisit the early 1900's when the term 'vamp' was introduced. This was primarily used in conjunction with the Femme Fatale disambiguation. Often these 'Femme Fatales' were women in film who were the opposites of the more wholesome actresses of the times and whom were often viewed as villainous. The terms vamp and Femme Fatale also describe the looks used by many cabaret performers, it is primarily based on the portrayal of feminism through wiles, charm, and beauty with hints of danger and unpredictability. Skin tight leather, lengerie, corsets, and cat suits are often worn along with other types of clothing that show off the woman's body such as fishnets and see-through garments made from lace or mesh.

All of these fashion styles are interchangeable with the Gothic subculture. This is masterfully explored in the South Park episode "The Ungroundable" in which the school's Goths are distraught over the sudden population growth of "vampire kids" who are simply following a trend. It will be interesting to see how closely this foreshadows reality as more and more vampire television shows, books, and films are created. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, and The Vampire's Assistant are just a handful of vampire themed television shows and films that portray these beings as teenagers who instead of wearing all black or Victorian outfits, more closely resemble average schmucks who spend their time after school shopping for attire in The Gap or Aeropostale. Perhaps the coming Tim Burton and Johnny Depp collaboration reviving Dark Shadows, or the rumored film version of The Vampire Lestat will help the vampire purists to keep the scales from tipping over into the horrific vision of the future with vampires becoming nothing more than middle class kids that sparkle.

Another category of vampire fashion is based upon the earliest folklore and the continuing mythology of the vampire as an undead being. This is portrayed by the use of torn and loose fitting clothing which is in a way a sort of graveyard approach paralleling 1970's to present day punk fashion.