February 20th, 2012 | By amity

Playpen Quickies: President’s Day Holiday Edition

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Katie St. Ives via Driven By Boredom

News having nothing to do with President’s Day: Katie St. Ives is really, really hot. Also, related: Igor has the best job.

The Well Versed rounds out its Sex Week interviews with a two-part interview with the legendary Belladonna.

Some solid advice for models, adult or otherwise, just starting out.

Science, algorithms and dating: a match made in heaven?

The best sex of my life: one queer woman’s mind-blowing experience with hiring a sex worker and asking for what she wanted.

San Francisco sex educator Jamye Waxman was profiled on Forbes!

Kayden Kross went head to head with crazy people on the mandatory-condoms issue on TV.

Worth it for the headline: porn-swapping cops probed. Heh.

Dylan Ryan & Wolf Hudson

Violet Blue has a gallery of images from Tristan Taormino’s newest film, Expert’s Guide to Pegging.

What you probably suspected but didn’t know: who screens Facebook’s flagged content.

Mashable investigates Pinterest’s haphazard approach to nudity and X-rated content.

More information about Gawker Media’s sale of Fleshbot to its long-time editor.

Speaking of Fleshbot, Salon has a quick profile of Lux Alptraum, Fleshbot’s new CEO. For your sanity, it’s probably best to avoid the comments (or enter the fray).

Especially relevant right now: Porn, Death and the Internet in Iraq.

The most respectful analysis of Whitney Houston being gay, maybe.

Attention sexy history buffs: there’s a sizzling new book about bisexual painter Tamara de Lempika and her most famous nude model.

Hey-o, the state of Virginia wants in your vagina. Forcifully. Regardless of whether or not that’s actually rape. Bonus awesome points to Jezebel commenters for their Mystery Hole gameshow proposal.

Dry, but intriguing: is the fetishisation of women’s feet a reaction to STI epidemics?

The New York Times profiles the Armory, Kink.com’s legendary building in the Mission.

Helpful information: io9 shares a list of Sex Webcomics!

Sex Worker Activists, Allies and You (SWAAY) members protest Google’s recent decision to donate huge sums of money to faith-based anti-trafficking groups & reflect on upcoming challenges.

That Porno I Made (and watched with my mom): an awkward story to rival Ian McCandor’s Valentine’s Day ritual.

And not-quite-in-time-for-Valentine’s-Day: the Bold Italic has a list of what Love Is(n’t) to folks in the Bay Area. Related: the Bold Italic on the Lusty Lady.

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  • Jennifer

    I could not be in a porno and then watch it with my mom!  Wow.