[info_box]FETISHWEEK covers the best BDSM News and most interesting fetish links of the last week.  I am actively accepting news, press releases, personality profiles, and review items for both FETISHWEEK and The Fetish Show.  I am particularly interested in topics related to BDSM/kink/fetish, but also alternative art/photography/modeling, sex, burlesque, fashion, relationships, events and more.  I can get your story out to a much wider audience in a way that is positive and respectful.  Contact me now:   dirk@dirkhooper.com [/info_box]

Since my own reactions to news stories and the media’s take on BDSM are getting longer and longer I’ve decided to split the articles from the FETISHWEEK posts.  That will allow me to post these BDSM news and link updates more often, and also give my articles their own space, either here or on The Fetish Show site.

Have I missed an important story?  Post your comments in the section below or contact me at: dirk@dirkhooper.com

Dream hard,

–       Dirk Hooper
July 4^th, 2012

Fetish Fab Five: The Top Five Kinky Stories of the Week

1. Is Porn Darling Kink.com Ripping Off Its Webcam Girls? – San Francisco Arts – The Exhibitionist
2. BDSM & The Law: How to Find Answers, Part 2 | Madison Kink
3. Is There A “Sex Fetish Gene”? | YourTango
4. Thinking Kink: Debunking BDSM Myths | Bitch Media
5. 7 Tips For Safe And Happy BDSM Sex

Dirk Hooper Photography and The Fetish Show Updates

• My work is Featured on the new Photography Page on Ohh My…
• Article: Alternative Sexualities Conference 2012 (aka CARAS) by Jasmine St. John | The Fetish Show

FETISHWEEK Featured Site

Submissive Guide

Submissive Guide is a perennial favorite at FETISHWEEK and it’s because there’s a steady stream of exceptional content that lunaKM and her guest bloggers produce.  Razor-focused instruction and advice for submissives can be found here.  It’s a great resource and you should check it out.

News

• ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Sets Kindle Sales Record
• “50 Shades Of Grey” Is Making These Companies Rich – Business Insider
• Latex Couture Barbie Goes Charity | Lust, Love & Latex | Latex Fetish News for the Latex Community
• Bar Exam: Fetish Ball at Area 51 keeps it friendly, with whips confiscated at door
• US man cures erectile dysfunction by drinking wife’s breast milk – Hindustan Times

Articles

• 50 Books better than 50 Shades of Grey!
• Master Joel: Gentleman Master
• New online fetish dating sites are popping up on a daily basis
• Thinking Kink: The Female Dominant in Pop Culture | Bitch Media
• Switch: Between Dom & sub – A BDSM Interlude – Life on the Swingset
• From Beneath the Rose: Top frenzy, mid life crisis or both?
• My Growing Obsession with Whips
• Kink.com : Kinky Tours of The Armory in San Francisco  – YouTube

Instruction and Definition

• Handkerchief code – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Introducing Spanking to your partner – Spanking Tips | Kink Lovers

FemDom

• ImSL – Mistress Tokyo Live – the Blog of Mistress Tokyo, Sydney based Australian Dominatrix & Fetishist
• Interview with Dominatrix Mistress C, Femdom Warrior Goddess | PRLog
• Mistress Arella – Sessions In Utrecht ! | Adult Chatlines & FemDom News, Mistress Pictures
• Photo » London Mistress Jenna
• Photo: Julie Simone – Sessions In Portland ! | Adult Chatlines & FemDom News, Mistress Pictures
• Domina Nyx – Web Site Gets Updated ! | Adult Chatlines & FemDom News, Mistress Pictures

Entertainment and Erotica

• Our sexual fetishes are explored in a ‘comedic lecture’ by Penny Ashton
• His and Hers Punishment | Good Vibrations Blog
• Katy Perry News – See Her Sexiest On Stage Looks (PHOTOS) – Celebuzz
• Kitty Bang Bang’s Burlesque Hall of Fame Diary | 21st Century Burlesque Magazine

Art, Photography, Modeling and Fashion

• Phoenix Keating’s collection features pencil skirts and rope bondage!
• Dreamy Fashion Story Focuses on a Dominant/Submissive Relationship  | Feature Shoot
• Candice Swanepoel Turns Sexy Dominatrix for DT Spain
• Fantastic Rubber: inside this year’s Best German Brand — The Fetishistas — the free online magazine of the fetish world
• Chloé Sevigny Stars in Fashion Fetish Film, Dances Like a Champ – Video Interlude – Racked Nationa
• Miranda Kerr Goes S&M For Harper’s Bazaar Shoot | Miranda Kerr | News | MTV UK

Events and Classes

• Kinky Salon Amsterdam – Saturday, July 14th
• BOUND – The UK’s First Japanese Bondage Show, Play and Social Night

Alternative, Goth, Fetish and Bondage Models

• [Video] Gabriella II by Nathen Atia |
• Deep Down & Kinky • Here’s Portia Victoria in pink latex stockings……
• Tons of Photos: Fetish Freak Webcams – Connect With Your Fetish
• [Video] Selling Sex: Atsuko Kudo: Dressing for Pleasure | violet blue ® :: open source sex
• Photo: White Corset – PinupLifestyle
• Deep Down & Kinky • Here’s the gorgeous Poppy Thorn
• Photos: Ivy Le « Atomic Yeti
• Deep Down & Kinky • Paige Turnah in latex with gasmask and dildo
• Deep Down & Kinky • Another fantastic latex set from Marilyn Yusuf
• Latex and Foot Fetish Video: Austin White – Sanctum  – YouTube

[info_box]Dirk Hooper is a fine-art fetish photographer, host of The Fetish Show radio program, BDSM mentor, FETISHWEEK editor and personal brand czar.[/info_box]