julia collings
journalist
"dark culture wrapped in pink candy"




Words that bite
    What happens when a young Hastings DJ, in London for the first time, ends up sharing a suave gothic flat with a fresh out of college conceptual artist? Such were the auspicious beginnings of what is now the world's best known fetish club, Torture Garden.
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      The reason that Club RUB is such a wonderful haven for fetish fashion, is that it's not a place for fashion victims. As soon as you walk through the door you can tell that this is a place where people come to have fun, and if they look good in the process, well so be it. Ironically, and thankfully, this relaxed atmosphere means that most people do look good there. They also tend to have that essential, but sadly rarely brought out, fetish accessory: a smile.
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        Sometimes a book falls into our lap that has nothing to do with fetishism but is so bizarrely kinky that it deserves a review anyway. Starf*ucker, an anthology of fiction from the ultra endorsable Alyson Publications, clearly falls into this category.
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