10 Kinky Date Ideas for Cuffing Season
The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder, and that can only mean one thing: cuffing season is here. And at The NSFW, we take “cuffing” a little more literally. Whether you’re cozied up with someone new or deepening a long-term connection, this is the perfect time to explore intimacy, play, and maybe just a little bit of kink. Here are 10 date ideas to heat up your cuffing season, including plenty you can bring to life inside the Clubhouse.
Desire in Code: Legal Perspectives on Sex Robots and Consent
At the intersection of law, technology, and gender is the book, The Regulation of Sex Robots: Gender and Sexuality in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (Routledge, 2025), which extends that agenda with a framework for governing human-like, AI-enabled sexual technologies, moving beyond binary debates and pushing for context-aware regulation, rather than knee-jerk bans.
Nathan Lents on the Evolutionary Lessons of Sex and Gender Diversity
Nathan Lents, a professor of biology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has devoted nearly 15 years to teaching a course on the biology of sex and gender. Those classroom discussions accumulated into his new book, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships. In it, he argues that diversity is not an exception in the animal kingdom but a rule, and that accepting this truth reshapes both biology and culture.
Ghost Sharks, Transhumanism, and the Evolution of Desire
In the deep ocean, life evolves into forms so alien they often feel more like science fiction than biology. Among the most uncanny of these is the ghost shark, a distant relative of sharks and rays, whose mating rituals involve a forehead-mounted rod lined with retractable teeth. From this strange theater of deep-sea adaptation, it is not difficult to imagine a future where human beings begin to direct their own erotic evolution.
Queer Culture in the Spotlight: From Underground Nights to Everyday Mainstream
There was a time when queer sex culture lived almost entirely in the shadows. Nightclubs with no signs, bathhouses whispered about through word of mouth, hookups arranged in coded personal ads or through chance encounters in dimly lit corners of the city. Fast forward to today and it is impossible to miss how much of that same energy has entered the mainstream.
Could Hookup Culture Actually Be a Path to Happiness?
As American conservatism grows louder in its calls for “traditional marriage” and sex only for procreation, hookup culture has become a favorite target. The Far Right frames casual sex as a threat to stability, intimacy, and mental health. But what if that isn’t the full story? What if hookup culture is stronger and safer than ever and helps people build happier, healthier lives?
‘Sister Hong’ Scandal: When Male Victims Are Invisible
A cross-dressing man in Nanjing, China—dubbed “Sister Hong”—posed as a woman to lure over 1,000 men into intimate encounters, secretly filming them and distributing the footage illegally. This sparked widespread public health concerns when some of the filmed men reportedly tested positive for HIV.
When the WNBA Became a Sex Toy Target Zone
Imagine you're playing in the fourth quarter of a tight WNBA game, the score is neck‑and‑neck, and suddenly… smack!—a neon green dildo lands smack dab on the court.
🏳️🌈 A Caribbean Victory: Saint Lucia Decriminalizes Same‑Sex Intimacy
In a landmark ruling on July 29, 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court declared Saint Lucia’s colonial-era laws outlawing consensual gay sex — namely “buggery” and “gross indecency” — unconstitutional.
And Just Like That “Woke” Killed Sex in the City?
The Sex and the City reboot has been canceled after three seasons, largely due to plunging viewership and the backlash over its overt attempts at “woke” storytelling. Critics said it sacrificed charm for an agenda, and many viewers agreed.
The Sexy Transformation of the Period Drama
A few decades ago, period dramas were about corsets, gentle flirtation, and unspoken glances. But today, they’re practically risqué.
From Dudley to Daring: Harry Melling’s Cannes Shock Play
Once forever typecast as Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter, Harry Melling has made a dramatic, unrecognizable turn—literally and figuratively—at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
1.5 Million Privacy Violations: Intimate Images from Kink & LGBTQ+ Apps Left Exposed
A cybersecurity researcher discovered that five iOS-only dating apps—BDSM People, Chica, Pink, Brish, and Translove—all developed by UK-based M.A.D. Mobile, left nearly 1.5 million images publicly accessible without any password protection. The exposed files included content from private message threads, profile verifications, moderator-removed photos, and user posts.
Discovering the "Tree of Kink": How Kinks Cluster (and What It Means)
A fascinating new concept—known as the “tree of kink”—reveals that sexual fetishes aren’t isolated quirks. Instead, they tend to cluster into predictable groupings, reflecting underlying patterns in how desire develops.
What Is a Kink Wedding and How to Plan Your Own
Kink weddings are non-traditional commitment ceremonies that incorporate BDSM dynamics, fetish fashion, collars instead of rings, contracts, and curated power-exchange vows. These ceremonies allow couples—or polycules—to embrace their erotic identity in a formal, consensual ritual.
What Virgin Island Is All About
In Virgin Island, 12 sexually inexperienced young adults are isolated on a rural, convent-like estate with two “groundbreaking sex therapists,” Danielle and Celeste, guiding their sexual transformation. Using something called the “Somatica Method,” the therapists dismantle shame through escalating intimacy—with Danielle even offering to “help” clients lose their virginity.
The Threesome: A Messy, Modern Rom-Com About Sexual Discovery
Directed by Chad Hartigan and written by Simpsons alum Ethan Ogilby, The Threesome follows the awkward, chaotic, and hilariously emotional fallout of a spontaneous romantic entanglement. Premiering at South by Southwest and arriving in theaters September 5, 2025, it stars Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer‑King, Ruby Cruz, with comedic turns from Jaboukie Young‑White and more.
Not Just a Trend: Why Rising Bisexual Identities Reflect Real Change
In May 2025, Psychology Today ran an article debunking the idea that bisexual identification among young people is merely a fashion statement. Backed by Clearer Thinking’s survey data, the piece argues this shift reflects real shifts in attractions and behaviors—not just a social bandwagon.
🧘♂️ When Monks Misstep: Faith, Money & Scandal in Thailand’s Temples
Ah, Buddhism—teachings of enlightenment, detachment, and nirvana. So what happens when the orange-robed elite can’t even resist earthly temptations? Cue the jaw-dropping scandal that’s upended Thailand’s Buddhist clergy.
Prince Andrew: Uncovered Tales of Diplomacy, Power, and Jungle of Excess
August 3, 2025 marked a watershed moment in the ongoing unraveling of Prince Andrew’s reputation. New excerpts from Andrew Lownie’s biography, The Rise and Fall of the House of York, have lifted the veil on shocking behavior during a 2006 royal visit to Thailand—an official engagement that, sources now reveal, became a grotesque playground of over‑the‑top indulgence.