Dear Reader Since its first issue in June 2009, Filament's readership, distribution and advertising has grown steadily. More people are reading Filament than ever before and according to our recent readership survey, you think it's getting more awesome. It may seem strange against t...
Read Full StoryWe recently held a fiction contest around our Issue 9 theme of music, sponsored by women’s erotica website For the girls, and judged by its creator, Ms Naughty. We received a large number of entries from established and novice writers around the world. After a difficult deliberation, Ms ...
Read Full StoryThis story was one of the two runners-up in our fiction contest for Issue 9. To read the other winning stories, order Issue 9, out 1 December 2011. Author Elle Fox Illustrator Katie Hewitt Christian lies on the hard van floor, battered road cases at his feet, and waits. There’s a st...
Read Full Story'Teabagging is a slang term for the act of a man placing his scrotum in the mouth or on or around the face (including the top of the head) of another person, often in a repeated in-and-out motion, resembling dipping a tea bag into a cup of tea.' – Wikipedia Tea cake This is a subtl...
Read Full StoryIt began life as a medicine and anaesthetic, but recreational use caught on quickly – it was available, inexpensive and promised unpredictable journeys into other dimensions. What should a tempted experimenter know about Ketamine? Emily Wright investigates, with illustrations by Mela...
Read Full StoryPhotography Emma Jane Richards Model Tristan Tristan, 31, Hendon, London How was the shoot? Very good, thanks! I had a lot of fun. As you can see, it was a good chance to splash about. Why did you decide to do it? It’s something I’ve always fancied doing – I guess I’m just ...
Read Full StoryThree-year-old Jack has cerebral palsy and an autistic spectrum disorder. His mother Isabel Robson discusses the brain science behind these two conditions, and how activism and science fiction are changing our view of disability. Illustrations by Nange Magro. The human brain is still ...
Read Full StoryThe naked muse is a 2012 calendar featuring women's poetry – including award-winning English poet Wendy Cope – alongside naked male muses photographed by women. Vik of Wild Women Press talks about the story behind the naked poets. The calendar was born as an idea, one cold J...
Read Full StoryWith such a rich cultural history to choose from, why not look to some classics. To pull everything together Mark Chapman closed his eyes, planted a digit on a page of the nearest book (Will Self’s short story Scale, in case you were wondering) and ended up with the word down. Grey Ar...
Read Full StoryMale librarians from around the US have come together to pose for a calendar that aims to challenge stereotypes and raise funds for charity. Project co-ordinator Megan Perez talks about The men of the stacks calendar 2012. [caption id="attachment_2238" align="alignleft" width="400" capt...
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It began life as a medicine and anaesthetic, but recreational use caught on quickly – it was available, inexpensive and promised unpredictable journeys into other dimensions. What should a tempted experimenter know about Ketamine? Emily Wright investigates, with illustrations by Melanie Tahata. Many people’s understanding of Ketamine amount
Dear Reader Since its first issue in June 2009, Filament’s readership, distribution and advertising has grown steadily. More people are reading Filament than ever before and according to our recent readership survey, you think it’s getting more awesome. It may seem strange against this backdrop, that I am announcing that Issue 9, the ne
Comic writer and internet phenomenon Warren Ellis lays down the law on correct and proper behaviour. How much is it okay to socialise with your ex if they have a new girlfriend/boyfriend? Why are you socialising with your ex? The ex is obviously dramatically inferior in some way, or else they wouldn’t be your ex. ...
This story was one of the two runners-up in our fiction contest for Issue 9. To read the other winning stories, order Issue 9, out 1 December 2011. Author Elle Fox Illustrator Katie Hewitt Christian lies on the hard van floor, battered road cases at his feet, and waits. There’s a stink of unwashed clothes, ...
From starring in, writing and directing porn, to gaining a PhD in Human Sexuality, to an art career that spans some 30 years, Dr Annie Sprinkle has made it her mission to show us that there is something deeper connecting all of us, in the erotic. You were a pioneer female director and writer of ...
Photography Emma Jane Richards Model Tristan Tristan, 31, Hendon, London How was the shoot? Very good, thanks! I had a lot of fun. As you can see, it was a good chance to splash about. Why did you decide to do it? It’s something I’ve always fancied doing – I guess I’m just a bit ...
‘Teabagging is a slang term for the act of a man placing his scrotum in the mouth or on or around the face (including the top of the head) of another person, often in a repeated in-and-out motion, resembling dipping a tea bag into a cup of tea.’ – Wikipedia Tea cake This is a ...
With such a rich cultural history to choose from, why not look to some classics. To pull everything together Mark Chapman closed his eyes, planted a digit on a page of the nearest book (Will Self’s short story Scale, in case you were wondering) and ended up with the word down. Grey Area and other ...
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