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Article: Brain appeal; Erotic writing.(The Erotic Review: the acceptable face of pornography)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2004
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The acceptable face of pornography
LONDON'S Erotic Review set out to achieve the unlikely: pinning a tag of respectability to the downright filthy. From vibrators to Viagra, childhood sexuality to quickies in a hotel room, the review knew no bounds. Only the tedious was censored. The review claimed to appeal to "the primary sexual organ--the brain", and contributors included A.C. Grayling, a philosopher, and D.B.C. Pierre, a novelist.
Yet things have turned sour for the review. Its circulation has slumped, by nearly half from its peak of 22,000. Last year it was bailed out by publishers of a bestselling lads' magazine. This month the Erotic Review was ...