Last week, the Bank of Canada announced that the recession is over, but at Good For Her, we know there are lots of you still feeling the pinch.  And we are sure that there are plenty of you out there looking for a late-summer staycation to be remembered.  Either way, we wanted to extend a special deal for our lovely customers to have the sexiest time possible, while keeping your pocketbook from a giant wallop.  So!  We’ve got a special shipping deal for the month of August!

All orders over $75* within Canada will get FREE SHIPPING!

All orders over $100* destined to the U.S. will get FREE SHIPPING!

(*minimum prices are subtotals, before shipping costs, workshops, and taxes, and after discounts)

So let’s do some math and wishlists, shall we?

1 Orchid + Eros Lube + Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to the G Spot = $79 subtotal = FREE SHIPPING IN CANADA!

Crash Pad Series Vol 4: Rope Burn + Brocade Blindfold + Bondage Ribbon + Rubber Flogger = $80.70 subtotal = FREE SHIPPING IN CANADA!

Maven Sleeve + Protouch Silicone Prostate Massager = $76.00 SUBTOTAL = FREE SHIPPING IN CANADA!

Lust DVD Set (with both 5 Hot Stories for Her and Barcelona Sex Project + Soaring Spirit Massage Oil = $76.00 subtotal + Free Shipping in Canada!

I could do this all day, but I think you’d be better off shopping for yourself.  Have fun!

via Jezebel (and the babes at Hotmoviesforher.com), I just found out that HBO is planning a series starring Diane Keaton as a feminist who attmepts to invigorate feminists and the movement by starting a dirty magazine.  My first reaction was excited - Feminist porn hits the mainstream!  Something I’ve been dreaming about since I started working at Good For Her (and long before, too).

But now I’m worried.  How is this going to work?  How is porn for women going to be depicted?  Is it going to be tongue in cheek, Porn for Women -styled (courtesy of the humour-fuelled Cambridge Women’s Pornography Cooperative), or full of Candida-Tristan-Shine-kinda goodness?  How are other issues around porn and feminism, like sex worker’s rights, sound labour practices, and positive and diverse representations of women’s sexuality going to be handled?

This news is also especially interesting hot on the heels of Violet Blue’s story that made the front page of CNN, “Are More Women OK with Watching Porn?“  It seems that more women are willing to admit that they like porn as much as guys do, and that we are all looking for quality adult entertainment that doesn’t insult us along the way.  With coverage like this, it’s only a matter of time that the mainstream media looks at ways to grab a hold of these porn-lovin’ ladies as a primetime audience, too.

I hope that the writers and producers of this new show are talking to people involved in the business, because I really don’t want to groan my way through this show.  There is no way an HBO comedy series is going to be particularly true to life, but it would be nice to see some realistic representations of what it’s like for women to work in the adult industry, and how the business can be re-molded through a solid dose of feminism.

And you know that no matter what, I’ll be watching - this is too juicy to miss.

genderFUCK - art show at Good For Her running until mid-August

Gender fucking is hot, and fucking gender is hot too — although it may not be so easy to define “gender” itself. As we move onto a queer landscape which aggressively refuses definitions and hierarchies, gender has evolved from something to be taken for granted, to something to be jerked off. So much pleasure can only come from playing with something we’re not supposed to touch. And that’s exactly what Frances Mahon’s work does: it takes cunts and cocks and assholes and clits and rubs them all the right way. Furry, rubbery, wooly, slick, Mahon dehumanizes the physical to make it human all over again, presenting a whack of genitalia as something we can all get off on. Gender transgressions have been the source of many illicit pleasures, and will hopefully continue to be as gender gets queered even further through art and play such as this.

-Laine Hughes

bio

Frances Mahon is a sculptor, book maker, and video artist whose work examines the fabricated, political nature of architecture and its relationship to the human body. Working with current feminist and transgendered theory, Mahon creates faithful 1:1 reproductions of pre-exisiting sites through pattern making and hand sewing, as well as playful re-interpretations of the body itself. Mahon’s work has been exhibited across Canada, including several performances of the legendary Donut Spectacular. Mahon currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.

Good for Her regularly shows erotic art within our store. If you would like to display your work, please contact us.

Petra Joy has made some pretty great lady-centric erotic films in her day (including Female Fantasies and Feeling It! just for starters…) and she’s now passing on some of her know-how to other female filmmakers by way of the newly established Joy Award.  This award is given out through a short film competition with the theme “what is erotic to you?”  First prize is a decidedly sweet 800€, and is open to first-time female filmmakers in any format from animation, documentary, to erotic vignette.  The winners will be shown at the Berlin Pornfilmfest in October, and the competition closes on September 30th 2009, so hop to it.  Also, the Joy Awards are sponsored by the awesome Pjur, so you know they’ve got class (and long lasting lubricity).

Have you been lusting after some Lelo toys? Sighing after the Sasi?  Or mooning over the Magic Wand?  on Saturday, July 18th, Good For Her is offering 15% off all vibes, both in store and online! In store, we also have some killer deals on clearance merchandise and up to 75% off select DVDs.

As part of the Harbord Street Sale, Good For Her is teaming up with Toronto Women’s Bookstore and Wonderworks to show off some of the great stuff this street has to offer!  Toronto Women’s Bookstore is offering 20% off most books, and they will have excellent performances, readings, a g-spot mini-workshop courtesy of the always fab CoCo la Creme, and the BBQ will be fired up too!  Wonderworks will be offering some stellar surprises and sweet deals, so be sure to check them out too!

AT Good For Her, be sure to check out the free Mini-Workshops: Oral Sex @ 12pm, Reading by Suki Lee from Fist of the Spider Woman @ 1:30 pm, Burlesque Secrets @ 3 pm.  We are open 11am - 6pm!  Hope to see you there!

Did you know that Good For Her does Sex Toy Parties in the comfort of your own home?  And it’s not just sex toys… just about any sexy  workshop in our schedule can be adapted to make for an unforgettable stagette, or a great girls’ night in!  Outside of the fun and educational Sex Toys and Pleasure, our most popular classes are Giving Great Head, The Sophisticated Handjob and Burlesque and the Art of the Tease, but we are also happy to tailor something special for your gathering.  The Good For Her home party is a great chance to enjoy a no-pressure introduction to sex toys and many other sexuality topics, while having an absolute blast!  Check out our Home Party page for more information and you can contact us to book today!