Design By Humans

Checking in on live in-person kink events in our ‘new’ normal, slightly less locked-down world

Having taught at and attended (I do endeavor to do all I can to research effectively for you, my gentle reader), I can speak on the ins-and-outs of suburban ‘munches,’ local make-shift lifestyler meet-ups, and balls-to-the-wall (in more ways than one) long weekend kink conventions
and the wonderful folks I have met who populate them. As of the More...

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By Ralph Greco On Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
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Wise John: A Wonderful World

Wise John A Wonderful World (Wise John) A tentative jazzy piano floats behind the delicate voice of Wise John as he opens his album, A Wonderful World with “Won’t Somebody Let This Caged Bird Fly?” Although More...

By Ralph Greco On Friday, July 2nd, 2021
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Echo Us: The Windsong Spires

Echo Us The Windsong Spires (Echo Us) With sweeping keys, high fluty-sounds, and echo-y vocals, Echo Us presents “We Seek the Descending Levers,” the opener of The Windsong Spires. This one gets a good head More...

By Ralph Greco On Thursday, July 1st, 2021
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THE SEX FILES: What Might Have Gotten Past You: A Couple of Weeks in Sex

Here are a few naughty, fun stories (and one cautionary tale) that may have got by you when you weren’t looking. Trying to get back to whatever the new normal may be, God knows we are all very much involved in More...

By Ralph Greco On Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
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Patrick Ames: The Virtualistics

Patrick Ames The Virtualistics (Patrick Ames) Patrick Ames set himself up with an interesting challenge, certainly informed by our times, for The Virtualistics. Ames writing the eight songs here, saw a good More...

By Ralph Greco On Monday, June 28th, 2021
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Mike Gale: Twin Spirit

Mike Gale Twin Spirit (Baboo Records) A plucky, circa-1920’s piano and effected restricted-speaker vocal inform “Don’t Mind The Weather,” the opener of Mike Gale’s new Twin Spirit. It follows with More...

By Short and Sweet NYC On Friday, June 25th, 2021
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How to Decide on a Mattress Together as a Couple

When you choose the best mattress as a couple, you can guarantee that you both will have the best night’s sleep possible. However, it can also be challenging to decide on a mattress together, especially when it More...

By Ralph Greco On Friday, June 25th, 2021
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Rick’s Cabaret New York is Open With No Restrictions

Photo courtesy of Rick’s Cabaret There’s no keeping a good gentleman’s club down
pandemic or not! With New York State curfews and capacity limits lifted two weeks ago, our friends and supremely sexy spot, More...

By Ralph Greco On Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
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Dennis DeYoung: 26 East, Vol.2.  

Dennis DeYoung 26 East, Vol.2. (FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL) 26 East, Vol.2. marks former Styx frontman/vocalist/keyboardist/songwriter Dennis DeYoung’s retirement. Thinking he was done with his “Vol.1” released More...

By Ralph Greco On Monday, June 21st, 2021
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Ad Vanderveen: Release

Ad Vanderveen Release (Songsense) We are in the hands of a well-reasoned production from the get-go on Amsterdam-based folk artist Ad Vanderveen’s new ten song, Release. Vanderveen produces here with Pete Fisher, More...