Aria Vega

Getting off on a little “deviant” behavior may be a feeling well known by most kinksters, but what is it that makes being naughty so damn nice?

Going to a Domme for your mommy issues? BDSM instead of SSRIs? And let’s not even get started on CBT… Aria Vega asks what we’re all thinking: is kink actually therapeutic?

A familiar face to Shibari Study fans and rope bondage nerds alike, Gorgone’s passion and vision have left an indelible mark on the shibari world.

Their fates bound together perhaps a little more literally than most, Anatomie Studio founders Fred Hatt and Anna Bones’ story is an ode to love, to vision, and - of course - to ropes.

After a decade of Fifty Shades of Grey, where is kink and BDSM in pop culture headed next?

Aria Vega speaks to Atlanta-based rope bondage educator Ms. Reemah to discuss connecting through kink, the human condition, and her two greatest passions: teaching and rope.

Aria Vega sits down with Fuoco to discuss a high-flying career that has traversed circus arts, shibari and, frequently, various continents in the name of both.

Because there’s more to consent in kink than ‘yes’ and ‘no’, these popular BDSM tenets offer consent frameworks for better play.

A brief explainer about the intersection of the personal and the political in terms of kink, BDSM and cultural norms.