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Our regular guest blogger James Mycroft tells us why Juliet,...

Jerusalem Mortimer‘s sexy story about a man who discovers *many* more ways than one of satisfying a lover in one night....

Regular guest blogger James Mycroft has written some of our most popular blog posts this year. This month he tackles erotica, describing the experience of using our ATOM cock ring… plus anot...

You can barely move for foreplay tips on the internet: advice on how to get things started, tips for...

Erotic podcasts are booming, and they’re particularly useful if you’re struggling for privacy. Just ...

It might sound weird to call for more masturbation on TV. After all, we’re already treated to some pretty excellent sexy TV shows, and if we’re after anything more explicit then there’s a wh...

Should you be proud of your phone porn? Leandra Vane argues the line between ‘porn’ and other media ...

James Mycroft has written a few thoughtful, sexy guest posts for us over the past few months, on topics like submission and depression and sex as an extreme sport, but this is the first time...

The clitoris is an amazing creation. It’s bigger than most p...

Jilly Boyd is the latest to take up our ongoing erotica challenge, which aims to celebrate the fact that there are many different ways to enjoy sex, whatever one’s limitations or challenges....

With a staggering 80 per cent of Americans saying they suffer from workplace stress, award-winning s...

We believe the world would be a better place if everyone enjoyed healthier and happier sex lives. The principal obstacles to that are the stigmas and taboos associated with sex and masturbat...

Following on from drafting season, here is cuffing season...

Girl on the net is the queen of written and audio erotica and she is back again for our 2022 advent calendar! Who knew Christmas could be so sexy?...

Read aurore is the home of erotic stories based out of Brooklyn New York. They are here to tease, to educate and to inspire and we are SO lucky that they wrote this for our virtual advent ca...

Helping you keep up with dating trends, we look at drafting season...

Here’s how to have that conversation...

The Hot Octopuss team is heading to the International Linger...

Rule 34 of the internet states that if something exists, there will be porn of it....

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest sex toy news (and why wouldn’t you?) you’ll have spotted q...

Too many Christmas gift guides focus on ‘gifts for him’ or ‘gifts for her’, which is frustrating for...

We sent out our first batch of Pocket PULSE Remote review toys just before Christmas… and we’ve been on the edge of our seats ever since, waiting for the reviews to come in....

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You can recycle so much of your household waste these days, but can you recycle your sex toys? The good news is that you may be able to recycle your sex toys, if you live somewhere that acce...

More of us are bringing sex toys into our bedrooms than ever before, and according to research done by Channel 4 in the UK, sex toys are the country’s most popular ‘fetish’....

Following last month’s PULSE review from Davis, who is parap...

One of the most stressful times for any sex toy company is shortly after a product has come out, whe...

It used to be the case that sex toys were considered worthwhile if they got you off. A useful trick,...

Former lawyer Mel from Voluptasse explains how she challenge...

May is Masturbation Month and needless to say, it’s our FAVO...

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Each...

At Hot Octopuss we believe in living life on your own terms – and that includes the holidays! Winter holidays can bring up all kinds of feelings, so we are extending a heartfelt wish that yo...

With most cock rings, the wearer benefits most from the product, with little focus being given to th...

You may have heard the buzz about Pornhub removing 80% of its content due to controversy around its contributors. Author Queen P delivers the lowdown on the practices of the adult film indus...

Single on Valentine’s Day, or part of a blissfully rebellious relationship? Anti-Valentine’s Day can...

Wishing a very merry International Women’s Day to all self-identified women! And giving a little extra squeeze to nonbinary friends who may mistakenly be shouted out by *sigh* well-meaning i...

Happy International Fetish Day! Amy Norton runs you through the key facts about this day of kinky pr...