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It's a slow night in the city and all you want to do is settle in and watch a little sexilicious material with your honey. As a hip chick, nothing beats a few quality moments of porn-watching to get you in the mood, especially if it's a 70's film classic - when they knew a little something, something about female pleasure. But alas, imagine our dismay when we seek out some fun-loving, girl-friendly porn and can't find it anywhere in the city. What is a randy girl to do?

A little background:

Porn first hit hard in the 70's when the Mitchell brothers dropped the classics "Behind the Green Door" and "Insatiable" and Linda Lovelace made a cameo appearance as the infamous "Deep Throat". The kitsch of 70's porn reminds us that porn had its heyday during the era of disco, the sexual revolution and letting you hair hang, umm...we mean grow, out. "Deep Throat" as well as "The Opening of Misty Beethoven" are classics that are masturbation material for women every time, since sex was fun in the good ole days. By the 80's - there were thousands of titles released a year. Once the VCR hit homes, porn was rampant, becoming a multibillion dollar business that is run by, catered to and fueled by male pleasure, and fantasy.

Too many titles, too much silicone, too little female pleasure. The demise of the heyday of quality porn has left us girls high and dry.

It is no secret that porn is not made for women, but in our non-stop search for pleasure, we do not hesitate in trying to find something, anything that piques our interest. CAKE has been scouring New York City recruiting women for porn-watching soirees to compare favorite scenes with the other girls next door - you know, the ones you might never dare to speak to, but always want to know what is on her mind. Over and over again, CAKE has proven that women enjoy sexually explicit imagery, fantasy, pictures, video and everything else in between - of course only when done right. We are tenacious souls that demand some good visual aesthetics without all the cheese.

Disclaimer: Not all modern day smut is all bad - indeed, CAKE has combed through hundreds of hours of porn to give you the official list - coming soon...

For now, check out some CAKE-approved old school porn - back in the day when nice suburban wives went to the movie theater to get titillated.

Deep Throat (1972) - The kitsch, the soundtrack, the legend.
Behind the Green Door (1973) - Eyes Wide Shut-esque orgy set in a sex cabaret.
Insatiable (1976) - Marilyn Chambers in a Ferrari, hair blowing in the wind.
The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1975) - Retro, groovy sets and hot threesome scene.
Emmanuelle (1974) - Lone woman in the Thai countryside seeking out her pleasure.

Hints for maximum viewing pleasure:

• Turn it on, get turned on and leave it on while doing it
• Reenact the scene, using the characters as your guide
• Critique technique, then live and learn
• Try out some of the hot scenes you see but haven't done before
• Watch it with one or two girlfriends and dish like mad

  All available for rental at TLA Video (52-54 West 8th Street, NYC) - our favorite neighborhood video store with an incredible collection of old school porn and a girl-friendly atmosphere. Down with the Blockbuster monopoly of "family-approved" entertainment! Don't be afraid of the usually male-dominated adult section - storm in there and do your thang.

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Love,
CAKE