Articles By Jon Pressick
Jon Pressick is the sex community's international gadabout and Cherry Banana's writer in residence. An award-winning sex writer and blogger, Jon is the editor of the critically-acclaimed Best Sex Writing of the Year, Volume 1. He is a frequent contributor to Cherry Banana with a range of sex-related content and his writing has appeared in numerous magazines and books, as well as all across the Internet. Jon is also a co-host and producer of the long-running sex radio show Sex City. You can keep up with his many sex-related articles here at Cherry Banana or at his own blog, Sex in Words.
There is one segment of the Internet that has grown significantly in the past 10 years that does not get the recognition it should when discussing the unbridled growth of online content and the important force that sex is in the online world. In an age of Yelp and Amazon reviews, people have more opportunity than ever to make their voices heard and...
Do you ever get the feeling that you are completely tied to your mobile phone? Can you even remember a time without it? We live in a world that prioritizes the flood of information - be it from media, social media or friends - that has become our lifeline to a new type of connection. And that connection has started to overtake more traditional conn...
The prostate is like a hidden, magical jewel in a movie. There’s a vague understanding of its existence, some doubters that it actually has any power and a dedicated group of followers who are out to prove that it not only exists but it is as amazing as everyone says it is. Eventually, through shenanigans, mishaps, adventures and steep odds, thos...
Humans have long had lofty goals and dreams of super powers. Some of them we achieve, like flying into outer space. If you could go back and tell someone from the 1600s that we would be sending people out of the Earth’s atmosphere, they’d have definitely considered burning you at the stake! But now we send people up with regularity.
As for s...
Listen, I’m all for all kinds of sex in all kinds of ways. You want to go get kinky? Rock on! You want to sneak out and enjoy some public sex? Play safe and don’t affect others. You enjoy playing with sex toys that enhance your orgasms and pleasure? Fantastic!
But if you’re going to do all of this and enjoy some hot sex with a sex toy in a...
Q: We don’t know what to do. My partner and I have been drifting apart sexually over the past half year. We used to have wild and crazy sex all the time! Seriously, we fucked every chance we could get. And it isn’t like we’re some new fresh couple that the thrill has worn off for. We’ve been together for over 10 years and things have remain...
For some folks, sex is a pretty cut and dried concept. They like penetration, they like orgasms, they like pleasure that could generally be described as “normal.” Vulvas, breasts, penises and skin. This is what gets them off and that it great.
Others though derive pleasure from other, more diverse, bodily expressions. These instances are mor...
As long as we’ve been having sex, we’ve been searching for alternatives that could replace sex with other people. Now, most of the time the devices we come up with are meant to be used as the next best thing when other people aren’t available (though some folks might actually be eager to move beyond other people too!). However, the search for...
There is absolutely something universal in our sexual experiences, but has been rarely discussed over the last bunch of centuries. It wasn’t always the case, but our newfound and growing comfort with discussing sexual orientation is a welcome change to many years of indoctrination that demanded there was heterosexual and... those who were damned....
Okay fellas, we need to have a little talk. This doesn’t just apply to guys, it applies to everybody, but a recent study has particularly pointed to dudes as being the ones most affected by a certain lack of attention to detail. And it has to change. The details must be paid attention to.
No more using spit as lube!
It seems this is still h...
This may be a shocking revelation to everyone (or not), but our bodies are really sensitive! I know, right? We can feel numerous different types of sensation across our skin and deeper. Curiously though, despite this tremendous potential, we aren’t all taking advantage of what our bodies can feel during sex. Instead we typically rely on the old s...
Have you ever been outside on a lovely summer night, laying in the grass with your lover, looking up at the stars and wondered “Where will my cum go if I blow a load in space?”
Well, certainly that isn’t the only question that would come to mind. I’m sure you’d be pondering positions and thrusting and what boobs and balls would look li...
Q:We have been in a loving, caring sex-filled relationship for over twenty years. We’ve seen each other through many difficult, stressful times, but we always make it through. I love my wife dearly, but right now we’re in the hardest time of our lives. You see, she’s been dealing with chronic illness and pain from injuries suffered in a fall ...
Symbolism is an important element in sex. There are some images that will instantly turn people on and make them want more and more. Things like fishnet stockings, stiletto heels, firefighters and many, many more. These iconic images represent both an ideal and a desire. They capture the essence of sexual thoughts just by appearing and can make us ...
If you were to believe all of the sex talk spewed out in romantic comedies, you’d think that humans have an awfully pitiful sex life. Nobody is ever good-looking enough, other people are always jerks and nobody is ever satisfied until the stars align and two crazy kids manage to find each other in the midst of all of the rotten other folks in the...
Technology is an important tool in many parts of our lives. And it may well be proven that different forms of tech will greatly influence our sex lives. Sure, we’re already seeing the advent of sex tech for entertainment and pleasure, but some difference is emerging. Something that shouldn’t even need tech innovations. Something that should be ...
On the weekends, I love a great big brunch of bacon, fried eggs and hash, some toast, coffee and some nice fresh fruit. Taking some time for this kind of breakfast bliss is one small way I enjoy some time away from the pressures of life.
Of course, given my chosen and adored line of work here, I like to use another technique to remove myself fro...
Imagine that moment in time when you and your partner lock eyes and know exactly what you need. “Right here, right now” you speak to each other in a silent expression of complete and utter sexual desire. You move together, you rip off clothes, your bodies join in an ecstatic coupling of raw sex. This is how most of us picture a quickie.
A qu...
It is hard to believe that vibrators were once a taboo device—especially given their history. There aren’t many devices that were developed as legitimate medical instruments that make their way into mainstream culture, with that unfortunate pitstop in social purgatory.
But vibrators have come a long way! Many people now own these sexy tools ...
It is sad when relationships that were strong, loving and sexy fall away from these great feelings. One of the main culprits in this relationship challenge is a loss of intimacy. There are many different reasons why this can happen, including stress, financial challenges, kids and so much more. But another sometimes overlooked cause of lagging clos...
