SPD's Gift Guide for Guys

Having trouble finding a gift for that man in your life? Here are a few ideas that are sure to go over well with guys of all ages.

Classic Erotica

Sure, he's read Fanny Hill, and can tell you all about the "vermillion-capped gentleman," and "any port in a storm," but it's likely that he's not familiar with anything between that and Anais Nin. Fill in the gaps in his knowledge with recent CHEAP editions of Victorian/Edwardian porn for his Kindle book reader. Titles include The Memoirs of a Voluptuary (an exciting bisexual tale), and The Erotic Adventures of Arabella. No matter how you feel about electronic texts, they do make available titles that no one would bother to print. And if he doesn't have a Kindle, hardcopies are available, too.

Sexy Calendars

Calendars, as a general rule, make terrible gifts, but a sexy calendar is a great gift. The calendar serves as a justification for having titillating pictures hanging around. And it will make it more fun for him to keep track of all your important dates. After all, when he's looking at Kim Kardashian's picture ten times a day, one of those times he's bound to notice that your anniversary is coming up.

Pinups Galore

What man doesn't love pinups? And now you can get all your favorite hot celebrities as pinups in the recent book Hollywood Pinups. This book has received some serious flak from Amazon users, but I think these people don't really understand pinups. Pinups are fun, flirty fantasies of impossible women. They are sexy, but really only at the same level as a wink. Pinups are not Penthouse centerfolds. They'll never be mistaken for a gynecological exam. Instead, pinups are idealizations of the feminine form to give men an everyday encounter with the kind of beauty that thrills on a visceral level.

If you want original pinups, you can always check out my favorite current pinup artist, Andrew Bawidamann, but if you want something from his shop, count on getting it for next Christmas--he's a one-man operation and can be a little slow to ship.

The Personal Touch

Feel weird giving your boyfriend or husband pictures of other women? Why not give him pictures of yourself? Used to be that if you wanted to have a sexy photo shoot, you needed to involve all kinds of people, but nowadays digital cameras and at-home publishing mean you can make your own sexy calendar or pinups. You may think he doesn't look at you that way anymore. Perhaps all he needs is a little reminder.