Labor Day in Porn Valley, 2022
The fact that porn workers control the means of production is a very Labor Day concept
When Super Spreader Events Were Just Known as Porn Get-togethers
Life’s too short to be demure.
Could we start again, please? Good Friday with Paul Thomas
Gram Ponante talks with Paul Thomas about “Jesus Christ Superstar” and how PT doesn’t like “Happy People Having Happy Sex.”
2022 XRCO Awards Show Promises a Load of Redemption
The XRCO Awards show is a mighty cable connecting us to our hairier porn forebears.
Slightly-Oiled Vivianne DeSilva To Represent Fuzzy Peach
Once again, we turn to Florida for leadership in the last 80 percent of the new century.
AltPorn Awards Nominations Open for June Ceremony
Tattoo or not tattoo?
Emma Rose Wins Big at Trans Erotica Awards
This was Emma Rose’s first in-person TEA Show
AVN Show Plans Return to Vegas in 2023
I don’t want porn conventions to have an entirely new look and feel.
Recalling the 2008 SF Fetish Ball
There are none now alive who remember the great 2008 San Francisco Fetish Ball, and that is a shame.
What the Porn Set Chalkboard Tells Us About Ourselves
Rather than reflecting the real world or a groovy vision of the future, porn chalkboards propagate a sluttier version of the past.
Some Fantastic Place: Catching Up with Mika Tan
Mika Tan isn’t just a voluptuous Asian to me.
Bloodbath at the Mothership: AVN Layoffs Reduce Editorial Staff to Two Dudes
It is whispered that bankroller MyFreeCams is on the verge of collapse, thus AVN’s woes.
The Porn Valley Mail & Load: April 9, 2021
I guess, when you stop thinking lustfully, an ass really is pro-vacative. Some of the most compelling Porn Valley press releases of the week.
The Porn Valley Mail & Load: April 2, 2021
Has there ever been a porn parody of “The Cove”?
Clapier League to Fight Super Gonorrhea
Having never had gonorrhea myself, I still would relish the opportunity to say, “My junk has gone all Watership Down.”
The Porn Valley Mail & Load: March 26, 2021
In which Lauren Phillips commits an OSHA violation, and a lot of people giggle.
Revenge Lack-of-Porn: Ex Hustler Employee Remembers Larry Flynt
Larry Flynt, who died in February at 78, liked Sean Carnage. But Life with Larry wasn’t always pleasant.
Surviving 70’s Porn Tropes And What We Can Learn from Them
Is the 70’s porn creepiness gene necessary for our survival?
The Porn Valley Mail & Load: March 12, 2021
How the porn industry is selling itself this week.
Stagger Lee, A Rented Pig, And A Bucket of Blood
Her name is Sasha Grey, and the pig’s name was Apple.
The Porn Valley Mail & Load, March 5, 2021
“A vision of exuberance and sexual delight, her lithe teen body eagerly writhes in ecstasy…”
“Patron of the Tarts” or: How To Run Porn Valley from Your Couch
If you could set aside your judgment of porn’s morality or put in perspective what it means to be exploited in minimum-wage late-stage capitalism, then […]
The Porn Valley Mail & Load, February 26, 2021
How Porn Valley sells itself to Porn Valley
News from the Terrifying World of Bondage And Discipline
Even in the age of Insta-dommes, giants still walk the earth.
Larry Flynt’s “Right To Be Left Alone”
Wheels Up, Larry Flynt
The Pubic Status of Public Statues: Five Rock-Hard Nudes
Who says revisionist mythology can’t be progressive and pubeless at the same time?
“I Think People Are the Greatest Fun”: Roy Karch Dead At 73
At his best, Roy Karch just wanted to grok your scene.
We Shall Overcome (on your face): On the set of “Not the Cosby Show XXX” pt. I
I don’t think the word “black” was used once.
We Shall Overcome (on your face): On the set of Not the Cosby Show XXX pt. II
“Not Even A Different World XXX”
AVN Awards To Go Online Rather than Onstage in Vegas
For the first time in the ceremony’s 38-year history, the AVN Awards will be held online, rather than in Las Vegas, for the 2021 show.
PR: Nia Nacci—A Lot of First
A gentle reminder that When are you NOT seeing some him or another fuck?
PR: Just Once I’d Like To See a Porn Movie about Gluttony
I’m also attracted to Hot Slothful ladies, as their expectations are lower.
PR: Charlotte Stokely Returns to Her Root
Or: You can be a Girls-Only Superstar and still enjoy giving blowjobs
Maitland Ward: “(Not) a Cautionary Tale”
Maitland Ward says that her mainstream-to-porn journey is not a cautionary tale.
Emission of the Week: Thanks, Tanya
Another Sexy Letter from the essence-mortared pages of Pip Caligulone’s Houseboat magazine.
2020 Altporn Awards: “These People Don’t Leave the House Anyway.”
Balloting closes July 25 to weigh in on “Tattooed Anal Sluts 2”
PR: “But I Can Play A Teen”
The late, lamented Brandon Iron devised a poignant and arch series several years ago called “She Is Half My Age” (I think some of the […]
PR: Do They Know It’s Handjob Day At All?
Well, at least they didn’t overcommercialize International Hand job Day this year.
PR: JOI de Vivre
You may be saying, “But Grams, that is, without a doubt, the One Thing I need no instruction about.”
Sabrina’s Deep-Thinking Big Top Gang Bang
“If it were up to me,” Deep told me, “I’d just have them come one after the other. But this is a big production, and these people are very organized.”
PR: Finally, Men Exploited
Press releases tell us who has the money to be paying porn publicists.
Anatomy of an Oil Orgy
Sometimes you need to turn turmoil into a big butt oil orgy.
International Workers’ Day: Working at the Houseboat
For International Workers’ Day, an account of my year at Pip Caligulone’s Houseboat Magazine
Emission of the Week: Thanksgiving with My Girlfriend’s Mom
It was in that spirit that, once she’d blown me on the toilet, she asked if I wanted to have dinner with her family.
Anticipating Infighting, APAC Urges Tolerance
Quorn between two or more non-fluid-bonded performers, and marketed as such, is a social no-no.
Plague Sexts from Porn Stars: Riley Reyes
“I can see how being a single horny guy online while tons of women are trying their hand at onlyfans or camming would make you suuuuper salty.
Guest Post: An Adult Industry Perspective on Harm Reduction
If the most apocalyptic scenarios ultimately unfold it will be because the leaders AND the people of this nation failed to do what was necessary.
“Porn: A Series” of Semi-clothed Events
Hieronyvision releases a softcore “All About Eve” for a new streaming platform.
Plague Sexts from Porn Stars: Joanna Angel
During the plague, Joanna Angel talks about Jizz Conservation and stress relief via being told what to do.
Plague Sexts from Porn Stars: Casey Calvert
Casey Calvert provides an excellent debut for this—with luck, brief—series on surviving a lockdown porntastically.
You Can Do That in Porn: Ivy Green Becomes Demi Desire
Demi Desire by any other name would still be the best thing that ever came out of Phoenix
Getting To Know Doja Cat, Knowing Enough About Diplo
I want a Re-Doja of my Doja Cat interview.
Everybody Comes to the Kink Suite
Mimosas, dildos, and conversation on an upper floor of the Hard Rock
Snakes, Porn, And Compersion with Angela White
“By destigmatizing porn, I argue myself out of a job,” Angela White says. “I’ll just have to find something else to do, won’t I?”
Quips Don’t Lie: Gram’s Hot Take on Shakira, Shakira
14 minutes of white people losing they damn mind
Last Call at the Hard Rock: An AVN 2020 Gallery
“It’s ironic that a bunch of porn girls are going to be hanging out at the Virgin Hotel next year.”
The Sensual Sighs of Sully Savage
“I’ve always known that I was a witch,” Sully says, “I don’t believe in God. Hail Satan.”
LOYAL ROYAL SUBJECTS SAVE HARRY AND MEGHAN FROM POACHING PORNOGRAPHERS
“I am also an American who fell in love and moved to the U.K., just like Meghan Markle,” the former New Yorker-turned-glamcore director says. “I don’t want to see her new adventure tainted by porn poachers.”
Roy Karch’s Last Production
“Wow,” says Roy Karch, my old friend, as I lean over the railings of his bed to kiss him on the forehead. “Wow.” He reaches […]
Work Ethic: Autumn Falls in “My Dirty Maid 11”
How many times has Autumn Falls walked into a room to find an erection waiting there? Maybe 10,000 times?
“Love Emergency” Controversy Roils North Carolina Porn Giant
Manufactured outrage even exists in the adult industry.
It’s Different Than It Was: The AVN House Party
My old employer wasn’t always the type to throw parties.
I Have Never Attended A Comfortable Gangbang
Gangbangs should be scheduled for cold days; on days like this, you can actually see the bacteria thinking.
Justine Joli: Nerd
On the wonderful Justine Joli’s birthday, we revisit an interview FROM THE SECOND BUSH ADMINISTRATION.
Humb Day with Lupe Fuentes
Not since Leo Tolstoy’s “Anal Creampie Karenina” has a great work of literature become porn shorthand as quickly as Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” has.
Bill Margold’s Cold, Dead Fingers on My Relationship
One’s porn CV can be a terrible weapon of mercy.
Today in Collective Terms: A Wrath of Buttholes
…even on a movie with a small crew, one is guaranteed to see twice as many gaping buttholes on set as are advertised on the boxcover.
James Thurber, Alexis Grace, And Getting Kicked Off Instagram
I’m enjoying myself, but maybe they’re not paying me enough. Maybe this isn’t the best use of my time. Maybe I’ll regret this later.
“Babysitters Take on Big Dicks 3,” Now with Patented Accumulation Technology
My first porn review in several months reveals that people are still fucking in that house.
Let’s Pretend “Rabbit-Proof Fence” Is A Filthy Thing To Say And Apply It to This Interview with Australian Porn Star Angela Whte
Talking Internal Patriarchy Shots with Angela White
Deep Inside the XRCO, with Links for Further Reading
This year’s XRCO nominations, with links for further reading!
Unsung Starlet: Miss You, Amber Rayne
Beng a porn star was only part of who Amber Rayne was, but let’s not forget that, either.
Nice Day for A White Wedding: A “Marriage 2.0” Shoot Diary
Hot To Stop Worrying And Love San Francisco Polyamory
Crucifellatio: Its origin and basis in science
Into thy mouth I commend something other than my spirit or: don’t make me use this right hand in paradise.
Her Dirty Secret: What Happens When You Revoke Your Thoughts
“Don’t get me wrong,” Adamz says, “I liked that there was a creepiness factor occasionally.”
Truly, Madly, Beat Me: “Gone” Is A Postmortem BDSM Love Story
Spanky Yankees teach us that sometimes, the best safeword is “goodbye.”
Lexi Lowe Is “Down On Abby” But Up for Anything Else
In which we have the opportunity to use the term “Meat Lorry.”
Your Paper Towels Are Proudly Used on Porn Sets, Alyssa Milano
I also enjoy Shannen Doherty’s line of spackle and earthquake readiness nubs.
Darcie Dolce Has A Brand New Key
I love pets. Especially Pets of the Month.
Sometimes People Cry: An AVN Awards Wrap-up
In the end, many of them cried.
#AVNSoGendered Hashtag Fails To Trend
“There’s a difference between a movie that is unwatchable because it is not even slightly sexually stimulating and one featuring characters that have no genitals.”
Measure R: How Porn Valley Handles Rape
So now there exists in a once-shadowy business the opportunity to discuss something with the faith that the whole structure won’t be pulled down.
Fist in the Mouth, Not A Gun to the Head: Oriana Small’s “Girlvert”
That porn makes use of those things that occur in the wild is often confused with something that porn creates.
Faster Babylon: JACKtheZIPPER Launches Podcast And Paysite
“It’s weird, it’s creepy, it’s tragic — it’s the thrill that’ll wreck your life.”
The Naughty List: Remembering the Hayes Code of Porn
It became known as The Cambria List, and it ended up functioning as Porn Valley’s Hayes Code.
Monty Pentagram Recommends “We Did Porn”
Zak Sabbath succeeded Pynchon with a hard-on in “We Did Porn.”
“Sinner Takes All”: Tera Patrick is Candid, Classy, and Coy
Patrick’s book should not be confused with “Sinner Tells All.” Just because it is unflinching doesn’t mean it scorches the earth.
Don’t Quibble with Tibbals: “Exposure” And Why It’s Problematic To Study Porn
“Exposure” is one woman’s journey through a world that seemed to be a lot nicer to her than the one she came from
You Can’t Spell Pahrump Without Pimp, Sort Of: Dennis Hof’s “Art of the Pimp”
Dennis Hof’s “The Art of the Pimp: A Love Story — One Man’s Search for Love, Sex, And Money” launches Porn Memoir Week.
Porn Valley To Rebrand Without Popshots, Gaping
The Porno Industrial Complex cuts its losses to blow wad on CFCM niche.
Consent for Ca$h: Abducting Chanel Preston
Will Chanel Preston escape from her bondage peril at the hands of a Pro Villain?
Manon of the Schwing!
A thinly-veiled account of the Sarkozy administration, this film outlines the benefits of marrying women who are into orgies.
Your Week in Porn-Related Sea Battles
Porn star birthdays as they relate to naval skirmishes in an easy-to-understand primer with nudity
Who’s Sovvy Now? Sovereign Syre Is A Boss Bitch
Sovereign Syre has some irons in the fyre.
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Lesbian Apocalypse: “The Turning”
A controversial movie that suggests lesbians weren’t born that way.
Study: Porn Consumers Might Not Hate Women After All
If it makes you happy, you can still think otherwise.
From the Random Porn Title Generator: “Hardcore Pleasures”
In Socialist Europe, you’re pretty sure they hose down the sofabed.
How 9/11 Prepared Me for My Porn Career
For me, porn was an escape from reality TV.
Ho, Set A Watchman or: Learning To Not Overthink Your Porn Sequels
Maybe it’s not a coincidence that Harper Lee rhymes with Robby D.
Remembering Candida Royalle
Candida Royalle wore many hats, had many cats.
Nipple Tourism And Rites of Passage
Like a Bar Mitzvah, knowing when nipples are sexual objects and when they are not is the key to adulthood.
Rentboy Bust: What Kind of World Do We Live In Where Even Our Gay Prostitutes Aren’t Safe?
I imagine the power of this editorial will have America’s problems with sex sorted out within the next two weeks.
Today in Porn Talent: The Arresting Anna Bell Peaks
We are not judging you, Anna Bell Peaks. We are enthusiastically appraising you.
An Open Letter to Celebrities Seeking Porn Star Sex
…your attraction to her fame is the most mutual attraction you will ever have
Will Your Mouth Still Remember the Taste of this Interracial Brothel?
Tonight there was an open bar and canapes, but six years ago it was panocha.
Danielle Stewart’s Road from Drunkenness And Promiscuity to the AVN Awards
Gram talks with AVN Awards host Danielle Stewart about cramming for one’s first porn awards show.
Witchy Women: JACKtheZIPPER And His Goddamned Sacred Geometry of Filth
See this picture across the banner on the top of the page? The intriguing JACKtheZIPPER took a series of them starring me and the whippetlike […]
Today in Porn Talent: Calypsa Micca (and “Hot Girls Wanted”)
On the advice of counsel I recently watched the Netflix documentary “Hot Girls Wanted,” a very nice little snapshot of one way porn is done […]
Talkin’ Hotwifing And Fauxcest with Jacky St. James And Eddie Powell
Jacky St. James and Eddie Powell join Gram for a lively discussion of hotwifing, fauxcest, and those little hairs on a 21-year-old’s abdomen.
Today in Porn Talent: Taylor May (And Just Might)
Women with verbs in their names are action-oriented.
New Adult Awards Show Promises Showbiz, Sparkle, Panche
A new adult awards show threatens to return sparkle and panche to the porn industry.
Uncomfortably Close with Gram Ponante Episode Two: Holly Randall
Holly Randall talks with Gram about her extra-colorful career in the porn industry.
Uncomfortably Close with Gram Ponante Episode One: Roy Karch
Gram talks with Roy Karch about making porn, selling porn, and the plight of the senior pornographer.
This Week We Worry about Our Railroads
Sometimes we are worried that it may not be the right idea.
“My Hotwife’s Gangbang”: An Alternative View
Two guys review “My Hotwife’s Gangbang”: My Jaw Dropped When I Saw #4 (Hint: There Is No Number Four)
How To Dehumidify Your European Debauchery Mansion
Occasionally we need to leave in order to learn how to love.
A Masturbation Weekend That Already Was
In a way, it’s like declaring June National Buy Gas Month.
Apparently We’ve Reached Peak Stepmom
When 40 percent of the nation’s top porn movies are about fucking your stepmom, you’ve got to wonder.
Gangwife Hotbang But A Dead Moose
Whether she’s cuckolding you or she’s your “hotwife,” the results are the same!
It’s As If 60 Percent of the Earth’s Surface Is Ass
Adriana Chechik’s ass is here for you.
Fap 5 Friday: Hotwife Centipede Edition
Call It What You Want, But Your Wife Is Still Having Sex with Someone Else
Fap 5 Friday: “Box” of “Chocolates” Edition
You can’t spell Gump without Um…
Fap 5 Friday: Dip in the Jizz Edition
Jizz in the dip or dip in the jizz. Either way, next time go with a professional.
An “X-Rated” Porn Primer
Stroll through the sticky archives of some of the classiest porn movies of all time
Same As the Old Boss: Paul Fishbein on the X-cellent “X-Rated”
“My mother turned to me, half appalled and half proud, and said, ‘I hope you’re making money.'”
Arrivederci Rocco: Siffredi Retires from Performing
Siffredi leaves a legacy of nearly 2,000 movies shot on three continents.
Fap 5 Friday (April 10): Greek Easter Edition
Maybe because it’s Easter and Passover, this week’s Fap 5 is surprisingly tame.
A Sex Poem for the Chosen
Sundown, you better take care/If I see you been shavin’ off your pubic hair
Fap 5 Friday: April 3
“…suggests a world in which on any given night there are more than a hundred transsexuals willing to babysit your child.”
Ponante Tapped To Lens Scientology Porn Epic
“We need to cast the perfect Xenude,” says Engram Ponante
Porn Stars And Their Sportsball: A March Madness Sampler
I can see that it’s a football.
Once More into the “Dirt Pipe,” Dear Friends
“Show us the stretching of the Asian Starfish,” says Jake Malone breathlessly
A St. Patrick’s Day Story
“Put yer clothes on, ya Westmeath sloot,” Siobhan said. “It’s Paddy’s Day.”
“Home Street Home”: When Rent Isn’t Easy
An engaging but occasionally difficult musical, a brutal comedy about family, homelessness, drugs, BDSM, punk music, and power exchange.
Nimoy Posthumously Spock-shocks Facebook with Fascinating Fat Photos
“Leonard Nimoy wanted us proud and naked and fat,” says Jukie Sunshine of the 2004 photoshoot that captured her and her cohorts in the Fat-Bottom Revue.
Porn Standards Conclabe Supports Milves, Abolishes Strokable
Notes from the 12th Porn Standards Conclabe CHATSWORTH, Calif.— Calling to order the 12th Annual Porn Standards Conclabe at the Lamplighter Restaurant here, Porn Valley […]
Hola Kota My Old Friend
Is removing three letters across two names going to be enough for Kota Sky?
Steve Diet Goedde And 25 Years of Interesting Nudity
Photographer Steve Diet Goedde is a revered and respectful chronicler of California’s fetish and otherwise-professionally-nude scene.
Porn Box Prophecies — 2015
The year’s first porn delivery tells the future.
2014: Why Nudity Matters
2014 was the year porn became a visual medium.