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Labor Day in Porn Valley, 2022

September 6, 2022 Gram the Man 0

The fact that porn workers control the means of production is a very Labor Day concept

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When Super Spreader Events Were Just Known as Porn Get-togethers

May 5, 2022 Gram the Man 0

Life’s too short to be demure.

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Could we start again, please? Good Friday with Paul Thomas

April 15, 2022 Gram the Man 0

Gram Ponante talks with Paul Thomas about “Jesus Christ Superstar” and how PT doesn’t like “Happy People Having Happy Sex.”

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2022 XRCO Awards Show Promises a Load of Redemption

April 6, 2022 Gram the Man 0

The XRCO Awards show is a mighty cable connecting us to our hairier porn forebears.

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Slightly-Oiled Vivianne DeSilva To Represent Fuzzy Peach

March 26, 2022 Gram the Man 0

Once again, we turn to Florida for leadership in the last 80 percent of the new century.

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AltPorn Awards Nominations Open for June Ceremony

March 24, 2022 Gram the Man 0

Tattoo or not tattoo?

Emma Rose Wins Big at Trans Erotica Awards

March 23, 2022 Gram the Man 0

This was Emma Rose’s first in-person TEA Show

AVN Show Plans Return to Vegas in 2023

March 23, 2022 Gram the Man 0

I don’t want porn conventions to have an entirely new look and feel.

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Recalling the 2008 SF Fetish Ball

March 22, 2022 Gram the Man 0

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

November 4, 2021 Gram the Man 0

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

August 2, 2021 Gram the Man 3

Mika Tan isn’t just a voluptuous Asian to me.

Bloodbath at the Mothership: AVN Layoffs Reduce Editorial Staff to Two Dudes

April 20, 2021 Gram the Man 2

It is whispered that bankroller MyFreeCams is on the verge of collapse, thus AVN’s woes.

The Porn Valley Mail & Load: April 9, 2021

April 9, 2021 Gram the Man 0

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.

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The Porn Valley Mail & Load: April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021 Gram the Man 0

Has there ever been a porn parody of “The Cove”?

Clapier League to Fight Super Gonorrhea

April 1, 2021 Gram the Man 0

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

March 26, 2021 Gram the Man 0

In which Lauren Phillips commits an OSHA violation, and a lot of people giggle.

Revenge Lack-of-Porn: Ex Hustler Employee Remembers Larry Flynt

March 24, 2021 Gram the Man 0

Larry Flynt, who died in February at 78, liked Sean Carnage. But Life with Larry wasn’t always pleasant.

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Surviving 70’s Porn Tropes And What We Can Learn from Them

March 15, 2021 Gram the Man 1

Is the 70’s porn creepiness gene necessary for our survival?

The Porn Valley Mail & Load: March 12, 2021

March 12, 2021 Gram the Man 0

How the porn industry is selling itself this week.

Stagger Lee, A Rented Pig, And A Bucket of Blood

March 7, 2021 Gram the Man 0

Her name is Sasha Grey, and the pig’s name was Apple.

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